Journal tagged by New magazines

When we consider AI and publishing, the focus is usually on the effect of the technology on production. But we’ve also seen a series of magazines about AI appearing, the latest being Godmothers, which sits at the intersection of women, ethical AI, and technology. Founder Claire Belhassine tells us more.

This week we meet Ashley Yun, co-founder of Toothsome, the London magazine about food and conviviality. As issue two arrives in shops, she talks about the magazines that have inspired her, what makes her magazine different to other food titles, and what she and co-founder DK Woon learned from their first issue.

The world of New York restaurants is a well-covered subject, but recent launch Waiting… takes a new angle on the subject. The magazine focuses on the way many restaurant wait staff combine that work with creative ambitions as artists. Co-founder Elliott Rosenberg tells us more as issue three is published.

The last couple of years has brought a series of indie magazines our way from Africa, so we’re excited to hear this week from Anita Dafeta in Nigeria, who has just published the first issue of Origho Journal, featuring seven creative projects spanning the mediums of film, painting, and photography.

This month a new, free magazine appeared in the cafés and shops of London. Broadsheet is the first non-Australian edition of a print/digital publishing project already covering city life across Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. Founder and CEO Nick Shelton explains why they launched in London.

New magazine No Way Back delivers a brilliant punch of eighties London and New York pop culture, reproducing contemporary writing from magazines such as Sounds, Ritz and Village Voice alongside photography of the actual printed pages and a series of photo archives. Co-founder Andy Crysell explains more as he shares his week.