[ July 15, 2006 ]

Magazines I Like
The world is a dangerous place, and becoming more so.” This was the lead of a recent Financial Times special report on risk management. Well said, but not in the world of notable magazine launches. The magazine field is a dangerous place indeed and is becoming more so, but those magazines that rise to the top of the industry have more in common with each other than we even think. (Read more...)

Husni's Double Vision...or Triple, or Quadruple
Collectible covers are becoming all the rage, luring many readers (including yours truly) back to the newsstand for content they actually already have. (Read more...)

Foreign Visitor
This month Hatchet Filipacchi Media launched the 39th international edition of its popular woman's magazine Elle. Printed in both French and Arabic, the initial printing of Elle Orient will be distributed in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco with a circulation of 45,000. (Read more...)

French Connection
Here is the magazine that started it all. Choc brought us the American title Shock and a quick look shows their similarities. Both are filled with explicit and disturbing issues you won't find in your daily paper or favorite news magazine. (Read more...)

When Printed Porn Is Not Enough
With the birth of the Internet, many doomsday prophets spoke of the demise of the magazine industry. With easily accessible websites, the printed world was supposed to go the way of the dinosaur. Here we are more than 20 years after the first domain name was issued in March of 1985 and the printed world is still very much a thriving entity. (Read more...)