From TNR, Jed Perl on when Conde Nast was a force for good; and how the New Yorker cover became Twitter gold: The legendary magazine alters its DNA for the Internet era. Hamish Mckenzie on Aeon, the best magazine on the Internet. Little mag, big ideas: Edirin Oputu on how The New Inquiry’s revenue model might be the future of little magazines. Quartz, a web-only business publication, turns one year old (and part 2). Jon Lund on why tablet magazines are a failure. The number of magazine launches is dropping, but the market for bookazines — high-priced one-shot special issues costing $10 or more — is on the rise. Mr. Magazine interviews David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines, on why he continues to launch new magazines; Nancy Gibbs, new editor of Time: “There’s always going to be room for a newsweekly”; Suzanne Boyd, editor in chief, Zoomer: “Print will always be the mothership of magazines”; and David Granger, editor of Esquire, on print, digital and the future of journalism (and more). A magazine with no Photoshop whatsoever? Yes, it finally exists. The Economist rethinks “lean forward, lean back” model. Alan Scherstuhl on how People and How to Deal With Them magazine was as bizarre as it is forgotten. Would you buy the magazine that funds heroin use? Sebastian Gabe investigates. Literally the best thing ever: Kim O’Connor on a year in the life of Rookie magazine. Wouldn’t you buy this magazine? A little makeup could really jazz up some of our other covers, says Scott Feschuk. An interview with Tyler Brule, founder of Monocle.
