From magCulture, here's an A-Z of favourite independent magazines. An airline magazine that makes travelers want to pull the rip cord: Safi shows the real Afghanistan, from dog fighting to dry swimming pools. The in-flight magazine of Afghan airline Safi Airways does not mince words; in an interview, editor Christian Marks talks about dog fighting, war zones and why passengers want the truth. A different kind of Israeli magazine: Bambi Sheleg’s Eretz Acheret is making waves. A review of Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine: A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers by Anthony Slide. Why is the September issue a big deal? An interview with Dirk Barnett, creative director at the helm of Maxim magazine. If magazines were forced to be honest. What do you get if you cross the internet and magazines? You get Ivan Pope, a former zinester who created the world’s first internet magazine, The World Wide Web Newsletter (later 3W Magazine), in 1993, and later went on to help launch the first consumer magazine about the web, .net, and has now turned his entrepreneurial zeal to creating Magazero, an online magazine store dedicated to “gathering the best, freshest, strangest, most inaccessible, juciest, loveliest independent magazines from around the world and bringing them into your life”. The golden age of magazine illustration: Vicki Woods previews a new collection of glorious, romantic illustrations from 1950s and 1960s women's magazines. A look at the most ridiculous magazines of all time.
