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Category: Magazines

  • Magazines Are Expensive

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    I was at the Junkudo bookstore earlier today and ended up picking up the latest +81 (32), which is their “Graphics the World Over” issue, as well as the newly relaunched ATMOSPHERE (3) from GAS. I was unpleasantly surprised by what the latter was selling for: 2300 yen. Seems a bit expensive, and it’s double…

  • The Return of Atmosphere

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    After a hiatus of a few years, ATMOSPHERE is back, with issue 3 out now. To celebrate the re-launch, a series of tees is being released through Beams-T.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    The latest BRUTUS (593), another square-bound issue, celebrates the upcoming “World Cup Kick Off” with a feature that covers pretty much everything you would need to know about the “beatiful game.” There’s also an interesting fold-out within to help illustrate an article on bars. PEN (175) decides to focus on “Children and the New Future,”…

  • Shift 114

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    A new issue of SHIFT (114) is up, featuring a cover interview with designer Edvard Scott. Also, “Girls on the Street” is back in Japan!

  • New Piece in Time

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    I have a piece is this week’s issue of TIME (Asian/European editions) on new Japanese Airline Starflyer. You can read the article, “A Starflyer is Born,” here.

  • Vice Does Comics

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    Anyone know where in Tokyo I can find copies of VICE? I can never find any, and I absolutely want to get my hands on the new comics issue. Update: From a reader, “I can usually find Vice in the basement level of XLarge in Harajuku. (Next to Milkfed).”

  • A Public Space 1 Sold Out

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    Nice to read that the first issue of A Public Space (I mentioned it here, and got my copy a few days later) is now sold out! Update: A reader points out that the first issue is available at the Aoyama Book Center.

  • Hiroshi Sambuichi’s Dental Clinic

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    DOMUS’ website has a short piece on Hiroshi Sambuichi’s dental clinic, which gets a camouflage covering courtesy of artificially mounted hedges.