At eleven years running, Ker-bloom! has got to be one of the most resilient personal zines out there. Each issue is letter-pressed and limited to a couple hundred copies. Number 82 is out now, and the theme is Cyberpunk Apocalypse. Rad? Rad.
-Molly
The March cover of Jalouse is one of their best. Can't beat babes on cars, even Whitesnake knew that. Additionally, if you love Purple DIARY, you'll adore the Jalouse Blog-- featuring a number of the same faces but with way more behind the scenes of the mag. X - Jen
Smile, Hon You're in Flagrante is a 78-page multi-contributor zine opus on the subjects of Baltimore and sex. Or, more accurately, sex in Baltimore. All kinds of sex. All kinds of Baltimore. Benjamin Franklin and John Waters also come into it, but you'll have to dive in to find out how.
-Molly
Vancouver's 01 Magazine takes its show on the road to 107 Shaw Gallery, with a group exhibition of work from Peter Sutherland, Bree Apperley, Leo Fitzpatrick, Alana Celii, and more.
Rika recently launched their magazine with five girls and five covers: Daisy Lowe by Liz Collins, Liberty Ross and Josephine de la Baume by Helena Christensen, Louise Mast by Blaise Reutersward, Christina Kruse by Marc Home and Ania Chorabik by Thomas Klementsson. Find it this week at Colette.
Cult artist Eduardo Paolozzi's collected works for the British magazine Ambit have been assembled for posterity between day-glo plastic covers. Pretty punk.
-Molly
Germans are so good at the future. When it comes to selecting the six figureheads of avant-garde fashion, there's no one we'd turn to faster than Achtung, whose newest issue features just this. Gentlemen, place your bets.
-Molly
Misaki Kawai is a steadfast producer of amazing candy-colored zines. Problem is, they sell out so fast you have to watch the online store like a hawk in order to avoid missing out. Our advice: keep your eyes peeled.
-Molly
Blood, Sweat & Fears is a live magazine taking place on Carnaby Street from March 17th -21st, showcasing emerging British artists and designers. The project will translate the concept of a magazine from the printed page to a live, interactive event, and will feature artists as diverse as jellymongers, illustrators, musicians and a ‘haute coiffeur’ hairdresser. It sounds pretty rad to me!-Molly Donovan
Call it an art magazine with an intellectual conscience— and a fashionable one, too. FirstPerson magazine is a beautiful thing to behold.
-Molly
Miu Miu S/S 2010 was a completely beautiful collection and I, along with many others, can't hide my excitement when I spot pieces from it show up in the new issues of every great magazine, no matter if it's an ad or editorial. Sasha Pivovarova is killing me with these boots in the new issue of Interview. I cannot wait to see the full collection in person. X - Jen
Ballad Of is a magazine that was started by two girls, Claire and Lindsey, and which is full of pretty art, pretty fashion, and just general prettiness.
The good people at Buenos Aires-based mag Regia have just released their latest issue, and it's already garnering some pretty famous fans.
Zine-o-phobia is a "blog created to hail the art of zines and zine-making." Add it to your collection of rad and punnily-titled blogs.
Test Magazine: Combine one Vogue art director, a multitude of supermodels, and several of the world's top stylists and photographers. Mix. Enjoy.
A new bi-annual that covers fashion, art, design, photography and Royal Dandies. Ok by us.
Billed as the first transversal fashion magazine, Candy is dedicated to transexuals, transvestites, cross dressers and androgynes, and is the latest offering from art director Luis Venegas.
On sale January 14, V Magazine's size issues features a plus-size model editorial shot by Solve Sundsbo and styled by Nicola Formachetti
The photo issue of 01 Magazine is up, and includes interviews with Leo Fitzpatrick, Tim Barber, Jessica Eaton, Daniel Jackson and more, illustrations by Bree Apperley, and a fashion editorial shot by Hasisi Park. As per usual, it's beautiful and very well done, and you're sure to see images from 01 around a lot the next couple of weeks.
Mystery solved for all font fanatics, comedian cool girl Carlen Altman posted about a new site she found called What The Font that lets you photograph any text from a magazine that you are fond of and it gives you the exact font style you're looking for. To download. For free. How cool is that! X - Jen
