The Stack

Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé sits down with Marc Valli, editor of art culture magazine Elephant and we find out how an idea for sharing holiday photos spawned what might be Malaysia’s most beautiful travel magazine as we talk to Musotrees editor Kerol Izwan.

Six of the most terrifying words in the publishing industry: “I want to start a magazine”. We look at some independent titles that did just that, driven purely by their own ideas. Plus: we discuss a research institute in New Zealand that has turned its internal magazine into a beautiful annual title and venture underground to Melbourne’s home of the zine.

Magazine publisher and co-host of Australia’s ‘Today’ programme, Lisa Wilkinson talks to Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé about the current state of the magazine field. Plus: progressive title ‘Girls Like Us’ and Jeremy Leslie of ‘MagCulture’ on our favourites this week.

From antagonistic posters and bumper stickers to campaign logos, we analyse the role of print in politics with the agency behind Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s election. Plus: how does fashion journal ‘The Gentlewoman’ stay ahead of industry norms? We sit down with its editor Penny Martin.

One of the legends of his field, George Lois is often considered the original “Mad Man”. He’s credited with developing the political brand of Robert Kennedy and helping to spearhead what became known as the “creative revolution” in US advertising. Plus: his work for ‘Esquire’ magazine resulted in no less than 38 iconic covers, immortalised in an exhibition at New York’s Moma.

At its peak ‘The Independent’ flew off newsstand shelves at a rate of 428,000 copies a day. But 30 years after its launch, with circulation plummeting so far it’s measured only in the tens of thousands of copies, the proud newspaper is set to abandon its print format and opt for digital-only. We speak to our friends in the industry for their take on the state of today’s newspaper.

Touching down in Brazil, we take a closer look at what makes the country’s voracious readers leaf through their favourite magazines. Plus: as the Olympic Games draw closer, we ask how the nation’s daily newspapers are covering the difficulties the country is facing today.

When we leaf through the pages of the world’s most luxurious publications, what is it about the images and words that captivates and enthralls us? Lucia van der Post joins Tyler Brûlé to reflect on the state of today’s broadsheets and look through the glossy pages of the world’s finest luxury magazines.

From the industry staples to the grand dames of consumer fashion, we’re peeling back the covers of fashion publishing. Plus: as pioneering Australian title ‘Cleo’ bids us farewell, we consider what makes the modern fashion magazine and ask why some fail to make the cut.

With news that ‘The New Republic’ is for sale once again, we look at the wider picture of the media landscape in Washington and New York. Joe Pompeo, senior reporter at ‘Politico Media’, joins Ben Rylan to discuss some once-mighty titles that have seen their influence evaporate. Plus: we delve into the history of one of the world’s most influential and often forgotten newspapers, ‘The New York World’.