The 17 Best Movies About Magazines
The boss asked me to compile a list of movies about or adjacent to magazines. So, using an intricate, research-based methodology conferred upon me by my college education (aka Google), I have done so.
Better, Not Bitter
Described by The New York Times as “a kind of kitchen-sink New Yorker,” The Bitter Southerner began as a digital magazine and evolved into print. Cofounder Kyle Tibbs Jones talks about how the magazine got its start.
Anita and Her Sisters
The Norman Rockwell Museum presents history-making women in US premiere of Anita Kunz’s Original Sisters.
“We Didn’t Understand the Language”
In this (potentially triggering) excerpt from his excellent book, Dilettante, author Dana Brown describes the beginning of the end in gory detail.
‘Field & Stream’ Returns from the Wilderness
Country music stars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen will relaunch the hunting, fishing, and outdoors brand digitally, in print, and through a live music festival.
She Took Anna Wintour’s MasterClass So You Don’t Have To
The legendary Vogue editor expands her brand.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
After ending its print run in 2019, a beloved humor magazine gets the last laugh with a major exhibit this summer.
Hello, Neumann
Why did WeWork founder Adam Neumann buy a surfing magazine? To build an all-encompassing lifestyle corporation. Probably.
The Real Death of Print
For the entire time I’ve worked in magazines, I’ve been told that print is dead. But what does that actually mean?
Can JoCo Tame the Daily Beast?
The uneasy marriage of a magazine legend and a scoop machine.
Ich Bin Ein Designer
A group of passionate admirers have curated the ultimate retrospective of one of the most important magazines ever produced.
Pourovers, Patrón, and Print
In Marfa, Texas, you can (maybe) glimpse a future for independent media.
“Can’t Let It Show, Can We?”
Author Terry McDonell made a deal with fellow Hearst editor—and best friend—Liz Tilberis: “She would help me with Esquire’s fashion and I would help her with ‘getting on in America.’”
Graydon Goes Shopping
Shoe horns, lampshades and CBD-infused elixirs are among the goods Graydon Carter is selling at a new newsstand-style shop in New York.