April 6th: Monocle & Colors

It is always an exciting day when the new MONOCLE comes in (The Great Global Rethink Issue: From nation to shop to home), but the new Superheroes issue of Colors also came in.

I was expecting the Colors#80, Superheroes issue (international to local heroes) to be more photographic in its presentation, but with this issue Colors jumped into the comic book / graphic novel style.  Well worth looking at!  And while I really liked the idea of the Collectors issue, this one is more likely to find a place on my shelf.  Because whether your favorite is Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Wonderwoman, or Sandman, there is a superhero story for everyone.

And Monocle?  I can't wait to get back to work to check out the story on the independent bookseller challenging the internet giants.  You might be more interested in local coffee shops in the UK, or the Swiss bike maker for the urban rider.  And then there is that fantasy trip to Barcelona.

If you want to read more about collections, you could peruse the 2010 collection a day blogspot which started with this post.  And Dwell has a short article on Lisa Congdon's book about her 365 collections.

Hurray, the December - January issue of Monocle...

...is here ready for you to read over your winter vacation.

(Don't forget, Cafe is now on winter hours, News Stand will start winter hours in January)

Monocle, AdBusters, Yes, World Pulse, Good, Ms.

Early July Titles

A few titles from early July, some regulars, some new, some offbeat.

Vanity Fair has something for everyone. Dennis Hopper's last inteview, architecture, Angelina, and Maureen Dowd.

The latest issue of The Inner Swine came in. He has a website and a blog. As you can probably see from the picture, it is a traditional low tech zine. Ink on paper, staples, two bucks. But Inner Swine is still around, he even has perfectbound collections. The cover states: "I am old. Old, old, old; More complaining than usual; More fiction than usual; More country music than usual...." We usually sell out, so check it out in the literary section with the other zines.

Monocle with the annula July-August double issue, 25 Most Livable Cities.

Ode has an article on urban farming.

Apartamento is new to us, in the fun smaller format.

Scarlet, another new title to us, from the UK. A racier answer to Red.

And Boundary Waters Journal, just for me. Because I like canoes, and still hope to go there some day.