Condé Nast brings Gourmet magazine partway back with newsstand-only print specials

When Gourmet magazine was closed down last fall by its parent company Condé Nast, that seemed the end for the venerable print title. Yes, in June, the company announced it would be launching Gourmet Live, a digital product. But now it has been announced, according to a story on Folio:, that the brand will be brought back -- in print -- with a series of three, newsstand-only titles, the first of

Magazines and arts colleagues to campaign on Parliament Hill November 4

The Canadian Arts Coalition -- of which Magazines Canada is a member -- is planning a pre-budget briefing to the standing committee of finance in Ottawa on November 4. This is part of a "Day on the Hill"that will be focussed around two principal recommendations to the government (which may be of particular interest to smaller literary and cultural magazines):To increase the base budget of the

This Sunday!!

J. Jessee.

Brooklyn, right now, 3.38 am

A good night out: Tune up your writing and publishing skills

If you're in the Greater Toronto area and are looking for a course that will help you tune up your writing skills, I can recommend David Hayes's Advanced Feature Writing night school course at Ryerson University. It's not intended for beginners, but for people with some writing experience and such feature writing builds skills for corporate work, work on the web and in magazines and newspapers.

AC/DC - DDDDC.

Elv The Pelv.

Elvis Presley knew what was up big time.
Not only was he a gorgeous gorgeous man, but he rode Harleys too.
Yes, I would totally do him.

Vantastic.

Jack n Jack.

"Guys,
Here is a pic containing my stencil homework.
I was drunk off Mr. Daniel's piss when I did it.
For a week I looked at it and wondered why it didn't show up as well.
Then I sobered up and saw the stencil had not been removed.
See you at the release party and the Invitational.
Regards,
Screws"
Unholy Motorsports
Hampden, Baltimore, Hell
http://unholymotorsports.blogspot.com

Fate. Late. Mate.

I was taking the wheel off my Panhead after my blowout extravaganza on the 101 freeway coming back from Matt and Caleb's birthday shindig and I while I was waiting for the tube to be replaced I stared at my chromed and drilled rear brake and slid off into a dream like train of thought. I realized that this brake is a big deal to me and held lots of personal history. The first time I had ever seen it was when I was shooting Scott Craig's 'Scallywag' 6 years ago for DicE issue 3. From that very day I wanted a 1957 Panhead even if it was half as cool as that bike. I had never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would eventually be running my own with some of the parts from that very bike! Oh and what can I say about the Tony Nancy seat that was on the same bike too...not much...weird, my eyeballs are a little sweaty for some reason...no no, Ill be fine don't worry about me...I just have some dust in my eyes...bikers don't cry...I have to go.
Dean
ps. I really like the fact that I have to jack the bike up a ridiculous amount to make it level because of my 6 over 33.4mm.
Even then the front wheel is still on the floor!

Yowza.

Ian Brown named writer-in-residence at Stratford Chefs School

Ian Brown, a well-known and award-winning magazine writer and author, has been chosen writer-in-residence at the renowned Stratford Chefs School. According to a story from Canadian Press, the program is named for the late Joseph Hoare, former food editor of Toronto Life magazine who died in 1997.Brown recently swept three awards for his book "The Boy in the Moon," including the Charles Taylor

Transcontinental Media's affaires plus magazine redesigned to become a+

Transcontinental Media's affaires plus magazine has undergone a transformation, with a new design and a rebranding as a+, effective with the issue just now on the newsstands in Quebec. The monthly magazine was a line extension to the the publication Les Affaires.  While it continued to be aimed at a business audience, affaires plus two years ago shifted its editorial positioning to distinguish

Riders Italy Magazine.

Our buddy Paolo from Riders Italy just sent us a couple of copies of their latest issue and its a corker!! This issue has some great Scott Pommier photos, a style portrait on Neil Fenton from The White Knights, a great little write up on underground motorcycle magazines AND loads more! Oh and it only cost 2 euros an issue!!
Boom!

Hot Rod Havoc/Two Wheel Terrors

Marky and Arie are diamond geezers and they are responsible for the great 'Hot Rod Havoc' DVD's...plus...the motorcycle equivalent, 'Two Wheeled Terrors!'
Check out their BLOG-A-LOG-A-DING-DONG.

Former Lush EIC launches fashion magazine whose name is Müdd

The former editor-in-chief of Lush magazine, Mahfud Ibrahim, has launched a new, online fashion title called Müdd. It is positioning itself as the first Canadian fashion magazine published exclusively for iPads and iPhones. Ibraham is the creative director and editor-in-chief. The app for the magazine is free from iTunes. In a message to readers, he says:I have missed you all so much, and with

Good Old London Town.

Our boys Reino & Richard at THE GREAT FROG in London did us up solid and became a DicE stockist.
If you haven't been to the shop already to see all of the excellent jewellery, now you have 2 reasons to go!!
The Great Frog,
10 Ganton Street,
London,
W1F 7QR

Neil Marshall - Centurion Q&A

Senior Editor Jeff Goldsmith interviews writer-director Neil Marshall, actor Noel Clarke and actress Axelle Carolyn about Centurion

Copyright Unlikely Films, Inc. 2010. All rights reserved.

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Quote, unquote: The ad:edit wall has become permeable

"We've certainly seen a number of experiments that are going on that are clearly trying to preserve the journalistic values while at the same time doing the necessary innovation," Mr. Smith said. "The boundaries of what's permissible and not permissible are going to be explored." -- Douglas Smith, executive director of the Punch Sulzberger Executive News Media Leadership Program at Columbia

TIME magazine gets serious

In its best traditions, the Onion has posted a spoof news report that Time magazine is coming out with a more sober and serious version of itself "for those old enough to drive". I particularly like the street interviews with kids.

Geoff & Jason.

The Rodders Journal. What can we say? Best car magazine ever. Oh..and the people who put it together are sexy as hell.
*CLICK HERE FOR CAR PORN*

Mooneyes Yokohama 2010

I am more than thrilled to say that my Panhead (Thunder Road Pickle Dog Cat) will be going over to Japan at the end of the year from the fantastic Mooneyes show in Yokohama. If you haven't been before and you kind of like motorcycles...GO...it will change your life!
Thanks Shige and all the guys at MOONEYES!

Hmmm....

[This post has been updated]The cover at left is one of the finalists in the lifestyle category in the ASME/Amazon Best Cover contest (see previous post). The one on the right is a recent issue of Le Figaro magazine sent to me by a friend and frequent reader of this blog. Noted that the book is in English and the barcode has been removed.
[UPDATE  If this is a case of stockphoto-itis, it is worth

Peter Long Hair.

I shot Peter Long Hair's gorgeous XLCH at The Jokers show a couple of years back and we featured it in Issue 28. I wish it was in my garage...well actually Matt's garage...cause that's where I keep all my crap. Thanks again Matt it's only going to be for another couple of years or so. Dean XXX

2 for Couples magazine rolls out free app

  
2 for Couples magazine, has rolled out a free app of the magazine for the iPad, which will serve up monthly digital editions beginning with September and daily features such as the newsfeed 2Wire: Couples in the Know, with links to stories on celebrity couples, new studies and research on coupledom, relationship and sex info, as well as viral video content of interest to couples. Readers can

Heeb, the irreverent Jewish magazine, suspends print publication

For Canadian subscribers and admirers, heck for all its subscribers and admirers, it is too bad to hear that the irreverent Heeb magazine is suspending its print edition; it is continuing online. Publisher Joshua Neman said: Heeb Magazine has never been about making Jewish “cool.” What we are big believers in, however, is making Jewish fun. We believe that in a world in which Jewish periodicals

U.S. finalists named for 2010 ASME/Amazon Best Cover Contest

The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) has released its list of finalists for the 2010 Best Cover contest. As before, the winners will be picked by readers going to the Amazon.com site, starting September 1. (The Fortune cover shown is a finalist in News and Business; Martha Stewart Living is in the House & Home category.)Magazine covers were eligible if they appeared on issues dated

Quote, unquote: Appealing trumps importance

My experience is that the most appealing story badly presented will outsell the dullest story displayed dynamically. In this respect, content is indeed king. I’m not sure if these ratios hold for service magazines, but for business or news magazines, the best cover subject will outsell your worst by a factor of 4-5—even more if you have the flexibility to increase draw when you know for sure you

LeBeef Kustom Metal Works

We are very proud to announce that DicE is now an official stockist of LeBeef Kustom Metal Works parts that are all beautifully hand made in Sweden.
Mattias 'LeBeef' Anderson is an extremely talented fabricator and he also has great style so now you lucky lucky people can have a little piece of that on your very own motorcycle at a super reasonable price!

Springer headlight bracket. Fits OEM and reproductions of Big Twin and 45's 1936-49 Springer forks. Bolts on to the lower shock mount. Choose between chrome finish at $60.00 or raw for $50.00.

Shifter lever for HD Big Twin 4-Speed transmission in 2 models, Ratchet top (1952-early79) and Jockey top (1936-51) both priced at $90.00.

Seat spring mounts. Bolt-on type are Stainless steel at $60.00 and requires drilled 5/16 (8mm) holes for mounting. Weld-on type are $30.00 and come in regular steel and need to be painted.

The narrow seat pan that is 12 1/2″ x 8″ at $80.00

The wide seat pan that is 12 3/4″ x 10″ at $90.00

These prices do not include shipping. For any of these parts please email: olds60@ukonline.co.uk and we will send you a paypal request. Please remember to specify which part and which finish.

U.S.mailers' group (including magazines) swell their ranks for the rate fight

The Affordable Mail Alliance, a coalition of U.S. mailers banding together to fight major postal rate hikes now has 1,000 members. According to a post by Audience Development, that includes about 75 individual magazine publishers plus the Magazine Publishers Association and American Business Media. "It's an unprecedented coalition of the entire mailing industry,"  James Cregan, MPA's executive

Well-known Canadian magazine writer David Lees has died

[This post has been updated] Well-known Canadian magazine writer David Lees died Tuesday, according to a post on Masthead. He was 63 and had long struggled against cancer. Since 1977, Lees has won eight medals, two gold and six silver and been nominated 10 times at the National Magazine Awards for stories in magazines including Toronto Life, Cottage Life and Canadian Geographic, according to a

Police magazine publisher distances himself from long gun "straw poll" on magazine forum

The publisher of Blue Line, the national law enforcement magazine, is trying to put some distance between himself and a "straw poll" that was carried out on one of the magazine's private online forums, according to a post on a CBC news blog.
This week an Edmonton police officer, Randy Kuntz, revealed that 92% of the 2,631 respondents to his straw poll voted in favour of scrapping the national

Totem lands contract to publish 2x a year magazine for U.S. insurer Geico

Totem Communications Group, the Toronto-based custom publisher (formerly Redwood), has been chosen to launch a twice-a-year magazine called GEICO Direct on behalf of the U.S. auto insurance company. The magazine and companion website will reach more than 7.5 million GEICO policyholders. Totem was responsible for tweaking the design and editorial of the spring/summer issue of the magazine and now

CV2 magazine seeks verses that contain 35 -- lines, numbers, words, stanzas -- you name it

The Winnipeg-based poetry magazine CV2 celebrates 35 years in publishing this year and is holding a writing contest with a twist.The catch is that each poem must incorporate “35” somehow or somewhere in the submission. It could be that a poem is 35 lines or 35 stanzas or it could be that literally the number “35” is used or written out, or included in the title. All we ask is that if the use of “

Printers' association hopes to change Heritage's mind about allowing printing outside of Canada

The president of the Canadian Printing Industries Association says he hopes to convince the Department of Canadian Heritage to change the Canada Periodical Fund to prevent public money from being spent to print magazines outside of Canada. Bob Elliott says in a story on the PrintCan website that he is disappointed publishers are no longer required to print their magazines or newspapers in Canada

Bob/Stockers UK

These boys are GREAT btw