A selection of magazine loot I've got in the past few months
Some latest loot I've picked up from the magazine shops over the last few months.
First up, I went to the Haarlem branch of the Athenaeum Niuewscentrum whilst over there visiting family. I picked up the excellent Eaten and The Dutch Dickensian.
Eaten magazine permalink
Eaten is chock full of really interesting things you wouldn't usually think about in food history. There's an in depth look at meat fluid and where Bovril came from, the origins of the Harvey Wallbanger, the Maine Lobster Wars and a write up on agriculture by Cato The Elder (the Jay Rayner of his day). Plus tons of art and photographs.
As a side note, I also found this documentary about Jewish deli's in America which is worth a watch.
You can get Eaten here - https://www.eatenmagazine.com/
Dutch Dickenisan permalink
The second mag I got is called The Dutch Dickensian which I've not really dug into so far but a quick flick through reveals titles on Mesmerism, Phrenology, Bloodletting and the intriguing Dickens Personal View on Spontaneous Human Combustion. 80% of it is in English and the rest is in Dutch. It's not as glamorous compared to the others I've picked up but it's obviously a labour of love.
Dutch Dickensian is here - http://www.dickensfellowship.nl/index.html - you might want to email them directly for a copy unless you happen to be hanging about in Haarlem for some reason.
Fare magazine permalink
The newest edition of Fare (which I've looked at previously here) covers Tbilisi in Georgia, which I've got a soft spot for as that's where we honeymooned. There's a striking image on the cover of a woman in traditional dress in front of the Georgian Chronicle. It's the only place I've been that reminds me of the Jedi Temples in the Jedi Knight games - lots of towering black figures depicting scenes from the Bible.
Fare is slowly becoming one of my favourite magazines by the way it dives deep on an areas culture through photography and illustration, and it's very good at reflecting the character of the place. I found Georgia to be a very welcoming but conservative country that's kind of struggling with its place straddling the West and the East but doing it at the same time, and that comes across.
Buy Fare here - https://www.faremag.com/
From series by Counter Print permalink
These I picked up in the fancy magazine shop down one of the arcades in Leeds. Each goes into a different country or region and explores design and agencies from that area. It's interesting to see how much of the countries culture and language goes into the design and much leans more into fashion of the time. I found the From Japan one to be the best of the series so far. I think Japanese lettering lends itself much better to design than other written languages do due to its shape and the influence of mon design in branding.
Get Counter print here - https://www.counter-print.co.uk/products/from-japan
Lost In Seoul permalink
Finally, food and culture (but mostly food) from the Seoul edition of the Lost In series. There's quite a few of these knocking about and they have their own app as well. Just enough to give you a taste - I'm not sure how it compares to the others as I've just read the one but this one is nice enough and I'll pick up some more when I get a chance.
Lost In can be bought here - https://lostin.com/
