Brownbook Magazine: Contemporary Arab Culture

One of my favorite things I saw at Miami Basel was Brownbook, an urban lifestyle magazine that covers contemporary design, politics and creative culture coming out of the Middle East and North Africa. Based in Dubai, the beautifully printed and bound publication feels a little bit like Monocle with its layout but the coverage is more diverse ranging from Istanbul Design Week to Afghani indie rock. The current issue, Urban 50, is their annual survey of fifty unique people and ideas that are transforming the Middle East.

For our annual roundup issue, we’ve scoured the region for the people, ideas, places, businesses and buildings that we think are making the Middle East better today. In Brownbook 24, Our search has taken us to a Cairene radio station, to a college on the banks of the Red Sea, to a rundown area in Casablanca that’s had an injection of community spirit from a converted abattoir.

The coverage in Brownbook along with the NYTimes' recent feature on the many ambitious architectural projects in the Middle East gets me excited about visiting in the upcoming years. Check out the full NYTimes article here and Nicolai Ouroussoff's the accompanying video piece featuring IM Pei, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel speaking about their individual museum projects in Abu Dhabi and Qatar.

Chillzine Season 2

Attention attention! Chillzine Season 2, Issue 7 is out!! This Seoul-based arts 'zine is lovingly curated by three creative superstars who met one another in art school. "Chill," in Korean, can be loosely translated to mean, "to color" or "to paint" and Maia, Jaewon, and Heoji have used the medium of the 'zine to paint their own world into reality. After a short hiatus, the zine is relaunching this month with collaborations from photographer Jay Lewis! Pick up the newest issue at Printed Matter in NYC, Donlon Books in London and throughout Seoul.

VIBE Magazine Folds

Its been a rough week for Quincy -- first Michael passed and now Vibe has gone under. Thanks to a late nite taco run at La Esquina last nite, I was informed that Vibe Magazine, founder Quincy Jones' answer to a black Rolling Stone, has folded. Gawker has the full story here. In an interesting twist, NME.com reported today that Quincy Jones has plans to buy back the magazine he started in 1993.

Eat Me Daily

Carpenter/Photographer | San Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household | 12-Point Buck | 2008

Eat Me Daily is my new favorite blog/online zine that reports on great stories surrounding food and food culture. Stories from the world of science (astronauts drink their own pee!), cookery, art, and the commercial world (mexican dorito man, american beauty stylee) sit comfortably next to fun book reviews and insider industry gossip for foodies and followers alike. My favorite? Offal of the Week, hands down. Definitely a great link for the blogroll!

Rojo Magazine

ROJO Magazine is probably my favorite magazine that I've never actually seen. I stumbled upon their website on some sort of internet adventure and immediately signed up for their artspace newsletter that sends out info about upcoming exhibitions from their network of galleries around the world. Based in Barcelona but with outposts in Milan and São Paulo, they publish art books as well as their "world-class compendium textless art magazine" quarterly. You can pre-order the next ad-free issue here.

Nieves Zine at Printed Matter

100+ Nieves Zines at Printed Matter in New York

Come and have a look at all 100+ Nieves Zines since 2004 and a broad selection of Nieves Books.

Including rare and out of print titles by Aaron Rose, Adam Hayes, Alexis Saile, Alexis Zavialoff, Amigos Koike, Andrea Heller, Andreas Banderas, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Andro Wekua, Anja Kirschner, Annelise Coste, Anthony Record, Ari Marcopoulos, Bastien Aubry, Beau LaBute, Beni Bischof, Bruno Peinado, Catalina TM, Chris Johanson, Chris Lindig, Christian Andersen, Cody Hudson, Daniel Johnston, David Chieppo, David Shrigley, Dimitri Broquard, Dylan Martorell, Ed Templeton, Eddie Martinez, Fergus Purcell, Florencio Zavala, Francis Upritchard, Frédéric Fleury, French, Gabi Berüter, Gareth Bayliss, Geoff McFetridge, Georg Gatsas, Grrrr, Guy Meldem, Harmony Korine, Hendrik Hegray, Henry Roy, Himaa, Holly Stevenson, Jaret Penner, Jason McLean, Jay Nelson, Jo Jackson, Jockum Nordström, Jody Barton, Jonas Delaborde, Josh Petherick, Katerina Christidi, Keegan McHargue, Kevin Lyons, Kim Bennett, Kim Gordon, Kim Hiorthøy, Körner Union, Kuniko Nagasaki, Kyle Field, Larry Clark, Laura Owens, Leah Singer, Linus Bill, Lizzie Finn, Lorenzo Petrantoni, Marcus Oakley, Mari Eastman, Matt Leines, Matt Lock, Matthew Chapman, Marcel Dzama, Mark DeLong, Masumi Yamauchi, Maya Hayuk, Mehdi Hercberg, Michael Dumontier, Michael Günzburger, Mike Mills, Nakako Hayashi, Nathan Gray, Neil Farber, Nick Haymes, Nicola Pecoraro, Nicole Bachmann, Oliver Grajewski, Paul Davis, Perks and Mini, Peter Piller, Peter Sutherland, Reala, Rick Myers, Rita Ackermann, Robin Cameron, Rockmaster K., Ryoko Aoki, Samuel Nyholm, Scott Barry, Spike Jonze, Stefan Marx, Susan Cianciolo, Susanna Howe, Takashi Homma, Tal R, Talia Keinan, Tanja Helena Roscic, Taro Hirano, Taylor McKimens, The Changes, Thurston Moore, Tim Barber, Tobin Yelland, Tucker Nichols, Warja Lavater, Wesley Willis, Yoshimi, Yuka Katagiri and Yukari Miyagi

Printed Matter
195 Tenth Avenue at 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel. 212 925 0325

Opening Reception Saturday, April 4th, 5 - 7pm
Exhibition April 4th - May 23rd, 2009

Thanks Cody!

Yummy No.3

With a passion for pre-packaged industrial food, Pascal Monfort and a crew of his creative friends working in art and fashion launched Yummy, a magazine celebrating food the way one might celebrate high fashion. With artful collages of fast food boxes and high fashion models sprinkled in candy-colored, well, candy, Yummy takes an entirely new perspective on fast food—“design, coolness, seduction, trends...all the ingredients for the creative industry.”

Celebrate the new YUMMY 3 with Pascal and Co. this Thursday!

Galerie LAZY DOG
2 passage Thiéré - Paris 11

THURSDAY APRIL 30
19 to 22 hours

Bonbons, musique, drinks & juicy magazine.