Places: The Newsstand

The Newsstand is a project by creative company ALLDAYEVERYDAY. Since June 15 and until September 30, the newsstand in the Metropolitan subway station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is being utilised as a venue for independent publications curated by Lele Savari of The 8-Ball Zine Fair. The Newsstand stocks titles from independent publishers around the world, including names like Desert Island books, … Read More

Bookshelf: COS Magazine

Last week, we picked up the newest issue of COS Magazine. The 13th issue is edited by Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom – the founders of cult publications Fantastic Man and BUTT – and celebrates the power of performance and the art of preparation. Presenting a new format, this issue is divided into 15 different pieces and features interviews … Read More

Shop in Edinburgh: Life Story

Edinburgh is not a city with a great variety of concept stores. When it comes to independent places hosting a nicely curated selection of high-class products from designers and creatives from across the globe, only few come to mind. This is the case of Life Story, a concept store owned and run by designers and partners in life Fee and Adam Storey. It … Read More

Bookshelf: Sometimes Always

Sometimes Always is a multidisciplinary and independent project run by London-based Gabriel Finotti. On its website, Sometimes Always  is described as a “partial report of a generation made from the perspective of individuals who somehow belong to it and share the same doubts and anxieties.” The online platform publishes bilingual content (English and Portuguese) divided into different categories but with … Read More

In conversation: The Smails

Christopher Smail is a freelance arts journalist and editor living in Edinburgh. Christopher’s sister, Katy, is an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. When we met Christopher a couple of weeks ago and he told us about his sister, we thought it would be interesting to witness a conversation between these two siblings and find out more about their childhood … Read More