An Independence Day appreciation:
Window #1, Issues magazine shop, Oakland (my favorite neighborhood store)
Terrible photo; glorious tapestry of titles. Of course they all have websites, but it's so much more enthralling to gaze at all their covers this way. Some of my favorites:
Yaldah, A Magazine for Jewish Girls, by Jewish Girls. (Yaldah is Hebrew for "girl.")
Women & Guns, The World's First Firearms Publication for Women.
Skirmish, "the world's leading multi-period historical re-enactment and living history magazine."*
American Cheerleader (is there any other kind?). Note: You may want to put on sunglasses before viewing the website.
Nuts and Volts, "the magazine for the electronics hobbyist."
On the other side of the doorway:
Window #2, Issues
Highlights:
Primitive Archer (from the August/September issue: "Why I Hunt Primitve," by Billy Berger).
Buddhism Today ("Boundless Joy and Freedom").
Boar Hunter (online, check out the Tusker Tally Wild Boar Registry).
Cemetery Dance ("the World Fantasy Award-winning magazine of horror, dark mystery, and suspense").
Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture.
What a great country, huh?
By the way, specialty magazines like these are at the heart of Charlie Haas's terrific new novel, The Enthusiast, which I highly recommend for your holiday-weekend reading.
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* I love the word "skirmish." It comes from Old French "escaramouche" and is etymologically related to "scrimmage."
Wonderful! The websites are all a must. Reading for a rainy day: "Hunting Hogs with Rocks"," Squad Bonding that Sticks", "Dien Bien Phu","Your Obsession is our Profession", Does Size Matter?", "The End of the Wristwatch." Thank you.
Posted by: Nick | July 03, 2009 at 07:56 AM
Nice tapestry indeed. And you're right, Nancy - 'skirmish' is a great word. A couple of weeks ago I saw that very magazine in a local shop; its name made me wonder if it was a historical re-enactment magazine, and it was! Evidently a well-chosen name.
Posted by: Stan | July 03, 2009 at 08:22 AM
Free speech is wonderful, isn't it. Thanks so much for a reminder on this Independence Day....
Posted by: NextMoon | July 03, 2009 at 09:41 AM
I'm over Primitive Archer and have now moved on to Sophisticated and Urbane Archer . . . But seriously, these rock. And yes, I finally yielded to your entreaties and ordered The Enthusiast. In paper, not Kindle, because I have a feeling I'll be sharing this one.
Happy Fourth!
Posted by: Jessica | July 03, 2009 at 10:14 AM
An array for the day, thank you!
Posted by: Duchesse | July 06, 2009 at 04:09 PM