MagazineDistributionFilter: I used to buy the videogame magazine GameInformer at my local bookstores and magazine shops. I live in Montreal, Canada. I did this for years, going out during my lunchbreak and picking it up, then reading it on the bus home after work. Then, all of a sudden this past January, all the stores stopped getting it. I looked everywhere. All the big bookstores, all the magazine store chains. It was frankly, bizarre. The only place that still seemed to get it was EB Games, and they only got a few copies. I now subscribe to the magazine, but the question of why they would suddenly stop distributing to newsstands here has plagued me. Does anyone know?
posted by Sully
on Dec 5, 2009 -
6 answers
About eight years ago, I read this article on some radical-leaning progressive website, about how the author had come to love Thanksgiving, despite originally viewing it as a celebration of mass murder.
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posted by Ash3000
on Nov 26, 2009 -
4 answers
My wife reads my Esquire and Wired magazines and is looking for a print magazine strong enough for a man but PH balanced for a woman.
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posted by Overzealous
on Nov 22, 2009 -
36 answers
I can't believe I'm asking this, but I want a magazine rack next to my toilet and can't seem to find one anywhere that doesn't look like it belongs at my grandparents' house.
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posted by history is a weapon
on Oct 3, 2009 -
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I'm trying to create a magazine via Drupal, and I'm having some problems using node references. Should I be using books or taxonomies? Or can you just help me iron this problem out with what I'm doing now?
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posted by suedehead
on Aug 30, 2009 -
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When I was about 7 (1992ish) my parents got me a subscription to a magazine for left-handed people. The magazine opened backwards and contained stories and features about famous lefties. I tried Googling for it but have no idea what this magazine was or if it still exists. Anyone know anything about it?
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posted by melodykramer
on Aug 3, 2009 -
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Longshot filter: Sometime in the mid-90s, Big Brother magazine ran a photo of a male skateboarder sitting on a bench or concrete wall, skateboard in hand, and a female next to him, kissing him on his cheek. Is this photo online?
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posted by nitsuj
on May 23, 2009 -
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How do I go about finding magazines to which I can send a (non-fiction memoir) piece? Sources or specific magazine titles would be appreciated, as well as anything I may not know about magazine publishing.
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posted by bluestocking
on May 1, 2009 -
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I want to write a story in a nationally syndicated magazine about a friend to draw attention to childhood cancer. Where do I start?
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posted by monkeyman82
on Apr 6, 2009 -
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I produce a YouTube show about media literacy/criticism. Right now we post weekly, on a schedule which is driving me insane. Does frequency of publishing new content matter (whether it's for a blog, a podcast, a comic, etc) so long as you publish regularly? Could I do it every other week or monthly without losing people's attention? And what do you suggest doing to help make up for less-frequent publishing?
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posted by gusandrews
on Mar 5, 2009 -
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I know many magazine questions have already been asked, but I believe this one needs its own thread. What do I do with the MAD magazines I have from about 2000 to now?
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posted by DolorousEdd
on Mar 4, 2009 -
12 answers
Please help me find out how many pages are in back issues of several popular magazines.
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posted by imjosh
on Mar 3, 2009 -
4 answers
Help me find educational, interesting, challenging, entertaining, non-parochial magazines or journals.
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posted by Mephisto
on Feb 10, 2009 -
23 answers
Looking for literary magazines that are well-known for their reviews of newly-published poetry, both chapbooks and full-length books.
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posted by exlotuseater
on Jan 16, 2009 -
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Lost magazine-filter: I'm looking for a magazine series, geared to children, that was published in the late '70s/early '80s.
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posted by MonkeyToes
on Dec 12, 2008 -
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How to break into science writing for magazines? What are the strengths/weaknesses of using a traditional vs non-mainstream approach (eg, a blog).
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posted by Wolfster
on Nov 26, 2008 -
3 answers
Where can I find free photos online that I can use to practice my Photoshop retouching?
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posted by Chorus
on Nov 15, 2008 -
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I want to give the five-year-old son of my good friends a magazine subscription as a gift. I'm giving their eight-year-old bookworm daughter a sub to Puffin Post, which I loved as a kid. Any recommendations?
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posted by acalthla
on Oct 30, 2008 -
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I am receiving unsolicited magazine subscriptions along with billing statements. I have called the magazine offices to cancel the subscriptions. I am being told they have the subscription request card from me with my signature. I have requested copies of these cards from the magazine companies to see if I can discern who is responsible.
Sending them to me was ok but now they have added my wife to the game and I am no longer amused. If by chance I am able to identify the culprit, would anyone know if there is a legal recourse I could pursue to encourage them to stop?
posted by Shalerman
on Oct 18, 2008 -
6 answers
Trying to find a photo of two people standing in seperate rowboats holding hands in the middle of a lake.
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posted by stuffedcrust
on Sep 30, 2008 -
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What's an editorial plan? Do topic-focused weblogs (like the Gawker Media ones) have one? How do they work out what sort of content goes on their blog?
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posted by divabat
on Sep 7, 2008 -
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I want to learn more about how Tyler Brulé got Wallpaper and then Monocle going. I read the great dialog on City of Sound about the design of Monocle online. But I am really interested in Brulé's move into publishing business and being a hands-on editor and taste-maker. Are there books, documentaries, or interview with him or his conspirators that explain how he made it in business? I am especially interested in the pivotal first year of Wallpaper and the first year after Time Warner bought him out.
posted by parmanparman
on Jul 9, 2008 -
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