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The Magazine Diaries
The behind-the-scenes story of the Grub Street Journal
By Peter Houston
· Launched 10 months ago
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Finally, I’m launching a magazine
After years of talking about it, I’m launching a magazine. I’ve wanted to publish my own magazine for a very long time. The closest I got was The Magazine Diaries, the namesake of this newsletter.
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I'm changing this thing
Hello. You might not have noticed, but there was no Magazine Diaries newsletter last week. I could use the excuse of a wonderful day out in Edinburgh, or the after affects of the Scottish Magazine awards, but I won’t. Instead I’ll be honest and admit that I had nothing much to…
Dec 9, 2022
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The Magazine Diaries newsletter
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Mar 24, 2022
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Greed and Opportunism
I hate Black Friday! It’s meaningless here in the UK - a post-holiday sale without a holiday makes no sense. But even without that absurdity, Black Friday embodies the absolute worst of humanity; greedy retailers opportunistically marketing their stuff to greedy consumers…
Nov 25, 2022
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Two weeks off
No newsletter this week or next. For the next four or five days I’m writing my section of our Media Moments 2022 report and don’t have space for…
Nov 11, 2022
Mixtapes and magazines
I heard the best idea story this week. Lin-Manuel Miranda, he of much musical fame, needed a holiday. He headed to Mexico with his wife and, being the…
Nov 5, 2022
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Chalk one up for the good guys
My thoughts on the artist formerly known as Kanye West are entirely predictable and not entirely relevant to this newsletter. However, seeing the…
Oct 28, 2022
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Cancel culture
I subscribed to The Telegraph, a right-leaning UK news title, to get me out of my leftie echo chamber. The paper’s general reporting is solid and they…
Oct 21, 2022
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What a time to be alive
Britain right now is in chaos. Our government is a shambles. The chancellor has just been sacked and the new guy is an old guy most famous for…
Oct 14, 2022
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The story so far
There was no newsletter last week because I was traveling back from the Magazine Street conference. The decision to skip the send was made at dinner the…
Oct 7, 2022
¡Hola!
Yes dear reader, I’m still in Spain, and it’s lovely thanks. I saw some dolphins from the balcony this morning. I’m back next week and heading more or…
Sep 23, 2022
I'm outta here
Not permanently or anything. I’m just escaping the mourning olympics here in the UK for a week or so. One of the things I’m most looking forward to is…
Sep 16, 2022
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