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This magazine will make your coffee table look really, really good. Vintage is a “celebration of design, culture, and the creative possibilities of print.” We like! It’s inspired by Fleur Cowes’ Flair magazine, which published in the 50s. Editor in Chief Ivy Baer Sherman caught an exhibit in New York on Flair and immediately went to work creating this biannual multi-textured publication, which will feature an “eclectic roster” of artists and contributors. For a sneak peek at the content, you can read through the “Issues” section of the website.

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Calling all geeks! Time launched a new website yesterday just for you (yes, another tech blog!). Techland, the spinoff from Time’s three-year-old Nerd World blog, is muscling itself into an already-crowded category. Its hand-selected editorial staff might be its saving grace, though. It’s led by Time tech editor Peter Ha, who up until September was an editor for TechCrunch’s gadget blog, CrunchGear. Other contributors include Matt Selman, who has written episodes of Seinfeld and The Simpsons, and professional writers/journalists Lev Grossman, Tracey John, and Steven James Snyder.

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This week, a group of editors and designers launched Sight Unseen, a web magazine that’s dedicated to the lifestyle of modern design. It features content on art, fashion, food, and photography, book excerpts, peeks into studios and factories, and special spotlights on what designers are buying and keeping in their homes. “Through revealing interviews, first-person accounts, and behind-the-scenes documentation of process, Sight Unseen uncovers the stories, inspirations, and obsessions of people who love to make things.” The site was created by Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer, two former editors at I.D., and designed by Thomas Porostocky, another I.D. alum best known for his infographics for Good, Wired, and Seed.

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Introducing DiscoveryNews.com, the latest breakaway website from Discovery.com, which is destined to expand Discovery Communications’ science and technology news coverage. The new site features dedicated sections on tech, space, earth, archaeology, human, history and dinosaurs, as well as weekly in depth features on various topics. Discovery is also launching a dedicated iPhone and iPod Touch application for $0.99, which will feature multimedia content from the new site. “At a time when other news organizations are cutting back coverage in areas such as science and technology, the new Discovery News underscores the company’s longstanding commitment to science and fills a growing void with a trusted and captivating source of news,” said Kelly Day, executive VP of digital media and commerce, Discovery Communications.

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eBay just announced the launch of a digital magazine for shoppers called The Insides Source. It will feature articles, analysis and opinions from journalists and eBay community contributors, and will cover lifestyle topics from fashion and technology to pop culture and automotive issues. It will also provide a snapshot of real time eBay Marketplace activity, including most-watched merchandise and most searched terms. The content will be directed and managed by Meredith Barnett, who jumped to the new digital pub from Lifetime Digital.

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According to Mr. Magazine, there were 100 magazines launched in October! (Read his blog post about the new launches here.) Here’s a sample of a few that we found interesting …

Vibe

Vibe is re-launching in print with a return issue in December, featuring a wider editorial focus encompassing music, fashion, politics, culture, arts and sports. The print edition is coming back with a reduced frequency and a smaller paid circulation.



Scrubs

Scrubs, a lifestyle magazine targeting nurses, will launch with a 60-page November issue and a 350,000 controlled paid circulation. The magazine will be available in 1,500 nursing apparel retail stores across the country.

Dress to Kill

The Montreal fashion magazine launched in Toronto during Fashion Week. 15,000 copies of the free quarterly will be distributed through boutiques in downtown Toronto. There are plans to introduce a newsstand edition sometime next year.




AS*I*BE

AS*I*BE magazine, “for the individual who enjoys the challenges of life,” will encourage a healthy mind and spirit and will feature Tampa Bay celebrities.





Merge

Merge, a bimonthly magazine targeting medical practices and spas that provide aesthetic medical services, is launching with a 16,000 circulation in the U.S. and Canada.

Maine.
From the publishers of Maine Home+Design, Maine. trumpets the people and the places that make the state unique. It will be published 10 times a year.

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