Amtrak, that train you take to escape New York from time to time, should be pretty familiar with the city, but the writers of their magazine may need some pointers. As a tipster just pointed out to us, their current issue refers to SoHo, Harlem, and Williamsburg as boroughs. more ›

The Thanksgiving issue is always a big deal for food magazines, but who does Rachael Ray think she is—the Queen of Sheba? Her 30-minute highness decided that this month's holiday-themed issue of Every Day With Rachael Ray is so special that her subscribers can just go ahead and pay double for it, whether they want to or not. more ›

The October issue of Playboy will hit the shelves with a vintage look and pricetag. Just like Boardwalk Empire brought the old 1920s subway back to the rails, NBC's new series The Playboy Club will air in conjunction with a 1961-themed issue of the magazine, selling for just 60 cents. (Technically, this is just 40 cents less than each issue costs if you have a subscription, according to their $1 an issue offer. But their newstand price is $5.99.) more ›

Did you lose your 1953 debut issue of Playboy magazine, the one with Marilyn Monroe on the cover? Well good news, the company has just launched a new web-based subscription service that will allow you to see every single page of every issue... ever, and forever. more ›

Gwyneth Paltrow has become some twisted version of her former self + a Stepford wife + the faux-British Rachel Ray + a small part of James Franco (the part that makes him want to conquer everything). It is a terrifying combination! Her latest rumored endeavor is her own magazine under the Hearst umbrella. According to the NY Post, the glossy empire is intrigued, and one source says, "It's a super-secret project." more ›

Has a quaint little New England cooking magazine been ripping off stories from writers? Yep. Cooks Source has been stealing more than recipes, and their scandal is being dragged all over the internet and back today. Long story short, student Monica Gaudio wrote a little something on her blog, and that little something was later discovered in Cooks Source, uncredited. She contacted the editor, Judith Griggs, asking for an apology and a $130 donation to Columbia School of Journalism. Here's what she got instead [sics included]: more ›

Who is the cover boy for the first transversal style mag? It's James Franco, of course... who really does not represent well as a woman. The Candy magazine cover was shot by Terry Richardson, and the mag says they're "dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations." Do you think Franco, you know, to his own cover? [via HuffPo] more ›

Pretentious, bearded hipsters that may or may not hate Russians have finally started producing classy, retro porn. (Their all-Asian issue ships next week!) The married duo behind Jacques magazine—Jonathan and Danielle Leder—recently gave Revel a peek into their world, which currently revolves around bringing classy porn back to the masses (articles included!). Aside from the aforementioned Asian issue, they seem to be placing an emphasis on the All-American aesthetic—during the interview, they say they don't subscribe to the idea that Russian models are beautiful, and they let out a huge sigh of relief when another models tells them she's American. more ›

Earlier this week, Edith Shain—the nurse in the iconic V-J Day kiss photo—died at age 91, never really knowing who the sailor she created the moment with was. However, LIFE magazine now takes a look back at the man who photographed the two. Alfred Eisenstaedt was one of their prolific photographers, covering "everything from post-war Hiroshima, to Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, to Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels—who famously scowled when he learned that the elegant young man taking his picture was Jewish." Eisenstaedt recalled the Times Square image fondly, writing in his book: more ›

Earlier this year Queens became the latest borough to join the Edible magazine family, a national network of about 60 magazines that cover local food trends and everything artisanal. The second issue of the Queens quarterly drops later this month, and the Daily News marks the occasion by interviewing publisher Leah McLaughlin, who moved to Long Island City three years ago. "We're not just an offshoot of Manhattan," McLaughlin insists. "We're not second fiddle to Brooklyn. Our community is incredibly vibrant and incredibly vital to the success of the region." Okay, fine, nobody's picking on Queens—but when will Staten Island and the Bronx get the Edible treatment? more ›

We received our smiley-face laden wristbands so that we may gain entry to the Vice 15th Anniversary + Halloween party this past Saturday — but around 11 p.m. that night we were already hearing that the 1994-themed extravaganza was total mayhem, so we took our flannel elsewhere. more ›

The magazine massacre rolls on at publishing empire Condé Nast, with the company reportedly cutting three more magazines: Gourmet, Cookie and Modern Bride. While NY1's Pat Kiernan is sad about Cookie crumbling, the gourmands out there will not be happy with the news of the nearly 70-year-old Gourmet folding, a mag the Times declares reached "biblical status in the food world." more ›

Last night BOMB, an art and culture magazine started in NYC in 1981, held their 28th Anniversary and Gala Auction at the National Arts Club. The music was curated by honorees of the evening Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, the potatoes were stuffed with caviar, and the silent bidding on artwork started in the four figure range. What recession, indeed! Check out all of the pieces that were on the block here. more ›

You know things are bad when the porn industry starts asking for a bailout. On top of the financial crisis, print porn has been up against free internet porn for years now, and even Hugh Hefner is feeling the effects. Alley Insider is reporting that New York City will soon be bidding farewell to the magazine, as they sublet their offices here and "move an unspecified 'small number' of positions to Chicago." The Post has it that "Playboy is combining its Web site and magazine staff into one editorial organization," and the magazine's editorial director, Chris Napolitano, is being replaced by the current online director Jimmy Jellinek. So far the magazine has been mum about the move. more ›

Reportedly the Hudson News shop in Grand Central Terminal has "censored" the latest issue of GQ, whose cover features a photo of Jennifer Aniston posing with strategically-placed hands and nothing but a tie. Folio reports, "The popular newsstand has placed a piece of paper across the issue in its window display. Copies inside the store, however, remain uncovered." They harken back to June of 2006 when the store covered up an issue of FHM featuring Brooke Hogan (incidentally the following 4 issue covers were also covered up). NYMag assumes in the most recent case that Hudson News is simply on Team Angie, but Folio points out that in the case of the Hogan cover, the issue "sold over 400,000 copies on newsstands, well above its 350,000 average." Perhaps Hudson News is just keeping in mind the kids visiting the Transit Museum annex's train show? more ›

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Remember that New Yorker cover satirizing right wing scaremongering about Barack Obama and his wife Michelle? It was a big deal for a couple days over the summer, way back during those Halcyon days before the economic collapse drove us out here to these abandoned condos on the West Side where we survive on acid rain water and squab. Oh, right, that has happened (yet). In the meantime, let's have a laugh with the new cover of Entertainment Weekly, which features Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart recreating that controversial illustration. more ›

The New Yorker has a characteristically sprawling profile piece on Alec Baldwin in this week's issue, and the 30 Rock star is characteristically candid about life, his career, and his future. Or, as his brother William puts it, “There’s always something for him to fucking whine about.” Indeed, the profile, titled "Why Me?", is chock full of Baldwinning quotes. more ›

Has anyone else out there found their New Yorker subscription arriving later and later in the week? We're pitifully elated if it's in our mailbox before Thursday, and on more than one occasion it hasn’t even been delivered until the following week. Sure, there's content online, but you can't bring that on the subway! more ›

Sure, it’s not as sexy as last week’s 11 page George Clooney spread (what is?), but the article on elevators by Nick Paumgarten in the current New Yorker makes for a fresh read. It begins with the story of one Nicholas White, a former production manager at Business Week who got stuck in an elevator at Rockefeller Center while at work one Friday night in October, 1999. White’s distressing tale is teased out as a counterpoint to Paumgarten’s exhaustive look at the state of elevator art: only after 7,800-plus words does he reveal White’s fate. more ›

New York’s Best of New York lifestyle catalog is out, and among the rightful winners, like Best Old School Lobby: The Chrysler Building and Best Dive Bar: Mars Bar, there are some curious ‘bests’ to ponder. more ›