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The DSM Magazine

Disappointing lack of a ‘B’ there.

My Faith in Lit Mags—Restored

I Had an Offer with a Glossy, or Did I? By Regina Landor My heart flipped over when I saw the email. My highly personal and sensitive piece of writing had been accepted by a new, g...

SALON MAGAZINE: SUMMER 2026

Editorial: The Latest

Enjoy this roundup of recent work from the Morgan Gaynin editorial team! Our artists cover a range of topics: law, literature, lifestyle, finance, and more. Deb JJ Lee — ABA Litiga...

Spring University: Part 2

Our seasonal roundup continues with a range of bold artwork for the University magazine Spring 2026 editions! Matt Hollings — Engineering at Maryland — Future Forecast Taylor Calle...

Realistic High-School-Yearbook Inscriptions

“You will read this once this afternoon and not again until you’re in your fifties, but, by that time, I will have already died, alone in my apartment, totally nude, except for my...

Journalism gets another visitor from right-field

MediaRoom: The Post gets the drop on NZME's right-wing investor in declaring its journa...

How Lit Mags Are Dealing With AI-Slop Submissions

“You don’t have to be an AI booster to think ‘catching people out’ is a poor use of the literary community’s energy.”

The Bookless Club: Any stories from your graduations?

Opinion: Mortar board or dunce cap. One hat is flat, one hat is pointed. One hat says “smart”, the other hat says “stupid”.

I suffer from a delusion that keeps making me return to the supermarket middle aisle like a dog to its sick

A series where Emer McLysaght saves us from chasing every trend and instead points us to things worthy of our time (and money).

The Morning Report 5/28

The return of cargo shorts, pocketable cameras and the brand reinventing the cruise experience.

The Bestiary / Mean Girls Club

Issue No. 123

Kansas City Editorial 'Best Of' Honors Luminous Porta Potty Glory

Another peek at the best scheme for local magazine survival . . . Credit where it's due, this iteration includes a porta-potty . . . Take a whiff . . . Read more at tonyskansascit...

The Morning Report 5/29

The stylish legacy of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley', creatine 'loading' and the five glasses defining cocktail bars right now.

At the Substack House, Media Is Still Fun

“It’s okay to get some facts wrong,” one writer said. “It’s honestly refreshing.”

MAD hits 600 issues; still, thankfully, hilariously juvenile

MAD Magazine published its 600th issue this week, and celebrated with a gorgeous cover (and back cover) by the reigning champ of MAD cartooning, Sergio Aragonés. Aragonés's first a...

Editorial (June 2026)

Welcome to the June/July 2026 national issue of La Scena Musicale showcasing Canadian summer festivals! Our English cover features soprano Erin Morley who, along with tenor Lawrenc...

Spin Cycle- Brain Food Mercury

Spin Cycle- Brain Food Mercury

Example: KCUR Hopes Nextgen Reports Lure Donors & Audience

This report is dumb but that's not why we're sharing it . . .We want locals to check the plan of this local media organization that many hoped would replace The Kansas City Star. S...

The Morning Report 5/21

What happened to taste? A stylish art-filled apartment and the fruit you shouldn't chill.

Yesternow: Editor’s Note Volume Eight

Long nights. Windows open. The Tour de France on mute. World Cup madness. Summer crate. Records that only make sense once the mercury climbs above eighty. It's July in LA. The post...

Letters from Our Readers

Readers respond to Adam Gopnik’s piece about St. Paul, Becca Rothfeld’s review of Wolfgang Koeppen’s “trilogy of failure,” and Jennifer Wilson’s article about today’s rush for gold...

The Morning Report 7/2

Shorts are the new pants, inside Daniel Arsham's converted firehouse home and decoding Tour de France's 30 key questions.

Texas Monthly Takes Home Medals From the 61st Annual Society of Publication Designers Competition

One of the awards was a gold medal in best of genre, one of the highest honors.