THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Transforms from Newspaper to Magazine

THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER is a new free weekly magazine focused on national politics and policy, investigative reporting and commentary. It’s a reincarnation of the newspaper with the same title, which ceased publication this week.

However, the new magazine will not cover local news.

“We have made a name for ourselves with our newspaper and expect to make an even bigger impact with an expanded staff focusing on national issues,” said Editor Stephen G. Smith. However, The Denver Business Journal reported that The Washington Examiner has also laid off 70% of its staff.

A memo published by the Washington City Paper describes the new magazine as “a center-right version of political publications like The Hill.”

The magazine will be aimed at leaders in government, politics, advocacy groups, public affairs and academia. It’ll have a circulation of 42,000 and be distributed in locations in the Washington D.C. region. 12,000 will be shipped to the nation’s 50 statehouses.

Denver-based Clarity Media Group owns The Washington Examiner. Smith can be reached at editor@washingtonexaminer.com.

Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication Focuses on Home Improvement

REFRESH is a new biannual magazine that combines decorative and remodeling-lite updates that show ideas for making every room of a home feel fresh. It includes projects, products and real homes, all presented with an enthusiastic, can-do tone.

Refresh is a Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest publication. It gives consumers do-it-yourself information on how to tackle quick updates throughout the house, from easy decorating ideas to small-scale replacements of existing fixtures and finishes.

Currently this magazine doesn’t have an online presence. Don’t confuse this publication with the British gay magazine REFRESH, which is ubiquitous on the web.

This magazine has a distribution of 275,000, and is published by Meredith Corp. based in Des Moines, Iowa. Lacey Howard is the editor, lacey.howard@meredith.com.

The East Coast Gets a New Hot Rod Magazine

HOT RODS & HARLEYS is a new quarterly magazine that brings attention to the theater of East Coast custom builders and their productions, from the latest designs to retro and vintage restorations of cars and bikes.

This magazine showcases the original art of custom painters and pinstripers, and its goal is to bring together car and bike lovers through their shared interest of custom art. It covers both the technical details and personal stories of unsung custom painters, fabricators, metals shapers, pin strippers and builders; and their style, techniques and product usage.

Hot Rods & Harleys is based in Cream Ridge, NJ.  Paul Kenworthy is the publisher, Glenn K. Skidmore is the art director and Maria Hinchcliff is associate editor. Queries should be sent to Kenworthy at hotrodsandharleysmag@gmail.com.

THE DAILY FRONT ROW Follows Readers to the Hamptons with New Magazine

THE DAILY SUMMER is a new fashion magazine from the creator of THE DAILY FRONT ROW, focused on the style elite of the Hamptons.

Much like The Daily Front Row, The Daily Summer is aimed at designers, luxury consumers, fashion and entertainment editors, film and television personalities, premier retail and fashion executive and other high-profile tastemakers.

According to a Fashionista interview with Founder and Editor-in-Chief Brandusa Niro, she launched the new magazine because her readers go to the Hamptons every summer.

Daily Front Row, Inc., based in New York City, publishes The Daily Summer. The magazine will be published eight times a year and is distributed at shops, boutiques and hotels in the East End, and it can be read for free online. Niro can be contacted at brandusa@dailyfrontrow.com.

New Elite Magazine Addresses Global Social Issues

TEMPUS is a new quarterly magazine that covers art, culture and issues surrounding our society for an elite readership.

Each issue includes: Vignettes – timely and interesting cultural happenings; Style and Culture – where art, home, fashion, and all things luxurious meet; People – especially interesting and accomplished individuals; and View – celebration of the visual and written arts.

“The common theme is that everything you find in these pages will be something that resonates with those of us who share a global view in our personal and professional lives,” said Tempus Jets CEO Scott Terry.

One of the magazine’s goals is to initiate interest and foster awareness of social issues, which are not usually found in a magazine published by a jet company. For example, the first issue covers the charitable initiative Global Flight Relief, and Ben Affleck’s trip to eastern Congo to promote economic programs.

Tempus Magazine is targeted at the top 1% of the top 1%. The average net worth of its readers is $89 million. It’s distributed to private jet owners and fortune 500 CEOs, executive airports, private charter flights and private events. Tempus is published by Tempus Jets and its editorial office is located in Greenville, SC.  Jackson Bacot is the editor-in-chief, jack@tempus-magazine.com.

New Magazine Helps Readers Hone Their Survival Skills

LIVING READY is a new quarterly magazine that helps its readers be prepared to survive and thrive, no matter the situation.

This magazine’s goal is to prepare people for whatever the world throws at them, whether it’s a challenging economy, a season of drought that affects crops, a natural disaster, or a physical attacker. Its tagline is Prepared Skilled Aware.

Readers are interested in honing life skills such as training to be suitably armed to survive threats; putting a sound emergency preparedness plan into place; growing, canning, preserving and hunting for food; raising small farm animals; and identifying natural remedies for everyday problems.

Living Ready is based in Iola, WI. Patty Dunning is the content director, Patty.Dunning@fwmedia.com, and James Card is the print editor, James.Card@fwmedia.com.

New Oversized Art Magazine Focuses on Creative Individuals

AS IF is a new quarterly publication that focuses on the realms of artistic expression 
and the visionaries behind them, featuring individuals who have made a creative mark in fashion, art, design, architecture, music, film and business.

As If is printed on high-quality paper in an oversized format of 12” x 17,” and the magazine is positioned as an object readers will want to collect.

It’s distributed by Speedimpex USA to major US cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco. The magazine can also be found in five and six star hotels and private charter jets, both domestically and internationally. Tatijana Shoan is editor-in-chief. Contact As If at info@asifmag.com.

Canadian Women’s Foundation Produces New Magazine

SHE is a new biannual magazine full of inspirational stories that illustrate the way donations to the Canadian Women’s Foundation have helped women and girls in Canada move out of poverty and violence.

It features personal success stories and practical how-to articles.

Editor Diane Hill said in a Masthead article, “We want the magazine to include clear actions people can take … We want them to support us and engage with us, but we also want to connect people to ways they can take action in their daily life.”

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies on the support of volunteers and donors to produce She Magazine. The Foundation printed a limited number of magazines to send to its donors, but it’s essentially a free digital magazine. Hill can be reached at she@canadianwomen.org.

New Magazine Examines One Topic Through Science, Culture and Philosophy

NAUTILUS is a new quarterly magazine to be launched in September that weaves science, culture and philosophy into a single story, according to an article in FOLIO.

However, before launching a print publication, Nautilus is building an audience online. Each month the editorial team chooses one topic and each Thursday they post new articles on that topic, exploring it from different angles and through a variety of mediums, such as essay, investigative report, blog post, game, video, and even fiction or graphic story. Its inaugural issue is “What Makes You So Special.” Once the fall magazine is distributed, the website will be updated quarterly with new content, instead of weekly.

At its core, Nautilus is still essentially a science magazine. Its website describes the publication as big-picture science. “Nautilus lets science spill over its usual borders. We are science, connected.”

The magazine has received a financial grant from the John Templeton Foundation, which encourages dialogue among scientists, philosophers and theologians, and the general public.

This magazine is published by Nautilus Ventures, based in New York City. Michael Segal is the editor-in-chief, and story ideas and pitches should be emailed to ideas@nautil.us.

CHERRY BOMBE – A New Magazine That Celebrates Women and Food

CHERRY BOMBE is a new biannual magazine that celebrates women and food—those who grow it, make it, serve it, study it, enjoy it and everything in between.

This magazine explores women’s contribution to the indie food scene, and almost all of its contributors are women, as well. It features a variety of cultures, cuisines and people, including chefs, servers, food stylists and scientists, culinary icons and up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The magazine is described on its Kickstarter page as, “sustenance and style and the things that nourish the mind, the eye and, of course, the stomach.” The first issue hits bookstores May 10.

Recently, I’ve blogged about print publications that have been born from websites with a huge following, such as ALLRECIPES, or publications that are purposefully building an audience online before launching in print, such as NAUTILUS. Cherry Bombe is an example of the exact opposite tactic. At $18 per issue, the founders are hoping to create a publication that lands on the bookshelf, not in the recycling bin. And according to their Kickstart page, the Cherry Bombe website will connect their community of readers but not duplicate any of its print content. “We’ll have plenty to offer the person who still loves the printed page and having an actual, physical thing to read and linger over.”

This magazine will be available in select bookstores, magazine shops and boutiques worldwide. Cherry Bombe is the creation of Kerry Diamond and Claudia Wu, former colleagues at HARPER’S BAZAAR, info@cherrybombe.com.