why magazines publish
I read Seth’s blog almost every day, and today he makes an interesting point about why businesses produce what they do and why they want us to buy their products. He uses film in his example, but I think this is also extremely relevant to magazines. The first reason is “me-centric” and explains that (commercial/mainstream) [...]
Cherry Hood
I have always been annoyed at the predominance of the objectification of the female form in art. Even today. Not because it is condescending to women but because it is not socially acceptable for the male form to be treated in the same way. People walk down the street with Kate Moss on their shirt [...]
gap years and work experience
So, you’ve taken a year off before uni… to travel or to work and save money so you’re not trying to subsist on measly Austudy payments and handouts from mum and dad. Or you’re looking to gain some valuable work experience in your area of study – which isn’t a bad idea, as you’ll soon [...]
No wonder they treat us as sex objects…
Considering our recent discussions about lad’s mags, I found this article in The Guardian particularly interesting. “…It is no wonder a lot of men now genuinely believe that women want to be treated as sex objects. Who could blame them when so many of us have internalised an exhibitionistic ideal of our own objectification?” – [...]
Lad mags and consent
I commented recently about the issue of consent around the submission and publication of photos of women’s cleavage in Zoo’s competition. It appears lad mags like Zoo and FHM have little regard for this concept, but maybe this will change after courts yesterday found FHM guilty of publishing a photo of a topless 14-year-old without [...]
what do you think of the glossies?
Natasha Hughes at SMH asks: Is it really worth buying the glossies… or are they a bit of a disappointment once you get them home? http://blogs.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beautybeat/archives/2007/09/bag_the_mag.html?s_rid=smh:top5 From the comments, it seems many readers agree: “I stopped reading fashion and beauty magazines when i was 20 years old and my self esteem rose significantly.” “I work [...]
if you have never seen a full copy of lipmag…
…now’s your chance. We know copies of lip can sometimes be hard to get hold of, so we’re giving you a sneak peak at one of our back issues: #12 – download the full mag in PDF format – FREE (scroll to the bottom of the page for the download link). If you like what [...]
2 for 1 offer
So, we’ve been having a bit of a clean up at lip HQ, and found we still have a big stack of back issues available. Help us raise much needed funds towards issue 14 and grab yourself a bargain at the same time in our 2 for 1 offer. You’ll also be helping us make [...]
A necessary evil
Despite how we feel about advertising in general (and I’m not just talking about the objectionable, sexist, exploitative ads that are so prevalent in the media), we have included some ads on this blog and on our website to help us raise much needed funds to keep bringing you lip magazine in print. A free [...]
Jane says… goodbye
In a wave of magazines ceasing publication of late, Jane magazine is the next to close its pages for the last time, with its final issue to be published in August. Jane was designed to appeal to women who are irreverent, and “delivered the second-wave feminist editorial mission of Sassy”, Jane’s little sister, which folded [...]
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