Interweave is celebrating Earth Day by offering two free digital issues of the most current Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines for a limited time. Digital subscriptions are great for the eco-conscious who are trying to save paper. For one week only (until 4/29/09) you can view the entire digital edition of the Quilting Arts April/May 2009 issue and Cloth Paper Scissors May/June 2009 issue. LINK

A bit late to the party, but have recently learned that CRAFTzine are ceasing their print publication. I must admit to being disappointed, even though I didn’t subscribe (too expensive in Australia) I had written for them in the past and do have a few copies, I just loved its variety. Seems they are consolidating their two publications and concentrating more on MAKEzine which has a wider readership and longer history. I hope that they are able to squeeze in a few crafty articles. Read more here and here.
Lip mag is an alternative ‘street’ mag aimed at young women. I dig their anti-consumer message and their focus on ‘reality’ rather than fantasy. They say:
We at lip feel that mainstream magazines do not help young women learn to deal with real life or to become culturally, politically, and environmentally aware people with strong self-esteem and individuality because of their focus on products, beauty and celebrity.
[The] subjects of fashion, sex, relationships, and glamour will be presented in a way that explores reality rather than fantasy, creativity rather than consumerism, and glamour as an inner ideal rather than a public one.
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