5 INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES YOU NEED TO READ

MC1R MAGAZINE

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THIS MAGAZINE EXPLORES THE CULTURE AROUND BEING A REDHEAD. MC1R, STANDS FOR "MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR" WHICH IS ONE OF THE KEY PROTEINS INVOLVED IN REGULATING PIGMENT PRODUCTION IN HUMAN HAIR AND SKIN. IT MAY SOMETIMES RESULT IN RED HAIR WHICH IS WHY IT IS OFTEN CALLED "THE RED HAIR GENE." THIS PUBLICATION FEATURES REDHEADS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOCUSING ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING FOOD, FASHION, ART, SEX AND MORE. THEIR LATEST ISSUE INCLUDES INTERVIEWS, PROJECTS, ART AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MODEL LILY COLE, PHOTOGRAPHER HATTIE WATSON AND TRAVEL BLOGGER DREW GOLDBERG  TO NAME A FEW.  AS MC1R IS GAINING MORE POPULARITY, THEY HOPE TO CONTINUE SHARING AND EMPOWERING THE REDHEAD CULTURE.

BIKEVIBE

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EXPLORE THE FEEL OF A CITY FROM A CYCLIST'S POINT OF VIEW. BIKEVIBE IS A SEMIANNUAL COLLECTION OF PICTURES AND ARTICLES FEATURING EVERYTHING FROM STORES, EVENTS, BRANDS AND CULTURE REGARDING BICYCLES. FROM TOKYO TO OSLO AND NOW PORTLAND, EACH ISSUE EXAMINES THE BIKE CULTURE AND ITS ROLE IN EACH CITY.

SUITCASE MAGAZINE

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THIS QUARTERLY PRINT MAGAZINE SEEKS TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU TRAVEL GIVING YOU INSIGHT TO THE LOCAL POINT OF ENTRY FOR CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD. ARM-CHAIR TRAVEL WITH LOCALS IN THEIR HOMETOWN OR ADVENTUROUS JET-SETTERS AND BECOME INSPIRED TO EXPLORE THE WORLD. THEY COVER EVERYTHING FROM CITY GUIDES, GLOBAL FASHION, PHOTO JOURNALS AND MORE. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN PAGE AFTER PAGE OF YOUR DREAM TRAVEL DESTINATIONS.

INTERN MAGAZINE

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FOR ALL THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OUT THERE, SNAG A COPY OF THIS PUBLICATION. INTERN MAGAZINE IS A BI-ANNUAL PUBLICATION FOR AND BY THE YOUTH. THEY DISCUSS THE ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT INTERNSHIPS BEING A NECESSITY AND ALSO SHOWCASE THE WORK OF EMERGING YOUNG CREATIVES. ON TOP OF BEING A GOOD READ, IT SERVES AS A USEFUL RESOURCE OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION REGARDING CREATIVE INDUSTRY INTERNSHIPS.

PIN-UP MAGAZINE

THIS ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE EXPERIMENTS WITH THE COLLAGE TYPE LAYOUT AND UNIQUELY STRUCTURED DESIGN. THEY COMBINE PHOTOS AND TEXT THAT RESEMBLE A SCRAPBOOK, VIBRANT COLORS AND BOLD IMAGES. PIN-UP CONSISTS OF MANY INTERVIEW FEATURES, ESSAYS AND PHOTO JOURNALS. THE LATEST ISSUE FOCUSES ON ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES AND NATURE'S INFLUENCE ON DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS.