You must be joking right, Ben? This issue of Pop is VERY strong and to compare it to the current British Vogue or "HB" (your mum/gran works there???) is almost ludicrous....
Show me another indie that consistently publishes Tillmans, Teller, Sassen, Weir etc etc to this influential level..... Or innovates with new talent like Durimel and Buck Ellison.... Purple? Another? Double? Re-Edition?
Have you actually seen the issue or are you judging on the few images above? I think Pop hold back almost everything from on-line so they can actually sell copies!