The UK digital version is showing 110 pages, actual page count is 104 pages. There aren't many adverts in the UK edition, so there's a lot of written content in those pages, even if it sounds like it's a small issue.
One thing you notice, from
@justaguy's tireless postings in the vintage magazine section, is just how much the transatlantic nature of this publication has been lost.
We have gone from a magazine with a thriving London connection, with articles being commissioned and written by someone directly connected to the person, place or scene, who knew what they were talking about.
These days, anything British is only discussed in lesser terms of its relevance to America, or reduced down to be seen through the lens of issues relating to American readers, which carries risks of misinterpretation and misinformation.
"But it's an American magazine!" I can imagine someone saying - but in the UK, it's not an import magazine, it's published the same as if it were UK Vogue or World of Interiors. It carries different adverts for the UK audience. We get advertising supplements the US edition never sees. Yet the actual editorial content in the main issue no longer has much direct relevance to the UK.
When Graydon went, so did the sense of the magazine being able to look beyond America. Yet this is also a publication that would pride itself on being worldly and sophisticated. It's an odd situation, and given the Conde Nast cashflow, I can't see it changing.
Although if they keep giving me Hollywood glamour, I'll overrule my objections.
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