One of the reasons for Johnny Cupcakes’ success is that creating a personal relationship with their customers has always been at the forefront of what they do. Whether it be holding special events at the stores, and Johnny personally helping out and meeting the customers, or having the monthly movie nights, the lectures, the Facebook, Twitter pages, etc… all of it is in place to facilitate a personal connection with the brand. The latest addition is the new Cupcake Chronicles, which is a monthly mini-publication. It will feature updates, games, puzzles, recipes, trivia, product news, contests, event listings,and more. It’se free so long as you hit up a JC store. For all you online customers, each order will come with a complimentary issue.

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Juxtapoz released their latest issue last week. Issue #103 features two covers. The newsstands get the Clayton Brothers, and lucky subscribers get the cover seen above by The Mac. The magazine also features a 14-page interview with the artist, conducted by David Choe. Over the weekend, Juxtapoz editors also caught up with Mac to ask him a few questions. Read that interview here.

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Pentagram recently published the 39th issue of their Pentagram Papers periodical, which focuses on the homeless. Texas musician and author, Joe Ely, was homeless for eight years, and during this time, he collected signs from his fellow companions. The issue features these signs - a total of 27 - a foreward by Ely, and portraits of the homeless taken by Michael O’Brien.

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Back in the Spring, Slamxhype took a big step and made the leap to print with the release of their magazine, THE NEW ORDER. They are back with issue two, which has a double cover featuring Kaws and Takashi Murakami, which makes it a no-brainer that it’s about pop culture. Head over to slamxhype.com/tno-mag to find out more about the magazine, and to purchase it.

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Arkitip’s latest issue pays tribute to Shepard Fairey. The magazine itself comes in special packaging with a stencil and a prints signed by Shepard himself. To celebrate, they also put together a tee with Obey and Alife featuring the iconic Andre the Giant piece. Get it here. mash rating: 6/10

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The New York Times recently launched a new feature, entitled One in Eight Million. Every week, they introduce a a New Yorker who tells us about his/her life, problems, routines, etc… To give the viewer a more authentic feel, you actually hear the person telling his/her story, to which is accompanied a slideshow of images of the people and their surroundings.

Check it out here.

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