L Magazine
| Editor-in-Chief | Jonny Diamond |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| Publisher | Nick Burry |
| Total circulation (2011) | 106,600[1] |
| Gründer | Scott Stedman, Daniel Stedman and Jonny Diamond |
| First issue | 2003 |
| Unternehmen | The L Magazine LLC |
| Based in | Brooklyn |
| Website | www |
The L Magazine is a free bi-weekly magazine in New York City featuring investigative articles, arts and culture commentary, and event listings. It is available through distribution in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Hoboken.
History
The L Magazine was created in 2003 by brothers Scott and Daniel Stedman and editor Jonny Diamond in Dumbo, Brooklyn.[2]
The Boxing Match
The L's launch coincided with that of New York Sports Express,[3] an offshoot of New York Press. The distribution boxes used by Express and The L looked very similar; both were bright orange, and they were the same shape and color.
While most likely a coincidence,Express editor-in-chief Jeff Koyen decided to print a series of barbs[4] against Scott Stedman, The L's publisher. Stedman responded with a full-sized ad in The L challenging Koyen to a boxing match. On October 25, Koyen and Stedman boxed at Gleason's Gym in Dumbo,[5] Brooklyn to settle the score. The match ended in a draw, and no re-match was re-scheduled.[6][7] The boxing match was re-created on the TV show Bored to Death. Jonathan Ames claims in his blog[8][9] that the season finale was based on this match.
Events
In 2005, The L Magazine launched Summer Screen,[10] a free weekly film series in Brooklyn's McCarren Park.[11][12]
In 2009, The L Magazine launched the Northside Music Festival.[13][14] Headliners included indie rock acts Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Dodos, Screaming Females, and Real Estate (band). In 2010, The L Magazine hosted the second Northside Festival,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] featuring performances by Polvo, Liars (band), Elvis Perkins in Dearland, and The Fiery Furnaces.[22] The festival also hosted the films Feast of Stephen by James Franco[23] and Life During Wartime by Todd Solondz.[24][25]
Awards
In November 2010 , The L Magazine art critic Paddy Johnson was nominated for Art Critic of the Year in the Rob Pruitt Art Awards[26][27][28]
Sources
- ^ ABC
- ^ http://gawker.com/011925/the-l-magazine
- ^ http://www.nypress.com/article-9828-rip-nysx.html
- ^ http://www.nypress.com/article-8192-entertainment.html
- ^ http://gawker.com/013784/koyen-v-stedman-pictures
- ^ mediabistro.com: Articles: Boxing Writers
- ^ NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: NY UP CLOSE; News Boxes In a Face-Off, Sort of - New York Times
- ^ http://www.hbo.com/bored-to-death/index.html#/bored-to-death/episodes/2/16-super-ray-is-mortal/blog/jonathan-ames.html
- ^ http://mysticchildz.blogspot.com/2009/12/brooklyn-boxing.html
- ^ Greenpoint Gazette:Reality Bites, but L Magazine’s Summerscreen film showings do not
- ^ http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/weather-1-bowie-0-labyrinth-summerscreen-rescheduled-due-to-rain/
- ^ http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/26/31_26_cinema_under_the_stars.html
- ^ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2010-06-28/northside-festival-/
- ^ http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/04/2010_northside.php
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/06/22/northside-festival-celebrates-music-film-art-hipsters/
- ^ http://www.theawl.com/2010/06/the-northside-festival-it-turns-out-punk-is-dead-to-hipsters
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/floor_with_unearthly_trance_part_b7WHR3rzhQ26KOp38n6voN
- ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/06/15/cos-presents-northside-festival-‘10-showcase-featuring-les-savy-fav-polvo/
- ^ http://gothamist.com/2010/06/28/northside_festival.php
- ^ http://www.sentimentalistmag.com/2010/06/30/northside-festival-on-sunday-harper-blynn-the-art-of-shooting-jody-porter-the-canon-logic-and-more/
- ^ http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/get-ready-for-the-northside-festival/20011
- ^ 2010 Northside Festival Lineup Announced! - New York Music - Sound of the City
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/06/24/2010-06-24_the_second_annual_northside_festival_brings_the_fiery_furnaces_and_james_franco_.html
- ^ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/06/indiescreen_is.html
- ^ http://www.greenpointnews.com/entertainment/2439/northside-takes-over-the-northside
- ^ http://www.artfagcity.com/2010/11/17/rob-pruitt-awards-announced-paddy-johnson-lands-critic-of-the-year-nomination/
- ^ http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/support/donate/2010-art-awards
- ^ http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/36363/rob-pruitt-art-award-nominees-announced/