Mag News Around the Web

Why Did Frank Giustra Launch a Magazine? [BC Business]

Going Digital: 5 Hidden Benefits of a Magazine Website [Agility Blog]

TV host Mike Holmes can’t make things right for subscribers [Toronto Star]

Elle is First Magazine To Launch Google Glass App [Media Bistro]

Alt-weeklies’ alternative options [Marketing]

Art magazine highlights work by people dealing with mental illness [CBC Scene]

New York Is Magazine of the Year at National Magazine Awards [Ad Age]

Is the Canada Periodical Fund helping TC Media squeeze freelancers? [Story Board]

New York Is Magazine of the Year at National Magazine Awards [Ad Age]

Time Inc. Forms Strategic Alliance With Sprint Nextel Corp. [Folio]

Comment Canada mag ordered to remove tobacco plants from office window [The Province]

New Science Magazine Shakes Up Publishing Model [Folio]

Ex-Ms. magazine editor Mary Thom dies in NY crash [AP]

Lucy Kaylin Named Editor-in-Chief of O, The Oprah Magazine [Hearst release]

Elle Quebec casts plus-size model for its latest cover [Mail Online]

SpinMedia Adds Vibe Magazine to Its Digital Portfolio, Minus the Magazine [All Things D]

Good stuff, kid: Don Obe reflects on his career [RRJ]

More! magazine to close as readership drops below 100,000 [The Guardian]

The Rise of the Artisanal Magazine [FlavorWire]

MagNet Sales Surging! Don’t Miss Out: Early Bird Deadline May 3 [Magazines Canada]

'Half a house' owned by Cottage Life's Al Zikovitz turns heads [Toronto Star]

Reactions to Time Magazine’s Boston Bombing Cover [Folio]

Six Reasons Why It's a Great Time to Be in Magazine Media [MPA]

A dull read [RRJ]

Véro mag's Cloutier is like Quebec’s version of Oprah Winfrey, but different [Toronto Star]