• by Erik Sass  @eriksass1, October 3, 2013

United Airlines and custom publisher Ink have joined forces to launch a new in-flight (and in-lounge) publication, Rhapsody, which will be available exclusively to premium-cabin customers and visitors to the United Club and United Global First lounges. According to the airline, the magazine, set to debut in November, will focus on the “personalities and trends that define affluent living and thought in the 21st century.”

The first issue of Rhapsody includes an in-depth profile of actor Kevin Kline by Elissa Schappell, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, with photographs by Brigitte Lacombe; a behind-the-scenes account of the premiere of “Night Moves” at the Venice Film Festival by screenwriter Jonathan Raymond and an excerpt from Bloomberg Businessweek writer Brad Stone’s new book, “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.”

The magazine also offers news and notes about high culture, luxury goods, fine dining, and luxury hospitality.

Rhapsody is projected to have a monthly readership of 600,000, drawn from the roughly 1 million passengers who fly in United’s premium cabins every month. It will also be circulated in 50 United Club lounges in 38 airports worldwide. The first issue is 100 pages, including 35 pages of ads from global luxury brands.

New York Gets Pinteresting

New York magazine has launched a Pinterest account to highlight the magazine’s visual content, with boards including TV Funnies, the magazine’s frequently satirical artwork created for Vulture based on TV shows; Great Rooms, integrating the content from design editor Wendy Goodman’s Design Hunting franchise; Fried Things, devoted to “all things crisp and beautiful;” and a board devoted to “This Week’s Issue.”

New York digital general manager Michael Silberman stated: “New York and our other brands are known for striking design and arresting visuals and Pinterest is a great platform to bring that sensibility to an audience that appreciates great images."

 
The Nation Gets New Look

The Nation is getting a new look beginning with its Oct. 14 issue, which is due out on newsstands the following day. According to Robert Best, the left-leaning pub’s first creative director, the revamped magazine will include “a new Q&A feature, as well as an assortment of shorter items, images and cartoons that convey our sense of what’s important, outrageous, absurd or otherwise worth your attention each week.” Editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel stated: “We’re staying true to the magazine’s long history as a critical, fearless and independent voice in American journalism, and we hope that our new look captures the spirit of the publication as it continues to evolve in the 21st century.”


Cottages & Gardens Launches San Francisco Magazine, SFC&G

Cottages & Gardens Publications is launching a new magazine targeting the San Francisco market, according to Folio:, which first reported the news. The new magazine will launch in April 2014 with a frequency of six issues per year and a circulation of 40,000. Content from the new magazine will appear on the main Cottages & Gardens Web site, along with content from sister pubs targeting Connecticut, New York, and the Hamptons .