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Print's Quiet Resurrection

Why a generation raised on infinite feeds is paying for high-gloss independent journals and zine culture.

By Elena Rossi·September 11, 2026·7 min read
Print's Quiet Resurrection

There is a small, well-lit room in Brooklyn where, on any given Saturday, you can find people in their twenties paying twenty-five dollars for a magazine.

They are not doing this out of irony.

About the author

Elena Rossi

Elena writes about taste, attention, and the economics of culture. Previously at The Atlantic and Rest of World.