L Magazine Explained

The L Magazine
Editor:Mike Conklin
Editor Title:Editor-in-Chief
Frequency:Biweekly
Total Circulation:106,600[1]
Circulation Year:2011
Publisher:Nick Burry
Lastdate:July 2015
Company:The L Magazine LLC
Based:Brooklyn

The L Magazine was a free bi-weekly magazine in New York City featuring investigative articles, arts and culture commentary, and event listings. It was 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 brothers named it for the L train, a subway line that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan.[3] It ceased publication in July 2015, with resources shifted to sister publication Brooklyn Magazine.

The Boxing Match

The L's launch coincided with that of New York Sports Express,[4] 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[5] 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,[6] Brooklyn to settle the score. The match ended in a draw, and no re-match was rescheduled.[7] [8]

The boxing match was re-created on the TV show Bored to Death. Jonathan Ames claims in his blog[9] [10] that the season finale was based on this match.

Events

In 2005, The L Magazine launched Summer Screen,[11] a free weekly film series in Brooklyn's McCarren Park.[12] [13]

In 2009, The L Magazine launched the Northside Music Festival.[14] [15] 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,[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] featuring performances by Polvo, Liars (band), Elvis Perkins in Dearland, and The Fiery Furnaces.[23] The festival also hosted the films Feast of Stephen by James Franco[24] and Life During Wartime by Todd Solondz.[25] [26]

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[27] [28] [29]

Sources

  1. Web site: ABC . Abcas3.accessabc.com . November 10, 2011.
  2. Web site: The L Magazine . Gawker.com . April 14, 2003 . November 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010105921/http://gawker.com/011925/the-l-magazine . October 10, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Husni . Samir . Samir Husni . Brooklyn Magazine: Born From The Womb Of Its Mother, The L Magazine, This Artistically-Focused Magazine With A Regional Title Is Much More Than A Dart On A Map As It Showcases The Creative Movement That's Alive & Well And Living In Brooklyn – The Mr. Magazine™ Interview With Daniel Stedman, Co-Founder and Publisher, Brooklyn Magazine . MrMagazine.Wordpress.com . 26 November 2020 . 20 December 2016 . "Scott and I got this idea for The L Magazine, which admittedly has been a difficult brand name over time; people thought it was a lesbian magazine, or people have confused it with Elle, the fashion magazine, but the significance of the name I think was always appropriate in the subway that connected Greensburg with the East Village, or you could say more broadly, one of the trains connecting Brooklyn and downtown.".
  4. Web site: Taibbi . Matt . R.I.P. Nysxr.I.P. Nysx . Nypress.com . July 27, 2004 . November 10, 2011.
  5. Web site: EntertainmentEntertainment. Nypress.com. November 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826133848/http://www.nypress.com/article-8192-entertainment.html. August 26, 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Koyen v. Stedman Pictures . Gawker.com . November 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010105915/http://gawker.com/013784/koyen-v-stedman-pictures . October 10, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Elzweig. Matt. Articles: Boxing Writers. Mediabistro. October 29, 2003. November 10, 2011.
  8. Web site: NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: NY UP CLOSE; News Boxes In a Face-Off, Sort of – New York Times. The New York Times. August 3, 2003. November 10, 2011.
  9. Web site: Bored to Death: Homepage. HBO . November 10, 2011.
  10. Web site: Chaudhury . Nadia . Green, how I want you green: Brooklyn Boxing . Mysticchildz.blogspot.com . December 28, 2009 . November 10, 2011.
  11. Web site: Parks . Richard . Greenpoint Gazette:Reality Bites, but L Magazine's Summerscreen film showings do not . Greenpointnews.com . July 16, 2009 . November 10, 2011.
  12. Web site: Ries . Brian . Weather 1, Bowie 0: Labyrinth SummerScreen Rescheduled Due to Rain . FREEwilliamsburg . July 14, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  13. News: Ray . Kate . Cinema under the stars . . June 28, 2008 . November 10, 2011.
  14. Web site: The Northside Festival Celebrates Brooklyn . Interview Magazine . November 10, 2011.
  15. Web site: Baron . Zach . 2010 Northside Festival Lineup Announced! – New York Music – Sound of the City . Blogs.villagevoice.com . April 30, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  16. Web site: Rubenfeld . Samuel . Northside Festival Celebrates Music, Film Art, Hipsters – Speakeasy – WSJ . The Wall Street Journal . June 22, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  17. Web site: Colter . Seth . The Northside Festival: It Turns Out Punk Is Dead-To Hipsters . The Awl . June 28, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  18. Web site: Northside Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20110620014635/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/floor_with_unearthly_trance_part_b7WHR3rzhQ26KOp38n6voN . dead . June 20, 2011 . New York Post . June 21, 2010 . November 10, 2011 .
  19. Web site: CoS Presents: Northside Festival '10 showcase featuring Les Savy Fav & Polvo . June 15, 2010 . Consequence of sound. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619073831/https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/06/15/cos-presents-northside-festival-%E2%80%9810-showcase-featuring-les-savy-fav-polvo/ . 2010-06-19.
  20. Web site: We Were There: Northside Festival 2010 . Gothamist . June 28, 2010 . November 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120128173603/http://gothamist.com/2010/06/28/northside_festival.php . January 28, 2012 . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: Northside Festival on Sunday: Harper Blynn, The Art of Shooting, Jody Porter, The Canon Logic and More | Sentimentalist Magazine . Sentimentalistmag.com . June 30, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  22. Web site: Weston . Hillary . Get Ready for the Northside Festival – Nightlife – BlackBook . Blackbookmag.com . June 23, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  23. Web site: Baron . Zach . 2010 Northside Festival Lineup Announced! – New York Music – Sound of the City . Blogs.villagevoice.com . April 30, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  24. Web site: The second annual Northside Festival brings The Fiery Furnaces and James Franco to Williamsburg . NY Daily News . November 10, 2011.
  25. Web site: Indiescreen is a new movie theater & music venue in Williamsburg (Brooklyn Film Fest happening now) . Brooklynvegan.com . June 7, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  26. Web site: Linderman . Juliet . Greenpoint Gazette:Northside Takes Over the Northside . Greenpointnews.com . July 1, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  27. Web site: Paddy Johnson . Rob Pruitt Awards Announced: Paddy Johnson Lands Critic of The Year Nomination . Artfagcity.com . November 17, 2010 . November 10, 2011.
  28. Web site: 2010 Art Awards . The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . 2010-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101115061301/http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/support/donate/2010-art-awards . November 15, 2010 . mdy-all .
  29. Web site: Artinfo . Rob Pruitt Art Award Nominees Announced . Artinfo . November 17, 2010 . November 10, 2011.

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