What took them so long: I rarely link to non-U.S. magazine news as I can barely keep up with what’s going on here. I make an exception to that practice now with this link to news about the launch of a magazine in the U.K. for South Asian women and would like to highlight the following quote about how quickly the first issue was produced:

According to Shihab Salim, the 290-page full colour glossy mag was created (start to finish) in three weeks but is, “the most accomplished publication I have ever been a part of. It has around 30 features and the contents page alone is 3 pages long… I defy anyone to read the magazine back to back in less than two hours!”

“Back to back,” must be a U.K. term meaning front-to-back, or perhaps he is saying it would take two hours to read back-to-back issues.

Theme day: Speaking of gays in business…oh, never mind. I was just going to link to an update on yesterday’s A&F Quarterly news.

Queer eye for the business guy: From the vaporzine department, Rueters is running a feature on the announced launch of Echelon, a magazine for “gay professionals climbing the ladder in corporate America.”

Quote:

“We want to be recognized for something other than our political advocacy, our partying and our entertainment,” Echelon publisher Michael Lamb told Reuters. “We do work every day, we do own businesses and we do pay taxes.”

(I don’t know about you, but I think the design of the “preview issue” of the magazine - cover shown at left - could use a makeover. I suggest they call in the Fab Five before going to press.)