- Fab (magazine)
Infobox Newspaper
name = fab
type = Bi-Weeklymagazine
format = Magazine
foundation = 1994
owners =Pink Triangle Press
political = Left
headquarters = 511 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
editor =Drew Rowsome & Matt Thomas
price = Free in primary markets, $4.50 elsewhere
website = [http://www.fabmagazine.com/ www.fabmagazine.com]
circulation = 20,000 every 2 weeks"fab" is a Canadian
magazine which targets thegay community. The magazine publishes biweekly issues inToronto ,Ontario . It publishes alternate weeks to the city's other biweekly gay publication, "Xtra! ". The publication’s official spelling uses a lower-case F: "fab".History
"fab" started publishing in June,
1994 . In1996 , "fab" also launched a national edition, known as "FAB National" to distinguish itself from the local Toronto publication. The national magazine struggled to build an audience, and was sold in1998 ; its new owners ceased publication of the magazine within a few months.In 2006, under managing editor Steven Bereznai, "FabStyle" — a special issue devoted to fashion and design — was launched as a quarterly publication. However, only two issues were only produced.
In February 2008,
Pink Triangle Press , publishers of "Xtra! ", "Xtra! West " and "Capital Xtra! ", purchased the assets of "fab". The magazine began publishing under the PTP banner in March 2008.About
Described as a "gay scene magazine", "fab" covers popular Toronto gay culture, including music and clubbing. Feature articles are usually news-related and deal with literature, AIDS, real estate, music, and other current-affairs topics. Photo spreads are common, and "fab" covers typically feature sexy and provocative male models. Covers may also occasionally feature a public figure, when a major feature interview with that person appears in the magazine — David Miller appeared on the cover in a leather jacket [ [http://www.fabmagazine.com/issuecovers/full/244.jpgIssue 244] ] ,
Jack Layton andOlivia Chow appeared together flanked by aMountie in dress leathers [ [http://www.fabmagazine.com/issuecovers/full/236.jpgIssue 236] ] , andJulian Fantino posed in his police uniform with a row of otherwise anonymous models dressed asThe Village People [ [http://www.fabmagazine.com/issuecovers/full/252.jpgIssue 252] ] . Celebrity covers have also included musiciansJoel Gibb ,Neko Case andHawksley Workman , actorsKate Moennig ,Scott Thompson andAdamo Ruggiero , and local activistsGeorge Hislop andBrent Hawkes .The magazine had several editors prior to 1998, when John Kennedy took over. Over the next four years, he increased readership and advertising revenues. After 100 issues, Kennedy was replaced by
Mitchel Raphael in2002 ; Raphael left the magazine in January of2006 and was replaced bySteven Bereznai . In April 2007, Bereznai stepped down and was replaced byPaul Gallant .With the purchase of "fab" by Pink Triangle Press in February 2008, Gallant was replaced by 23 year old writer, filmmaker and former Film columnist Matt Thomas and
Drew Rowsome .Columnists
"fab"
' s current columnists includeRolyn Chambers ,Daniel Paquette ,Paul Bellini ,Chris Jai Centeno andMatt Cassano .Past columnists includedTodd Klinck , Jesse Stong,Nina Arsenault ,Mark Mercereau ,Richard Burnett andBrad Fraser .Distribution
The magazine is distributed as a free publication in Toronto, Hamilton, London and
Ottawa , and is available in some other Canadian cities for a cover price of $4.50 per issue.References
External links
* [http://www.fabmagazine.com/ "fab"]
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