dunzo.
This is old news but ..in GT’s complete “WTH” face…I just don’t understand how an institution can be in business for 38 years and then simply go belly up in times of a weakened economy. There’s something else going on here and my guess is that new media simply must come up with a way to satisfy the needs of us who dog-ear our pages, read magazines in comfy chairs, get our magazine’s wet in the bathtub, have SOMETHING for our coffee tables, and those of us who simply need inspiration on the subway or while daydreaming at a cafe. I know there’s a class of people out there who need print simply cause we like the way shiny paper feels…or maybe I’m just a delusional dinosaur…Metropolitan shutters its doors in December and I think the magazine foldings are tragic.
Posted by gt on November 16, 2009
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Kim — November 17, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
I’ve been a Met Home reader since way back when they were Apartment Life. I’ll miss them.
There’s definitely something to be said for curling up on the sofa with the latest hard copy of your favorite magazine – curling up with your laptop and reading the online version just isn’t the same.
I still hope they come up with an online version of Metropolitan Home, though
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Alicia — November 17, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
=(
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First L8dy — November 18, 2009 @ 9:57 am
I am with you GT. I DEFINITELY LOVE my mags in print…. I just hate that now that I am SO into home decor, all the magazines are going out of print… : (
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Aziza — November 18, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
I’ve enjoyed Met Home for a long time and though it will be missed it didn’t really sting the way that Domino folding did.
I think I actually shed a tear for that one.
I just hope that Living Etc, ReadyMade and the rest of my subscriptions are safe.
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Debbie — November 19, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
Wow! Like Aziza, I hope mags like Livingetc, Elle Decor, Ready Made, etc., are not next.
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