The L Magazine Editor-in-Chief Mike Conklin Frequency Biweekly Publisher Nick Burry Total circulation (2011) 106,600
[1] Founder Scott Stedman,
Daniel Stedman Founded 2003 (2003-month ) Final issue July 2015 Company The L Magazine LLC Based in
Brooklyn Website
www .thelmagazine .com
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]
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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]
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"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 . Retrieved November 26, 2020 . 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.
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"EntertainmentEntertainment" . Nypress.com . Archived from
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"Koyen v. Stedman Pictures" . Gawker.com. Archived from
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"NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: NY UP CLOSE; News Boxes In a Face-Off, Sort of – New York Times" . The New York Times . August 3, 2003. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"Bored to Death: Homepage" . HBO. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"Green, how I want you green: Brooklyn Boxing" . Mysticchildz.blogspot.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Parks, Richard (July 16, 2009).
"Greenpoint Gazette:Reality Bites, but L Magazine's Summerscreen film showings do not" . Greenpointnews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Ries, Brian (July 14, 2010).
"Weather 1, Bowie 0: Labyrinth SummerScreen Rescheduled Due to Rain" . FREEwilliamsburg. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"The Northside Festival Celebrates Brooklyn" . Interview Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"2010 Northside Festival Lineup Announced! – New York Music – Sound of the City" . Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Rubenfeld, Samuel (June 22, 2010).
"Northside Festival Celebrates Music, Film Art, Hipsters – Speakeasy – WSJ" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"The Northside Festival: It Turns Out Punk Is Dead-To Hipsters" . The Awl. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"Northside Festival" . New York Post . June 21, 2010. Archived from
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"CoS Presents: Northside Festival '10 showcase featuring Les Savy Fav & Polvo" . Consequence of sound . June 15, 2010. Archived from
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"We Were There: Northside Festival 2010" . Gothamist. June 28, 2010. Archived from
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"Northside Festival on Sunday: Harper Blynn, The Art of Shooting, Jody Porter, The Canon Logic and More | Sentimentalist Magazine" . Sentimentalistmag.com. June 30, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Weston, Hillary (June 23, 2010).
"Get Ready for the Northside Festival – Nightlife – BlackBook" . Blackbookmag.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Baron, Zach (April 30, 2010).
"2010 Northside Festival Lineup Announced! – New York Music – Sound of the City" . Blogs.villagevoice.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"The second annual Northside Festival brings The Fiery Furnaces and James Franco to Williamsburg" . NY Daily News. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"Indiescreen is a new movie theater & music venue in Williamsburg (Brooklyn Film Fest happening now)" . Brooklynvegan.com. June 7, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Linderman, Juliet (July 1, 2010).
"Greenpoint Gazette:Northside Takes Over the Northside" . Greenpointnews.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ Paddy Johnson (November 17, 2010).
"Rob Pruitt Awards Announced: Paddy Johnson Lands Critic of The Year Nomination" . Artfagcity.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
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"2010 Art Awards" . The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . Archived from
the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2010 .
^ Artinfo (November 17, 2010).
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