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The Art of the Matter

We put a lot of thought into the look of Hemispheres, and readers are taking notice. ALLISON MORRIS, who writes ShelfTalker, a blog about children’s books for Publishers Weekly, was delighted to see the works of some of her favorite illustrators in our November issue. In a recent post, she calls out “a clever, colorful [cover] illustration that could only be the work of the incredibly talented John Hendrix”; notes that Dispatches illustrator Graham Roumieu’s whimsical imagery has provoked hours of laughter; and gives a shout-out to Whirlwind illustrator Oliver Jeffers, “whose books are (all of them) beyond wonderful.” Morris adds that she relishes “the chance to see the work of talented illustrators like these on printed pages outside the world of (thank goodness we still have them) books. Sightings of editorial art like this are fewer and fewer.” BILL RICHARDS, editor of the magazine Inform: Architecture and Design in the MidAtlantic, sent us an email saying that “Cover to cover...[Hemispheres] has some of the best photography out there.” He goes on to praise our December issue: “It is one of the best publications in the sky or on the ground. Substantive, timely and engaging. What other infl ight magazine can go from the Mexican art dynamo Gabriel Orozco to women’s boxing in the same issue without skipping a beat?” Meanwhile, over at hemispheresmagazine.com, more readers are sharing their experiences in our comments sections, a practice we heartily endorse. After a Korean university professor assigned executive editor Mike Guy’s feature “Riding With Mr. Thong” (July 2009) to her students, many logged on to comment. “I feel as if I adventured in Vietnam with Mr. Thong and the writer,” says one. Another advises, “Warning: after you fi nish reading, you might yield to the temptation to visit Vietnam.” Yet another notes simply, “I can feel the beauty of the landscape through this article.”

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LAWRENCE OSBORNE Osborne’s experiences in Bangkok, from eating street food to indulging in spa treatments (page 56), were the subject of his memoir Bangkok Days, which was on The New York Times’ list of the top 10 travel books of 2009. Next up for him is a book titled The Wet and the Dry. “It’s about drink culture worldwide,” he says. “Gulp.”

NATSKO SEKI A Tokyo native and graduate of London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, Seki has done work for Louis Vuitton Japan, Yahoo! Japan, The Guardian and The New York Times. On the cover of Hemispheres this month, she captures the essence of Montreal, of which she says “I haven’t been yet, but I’d love to go.”

JONNY LIEBERMAN The car fanatic loves the Kizashi (page 48) but declares, “The greatest car ever made is the Citroen SM.” Lieberman writes for Autoblog but says his “real job” is being a member of the 24 Hours of LeMons Supreme Court—the governing body of an endurance race in which all cars must cost less than $500.

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