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www.slow-journalism.com/subscribe Delayed Gratification is the world’s first Slow Journalism magazine.
It’s a beautiful printed quarterly publication which revisits the events of the previous three months to see what happened after the dust settled and the news agenda moved on. It boasts fascinating long-form journalism from some of the world’s best writers, alongside glorious infographics and photography.
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From the archives: In May 2021 the International Olympic Committee warned that hosting the Games would be challenging and that the Tokyo Olympics – already postponed one year – might be cancelled. For athletes who had spent years preparing the disruption was a shock. And as lockdowns saw gyms, pools and sports centres close, new ways to train were needed.
Our 6 part home series on sportspeople whose lives – and living rooms – were upended by the pandemic
1. Maddie Hinch, hockey player
2. David Liti, weightlifter
3. Maria Angelica Bernal, tennis player
4. McKenzie Coan, swimmer
5. Felipe da Sousa Gomes, sprinter
6. Alexandra Ndolo, fencer
DG is now in 200 WH Smiths across the UK: may we suggest to anyone heading to the delightful Perch on the Pier in Worthing that they make a two minute detour to pick up some reading material on the way?
The democratic process has taken place and it's a landslide victory for change! And, indeed, this week we've seen change take place on an unprecedented scale. There's been a change in fonts. A change in text size. A change in paper stock. And, in a move that can only be described as revolutionary, a change to the almanac section.
Admittedly democracy at Delayed Gratification is more straightforward than it is at Westminster. What happened was that our art director Christian Tate proposed some changes and we nodded our heads approvingly. And while the head of state no doubt has strong opinions on magazine layout, we didn't have to travel to the palace to get formal approval for our redesign from the King (although an invitation would have been nice).
Christian Tate, who has masterminded the visual side of Delayed Gratification since the very beginning, tweaks the design of the magazine every year – but this time the redesign has been substantial. Over on our blog he answered some questions about what's been changed and why he did it.
If you are still on a high from Glastonbury this weekend, you'll enjoy looking back at our Glastonbury Infographic {issue #47 Delayed Gratification}.
How do Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA fit into 50+ years of Pyramid stage headline acts?
Link☝🏻to our blog and zoom in on all the beautiful details!
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Recipe for a DG infographic... Set out to research every current holder of a world cup title, in every sport there is. Start off at a decent clip with the big hitters then get bogged down finding authoritative sources for ringette, bandy and floorball. Begin design, complete it over a few hours. Job done! Then, a sinking feeling - we've left out korfball! Take a few minutes muttering darkly to yourself. Have a restorative cup of tea. Redesign the infographic, including korfball. Marvel at the little-remarked dominance of Sweden in sports that involve hitting things. Release infographic into the world, hopefully stimulating lots of stats geekery among DG readers
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Delayed Gratification, the Slow Journalism magazine, provides a quarterly pause to review the news once the dust has settled.
Proudly to be 'Last to breaking news', this ad-free, beautifully designed publication is filled with insightful infographics and thoughtful long-form journalism.
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Looking for a brilliant Father's Day present? Give him the gift of perspective and time to reflect with a subscription to Delayed Gratification, the Slow Journalism magazine.
Use DAD5 for £5 off a gift subscription💥
Spotted at Gatwick: essential half term reading😎
We're looking forward to performing at the brilliant Idler Festival at Fenton House in July. Tickets are on sale now, link in bio.
Our Editor, Rob Orchard, will be in the Dining Room on Sunday 7 July, 13:45-14:30 at Fenton House.
Come join us and enjoy a weekend filled with talks, workshops, comedy, music philosophy and merriment in an idyllic setting😎
Not your bog standard magazine... Delayed Gratification, the quarterly Slow Journalism publication that helps readers reset their relationship with the news, has been enlivening coffee tables, bedside tables and toilets since 2011.
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First copies of the new DG are beginning to arrive for UK subscribers. The perfect for a 5 star screen break ☕ 📖
Your essential companion for those brief moments of sun this Easter break - the new issue of Delayed Gratification, just out.
Take advantage of your quarterly excuse to slow down and make sense of the news.
Some shots taken over our art director Christian's shoulder of the new issue, which is currently at press and will be heading out to subscribers in the next week. It's full of brilliant stories including a deep infographic dive into the biggest and best culture of 2023
There are few news stories more divisive in the UK than that of Shamima Begum, who left London at the age of 15 to join the Islamic State. Last week she lost an appeal against the British government's decision to strip her of her citizenship, and so she remains effectively stateless, living in a Syrian refugee camp.
It's been five years since Begum, the last surviving Bethnal Green schoolgirl, was found in the al-Hawl camp by Times journalist Anthony Loyd. The reporter spoke to us a few months after his unexpected discovery and, in a passionate interview, expressed his view that a "huge populist swell of rage" had led to the then-home secretary Sajid Javid making the "hasty and opportunistic" decision to strip citizenship from an "indoctrinated young woman" who "left the UK as a child".
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Yesterday's news that Alexei Navalny had lost his life came as a shock, but hardly a surprise. Sooner or later, opponents of Vladimir Putin tend to end up dead – and Navalny was some opponent. Smart, brave, popular and irrepressible, the lawyer and anti-corruption activist – who was locked away in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle on bogus terrorism charges designed to silence him – was the dictator's fiercest foe.
The first time the regime tried to murder Putin's arch-nemesis, it failed. In August 2020 Navalny was the target of a state-sponsored assassination attempt. Exposed to a substance similar to Novichok, he was flown to Germany for treatment. Yet only five months after being poisoned he was on a flight from Berlin to Russia, laughing at his favourite episodes of Rick & Morty while press photographers captured the calm audacity of a man who knew that these might be his very final hours of freedom. For incredible footage from his final flight, watch the 2022 documentary Navalny, which also includes an extraordinary scene in which he prank-calls a Russian spy into a confession.
In issue 42 of Delayed Gratification our associate editor James Montague spoke to Russian anti-corruption activist Vladimir Ashurkov about why Navalny got on that plane to Moscow – and why, despite everything the Kremlin could throw at him, he would not be silenced. We've just put the fascinating interview on our blog for the first time – and it's well worth a read this weekend.
To mark Valentine’s Day here’s a story of love against the odds that we followed for years in Delayed Gratification
When in Brighton we love dropping in to . Absolutely gorgeous shop, filled with beautiful creations.
Do you have a non-fiction book in you? Why not learn how to develop, sell and write it with our award-winning associate editor James Montague, author of four best-selling non-fiction books.
James will be running a two-hour online class on 9th March giving you all the insight and details you need to get started.
DG subscribers save £24 on tickets: link in bio
Got an idea for an independent magazine? Come and learn how to make it a reality at our friendly class on Zoom tomorrow night: tickets cost just £36 for subscribers, link in bio
Happy 2024 everyone...we are now emerging out of brief hibernation.
We always love to see Delayed Gratification across the world. Thank you Little Miss Scurryfunge for the📸 taken at Singapore airport today.
What's this intriguing collection of posters lining the streets of old London town? Why, it's some attractive propaganda from Delayed Gratification, the Slow Journalism magazine.
Perchance I shall step inside this emporium and purchase copies of this delightful periodical for my entire circle of acquaintance as tokens of Yuletide esteem. What an excellent gift! Let it slow!
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DG52 in stock for the Christmas run-up at a Waitrose near you now: ideal for a Secret Santa or stocking filler🤶🏼🎁🌲
A Christmassy Arthur the dog checks out the new issue of DG, now in the post to subscribers.
We believe Arthur's gaze tells us that he appreciates Robin F Williams's bold use colour and message of inspiration. Good analysis, Arthur!
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DG52 will start arriving on doorsteps this week.
Team DG beyond chuffed to be featured in the brilliant Observer Christmas gift guide today. Treble mulled wines all round!
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This is where the magic happens: our art director Christian has renovated his home office where he designs Delayed Gratification, adding a brilliant hidden door.
✨Snow news day✨ Why not spread the joy of Delayed Gratification this Christmas? Our beautiful quarterly magazine is the gift that keeps on giving throughout 2024. Ideal for curious minds who appreciate the benefit of hindsight, striking design and cutting through the noise of non-stop breaking news. #slownewsday #christmasgiftideas #magazinesubscription #delayedgratification #promo
A quick riffle through issue 51 of Delayed Gratification magazine, crammed to the rafters with the world’s best Slow Journalism. Get your copy today (link in bio) and enjoy in-depth features, beautiful photo stories and extraordinary infographics telling the story of April to June this year. #delayedgratificationmagazine #leemadgwickart #photojournalism #slownews #slowjournalism #infographics #indiemag
Our new tube ads are up! Spreading the word about Delayed Gratification at ten stations across London. Big thanks to @creature_dan for all the advice, so nice to see this out in the world after many months of plotting with @vzfkb. Design as always by the inimitable @christiantate.co.uk. Feels like a big step for a small company.
An Answer for Everything hits Camp Bestival Shropshire 2023🤩 Thank you @campbestivalshrophire for having us! We had the best weekend and loved sharing the joy of infographics with such a fun and engaged crowd. Thank you to the brilliant crew at Pelican Post for organising the book signing afterwards at their bookshack - An Answer for Everything was a sellout! For those who missed out on the books, we have signed copies available on our website - link in bio.
Always a joy to visit the beautiful Magma in Covent Garden, good to see DG in prime position at the foot of the stairs.#magmacoventgarden #magazineshoplondon #independentmagazines
Behind the scenes of printing DG#50 - stacks of spreads and a glimpse of our new cover, as issue 50 comes off the press at Park Communications Ltd Issue 50 will start shipping out to subscribers at the end of this week.
Next week we publish our 50th issue. Thank you to all of our wonderful subscribers, and to anyone who has ever picked up a copy of Delayed Gratification. We say it often, but we really couldn't do this without the incredible support of our readers. Here’s to the next 50…
Back issue sale! As we approach issue 50 we’ve been refamiliarising ourselves with our back issues, and we want to give you a chance to get familiar with them too. Head to our webshop to get 30% of any back issue of DG with the code BACKUP https://www.slow-journalism.com/DG/back-issues
It's very satisfying to see the latest issue of DG sailing through the printers. The new issue will be in the post to subscribers late next week.
In issue 48 of Delayed Gratification we worked with artist Carol Adlam on an illustrated piece depicting the lionesses' Euro's Triumph last year. Here's a behind the scenes look at how it was made... See the finished feature here https://www.slow-journalism.com/delayed-gratification-magazine/playing-the-long-game Lionesses #Lionesses
As we put the final touches to our upcoming issue (#49, due out in March) have a quick look at just a few of the features from the 'current' issue of Delayed Gratification – #48, covering July, August and September of 2022 - www.slow-journalism.com/back-issues
Inside the latest issue of Delayed Gratification magazine. Issue 48 looks back at July to September 2022, when a shrinking lake in Nevada revealed grim surprises, the UK bid farewell to its longest-serving monarch and the Lionesses triumphed at Euro 2022 www.slow-journalism.com/48
The latest issue of DG, #48, looks back at July to September 2022, when a shrinking lake in Nevada revealed grim surprises, the UK bid farewell to its longest-serving monarch and the Lionesses triumphed at Euro 2022 www.slow-journalism.com/48
Opening up issue 48 of Delayed Gratification magazine www.slow-journalism.com/48
Some pleasing footage of DG#47 flying off the press at our printers this week. The new issue will start leaving our warehouse next week, pre-order yours here: www.slow-journalism.com/back-issue/47-apr-jun-2022
Putting things in context. Every three months, Delayed Gratification curates the news that mattered over the last three months in a beautifully designed print magazine. Readers get 120 pages of fascinating stories, non-partisan journalism, analysis and expert opinion to help them understand the world slow-journalism.com #slownewsisgoodnews
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