I think magazines are the new vinyl. I opened a magazine shop in Maine to prove it. Stacy Mitchell opened a magazine shop in Portland, Maine. Courtesy of Stacy Mitchell Stacy Mitchell is a 36-year-old in Portland, Maine, who has always loved magazines. In 2025, she opened a magazine shop, hopeful that she'd be able to pass on her love of magazines. People have been either very excited about the opportunity to buy magazines or confused. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacy Mitchell, owner of Bold Magazine Shop . It has been edited for length and clarity. In 2013, I visited Beijing and started a new tradition: buying a Vogue magazine from each country I traveled through. The Chinese Vogue was beautiful, emblematic of the place and culture. Magazines have this way of transporting and engaging you in a way that online magazines just can't do. You have to be totally present to take in a magazine, to understand how it's curated, and to appreciate the beauty of the art and words within.…