Fab (magazine)

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The correct title of this article is fab. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.


Type	Bi-Weekly magazine
Format	Magazine

Owner	No Fear Publishing Ltd
Editor	Steven Bereznai
Founded	1994
Political allegiance	Left (Left)
Price	Free $2.25 elsewhere
Headquarters	511 Church Street Toronto, Ontario
Circulation	20,000 every 2 weeks

Website: www.fabmagazine.com

fab is a Canadian gay magazine, which publishes biweekly in Toronto, Ontario. It publishes alternate weeks to the city's other biweekly gay publication, Xtra!. The publication’s official spelling uses a lower-case F: fab.

1 History
2 About
3 Columnists
4 Distribution
5 External link

[edit] History

fab started publishing in June, 1994. In 1996, fab also launched a national edition, known as FAB National to distinguish itself from the local Toronto publication. The national magazine struggled to build an audience, and was sold in 1998; its new owners ceased publication of the magazine within a few months.

[edit] About

Described as a "gay scene magazine", fab covers popular Toronto gay culture, including music and clubbing. Feature articles are usually news-related and deal with literature, AIDS, real estate, music, and other current-affairs topics. Photo spreads are common, and fab covers typically feature a young male model, often without a shirt.

The magazine had several editors prior to 1998, when John Kennedy took over. In the next four years, he increased readership and advertising revenues. After 100 issues, Kennedy was replaced by Mitchel Raphael in 2002; Raphael left the magazine in January of 2006 and was replaced by the magazine's current editor, Steven Bereznai.

[edit] Columnists

fab's current columnists include Daniel Paquette, Paul Bellini, Nina Arsenault and Brad Fraser. Past columnists included Todd Klinck. Youth Columnist "Twink" Jesse Stong.

[edit] Distribution

The magazine is distributed as a free publication in Toronto, Hamilton, London and Ottawa, and is available in some other Canadian cities for a cover price of $2.25 per issue.