While many publications have drawn in their paper tentacles and forged ahead with digital versions, Douglas McGray has a project that takes magazines in an entirely different direction.

A fellow at the New America Foundation and writer for the New York Times Magazine and This American Life, McGray founded Pop-Up Magazine with the idea of bringing the magazine experience to life in a performance venue, with noted journalists acting as the performers, sharing their observations with an audience. The performance flows like a printed magazine, with short reviews at the beginning and longer pieces at the end, presented in the form of film, slideshows, radio pieces, and also written work... Original article