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The Arbuturian

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The Arbuturian
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CategoriesGourmet, Lifestyle, Culture, Travel
FrequencyDaily
Founded2009
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.arbuturian.com

The Arbuturian is a daily online magazine covering food and drink, arts and culture, exotic travel and luxury living. The magazine's remit is to provide "intelligent content for a cultured readership who seek a playful approach to a diverse range of subject matter."[1] The magazine takes its inspiration from Jerome K. Jerome and specialises in narrative feature editorial.

History

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Established in London in 2009, their remit and readership quickly grew and the magazine is now internationally recognised with notable audiences in the United States, Europe and Japan.[2] They remain independently owned and operated.

Content

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The magazine has a liberal bias and takes a playful approach to luxury lifestyle topics, combining food, culture and travel features with some literary fiction and humorous narratives in a single edition. The content is primarily produced by contributing writers; most articles employ a style of narrative journalism, while informative pieces are written in short-form method.[3] Their reviews include restaurants, hotels, theatre, art, music and general travel features.

Awards

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In 2012 the magazine was shortlisted as a finalist at the British Travel Press Awards for Best Online Consumer Travel Publication of the Year, alongside The Telegraph, The Guardian and Condé Nast Traveller.[4]

In 2013 the magazine's Food & Drink Editor, Noah May, won an award for Food Journalist of the Year at the Guild of Food Writers Awards for work published in The Arbuturian.[5]

Also in 2013, Cigar Editor Nick Hammond won The Spectator's Cigar Journalist of the Year Award.[6]

Demographic

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The publication strongly appeals to an AB / High-Net-Worth demographic with a cultured background and disposable income. The content is not gender biased and appeals equally to men and women.[citation needed]

Contributors

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Various broadsheet journalists, magazine writers, critics and authors contribute to the magazine, including theatre critic and broadcaster Al Senter[7] and the writer, photographer and filmmaker Paul Joyce,[8] the great-grand-nephew of James Joyce.

References

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  1. ^ "The Arbuturian, About Us". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ "The Arbuturian Newsletter, February 2010". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. ^ "The Arbuturian, About Us". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. ^ "The British Travel Press Awards Finalists, November 2012". Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "The Guild of Food Writers Awards Winners, May 2013". Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Spectator Cigar Writer of the Year, December 2013". 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. ^ Senter, Al. "The Winter of My Content". The Arbuturian. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  8. ^ Paul Joyce. "Grand for a Grand". The Arbuturian. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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