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SEPTEMBER 2025

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

PC Zone is one of those magazines that fans still champion long after its closure, and Richie Shoemaker’s five years on its staff make him a familiar face to many of them. We learn about his start in games media, how he launched a single-game magazine that outlasted many more mainstream titles, and why he’s recently returned to print magazines

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I struggled for ages to find a label for the extraordinary photo here before finally coming up with: “Wife comments on styling of husband’s new Fiat Multipla”. As I’m sure you know, such an evocative