Phoenix/Stuff merger

[tealegirle.livejournal.com]

I'm curious on the thoughts of the community on the Phoenix/Stuff magazine merger. Is it good/bad/indifferent? I'm a bit confused by it, since Stuff and the Phoenix don't seem to be aimed at the same audience.

Comments

[ron_newman]

I hate it. The combination looks just like The Improper Bostonian, a publication that doesn't appeal to me at all.

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Not a fan.
I miss Stuff

[ron_newman]

Whereas I miss the (old) Phoenix.

[dial-zero.livejournal.com]

I don't like it either. I never liked Stuff, and I liked the old Phoenix. Too many ads, too much clutter, and I preferred the newsprint to the glossy.

[catskillz.livejournal.com]

I'm indifferent to the content but man, I find the font way too small.

[cos]

I was going to say I haven't noticed a difference, but then I realized most of the comments here were about the print edition of the Phoenix, and I think of newspapers as web sites by now :)