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Import News is a new independent magazine shop with hard-to-find snacks
We're tired of hearing that print is dying. And, yes, we're biased as we produce our own Time Out New York in print. Sure, publications like ourselves are placing more emphasis on digital than ever. But, two years ago, when Sasha Laing and Keith Miller opened their first magazine shop with snacks sourced from around the world, they realized what was missing from print was the environment; an aesthetically-pleasing space where readers could pick up a specialty magazine on niche topics flipping through while enjoying a mango Pocky stick or two. Thus, Import News was born: first cropping up inside Chinatown's Oliver Coffee. In 2019, they opened up shop at Fellow Barber, a barber shop. And, just this spring, they've opened inside Public Records, the new hifi listening bar with a vegan restaurant. Import News also has stands in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with more coming soon. We spoke with founders, Sasha Laing and Keith Miller, about why they wanted to take on print in a time that seems risky for it, their favorite snacks and more. Where did you see a gap in the way that indie magazines were being distributed and displayed?In Europe and Asia, there is a pretty good network of shops dedicated to independent publications, but until recently, it was rare to find speciality spaces like that in the U.S. There is an incredible boom in independent publishing happening across the world right now, so we wanted to create a space that would support and promote those publish
