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Nothing But Crumbs: Cookie magazine is no more.
The New York Times and Gawker report that, among other Conde Nast titles, Cookie magazine will cease publication.
The four-year-old parenting magazine — known for featuring $235-dollar cashmere cardigans … for preschoolers! … and nursery designs that cost more than an emergency c-section — is still offering free gift subscriptions at its website (and I just got a re-up offer in the mail on Saturday).
The publishers broke the news in a company memo Monday morning. The Cookie closure paragraph came after this jaw-dropper:
Gourmet magazine, headed by Ruth Reichl, has been killed (though TV and other branding media would continue). Also, Modern Bride and Elegant Bride have been shuttered.
From Gawker:
Finally, Cookie magazine will be discontinued, and resources that had been dedicated to its publishing will be invested elsewhere.
Honestly? I’ll miss Cookie.
Sure, it was way over-the-top in many regards: scary expensive family vacations, fancy homes filled with designer furniture. It could also get baffling: they once featured a sheet of wallpaper that gave the illusion of a bookshelf in the room (huh? Why not spend the $$$ on a real bookshelf, with books!). Most consistently bothersome were the pouty girl models with Marc Jacobs tights and jaded stares.
But the magazine also had great essays, interesting dinner ideas, wonderful children’s book selections (color-coded for age!) and my favorite feature where an author would pick a half-dozen books he/she recommended.
Still, yes, tough times for print. Will you miss Cookie?
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10 Smartest Cities in the U.S. | Strollerderby commented on Oct 06 09 at 5:33 pm[...] Cookie’s taken a lot of flack in the last few days for being too niche with its fashion-heavy pages, so it will be interesting to see how this one plays out. But as a parent, it’s nice to know someone thinks we’re worth it, right? [...]
RIP Cookie, Hello Conceive Magazine | Strollerderby commented on Oct 07 09 at 3:08 pmLaure68 commented on Oct 05 09 at 5:01 pmOK, I admit I never read Cookie. However, pretty recently I saw Jenny McCarthy on the cover of this magazine. For this alone I am glad to see it gone.
Samantha commented on Oct 05 09 at 5:28 pmAs ridiculous as it was (yes, $300 kiddie sweaters and $800 “mom outfit” windbreakers) I’ll miss it. Assumed incomes aside, it treated mothers as if they might occasionally have an interest outside of parenting, as if they might still like to travel and read and eat interesting food. And I’m sad for the demise of print in general. Plus, as a freelance writer, it’s one less market.
Mistress_Scorpio commented on Oct 05 09 at 7:57 pmGot a subscription as a gift. The majority of it’s content didn’t resonate with me. I’m also sad to see print’s slow death, but I can’t say it hasn’t been a long time coming.
Yuki commented on Oct 05 09 at 8:19 pmIt WAS over the top, but agree with Samantha that it treated moms like we have interests outside car pooling and, on the food front, that savvy parents might be interested in introducing their family to real food, not finding new uses for onion soup powder. Check out CanadianFamily.ca, the website of the same-named print magazine. It’s actually a bit more down to earth than Cookie and a bit more article-y, but with all the fashion and food and fun stuff. Disclosure: I used to work there on staff and still freelance for them, but honestly, I read it cover to cover when it comes out, not ’cause I have to but because I actually like it a lot.
mbaker commented on Oct 05 09 at 11:12 pmI will not miss Cookie however I still mourn the end of Wondertime. That was hands down the best parenting magazine.
Lorraine commented on Oct 06 09 at 9:47 amHonestly, I thought it was horrendous.
Leila commented on Oct 06 09 at 11:51 amI hope another parenting magazine comes to fill the void, but without trying too hard to be hip or relying so much on designer products.
Carrie commented on Oct 06 09 at 1:05 pmComments I LOVED Cookie. I am ever more bummed than I was about Wondertime. Those were the 2 magazines I actually paid to subscribe to and looked forward to each month.
I guess I’ll have to spring for Brain, Child now.
Michelle commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:02 pmI won’t miss it. I felt like it was all about selling stuff to me, it was almost offensive. I prefer Mothering magazine for my parenting needs.
NVG commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:11 pmI also had a gift subscription. The fashion spreads were so absurd that I would laugh out loud. I also did not appreciate the Jenny McCarthy article.
Winchymum commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:15 pmWill definitely miss it, it was the one “parenting” mag I’ve found that blended what I would previously read from several mags put together, and much like Real Simple, I actually did get a heads up on cool family fun ideas, travel destinations, fashion etc. Most of the time, the essays would exactly match an issue we were currently tackling in our own family (i.e. whether or not to “redshirt” our pre-K son whose b-day falls exactly on the eligibility deadline)..would always give my sister a subscription for Xmas…now what???
Simone commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:20 pmI subscribed because I’m in children’s retail, so I considered it a “trade magazine”. Glad I won’t need to renew!
James at BabySpot.com commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:26 pmThis is very sad! Lots of our members new cookie and they provided a great resource!
Sorry to see you go
James
Co-Founder of BabySpot.com
Susan commented on Oct 06 09 at 3:32 pmI subscribed to Cookie and let the subscription lapse after it expired. It was too focused on high fashion. And I felt like it was targeted more toward families who live in a big city rather than suburban or rural families. I just couldn’t relate to most of the material in it.
Amber commented on Oct 06 09 at 4:40 pmI had a love/hate relationship with Cookie but will be sad to see it go. While I could never afford any of the products they were hawking, I loved the overall sense of style (and yes, the fact that they talked about topics other than parenting – it was a one stop shop for the modern mom). Like someone else posted, it was like having all of my magazines wrapped into one (which was great since mom’s having little time to read just one magazine a month). Instead of waiting for another title to emerge, I hope that sites like this one will pick up the slack – maybe adding different sections on fashion, reading, etc. that address topics other than just parenting.
Kristin commented on Oct 06 09 at 8:40 pmYes it had some over the top stuff, but I I have to say, this was THE ONLY parenting publication on the market that didn’t try to scare the pants off of parents with with the traditional articles such as “the 10 things in your house that could kills your kids”, “What you don’t know about -insert scary thing here-can hurt your precious little angel” etc. The essays were great, up front and true. I knew it was the magazine for me when they featured a same sex couple (two daddies) and their amazing Main Line pad. Sure the clothes are over the top, but the travel features were amazing, the food stuff was great, and you know what, I loved the high fashion element even just for ideas that I could knock off. They also always had something to say about sex. (oh heaven forbid any mothers have sex and still like it). I don’t recall Parents or Parenting ever REALLY dealing with that stuff. In a nutshell, Cookie seemed to always remind it’s readers that you can still have your riot girl, sexy self. It also never made apologies for bringing up issues like having those days when you really love your kids but just hate being a parent. I’m sad to see it go.
Jessica commented on Oct 06 09 at 8:59 pmYes I will miss Cookie! Even though the magazine featured really high priced home and clothing products, it at least gave great design ideas to apply to ones home. I never felt I had to buy exactly what they featured but rather I felt inspired by the creative living situations Cookie published. Cookie was a wonderful modern alternative to other parenting magazines and I will certainly miss it.
meghan commented on Oct 07 09 at 8:17 amIt was an ok mag. I got a free sub that’s the only reason I read it.
Bec commented on Oct 07 09 at 10:20 amI love that people even consider the price of clothes in the magazine as a reason not to read it. Hello Vogue?
amy t. commented on Oct 07 09 at 3:12 pmi will truly miss COOKIE. the layout was terrific; the essays and book recommendations were great; and the people and places featured were inspiring. and i completely agree with meghan above. seriously.
amy t. commented on Oct 07 09 at 3:13 pmoops, i mean i agree with bec above.
erika commented on Oct 07 09 at 4:05 pmI’m sad to see Cookie go. I agree with the previous commenters that there really wasn’t another parenting magazine like it. It treated mothers like we were stylish interesting people instead of just extensions of our children. What do I read now???
ann commented on Oct 07 09 at 10:16 pmI loved this magazine and cancelled my other parenting magazines to focus on this one – it blended real simple + parenting + fashion magazine all in one and I acted on many of the great ideas and product recommendations – I am very surprised it didn’t do well.
Beth commented on Oct 08 09 at 11:29 amI’ll miss the music reviews – very few print magazines feature indie kids’ music now.
Caroline commented on Oct 12 09 at 8:13 amI only read LMNOP Magazine now! It’s totally fun, unpretentious and it’s full of addictive eye-candy for parents AND their kids! Oh and it’s FREE to subscribe. I don’t buy any print magazines anymore. Can’t afford them and quite frankly they’re tired and boring.
krista commented on Oct 14 09 at 7:08 pmSo, so sad to see this magazine vanish. It was my favourite.
i absolutely adored this magazine; i loved the essays and i actually found it raw & real besides the "gucci" feel to the designer duds & $3,000 cribs. so dang sad. certainly a bummer in my life. it was my favorite. commented on Nov 07 09 at 12:57 amComments
i absolutely adored this magazine; i loved the essays and i actually found it raw & real besides the “gucci” feel to the designer duds & $3,000 cribs. so dang sad. certainly a bummer in my life. it was my favorite. it catered to my creativity and it made parenting seem a bit “glamourous” which i actually liked…especially when we all know it is nothing but. i am eternally crying along with the editor-in-chief and many other hip (or wanna be) mamas
tiffany gray commented on Nov 07 09 at 12:58 amComments
i absolutely adored this magazine; i loved the essays and i actually found it raw & real besides the “gucci” feel to the designer duds & $3,000 cribs. so dang sad. certainly a bummer in my life. it was my favorite. it catered to my creativity and it made parenting seem a bit “glamourous” which i actually liked…especially when we all know it is nothing but. i am eternally crying along with the editor-in-chief and many other hip (or wanna be) mamas.
Jean commented on Dec 21 09 at 11:47 pmI’m glad I kept every issue of Cookie I ever received. I loved it and will miss it.
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