Loaded bagged IPC’s December Cover of the Month, and immediately ran into the usual run of complaints, culminating in the decision not to put the cover on display in the Blue Sky Cafe, as it was recognised that this sort of material still genuinely offends many people. Which in this day and age, I am absolutely delighted by, as the ability of magazines to enrage and infuriate was the reason why I got into this line of work in the first place. Thank god they still work!

Commenting on ‘men’s’ magazines has tripped up smarter people than me, but in its market, this cover is good work, so it’s right that I make the attempt.

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TV & Satellite week demolished The Field in October’s IPC Cover of The Month competition. As this is the second time the title has won in the last three months, it suggests they must be doing something right! Keep reading to find out exactly what makes the cover so good, together with some exclusive comment from the editor.

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Voted as such by the mysterious IPC Editors’ Group, Cover Of The Month is no more or less accurate than any other judging process. But the winner is always good, as demonstrated by this outstanding Living etc cover. Here are 7 reasons why it’s so smart:

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