Stamford Scribes

Surf's Up!

I'm not a surfer. And I'm not a skater. But I was still pretty stoked to find Shippan Surf and Skate, a shop tucked behind a laundromat on Shippan Avenue near Cummings Beach. (Just look for the yellow surfboard near the laundromat, and head down the driveway.) Lots of great sweaters, jackets, accessories, and other girly-gifty things. I treated myself to a couple of great scarves. (There's a whole men's section too, of course, and surf/skate gear, but I didn't investigate.) Finding this place was a happy surprise; I had no idea it existed, but apparently they've been around since May.

A New Glossy

I like print. I'm in the magazine business myself, so when I heard there was a new Stamford magazine in the works (to be published by Moffly Media), I thought, "Hey! Print! Stamford! Sign me up."

I have the premiere issue. It's certainly pretty. Very glossy, some great photography and illustration. And kudos to Moffly for having the cojones to launch a print magazine about affluence in this day and age!

But I wasn't really thinking, I guess, when I subscribed. I'm not exactly Moffly's target demographic. I'm not going to drool over pages and pages of photos of people attending benefits. Personally, I'd rather read about the agencies and organizations that the benefits are benefitting; they strike me as more interesting than the photos of the smiling, well-turned-out people who are chit-chatting and sipping beverages on their behalf. But that's not Moffly's beat. And I'm not going to earmark the page that tells me where I can buy a $1,850 mirror. And that's what Moffly's magazines are all about: celebrating luxury, high-end, affluent lifestyles.