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Online magazines published in the United States

  • Feed MagazineFeed Magazine won praise but never earned enough from advertising. The New York web magazine launched in May 1995.
  • Astrobiology MagazineAstrobiology Magazine, a NASA-sponsored science site, was confirmed defunct as of July 2021.
  • TheWrapA Hollywood reporter launched TheWrap in January 2009 to cover entertainment as a business.
  • PopMattersCould serious pop culture criticism thrive online, free of print gatekeepers? PopMatters began in late 1999.
  • Dragon (magazine)Dragon magazine began in 1976 because Dungeons & Dragons outgrew wargaming.
  • Dungeon (magazine)Dungeon magazine put an adventure on every page. It had no reviews, editorials or letters when it began in 1986.
  • Salon.comSalon.com once asked ad-blocker users to let it mine Monero on their computers. It was a 2018 experiment.
  • Slate (magazine)Slate magazine tried a paywall in 1998 and drew up to 20,000 subscribers. It later went ad-supported.
  • Slant MagazineRoger Ebert quoted a Slant Magazine review in his own review of the film Chaos. Ed Gonzalez wrote the 2005 review.
  • ICv2The "v2" in ICv2 marks it as the second version of an older comics trade magazine. Its founder launched it in 2001.
  • The Diplomat (magazine)The Diplomat magazine began in Sydney as a print title. It is now a Washington-based online outlet.
  • Vice (magazine)Vice magazine began as a Quebec job training program. In October 1994 it launched as Voice of Montreal.
  • History News NetworkHistory News Network, usually shortened to HNN, is an online platform where historians comment on current events. Its stated aim is to take today's news and place it in a historical perspective. A headline rarely arrives with its backstory…
  • Atlas ObscuraAtlas Obscura's two founders were voted off its board in November 2025.

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