Kiss Machine - back issues

The Gossip Issue (#17)

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:56:43 -0400

Kiss Machine's gossip issue (#17) explores one of the most pervasive elements of our celebrity obsessed society. Features a collaboration on the cover by Sonja Ahlers and Lisa Smolkin, and 40 pages of material by artists and writers.

Click on the thumbnail below to see an enlarged version of Lisa and Sonja's cover:

The Goodbye Issue (#15)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:43:04 -0400

Kiss Machine's fifteenth issue is now on sale!

Goodbyes are funny things. Sometimes we can’t wait to get someone or something out of our lives, and other times we keep holding on when we really need to let go.

The pieces in this issue show the array of feelings the word “goodbye�? can elicit and the range of situations it can be applied to, such as getting kicked out of your apartment, leaving your boyfriend, aborting a fetus, or deciding to live a different kind of life. Enjoy!

The Activity Book Issue (#14)

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:29:54 -0400

We’re pleased to announce the release of our activity issue! We were wondering what activities our contributors find themselves returning to when they take a little "me time."

Responses to our call for submissions form the current issue. Some people (okay, us) really do enjoy—or dream up, in the case of fictional work—unusual activities.

The Nature or Nuture Issue (#13)

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:25:17 -0400

Kiss Machine's lucky thirteenth "nature or nurture" issue is now on sale!

Welcome to the great debate! Is nature or nurture more important in shaping humans? Perhaps the discussion itself is more important than the answer. Within the pages of Kiss Machine, our contributors pitch in their two cents. Perhaps the debate itself is more important than the answer...

The Revolution Issue (#12)

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:44:10 -0400

Revolution means different things to different people. It’s been romanticized and mythologized for eons.

Lately, though, it seems that with all Che Guevara T-shirts, Comandante Marcos balaclavas, and Mao hats, capitalist interests have... well... capitalized on revolutionary heroes and turned them into another means to make a buck.

We at Kiss Machine still cling to our fantasies, so we set out to discover how the community of people who contribute to our magazine still “fight the good fight�? and what they consider revolutionary acts.

The Shame Issue (#11)

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:12:52 -0400

Why devote Kiss Machine's eleventh issue to shame? Because we are all flawed. We all have moments we wish we could take back. Shame keeps us in check, makes us humble, fuels our nightmares and spurs us to creative heights. It shapes the most fascinating parts of us. Normally, we only reveal our shame to trusted soul-mates. In KM#11, contributors expose and sometimes even laugh at it.

The Disposable Issue (#10)

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:13:20 -0400

Kiss Machine's 5-year anniversary "disposable" issue will be flying through the air to subscribers and newsstands mid-April. Contributors explore obsessive consumption, the glamorous cultural industry, extinction, garbage and fashion. Get performance instructions for your next shopping excursion, explore the disposable ages of woman, and read self-negating theory. The issue's framed by minimalist art by Vancouver's Sonja Ahlers (author of Temper, Temper and Fatal Distractions).

Love and Stars Issue (#9)

Sat, 02 Apr 2005 16:37:16 -0500

More than forty people helped us celebrate love and stars by sending us short stories, true stories, high art, low art, and critiques of the whole movie star/celeb thing. Includes the tantalizing ILLICIT CRUSH SUPPLEMENT!

Babies and Robots Issue (#8)

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 10:32:01 -0400

We live in a world of convenience, of technological immediacy. Hunks of metal are much more efficient than humans. One day humans might even be replaced by Matrix-like droids who feed on light and excrete heat.

What We Do and Why We Do it Issue (#7)

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:58:19 -0500

The issue, with its 20-page matchmaking supplement and a superb original cover print by silk-screening dynamo Julie Voyce, is now in stores. You can also buy a copy online.

Girls and Guns Issue (#6)

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:01:54 -0500

Launched at the YYZ Artists' Outlet in Toronto(read the announcement for details), the diversity in this controversial issue of Kiss Machine is phenomenal. There are teenaged armed robbers in New York City, a disillusioned Miss America, Medusa on the verge of a feminist breakthrough, bum photos, an Uzi Suzi dress-up doll, and porn used for target practice.

Cars and Religion Issue (#5)

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:07:07 -0500

Following its Toronto world-premiere in the 80's, the pope-mobile made a second appearance here a couple summers ago for Catholic World Youth Day. We celebrated the occasion by publishing a collection of humour, shock, advice, parables, translations and expositions.

Hospitals and Aliens Issue (#4)

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:08:49 -0500

What's spookier than a sojourn in the hospital? Don't those creatures floating around wearing green gowns and carrying stethoscopes act suspiciously like aliens? How does the Canadian medical system treat illegal aliens? We had an overwhelming response to the call for submissions. Bizarrely, almost half the submissions explored pregnancy and childbirth.

Sex and Condiments Issue (#3)

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:04:24 -0500

Ever wanted to paint your body with mayonnaise and get your lover to lick it off? Ever used a particularly saucy sex toy to get off? Margarine and condoms go together like, well, wasabi and dildos. Issue three contains an all-star line-up of articles, poetry, fiction and art by over 40 contributors.

Elephants and the Media Issue (#2)

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:16:09 -0500

Our Elephants and the Media second issue boasted an ad for elephant phone sex, a manifesto by Elmer the Safety Elephant's replacement and the sordid tale of how an ordinary man's hindquarters catapulted him into the limelight.