The Yarn

04/12/2015

Issue two proudly displayed at one of our contributor's homes!

10/11/2015

Delighted to reveal images of issue two. Click here to order a copy in print or digital form: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/992523

23/06/2015

"I got a proper part. Because I had done a bit of university acting? No: because I owned a suit."

I was living in sin in Bombay in French in the rain – the monsoon had withered to a relentless tepid drizzle – when the money from the university didn’t turn up. We‘d been pretending our cheap litt...

14/10/2014

From our photo editor's own site. Some great shots.

Sami Mohammad is a Kuwait-born artist whose work reflects the struggles of life and extremes of human hardship, but in a peaceful courtyard in the UAE he couldn’t seem further from the work he depicts. Amid pale, clay alleys in the the tranquil cultural quarter of Sharjah, Mohammad sits with two fri…

10/10/2014

Original artwork from our first issue now framed and displayed at Yarn HQ.

05/10/2014

The author calls it "fifties nostalgia". A beguiling read no matter what your generation.

A wartime memory inspires a subterranean adventure with dramatic consequences in this short story by Barry Moss

10/09/2014

Our photo editor's first piece of travel writing is a little gem.

Two stargazers swapped the frantic traffic of Tehran for the peace and clear skies of the Iranian desert

30/08/2014

Can't get enough of these talented North Korean kids. Video courtesy of Chris Wilson, our contributing photographer.

A children's performance of Arirang on the gayageum (stringed instrument) with accompanying janggu drum and tambourine.

29/08/2014

We love the hula hoop skills of these North Korean children, captured on camera by our contributing photographer Chris Wilson.

And now come the hula hoops...

17/08/2014

This report from North Korea proves there's nowhere our photographers won't go.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is gradually opening up to tourism

09/07/2014

Check out the stunning photos of Antarctica in our latest travel article

A trip to Antarctica is costly and gruelling, but worth it for spectacular views - and penguins

02/07/2014

We're delighted by print sales of the magazine but don't forget you can also buy a digital copy for $3.99 to read on your computer or iPad. Contains beautiful photography and exclusive content you won't find on our website.

In this issue: Land of the high passes - a photographer's journey through the Himalayas; The secret state - how North Korea is slowly opening up to tourism; Conquering lion - on the trail of Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia; The last wilderness - a voyage to Antarctica; Plus: short s…