Q: What is Douglas McGray up to? A: Pop-Up Magazine

We recently received an e-mail from Douglas McGray, a journalist, former media fellow (He coined the term “Japan’s Gross National Cool”) and a member of Innovators Network , that he was creating and debuting a live event. A follow-up e-mail told that us that the event is called “Pop-Up Magazine”. I guess you get to have a three-dimensional magazine experience? Well, I always liked Pop-Up books as a child and still do. So, I am curious about Doug’s new creation and curatorial vision. He says he wants to “Pop-Up” twice or three times a year. The kick-off event will be held in San Francisco on April 22. (It is the Alan Webber night at Japan Society in New York!) Click here to buy tickets. The following people are “popping up” for the evening: authors Michael Pollan, Peggy Orenstein, and ZZ Packer; radio producers The Kitchen Sisters, Farai Chideya, and Tania Ketenjian and Ahri Golden; world-renowned photographers Todd Hido and Larry Sultan; magazine writers Jon Mooallem, Jennifer Kahn, and Joshua Davis; Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (contributing from New York), and many more. . . (Fumiko)