Issue atlas / editorial edition
Desk note

The Theme Desk

Theme pages such as Theme: #amici25 translate a tag neighborhood into editorial language. They are supposed to say what the theme means inside the week, not merely list tagged posts.

What a theme page should answer

A theme page should answer what the theme is doing in the current week, which creators are carrying it, and what feature or issue is the best next stop.

What a theme page should avoid

It should avoid sounding like a raw hashtag archive. The magazine tone only works when the page actually interprets the theme instead of just displaying it.

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