bessatsu 別冊
Duration: May 2025 ~ present (active)
bessatsu (別冊) is an independent digital editorial magazine published every Monday. The name — meaning “a special edition separate from the main publication” in Japanese publishing — reflects its editorial stance: stepping aside from the daily information stream to curate what’s worth pausing for each week.
Modeled after the visual-first sensibility of KINFOLK and Monocle, each issue distills weekly highlights from 11 services into a single editorial cover page.
Key Features
- Regular Issues — Every Monday, content is auto-collected from 11 service APIs; Claude AI generates an editorial draft
- Special Editions — Occasional deep-dive issues on a single theme
- Archive — Full back-issue browsing with an editorial cover grid
- PDF Download — Each issue available as a downloadable PDF
Tech Stack
- Frontend: Astro 5 + React (Island architecture)
- Content Generation: Anthropic Claude API (claude-content.ts)
- Image Generation: OpenAI DALL-E (cover images)
- Storage: AWS S3 + CloudFront (image/PDF CDN)
- Deployment: AWS S3 + CloudFront
Covered Services (11)
mrlatte · hizine · startupxo · theweple · reputo · libsac · gamesnapshots · inverseone · deepthought · typdit · oos
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