Revista Cosquillas -
For the uninitiated, cosquillas means “tickles” in Spanish. And the name is not accidental. This digital magazine doesn’t scream headlines. It doesn’t chase breaking news. Instead, it runs a soft finger along the spine of culture, literature, art, and everyday absurdities, hoping to provoke a smile, a shiver, or a sudden, unexpected laugh. Founded in 2019 in Argentina—a country not exactly known for stability or calm— Cosquillas emerged as a quiet act of creative resilience. While larger media outlets were downsizing their culture sections, a small team of writers, illustrators, and editors decided to double down on the small, strange, and tender.
Its name? .
As their tagline says: “No somos necesarios. Somos necesarios.” (We are not necessary. We are necessary.)
“We wanted to create something you’d actually want to read on a Sunday morning with coffee,” says [fictional co-founder] Lucía Fernández. “Not something you’d skim while stressed on the subway.”