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08-28-2007 , 05:33 PM
I love People and Reader's Digest, the only 2 I subscribe too.

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08-28-2007 , 07:19 PM
I buy Economist and Scientific American when I travel. I got crammed with a subscription to SI for 2 years, barely read it.

I've started getting into Outdoor Photographer lately. But it's really bumming me out finding out how little I know about photography.
08-28-2007 , 09:45 PM
Paste is an awesome music/movie mag, it's kinda like what I always wanted Rolling Stone to be.

The best part about it is you get a free CD of like 20 songs with every issue, not all stuff you'll like, but there are like 2 or 3 every month that I crank up whenever i'm going for a short drive.
08-29-2007 , 12:45 AM
Subscriptions:

American Cinematographer

Adbusters
www.adbusters.org

Wax Poetics
http://www.amazon.com/Wax-Poetics/dp/B000071IC9

Elemental Magazine
http://www.elementalmag.com/

Cooks Illustrated

Budget Travel

Saveur

Esquire

Ones I buy occasionally:

SI
Vanity Fair
New Yorker
Harper's
Food & Wine
Gourmet
Atlantic Monthly


Does anyone remember George? That mag was the [censored], then JFK Jr. had to go and die...
08-29-2007 , 01:36 AM
What is the cheapest site to get magazines on the net?

I just googled it and got alot of the same type of site.

Are they all legit? crooked in any way?

But mainly which is the best and cheapest?
08-29-2007 , 06:03 AM
Read the economist for the first time today.

Was pleased w/ the quality, however I felt that for me, there was too much stuff that really didnt matter. As an investor living in the USA, IDK how it benefits reading stuff abou every single country. I know everything is linked to a degree, however I just dont know if it is possible to keep up w/ it all.

I'll prolly start skimming in weeks to come as I sit in my library w/o a laptop.

I get 3 magazines:

Money
Smart Money
Rolling Stone

Mainly b/c they all run for under 10$ a year, and I like reading stuff that has pictures. Also, I believe 1 of those deals w/ houses, colleges, taxes, etc.. Stuff an average person w/ low Finance IQ can use.
08-29-2007 , 06:49 AM
I like to read, but I have a lot of time. When I used to travel I would always buy the Economist, to make myself feel smart.

Magazines are so cheap if you buy the subscription there is no harm in ordering as many as possible. The worst is paying $6 at the airport for a magazine that is $12/year like MONEY or FORBES.
08-29-2007 , 01:58 PM
Any of you guys read Fast Company? A friend of mine suggested it but I haven't had a chance yet.

I'm a huge sucker for National Geographic and the Economist as well. Always interesting stuff. Popular Science is ok sometimes, but I only read it if its sitting on the coffee table...definitely not one that I go looking for.
08-29-2007 , 02:07 PM
The Economist is getting a lot of favorable comments, which I would like to add to. If you're an American, it gives you a different slant on a lot is topics that you THINK you know about - makes you think, which is always a good thing. It can be pretty slow going - I'm a crazy fast reader, and it takes me at least a couple of hours to go thru it, as compared to maybe 15 minutes for Time or Newsweek. But I think it's time well spent.

I also subscribe to the New Yorker, mainly because I was buying a copy or two a month when I travel, which makes no sense as the subscription price is so low. As noted by other posters, lots of interesting articles. My wife got me the CD boxed set of every issue printed - I'm up to 1928 so far....LOL

Lastly, because I live in Reno which has the worst newspaper in the universe, I subscibe to the Sunday Chicago Trib....mostly for old times sake....

MM MD
08-29-2007 , 02:15 PM
i'm surprised that playboy hasn't been mentioned. i like it for a variety of reasons, but my favorite parts are the interview and twenty question sections. playboy advisor, random product news, back page black & white random nudity, occasionally engaging articles, etc are all great. i'm not so much into the playboy look as far as naked women are concerned, but it's still fun to see while flipping through the pages.

i also subscribe to entertainment, which is good random fun. my final one is car and driver, but i'm going to let it lapse. i get consumer reports for free, but i would only subscribe online if i didn't.

my one and only economist purchase came recently, and apparently unsurprisingly it was at an airport. i thought it was great, but i'm not sure i could keep up with the volume. i'm travelling this weekend, and i'm looking forward to picking up a copy. i think i'll probably keep it going as a standard travel purchase.
08-29-2007 , 04:16 PM
With all this talk about The Economist, someone has to link to http://www.theonion.com/content/node/34138
08-29-2007 , 07:01 PM
The only magazine subscription I have is to Disney's Princesses magazine.

That Belle is a riot!
08-29-2007 , 11:24 PM
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Magazines I currently read regularly:
The Weekly Standard

It's a magazine on neo-conservatism, which fits neatly with my world view and values. It also relates to my work - I download it from their website every week and print it out, ensuring that I get fresh and relevant stuff, rather than material that has taken weeks to get shipped to Australia.


I also enjoy reading through New Scientist and the Economist when I can.



Every time I read Time (typically while waiting for fish & chips, or at a doctor's surgery, or whatever) it reminds why I don't normally read the thing. It seems awfully left-wing to me.



Also, I recently started keep an eye on www.lifehacker.com, which, although online and not strictly a magazine, the content is not fundamentally different to a good life improvement magazine.
08-29-2007 , 11:29 PM
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It's a magazine on neo-conservatism, which fits neatly with my world view and values.
Many people do this and I don't understand. I'd rather read stuff that doesn't fit neatly with my world-view

Slightly off-topic: Financial Times or Wall Street Journal, which one do you guys prefer? I used to read both, but now I read FT only. Seems to give better coverage of things I'm interested in.
08-29-2007 , 11:41 PM
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It's a magazine on neo-conservatism, which fits neatly with my world view and values.
Many people do this and I don't understand. I'd rather read stuff that doesn't fit neatly with my world-view
I like my media (whether it be my newspaper, my internet websites, whatever) to broadly share the same values as me.

While I don't expect to always agree with the editorial, I do want them to talk about things that I think are important. Take this forum, for example, as an analogy - if I had a particular distaste for high quality thinking about poker, I wouldn't read/participate in it. But since I appreciate the (generally) high quality thought processes on issues relevant to me, I do read the thing.


In the case of the Weekly Standard, when it talks about the various disputes in the Middle East, I like that it refers to people who set off suicide bombs as terrorists. By contrast, I feel that my government owned and funded media outlets in Australia (and the left wing press) refer to these people as "militants" and the like. Of course, I understand where they come from, and I just disagree with that approach.


At the end of the day, I don't enjoy reading material from a point of view that I believe (trying to emphasis both the "I" and "believe" parts there) have critical flaws in their thinking process.



Similarly, I imagine that not many communists read the Wall Street Journal or the Economist - 'cause it talks about issues using values and from a point of view that communists do not share.
08-30-2007 , 01:22 AM
Cigar Aficionado
SI
ESPN
Maxim
The Economist
Playboy
08-30-2007 , 06:41 AM
Quote:
Quote:
It's a magazine on neo-conservatism, which fits neatly with my world view and values.
Many people do this and I don't understand. I'd rather read stuff that doesn't fit neatly with my world-view

Slightly off-topic: Financial Times or Wall Street Journal, which one do you guys prefer? I used to read both, but now I read FT only. Seems to give better coverage of things I'm interested in.
Neither. Investor's Business Daily
08-30-2007 , 08:48 AM
subscriptions: New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Economist, Mens Health, SI, ESPN. Used to have Fortune and Business Week but let them expire. Pick up the Maxim type every once in a while, Rolling Stone also.
08-30-2007 , 08:51 AM
When I was still in the States:
The New Yorker
Esquire
The Atlantic Monthly
08-30-2007 , 10:30 AM
Quote:
Quote:
It's a magazine on neo-conservatism, which fits neatly with my world view and values.
Many people do this and I don't understand. I'd rather read stuff that doesn't fit neatly with my world-view

This is why I like the Economist. They have a conservative, view of things. It also helps that they are based in the UK and thus are fairly neutral as far as American politics goes.
08-30-2007 , 11:59 AM
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What is the cheapest site to get magazines on the net?

I just googled it and got alot of the same type of site.

Are they all legit? crooked in any way?

But mainly which is the best and cheapest?
I got my subscriptions of Smart Money, Kiplingers and Forbes from discountmagazines.com. At the time got a GREAT deal 5.95 a year (did 3 year deals at 17.85 each). They are no longer on the 5.95 list.

However for those wanting Fast Company it can be had for 5.95 a year still via this site.

This site is legit, I get my magazines and have not had any problems.
08-30-2007 , 02:41 PM
Mine

Discover
National Geographic Traveler
National Geographic Adventurer
Popular Science
Popular Mechanics
The Sporting News
Sunset
LA Magazine
Cooking Light
Men's Health
Men's Health Best Life
Interview
Radar
Entertainment Weekly
Script
Creative Screenwriting
Moviemaker Magazine
US News
Time
Newsweek
Weekly Standard
Budget Travel
Conde Nest Traveler
Stuff
Maxim
The Week
Men's Vogue(for the free messenger bag)
GQ
Esquire
Men's Journal(my fav)
Backpacker
Daily Variety
08-30-2007 , 02:46 PM
Esquire is my favorite. It is the ElDF of magazines.

Also:
This Old House
Family Handyman (Don't you guys have homes?)
Fast Company (Got it for airline miles - pretty good)
Wired (Another favorite)
SI
ESPN (sucks if you're over 15 and have an attention span)
GQ (Get Esquire instead)
PC Photo (Pretty good for photo noobs like me)
Boston Magazine
08-30-2007 , 03:04 PM
How has nobody mentioned Outside?

Adventure, travel, testosterone... doesn't get much better than that for young men.

Other than that I like National Geographic and should really get a subscription.
08-30-2007 , 04:26 PM
I liked Outside before it hit the big time. Now it seems that the articles are about massively overpriced packaged "adventure travel", about mondo expensive gear, or are covering contests (mountain bking, climbing, et al) as if it were the adventure sports SI.

I actually prefer National Geographic Adventure now.

      
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