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Professor Snugglesworth
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So in light of the news that EGM is gone for good, I figured I should make a thread where everyone recommends their favorite magazine subscriptions. Maybe I'll find a couple that catch my eye.
But first, to eliminate the obvious pick: Do Not Name Porno Magazines.
I had a TIME magazine subscription for about a year, which had some entertaining articles, but came too frequently for me to read each mag thoroughly.
Entertainment Weekly is another consideration, but I'm not a big fan of celebrity gossip. If I want the latest movie news, there's always Ain't It Cool.
And finally, for anime I highly enjoyed Newtype USA (which sadly, also closed shop), but haven't seen any other magazine that measures up.
So anyway, list your favorite subscriptions and why.
But first, to eliminate the obvious pick: Do Not Name Porno Magazines.
I had a TIME magazine subscription for about a year, which had some entertaining articles, but came too frequently for me to read each mag thoroughly.
Entertainment Weekly is another consideration, but I'm not a big fan of celebrity gossip. If I want the latest movie news, there's always Ain't It Cool.
And finally, for anime I highly enjoyed Newtype USA (which sadly, also closed shop), but haven't seen any other magazine that measures up.
So anyway, list your favorite subscriptions and why.
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Well, that's not 100% true. I get New England Journal of Medicine sent to me to my work. It's a holdover from when I was doing secondary research for the pharma branch of my company. (and they put "Dr." in front of my name which makes me giggle.)
I do have a few magazines I really like, though. Computer Power User (CPU) is awesome - it's a computer magazine that's actually useful, with modding tips and software reviews for power users and such.
I occasionally pick up Utne Reader. (True story: I recently bought a copy of the Utne Reader as an impulse buy while in the checkout line at Whole Foods largely because I liked the picture of Obama on the cover. If that doesn't make me a leftie moonbat yuppie, I don't know what does.)
Gothic Beauty is one of my guilty pleasures. Because, y'know, tattooed goth girls.
Scientific American does a quarterly "Mind" special issue which is fun, as pop sci magazines go.
I don't know if it's published anymore, but there used to be a not-lame competitor to Cosmo called Jane that my ex used to pick up that I liked to read. It was a little more down to earth and a little edgier than the usual fashion trash.
2600... Most of each issue is pointless, but I always find at least one article that I can put to use.
And it sucks big donkey dick now, but it used to be cool: Adbusters. Now it's just turned into yet another brand, and become the very thing it purports to hate.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Not to be confused with Mens Fitness or Mens Health, which are very straight forward fitness magazines.
Mens Workout is the same fitness and nutrition articles with really hot guys in various states of sweaty semi-nudity strewn throughout the magazine. Now, I realize that the OP said no pornos, but that's the beauty of Mens Workout. It isn't porn. So I can take it with me underway and not get busted for gay porn. Because it's not gay porn. Technically.
Which is why I got an 8 year subscription to Maxim.
And I just got a year for EGM but apparently that won't be good for long.
The only video game magazine I can justify spending the money to subscribe to is game informer, sure the reviews suck, but they're the only one that actually has new information that you don't hear about a month ahead of time online. There a couple really good UK ones, but they cost way too much a year to be worth subscribing to
That's the way Gothic Beauty is for me.
It's not technically porn.
Technically
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
But... Wired, definitely.
That was a slightly awkward conversation with the librarian at the magazine desk.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Plus, free cd.
I enjoy the in-depth articles, yet I don't always agree with the reviews.
But damn, the magazine is gorgeous. Nice thick paper, few ads, great layouts. It's just a classy product.
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I'd like to second Scientific American; we got it for a while and even though we dropped it I still like the product. It usually makes you feel smart because they're good at dumbing down complex stuff.
Sometimes it gets too hard to concentrate (the blinking lights and sound effects). Reading is always better.
I'd really like something like the Rolling Stones or Spin magazine, but without the articles on music or music artists. I'd like to read stuff like some of their articles about urban life stories, or the designated "worst country on Earth" (started with an S, can't remember, but it was a nice slice of hell where kids wore the skulls of people they killed and also made their enemies watch their severed hearts get eaten).
I've seen a lot of Otaku USA around. How is that?
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That's gotta be Sierra Leone.
I don't buy SFX (I'm not quite a big enough Sci Fi fan), but I often find it amusing when I spot it at the newsagents.
The cover art is regularly overlayed on the title, making the magazine appear to be aimed at "discerning gentlemen".
The New Yorker
Marie Claire
WIRED
Goth Beauty (although for different reasons to Feral, I actually read it for the articles!)
Street Commodores (my porn if you will...)
Also just got "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" but won't recommend that until i see how it is...
"So alternate, against the grain, anti establishment - so you're just a regular joe again, right?"
Psychology Today - Because it's awesome, and a lot of it is practical. Tips for self improvement, new facts about psychological studies, etc. Very interesting read.
Seed - An absolutely incredible science magazine. Only six issues a year, but they're pretty much tomes of information compared to other magazines. It covers every area of 'science' in a practical sense, and it breaks everything down to be simple-to-understand, giving you all the background you need. Really an incredible book. It's kind of hard to explain the magazine, but I really can't recommend it enough.
Used to subscribe to Edge, but they had a period where the quality really took a dive and I couldn't be bothered anymore. Haven't read a copy for a long time, which I probably should.
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Foreign Affairs - not really a magazine, but a journal... I pick it up every couple months when it comes out (it's bi-monthly).
442 - I'll pick it up every now and then when it interests me, but I get most of my football news from the web.
O shit. My mother used to subscribe back in the late '90s and I remember that it was an awesome magazine. I bought my brother a subscription for Christmas and I was really looking forward to the subscription I got as part of the buy one get one free promotion.
They usually have quality articles on places that are surprisingly close to my house. The quality has dipped (I think they got bought by someone/got a new editor) but there's still some cool stuff.
However, I don't know if I would pay for a subscription. (All my spinster relatives just pass their old ones on to me.) :P
I also subscribe to Macworld and National Geographic. I love the photography in National Geographic--great stuff. Macworld is becoming less useful but I usually find one or two tips in them...
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The Altantic Monthly is good for an occasional read as well.
The Economist
The Atlantic
Every now and again I go through Financial Times' magazine
Actually subscribed to (they're part of my AIA dues):
Architectural Record
Chicago Architect
I also have a subscription to Wired that family gave me, and I can't really complain. It's an interesting tech centric magazine.
Amstrad Action (oh yeah!)
SFX
PC Gamer
Official PlayStation Magazine (mainly for the demos)
and New Scientist
These days I occasionally pick-up EDGE (may subscribe actually, as mentioned it is a really nice magazine and more industry focussed than others), and I get Physics World every month as part of my Institute of Physics membership. I still sometimes pick up New Scientist if there's something interesting inside.