What magazines do we read?

Griff · 09-17-2002, 07:27 PM

Off the top of my head, I get National Geographics, Liberty, Dirt Rag, Discover, and Mother Earth News delivered. My present favorite is Liberty. Its got a great sense of humor, touches the untouchable topics like the War on Whatever and tries to keep the LP honest, while providing lots of book reviews and the random cartoon. PA based Dirt Rag is the only decent mountain biking mag out there covering stuff, wrenching, rides, some fiction, coffee and beer. Sometimes they get caught trying too hard to be edgy but if you mtn bike check it out.

edit- oops fergot to put my copy of Fine Homebuilders on the coffee table before we got visitors.

SteveDallas · 09-17-2002, 08:34 PM

This may be one of the few places where I can encounter other people whose reading habits are as eclectic as mine!

For me it's the New York Review of Books, Scientific American, Premiere, KMT (devoted to Egyptian archaeology), and Maxim. I dither about subscribing to Animerica, which I buy about once every other month. And I used to subscribe to Sky & Telescope before child-related sleep deprivation caused me to give up astronomy as a hobby.

Tobiasly · 09-17-2002, 08:42 PM

Um, Maxim and.. Maxim. Yeah, what broad horizons, huh?

I got more and more fed up with the liberal slant of most of the informative magazines that I just gave up on them. Now I get my news from the internet.

I don't mind reading others' opinions and viewpoints, as long as it isn't passed off as news that I'm paying for.

Undertoad · 09-17-2002, 10:00 PM

Print is dead.

juju · 09-17-2002, 10:34 PM

Heheh. Yeah, i'd rather do my reading online. But I do read 2600 magazine.

MaggieL · 09-17-2002, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by kbarger
For me it's the New York Review of Books, Scientific American,

SciAm is a pale shadow of its former self...subscription revenue wasn't cutting it and it's been overhauled to have more "newsstand appeal". The result is only a few cuts above <i>Popular Science</i> sometimes.

The same thing has happened to the Franklin Institute Scence Museum here in town. It's not about science anymore, it's about show business.

warch · 09-18-2002, 12:23 AM

I'll pick up Fine Gardening, Northern Gardener,and Horticulture for the sexy pictures and composting articles. (helps me through the long winters)

LordSludge · 09-18-2002, 12:59 AM

Just Grassroots Motorsports (auto racing for real people) and I suppose SportsCar, although every SCCA member gets that and I don't read it much.

Good question -- come to think of it, I used to get a ton of magazines, but the internet has replaced most of that.

Griff · 09-18-2002, 06:47 AM

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Originally posted by Tobiasly
I got more and more fed up with the liberal slant of most of the informative magazines that I just gave up on them. Now I get my news from the internet.

I don't mind reading others' opinions and viewpoints, as long as it isn't passed off as news that I'm paying for.

Yah, after dumping Newsweak for the reasons above and their reliance on unnamed sources which just makes them the tool of whatever administration is in, I rotated through the other two majors and finally just went with the net. Now I choose my own brainwashing like my trips over to Lew Rockwell

If its been dumbed down so much, maybe I should try SA again.

vsp · 09-18-2002, 09:18 AM

At the moment, about the only print magazine I read regularly is Cooking Light. I had a Sports Illustrated subscription not too long ago, but let it lapse.

warch · 09-18-2002, 09:50 AM

I'll sometimes grab the Utne Reader in the checkout, that often leads to interesting things on and off line.

russotto · 09-18-2002, 10:39 AM

Analog -- though the latest issue is weak.

Science News -- the redesign sucks visually, but at least the content hasn't changed

Reason -- Sorry, Nick, but Virginia Postrel was 10 times the editor you'll ever be. Now can you get off the culture kick and get back to substance?

SteveDallas · 09-18-2002, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by MaggieL

SciAm is a pale shadow of its former self...subscription revenue wasn't cutting it and it's been overhauled to have more "newsstand appeal". The result is only a few cuts above <i>Popular Science</i> sometimes.

Yeah, I've found them less interesting. I may go back to Science News. (I had a trial subscription to it for a while which I didn't keep cause I didn't have time to read it at the time. My wife had worked in a science library some years back, and she said, "Oh, I didn't know real people subscribed to Science News.")

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The same thing has happened to the Franklin Institute Scence Museum here in town. It's not about science anymore, it's about show business.

Yes, we've been members for several years... I'll certainly not argue that many of the exhibits were worn-out. But I've been bothered by the trend to replace "hands-on" exhibits with "high tech" stuff that results in more watching and less participation. (I'm also disturbed by the fact that the gift shop continues to stock "name a star" kits. According to the FI's president, whom I wrote on the subject, it's just harmless fun and nobody takes it seriously.)

Hubris Boy · 09-18-2002, 08:05 PM

American Rifleman- because it comes with my NRA membership.

The Economist- because tw isn't the only one.

Utne Reader- because it's better than Mad, even if it doesn't have the little fold-together thingy on the back cover.

Foreign Affairs- because I like the free coffee mug, plus it looks spiffy on the table in the living room.

elSicomoro · 09-18-2002, 08:21 PM

At the moment, the only thing we get is the Cable Guide. At one time, I had subs to Rolling Stone, Spin, Vibe, Details, Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Maxim, and SI. (And almost all at the same time, too.) I might start new subs to RS and Vibe though...I learned about so many different bands through those magazines, and I'm feeling out of the loop these days.

09-17-2002, 07:27 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	What magazines do we read? Off the top of my head, I get National Geographics, Liberty, Dirt Rag, Discover, and Mother Earth News delivered. My present favorite is Liberty. Its got a great sense of humor, touches the untouchable topics like the War on Whatever and tries to keep the LP honest, while providing lots of book reviews and the random cartoon. PA based Dirt Rag is the only decent mountain biking mag out there covering stuff, wrenching, rides, some fiction, coffee and beer. Sometimes they get caught trying too hard to be edgy but if you mtn bike check it out. edit- oops fergot to put my copy of Fine Homebuilders on the coffee table before we got visitors. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 09-17-2002 at 07:44 PM.

09-18-2002, 12:59 AM	#8
LordSludge Geek Join Date: May 2002 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 76	Just Grassroots Motorsports (auto racing for real people) and I suppose SportsCar, although every SCCA member gets that and I don't read it much. Good question -- come to think of it, I used to get a ton of magazines, but the internet has replaced most of that. __________________ "Fasten your seatbelt. I saw something in a cartoon once that I want to try."

09-17-2002, 08:34 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	This may be one of the few places where I can encounter other people whose reading habits are as eclectic as mine! For me it's the New York Review of Books, Scientific American, Premiere, KMT (devoted to Egyptian archaeology), and Maxim. I dither about subscribing to Animerica, which I buy about once every other month. And I used to subscribe to Sky & Telescope before child-related sleep deprivation caused me to give up astronomy as a hobby.

09-17-2002, 08:42 PM	#3
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	Um, Maxim and.. Maxim. Yeah, what broad horizons, huh? I got more and more fed up with the liberal slant of most of the informative magazines that I just gave up on them. Now I get my news from the internet. I don't mind reading others' opinions and viewpoints, as long as it isn't passed off as news that I'm paying for.

09-17-2002, 10:00 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Print is dead.

09-17-2002, 10:34 PM	#5
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Heheh. Yeah, i'd rather do my reading online. But I do read 2600 magazine.

09-18-2002, 12:23 AM	#7
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I'll pick up Fine Gardening, Northern Gardener,and Horticulture for the sexy pictures and composting articles. (helps me through the long winters)

09-18-2002, 09:18 AM	#10
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	At the moment, about the only print magazine I read regularly is Cooking Light. I had a Sports Illustrated subscription not too long ago, but let it lapse.

09-18-2002, 09:50 AM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I'll sometimes grab the Utne Reader in the checkout, that often leads to interesting things on and off line.

09-18-2002, 10:39 AM	#12
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Analog -- though the latest issue is weak. Science News -- the redesign sucks visually, but at least the content hasn't changed Reason -- Sorry, Nick, but Virginia Postrel was 10 times the editor you'll ever be. Now can you get off the culture kick and get back to substance?

09-18-2002, 08:05 PM	#14
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	American Rifleman- because it comes with my NRA membership. The Economist- because tw isn't the only one. Utne Reader- because it's better than Mad, even if it doesn't have the little fold-together thingy on the back cover. Foreign Affairs- because I like the free coffee mug, plus it looks spiffy on the table in the living room.

09-18-2002, 08:21 PM	#15
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	At the moment, the only thing we get is the Cable Guide. At one time, I had subs to Rolling Stone, Spin, Vibe, Details, Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Maxim, and SI. (And almost all at the same time, too.) I might start new subs to RS and Vibe though...I learned about so many different bands through those magazines, and I'm feeling out of the loop these days.

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