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| kathryn |
Posted - 02/11/2005 : 12:33:20
I start this thread by braving Hustler and Maxxim jokes, but I would be interested in learning what you guys read for magazines.
I love love love Bust, parts of which can be glimpsed at bust.com,
and I think that Esquire is cleverly edited and entertaining, tho
a tad too men's-fashion-centric for me.
Tell me about your favorite magazines!
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| Carl |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 10:45:07
DVD Review, Empire, Total Film, Viz and some other movie magazines(SFX, Starlog, Cinefantastique, etc), occasionally guitar magazines with interseting transcriptions and sometimes anime/manga mags. |
| slaveish |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 10:15:25
new york times magazine rules.
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| BLT |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 20:10:17
quote:
Originally posted by floop
how could your parents not find out?
I was usually the first one home, so I'd bring the mail in. |
| floop |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 20:07:04
how could your parents not find out?
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
| BLT |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 20:01:24
I bought myself a subscription to Playboy when I was 15. My parents found out after a few months but they didn't seem to mind. Good times. |
| tobafett |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 17:49:57
Ranger Rick came to my house too...
Lately I read computer mags and the occasional higher ed/science mag... |
| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 17:11:46
I read Cracked magazine when I was a kid.
It was/is a decent Mad magazine rip.
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Also read CarToons. Kinda like Mad or Cracked for car enthusiasts.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 02/16/2005 : 16:45:09
I used to get Ranger Rick, too. My grandparents would always buy me subscriptions to it for my birthday. There was also an even-younger-kids' magazine made by the same people, called Your Big Backyard.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| therewererumours |
Posted - 02/14/2005 : 08:51:48
Fortean Times - I always thought Frank would be a fan of Charles Forts philosophies
www.forteantimes.com
'it seems,' I said, looking up at the sun, 'when a man dreams, a white butterfly does be after coming out of his mouth and walking away; and when it comes back again, it is then he awakes.' |
| slaveish |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 21:57:45
oh yeah, I used to love Ranger Rick. My brother got it, but I always read it. Highlights they always had at the dentist's office. I was kind of fascinated with perforation as a kid- I think they used to have lots of stuff you could rip out in Highlights. How about MAD magazine? Or National Lampoon- those are two more of my brother's I used to read- and of course Rolling Stone. |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 19:21:52
When I was much younger (perhaps between the ages of five and seven) I subscribed to a magazine called Ranger Rick. There was also Highlights for Kids. Since that tender age, I haven't subscribed to anything.
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| Broken Face |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 13:00:47
yes, yes you do
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| VoVat |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 12:58:49
quote:
I we get so many mags... mostly because they were free but I would say my favorites are Wired and Cosmo
Then you'll love my idea to combine the two! "Ten ways to drive your PC wild in bed!" It practically writes itself!
Hey, I think I have 4000 posts now.
"Reunion? Shit union!" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 11:13:50
Love, love, my season |
| Broken Face |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 08:01:13
the only magazine i currently subscribe to is The Believer, which is a literary magazine put out by McSweeneys (to whose literary JOUNRAL i subscribe as well) - lots of cool interviews with interesting people as well as book reviews and other book-related articles (some recent interviews: Robert Pollard, Joanna Newsom, a "real" Vampire Hunter, lots of interesting visual artists, including Raymond Pettibon). plus nick hornby's column "stuff i read this month" always is a good read.
i have a way old rolling stone subscription from high school that my parents still get some 5 years later for unknown reasons. and my dad always gives me his week old entertainment weeklys when we get dinner once a week. ditto for his cook's illustrated and sports weekly. so basically, i get a lot of free magazines that i skim.
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 07:31:24
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
I stopped reading Vanity Fair because I could not make myself leaf through dozens and dozens of pages of ads to arrive at the index.
While I'm here, another two thumbs-up for Esquire. Don't you guys read it?
Why is it that only Surfer and I mentioned it so far?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank
Okay - getting scarey - stopped my subscription 'cos of that one.
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A
California Dreamin' on such a winter's day
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 02/13/2005 : 02:41:25
vovat, you are not alone, i do not read on the shitter either.
slaveish, i agree, magazines are getting to expensive, i remember when details was 2.50 and spin and rolling stone were hovering about 4-5 bucks with tax. now they are all about 5 bucks. canadian dollars at any rate.
I'm what you call a repeat offender. I repeat, I will offend again! |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 21:19:35
hahahah VoVat you cracked me up there.
I totally forgot about my art magazines. Funny, cause they were laying on the floor next to me all day. I don't have a subscription right now but I have been reading Art in America, Art News and Art Forum. |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 21:05:25
Slavish. That's really cool that Charles was in there.
I we get so many mags... mostly because they were free but I would say my favorites are Wired and Cosmo  |
| slaveish |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 19:29:53
speaking of BUST, I was browsing the magazines today at the book store, and I spotted a photo of my cousin jeannie in the table of contents- there's a feature on her and her apartment. She lives in nyc also, but I've only seen her once since I've moved here. I have a b&n gift card, so I decided to get a few magazines and crawl into bed with them tonight. I kept circling the magazine rack, going from section to section. I picked up organic style (another one of those lame "environmental" magazines) b/c I had met someone on staff there at a new year's party. and on the page with the little photos of the featured contributers was Charles, who had hosted the new years party. I started thinking that every time I picked up a magazine, I would know someone in it. I brought home the copy of bust and one of readymade. One of my long-standing favorites is Art in America. Good, solid, low-priced art magazine. Also Nylon- I like the price. I'm kind of a cheapskate when it comes to magazines. Anything over five bucks seems outrageous.
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| ramona |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 18:57:35
Heh. That cracked me up. And that might have been more than I needed to know about you, Nathan.
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| VoVat |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 17:34:20
For what it's worth, I never read on the crapper. Maybe that's one reason why I'm not as into magazines as other people.
EDIT: I'm kind of embarrassed that this is at the top of the page.
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 17:09:36
(Emily: hmm, I am having trouble figuring out where those comments go - some black hole of Word Press I reckon. I posted one to test it and have no idea where it went. I will keep looking, and thank you.) (edit: I just found them -aww thank you! <cheese-eatin' grin>)
We have way too many magazines too. And never throw anything away. I'm afraid we're going to turn into those kind of people.
Plus, I don't spend enough time in the place where reading magazines matters the most (one thing I have a weird envy of men for), so I never get to read all of a magazine before the next one shows up, or ever really. |
| darwin |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 16:53:45
I was thinking of starting a vegetable gardening thread. I would like to hear what people plant and any tips. |
| ramona |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 16:40:49
I buy way too many magazines. Things I buy regularly are Vanity Fair, Elle, Marie Claire, Black Book, Bust, Spin (depending on what the cover story is). I have subscriptions to Entertainment Weekly and Vogue.
PS. Apl, I posted some comments to your blog, you have to approve them!
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I would have it all if I only had this much -
No need for Lucifer to fall if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut...
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 14:25:50
Thanks OBW -we have been thinking of starting a little worm factory for a while actually. Not at all freaked out by creepy crawlies -I have always collected/loved bugs. Don't see how you can be a (organic) gardener or live in the country and not get along with em.
I will check out those you mentioned. Always looking for better info. I assume you guys are familiar with http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/ ? GREAT resource.
Nice to talk gardening. :)
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| kathryn |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 13:35:17
Worm Digest rocks! Thanks! This is what I was hoping for by starting this thread. Cool cool cool new adventures in the magazine world.
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| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 13:32:26
Well, I really enjoy Countryside and Small Stock Journal. It's layout is very simple, the content practical/useful and it is made up of reader submitted articles/stories.
Also, if you're not freaked-out by the rolie-polie, creepy-crawlies ..Worm Digest. (Tips on building and maintaining worm bins for composting.)
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Good memory.
Yes, mostly from that family.
I've bought from Johnny's Selected Seeds a couple of times, though they have a pretty weak selection.
Dave's Garden has a pretty good mail-order seed catalog review section.
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 13:14:43
Yeah, I know what you mean OBW, a lot of the products they advertise and write about are kind of irrelevant to their main stated mission, like the composters you can buy -why buy one? insane.
Also, they don't go into detail where it really matters. But there are some good articles on gardening and energy saving nonetheless. I would love to find a better magazine -do you have any suggestions?
edit: also, I know you do organic gardening Scott - do you buy all of your seeds from that family you mentioned? Because that seed saver's program is pretty great. You might want to check it out if you haven''t already. We've been very happy with them, and their service is doing a lot of good I think (imho). |
| kathryn |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 13:03:48
I find that a lot of organic eco stuff is geared toward trendoid yuppies
versus people who are earnestly committed to saving the planet.
Just a thought, and not to insult readers of this magazine or yuppies.
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| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 12:56:35
quote:
Originally posted by apl4eris
Mother Earth great info for eco-friendly living, organic gardening, living off the earth, etc.
Mother Earth News is a good magazine, but it seems geared towards yuppie-types.
I canceled my subscription after a few months 'cause I felt out of the loop.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 12:15:42
Yeah, it's a real pain to navigate, despite the clutter-free lifestyle and aesthetic it pushes. I'd never fork over my money for it, but I love reading it...for free.
Which is another thing I love about O, the Oprah magazine (scary, you say?). The index is always on the third page so you can just open it and boom! find out which page everything is on. I think that's brilliant editing, very reader-friendly. I stopped reading Vanity Fair because I could not make myself leaf through dozens and dozens of pages of ads to arrive at the index.
While I'm here, another two thumbs-up for Esquire. Don't you guys read it?
Why is it that only Surfer and I mentioned it so far?
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| darwin |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 12:05:11
Kathryn: my wife has the same deal, her sister passes on copies of Real Simple. I can't get over how a magazine called Real Simple is stuffed full of ads. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 11:33:46
Same deal with me an Real Simple, Miss D. A friend gives me her copies when she's done, so I don't have to feel like I am participating in any evil acts.
Surfer, another similarity: I, too, think Jeffery Steingarten's stuff's the best thing in Vogue.
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| dayanara |
Posted - 02/12/2005 : 10:39:18
i've had a subscription to martha stewart living since i was 18. i don't actually put any of the content to use, but it's one of my guilty pleasures.
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