# To what magazines do you subscribe, and why? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927 "2002-06-01T19:25:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/41 "2002-06-04T16:52:11Z")
I subscribe to _Entertainment Weekly_–It’s like SI for gay guys _Scientific American_–because I’m interested in science and the way the wolrd works _Discover_–ditto _Maxim_–Would you believe I read it for the articles? _Men’s Fitness_–My gym gave me a three-year subscription to compensate for jacking up their rates _Men’s Health_ and _Muscle & Fitness_–For nutrition and workout ideas _Smithsonian_–it has interesting articles and pictorail spreads on history and world culture _Instinct_–It’s Maxim for gay guys. _Time, Newsweek_, and _US News & World Report_–for a basic overview of the news ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/42 "2002-06-05T15:15:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by throatshot \* > \*\* > /snip/ > Dungeon > /snip/ > \*\* Is this a FETISH magazine?! ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/43 "2002-06-05T15:32:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GrizzRich \* > \*\* > > Is this a FETISH magazine?! \*\* No, Dungeon is a magazine for Dungeons & Dragons. [www.wizards.com/dungeon](http://www.wizards.com/dungeon) ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/44 "2002-06-05T16:10:28Z")
GrizzRich, I believe you’re thinking of “Nipple Clamps Today,” and “The Cat 'o Nine Tails News” ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/45 "2002-06-05T20:19:32Z")
**Games** - A shadow of its former self, but still great. (Find the fake ad is much easier now that there are like 3 ads per issue ☹ ). Lots of interesting spins on crossword-puzzle type stuff. Good logic puzzles, and increasingly good coverage of the board game scene. **Reader’s Digest** - a gift from my dad. I skip them. The jokes are sometimes good. I let my IEEE membership lapse when work stopped paying for it, but I miss **Spectrum**. Used to get **Popular Science** but it got real lame recently. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/46 "2002-06-05T20:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gonzoron \* > **Reader’s Digest** - a gift from my dad. I skip them. The jokes are sometimes good. > \*\* Whoops! I meant skim! skim! really, dad, honest! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/47 "2002-06-05T20:34:06Z")
I like reading about cars: **Car and Driver** **Automobile** **Auto Week** (should be called Auto Weak, what the hell, it was a gift) **Road and Track** ($7 for a whole year, couldn’t resist) I’d like to subscribe to **car** , but it’s actually cheaper to buy it on the newstand! It’s $7.95 per issue (or $101 incl tax), a regular overseas subscription is $128 (do the math) Also: **Discover** **Wizard: The Guide to Comics** ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/48 "2002-06-05T22:49:05Z")
Comsmo and Foreign Policy, just for the contrast between the two. Foreign Policy actually has a great sense of humor sometimes. And Cosmo…well, I can’t be an intellectual all the time! I love my trash! Also Cook’s Illustrated (they seduced me with a cheapo subscription). Plus I love to cook. ---
**Author:** ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/49 "2002-06-06T00:23:40Z")
Natural History, as it’s nearly always very interesting. Time/Newsweek, just so I keep up on what’s going on. Astronomy, for the comsomotology stuff. Scientific American whenever I can grab it… And National Geographic! ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/50 "2002-06-06T00:31:43Z")
The Door- because it used to make me laugh, but it’s a lot less amusing than it once was, so I doubt I’ll renew. Games- I like it, and it’s nice to have good puzzles on hand to copy for students on slow days. Cooking Light- because every year I convince myself that THIS year I’ll cook things from it, but I don’t. I just look at the pictures while eating popcorn. I’d never heard the phrase ‘food porn’ before, but it’s astoundingly apt. ---
**Author:** ![Race\_Bannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Race\_Bannon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Race_Bannon)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/51 "2002-06-06T02:43:28Z")
For me, it’s: Runner’s World Discover Astronomy (but I’ll probably drop it) Air & Space (Smithsonian) Sport Aviation Rotor & Wing Mensa Bulletin Playboy (my longest running subscription) I used to get Chess Life, and when it came on the same day as Playboy, my wife gave me lots of grief. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/52 "2002-06-06T12:19:11Z")
National Review Atlantic Monthly - especially for P.J. O’Rourke American Rifleman Maxim Reader’s Digest - a gift from Grandma Moto Washingtonian - actually Mrs. Moto Smithsonian - ditto. I also get the Washington Post and Washington Times daily. Maxim seems a popular choice. I think it’s the perfect blend of adult and juvenile fun. Who else matches practical jokes and single-malt reviews? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@The\_Man\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_Who)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/53 "2002-06-29T00:08:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gonzoron \* > **Games** - A shadow of its former self, but still great. (Find the fake ad is much easier now that there are like 3 ads per issue ☹ ). You’re doing damn good if you can find the fake ad these days; they discontinued that feature some months ago. For me: Games Games World of Puzzles Games World of Crosswords Reader’s Digest (gift subscription) Book (assuming it’s still being published. You got it free if you bought the reader’s discount card at Barnes and Noble) Taste of Home (the wife’s, but I read it too.) I also buy Wizard: the Comics Magazine, Toyfare, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly at the newsstand just about every week or month. And because I’m apparently made of money, I also buy the new Games when it comes out at the newsstand, because my subscription copy arrives about a week and a half later) I didn’t realize The Door was still around. They’d been having financial trouble for some time, most likely because they haven’t been funny or edgy for about that same period of time. -Myron ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/54 "2002-06-29T00:40:55Z")
National Geographic - I enjoy seeing different places, and I love the photography. Smithsonian - It’s eclectic and usually well written. I miss Spy magazine. In it’s glory days, it was the best, though it probably wouldn’t stand out too much now. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/55 "2002-06-29T18:00:21Z")
**Fine Homebuilding** and **Wood** because I like to build things. **Model Railroading**'cause I’m a boring old guy. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/56 "2002-06-29T23:17:50Z")
Skeptic magazine. Finest magazine in the world for enquiring minds. See [www.skeptic.com](http://www.skeptic.com) . ---
**Author:** ![mkmiller99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@mkmiller99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkmiller99)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/57 "2002-06-30T05:10:41Z")
I haven’t seen anyone on here post the magazines that I am about to list! **Better Homes and Gardens** - a 500 year gift subscription from my mom **Reader’s Digest** - okay, well I don’t really subscribe but my sister does and she never reads them (still in the plastic) so I take them! **Martha Stewart Living** - Everyone can say what they want but there are really cool things in those pages! I buy from the news stand occasionally: Games - live games and puzzles Cosmopolitan - who knows? Prevention - great health articles Vogue - fashion Marie Claire - fun and fashion HouseBeautiful - I love decorating Jane - used to come to my house for no apparent reason ---
**Author:** ![mkmiller99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@mkmiller99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkmiller99)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/58 "2002-06-30T05:13:10Z")
make that: I haven’t seen anyone post most of the magazines I have listed. and… Games - **love** games and puzzles I thought I was hitting preview, and actually hit submit. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![ski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/59 "2002-06-30T07:03:50Z")
Motorcyclist - because I like bikes Cycle World - because I like bikes Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology - great from a technological standpoint Consumer Reports - need I say why? Thinking about Discover magazine - seems to be pretty interesting. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927/60 "2002-06-30T17:26:47Z")
In our household: Newsweek The Economist Vegetarian Times Seventeen [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-magazines-do-you-subscribe-and-why/111927.md?page=4)