# What magazine have you stuck with the longest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937 "2022-04-17T00:50:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/1 "2022-04-17T00:50:38Z")
Magazines come and go. Subscriptions end. Maybe you were introduced to a magazine when relatively young that you still read in digital form, or subscribe to. Maybe you only buy it occasionally but have done so for years. **What magazine have you stuck with for the longest time?** For me, probably The Economist. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/2 "2022-04-17T00:55:08Z")
Probably Make Magazine, with National Geographic a close second from long ago. -DF ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/3 "2022-04-17T00:59:30Z")
Rolling Stone ---
**Author:** ![Lurking\_Quahog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lurking_quahog/32/21274_2.png) [@Lurking\_Quahog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lurking_Quahog)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/4 "2022-04-17T00:59:57Z")
Another National Geographic subscriber for 20+ years. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/5 "2022-04-17T01:00:32Z")
The World of Interiors. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/6 "2022-04-17T01:04:20Z")
I’ve been a subscriber to **The New Yorker** since 1982. My current subscription ran out just this week. I was floored when I saw the renewal price. My streak may have just ended. mmm ETA: I went to verify the price before submitting this post and I found a pretty good deal, so I just renewed. Streak intact. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/7 "2022-04-17T01:07:38Z")
Road & Track, since about 1976. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/8 "2022-04-17T01:13:24Z")
While all of these are in the “on and off” category, I’ve read them for a long time: - _Discover_, since the late '80s - _Model Railroader_, since the late '70s - _The Atlantic_, since around 2000 ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/9 "2022-04-17T01:13:41Z")
A tie, _Fantasy & Science Fiction_ and _Analog_, 1972, with _Scientific American_ close behind, 1975. I’m sensing a trend. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/10 "2022-04-17T01:14:27Z")
Another New Yorker subscriber. I’ve taken it continuously also since around 1982. I’ve learned so much from that magazine. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/11 "2022-04-17T01:14:46Z")
_Fantasy and Science Fiction_. I’ve subscribed since the mid-70s. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/12 "2022-04-17T01:16:11Z")
_Analog_ since the mid-70s. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/13 "2022-04-17T01:17:16Z")
Also, I read _Dragon_ Magazine (about role-playing games, _Dungeons & Dragons_ in particular) from 1982 until they went digital-only in 2008, and then continued reading the digital version for several more years after that. But, at that point, I got burned out on 4th Edition D&D, and finally stopped reading it at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/14 "2022-04-17T01:22:06Z")
Grew up with _The New Yorker_ and still subscribe. The digital subscription is worth it for the archives alone. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/15 "2022-04-17T01:36:27Z")
Cook’s Illustrated. Read every issue cover to cover, and try at least one recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/16 "2022-04-17T01:43:39Z")
Does The New York Times Sunday Magazine count? Because I read the paper, including the Sunday magazine, as a kid because my father received (and still continues to receive after perhaps fifty years) the paper in paper form. But for at least a couple of decades, I’ve only subscribed digitally to the paper. ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/17 "2022-04-17T01:46:48Z")
I was subscribed to Discover magazine for about 10 years or so over a decade ago. Haven’t been subscribed to any myself for a long time. My uncle bought me a subscription to _Classic Car_ but I haven’t read any of them. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/18 "2022-04-17T01:47:36Z")
Wired magazine. Not sure how long I’ve been a subscriber, maybe 2005. Behind that is Rolling Stone. My brother and I subscribed when we were teens and then I subscribed again for a few years recently. I would still have a subscription because I still do find it good, but I am having trouble making it through Wired as it is (I read cover-to-cover). I majored in magazine journalism in college. If I had a ton of free time (ok time when I wasn’t watching tv) I would subscribe to a lot of magazines. I love them and I think they’re beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/19 "2022-04-17T01:53:29Z")
This might be a separate thread. I only discovered this magazine 10-15 years ago. Curious what your ten favourites are, but do not feel obliged to answer, or answer in that way. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937/20 "2022-04-17T02:04:14Z")
For me, it’s _Time_. My parents had a subscription, and I read it growing up; and when I was on my own, got my own subscription. So maybe fifty-some years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazine-have-you-stuck-with-the-longest/962937.md?page=2)