# what magazines to subscribe to ?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [November 8, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046 "2003-11-08T05:55:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@vasyachkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vasyachkin)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/1 "2003-11-08T05:55:18Z")
although i admit that with internet there is much less incentive to pay for magazine subscriptions i still subscribe to a few, namely
scientific american ( like it )
mit’s technology review ( like it )
road and track ( my friends like it )
muscular development ( my favorite mag )
pc magazine ( rather weak )
i also get FHM for free ( won’t complain since its free )
what else should i get ? is there some good magazine on computers ?
what about FHM-like magazines, which ones are good, Rolling Stone ? MAXIM ?
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### Author:  [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/2 "2003-11-08T07:42:29Z")
I’ve got magazines coming out my ears vasyachkin! I’m convinced they’re breeding…it’s a bit disturbing really. Not sure why I have so many, but…sigh…I just do.
I have EVERY home magazine…I’m an interior designer, so I have a viable excuse for that.
Vogue
W
Allure
Conde Nast Traveler
Islands
Time
Interview
Oh there are too many too ennumerate!!
What do you do when those cute little kids come door to door selling magazine subscriptions? Gah, I hate to say no to them!!
I swear I am made of jello. I’ve tried hiding, but I swear they know I’m hiding.
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### Author:  [@Shana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shana)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/3 "2003-11-08T08:06:26Z")
Uh oh…I just realized you’re asking for magazine subscription suggestions. Sorry, I misread your OP!! eeek. Thought you were asking what magazines we subscribed too. I need sleep. :smack:
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### Author:  [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/4 "2003-11-08T11:23:04Z")
Ah, magazines, my own personal kryptonite. I get Maxim. It’s pretty good. I think it’s the best of those magazines.
I stopped reading Rolling Stone years ago. They recently go a new managing editor and had a run of magazines with people like the American Idols on the cover. If you are looking for a serious music magazine, I suggest Uncut, a British mag that comes with a CD of the latest music. They talk a lot about old music, though. Blender, by the Maxim people, has tons of reviews of the latest tunes.
Dunno about good magazines about computers.
I have a certain weakness for Reader’s Digest. Lots and lots of things to read, wide variety. Also Consumer Reports. They don’t pull any punches. Like history? Try American Heritage.
You know, to be honest, there are so many out there, for so many distinct interests, that I doubt my suggestions would be too helpful to you. Do you have a Borders, or similar giant bookstore near you? They always have decent collections of mags. It might just be a matter of buying a few and seeing if they are any good. That’s what works for me.
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### Author:  [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/5 "2003-11-08T16:03:13Z")
PC World’s a pretty basic computer magazine, and most people like it. You should check into it.
You should also check out [Testosterone](http://www.testosterone.net), a free online weight training magazine.
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### Author:  [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/6 "2003-11-08T16:34:07Z")
A plug for Business 2.0. I think it has a good mix of fact, perspective and a little humor that would appeal to many Dopers. For example, an annual summary of the 100 dumbest business moves of the year.
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### Author:  [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/7 "2003-11-08T16:40:13Z")
I highlt recommend The Fortean Times to all dopers. Your source for all things bizarre but with documentation. It started in 1973, so it must be good 😃
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### Author:  [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/8 "2003-11-08T16:42:32Z")
I highly recommend The Fortean Times to all dopers. Your source for all things bizarre but with documentation. It started in 1973, so it must be good 😃
Preview is my friend
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### Author:  [@dal\_timgar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dal_timgar)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/9 "2003-11-08T18:11:04Z")
THE ECONMIST
Read a couple of books by Vance Packard so you will notice what THE ECONOMIST never talks about.
THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS, THE WASTEMAKERS, THE STATUS SEEKERS
Otherwise it’s a great zine. I hear Marx read it.
Dal Timgar
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### Author:  [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/10 "2003-11-08T18:17:07Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by dal\_timgar \*
> \*\*THE ECONMIST
>
> Read a couple of books by Vance Packard so you will notice what THE ECONOMIST never talks about.
>
> THE HIDDEN PERSUADERS, THE WASTEMAKERS, THE STATUS SEEKERS
>
> Otherwise it’s a great zine. I hear Marx read it.
>
> Dal Timgar \*\*
Okay, now I’m curious. I used to subscribe to the Economist. Can you provide a summary of what those books are about? What does the Economist never talk about?
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### Author:  [@Geoduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geoduck)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/11 "2003-11-09T00:11:25Z")
The Week. Worth every penny, it will make you seem lots smarter about current events.
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### Author:  [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/12 "2003-11-09T00:12:02Z")
I dabble with a lot of magazines, but I subscribe to and read only three consistently:
1. The New Yorker - deserving of its reputation. Sometimes a bit lofty, but the articles are incredibly well written and interesting, and the fiction is literate to a level rarely found elsewhere.
2. Entertainment Weekly - I love pop culture and feel like EW provides a reasonably intellectual point of view as to what is out there and whether it is worth my time and/or money. I appreciate it as a filter and also to know what is Hot, even if I want no part of it…
3. The Economist - I trust it more than any American-based news source, except maybe the New York Times…
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### Author:  [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/13 "2003-11-09T01:01:02Z")
What? No mention of Discover?
It’s been my favorite since 1991 (I miss Science Classics, tho).
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### Author:  [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/14 "2003-11-09T01:10:59Z")
Skeptical Inquirer
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### Author:  [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/15 "2003-11-09T01:11:57Z")
People
Us
InTouch
Newsweek
Vogue
National Enquirer
Star
Newsweek
MotorTrend
Jane
InStyle
Entertainment
Glamour
Reader’s Digest
Ladie’s Home Journal
Vanity
Texas Monthly
What? 🆒
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### Author:  [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/16 "2003-11-09T01:27:39Z")
I really like Outside Magazine. Great travel articles, as well as current environmental issues, personal interest, fitness, outdoor sports, etc.
For music, I’m getting Spin for free, and it’s pretty good. I like the British mag Mojo, but it’s spendy by the issue, and I’m not sure that US subscriptions are available.
I’ve also been getting The Week for free, and it looks good, but _le sigh_ a new one shows up before I even get a chance to look at the previous week’s. In the past, I’ve subscribed to The Nation, but had the same problem, and let my subscription lapse.
Stuff is another FHM/Maxim type magazine that seems OK, though I’m not a dude, and don’t really read the free issues I get.
In the past, I’ve gotten Car and Driver, which I prefer slightly over Road and Track.
Used to read Muscle and Fitness avidly, but haven’t been hitting the gym as regularly lately. When I do, I pick up M&F Hers, which isn’t quite as hardcore.
I also subscribe to Horse and Rider, and like Equus and Practical Horseman, but you’re probably not interested in those.
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/17 "2003-11-09T01:35:02Z")
\*_Tapioca! \*\* I read Fortean Times_ too.
I no longer feel alone in this world knowing that someone else out there reads about _Nazi UFO’s and other Secrets of the Third Reich_
It is pricey for the subscription though, and at $7.25 an issue at the store, but the 17 other books I must have, it’s freakin’ expensive. I can’t complain, there are no lipstick ads or ’ how to have earth shattering sex _right now_’ articles.
Speaking of that: How’s the sex life? 😃
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/18 "2003-11-09T01:36:19Z")
Oooh, I should have put a GMWTFH\*
\*Great Minds Wear Tin Foil Hats.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/19 "2003-11-09T02:16:24Z")
I live, eat and breath magazines. It is (literally) my profession. Got a question about how they work? I’m your man.
Because of that I have almost none at my home. I get:
National Geographic (I have almost 40 years worth)
My Big Backyard (for the three year old)
I subscribed to Baseball America and Discover a few years ago because the poor kid who called me up telemarketing was so bad I had to walk her through her script and close the sale for her.
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### Author:  [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-to-subscribe-to/212046/20 "2003-11-09T02:42:43Z")
I subscribe to:
The classic motorcycle.
Classic bike.
Classic bike guide (anyone notice a theme here?).
And I joined the Antique motorcycle club of America [www.amca.org](http://www.amca.org) because they have an awesome magazine/newsletter thingie.
Car & driver.
Maxim (I got a super cheap long term subscription when it came out and it used to be excellent oil rig fodder).
unclviny
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