Sorry,
Wrong link, try www.antiquemotorcycle.org
unclviny
not looking for any music magazines. i seriously doubt they will feature the kind of music i actually enjoy, like “vnv nation” or “x-dream”
can anybody go more indepth on:
The New Yorker
Entertainment Weekly
The Economist
what are those about?
also what is Maxim good for ?
The baby oil industry, in my opinion.
Definitely get Invention & Technology.
Where else are you going to read a several-page article describing the challenges of docking spacecraft, in laymans terms? Or a in-depth history of the computer mouse, with photos of the first wooden mouse? How about proximity-fused AA rounds from WWII that used little tube-based radio circuits?
It’s a shame that it only is published once a quarter. I look forward to each issue with great anticipation.
I have let all of my other subscriptions lapse since I discovered a nasty underhanded trick that all publishers do: They charge more for your renewal than for new subscribers. For example, the renewal card says “get 12 issues for 29.99 at a savings of x”, while even those silly cards that fall out of the magazine offer the same for 19.99. It makes sense from a business perspective, but it annoys long-time customers such as myself. I’ll restart the subscriptions soon as a “new customer”.
It’s not nasty…it’s economics. A new subscriber is much much much much harder to get on board than a retention subscriber.
You’re not the only one that notices that. And you’re not the only one who does what you do.
For all of me you’re welcome to it. But I know some publishers who won’t let someone use a ‘new subscriber’ offer if they’ve been on the list in the last year.
I looked further at their website and found that they have many of their articles online in their archives.
Here’s the article on docking spacecraft.
Great stuff!
[hijack]
Oh an Jonathan (on preview), I understand that it is economics. Nevertheless, I don’t particularly care for this technique since it does feel unfair on the surface and it is done clandestinely, hence my “nasty trick” remark.
I cancelled Scientific American over the phone the other day because even though I let it lapse, they billed me, insisting that I had sent in the card. Happily, the lady on the phone set everything straight. When I confronted her with the price disparity issue, she told me that they honor any lower price for renewals, even the new-subscriber rate – all I have to do is ask. I am pleased with their response. I will resubscribe. Good customer service makes all the difference.
[/hijack]
I subscribe to Smithsonian and Practical Horseman.
StG
I would also like to recommend for the novice DYI and Not Gen X but don’t know what: www.readymademag.com
It’s my favorite home decor/recycle/whatever magazine. ( the fashion section is just plain silly, but that seems to be the point in mags.)
I only have two subscriptions:
Sports Illustrated
Playboy
I recommend them both highly.
Let’s see. I subscribe to:
The New Yorker (excellent writing, both fiction and non-fiction. A literary must)
Popular Science (it’s cheap and keeps me updated on tech issues. And cars.)
This Old House (I live in one.)
Southern Living (Likewise)
Book (published by Barnes and Noble, it’s a house organ but still a pretty good newsmag on the book world)
Louisville (local stuff)
The wife and kids get others, can’t think of what they are at the moment.
Mags that are passed on to me and I read semi-regularly:
Time (from the folks who bring you <i>People</i>!)
U.S. News and World Report (from the folks who bring you George W.!)
National Geographic (If you don’t know NG, you’ve been living in a cave for at least 120 years.)
Gourmet (great food for people with more money than sense!)
that non-fiction writing, do you mean news ?
I read the economist about 3 times a month and love it. Although it leans a little conservative, especially for an international magazine, it goes in debth in many areas that are not covered as much by American mainsteam news and you can get a little more multinational opinion on many domestic issues.
I think Maxim is pretty worthless. Every other story is about some ditz I could care less about or some BS advice on how to get laid/take advantage of vulnerable women. Seems most of the writers are ex-jocks who never took a class in journalism.
If you are looking for the type of magazine, try Playboy. It has much more relevent and better written articles, better interviews and the pictorials are basically the same sans the clothes. It also seems much less mysogynistic(i don’t personally subscribe though). Don’t know how you’d feel having that laying around the house though.
I haven’t read the New Yorker but have heard good things about it.
Right now I am receiving three magazines:
Consumer Reports
National Geographic
Westways (which comes free with my Auto Club of Southern California membership)
I’m content with those.