Posted on 06/17/2004 3:28:32 PM PDT by AmishDude
What makes a magazine great? The writing. The ideas. The photography. The design. Sure. But more importantly, a magazine's worth depends on how it catches readers' glances, and then their hearts. Here, Tempo presents its second annual 50 Best Magazines list. Our selections reflect the periodicals that we pay good money to buy, that we pile on our nightstands, that we devour on trains, that we consider to be the best at what they set out to do. There are more than 17,500 magazines published in this country, so choosing the 50 best was daunting. We argued, we concurred, we scoffed. And we welcome you to continue the debate.
1. Wired. After a wobbly post-boom period, Wired has transformed itself from an insider computer monthly into a slick, smart and playful cultural journal. The reporting is excellent ("The Future of Food," "The New Diamond Age," for instance) and the graphics deliver some of the best short-form journalism in the business. The back-page feature Found" and the upfront section "Start" are consistently strong, and even the "Letters" page crackles with energy. The writing staff is lively yet authoritative, and columnists Lawrence Lessig and Bruce Sterling are smart without being snooty. Even the ads are cool. Finally: We dare you to show us a better magazine Web site (Wired.com).
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12. Time. Solid, credible reporting, interesting special reports, spot-on political analysis from Joe Klein and generally good writing all around. Is it better than Newsweek? Is Coke better than Pepsi?
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18. National Review. This right-wing glossy offers smart, certain ideology for these uncertain times. More serious than Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh and less Air Force One-obsessed than the Weekly Standard, the middlebrow NR even manages to squeeze the pretentious arts through its conservative wringer.
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Why isn't Time labeled as a "left wing glossy"?
Don't ask me! I found it via NRO's The Corner. They took issue with "middlebrow".
Nothing even close on the list. I'm sure you're surprised.
I remember an effort by some dims a while back to keep them out of the local libraries.
Only anti-American, anti-gun, liberal filth should be allowed.
They lost.
Well MecGar makes some nice ones. Just about all the name brand gun manufacturers make fine magazines or at least buy good ones from someone.
Question: can we put up a name and login on the thread or is that verboten by the agreement?
A much healthier topic than some left-wing circle-j$*@ over their favorite magazines.
8. Men's Health. Self-deprecating, funny and jammed with great information. Even those unbearable true-life weight-loss stories are turned into clever contests. Yes, it's full of sex and sultry women with pouty lips, but regular features such as Jimmy the Bartender ("on women, work and other stuff that screws up men's lives") and topical stories make it worthwhile for both sexes.I am constantly amazed at how good each issue of this magazine is.
I don't know, but I was trying to err on the side of caution. Besides, I thought the link would be better since a) people will find it useful for many other sites than just chicagotribute.com, and b) if the current login expires or something, the link lets people find the latest and greatest.
I've always thought we should just have a universal FReeper username and password for all sites.
Wow, cool site. Thank you! :-)
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.
We used to on Wash. Post and LA Times, but it doesn't seem to work anymore.
D'oh! Joe Klein, what a raving, ranting lunatic socialist bastage. I can't really think of any major magazine columnist who is any less "spot-on."
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