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What was the first music magazine?

Browsing the magazine rack at Borders got me no where. What would you read?

  • What magazine should I subscribe to? I'd like it to make me think but not about politics. I also want it to be fun, so quarterly reviews are probably not the solution. Some more details inside. My dad got me a subscription to Wired, and it's just about the most boring thing I can imagine reading. The articles are all surface and no depth. Something like (now defunct) Omni would be perfect. I had a subscription to Seed the first year it came out, but the last couple times I've picked it up it felt like Wired retread. (Should I give it another change?) I've had a subscription to http://www.sciencenews.org/ in the past, but I'm not sure I can keep up with a bi-weekly magazine. This all makes it sound like I'm only interested in science magazines - not so! If you have a suggestion for a pop culture rag that never ever runs weight loss or makeup articles, I would love to read it! I have a less strident stance against fashion spreads, but I'd rather they be kept to a minimum if absolutely necessary. I would also be interested in a cooking magazine, if it's mostly vegetarian and actually about cooking. Several years ago, I enjoyed a few issues of Esquire. I like the outdoors, cooking and reading fiction. My perfect magazine would leave me happier after reading it - not concerned for the state of the world. That's why I have the Internet. Something wacky like Fortean Times might be completely awesome. A men's magazine would be fine. I am definitely not interested in reading political articles, so The Atlantic and The New Yorker are not for me. I'm also not interested in the Rebook/Cosmo/Good Housekeeping type magazines. I am probably not interested in music magazines. I already receive Smithsonian. I live in the US, so international magazines will probably kill me on postage.

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The New Yorker. It's the best non-fiction writing there is, and has few articles about politics.

KokuRyu

Harpers frequently features political articles. While it's a great magazine, it's not what the OP is looking for: it will most certainly not leave you feeling happy and content with the state of the world. If you're still interested, check out http://www.harpers.org/ to get a general feel for what you'd be reading.

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Mrs_Eep

http://makezine.com/, for projects to do, or dream of doing.

Xere

Let me second Cabinet. Also, check out http://www.monocle.com/ and . Yup, VQR is a quarterly review, but it's really quite good and might fit your tastes.

Kattullus

I kind of like Harpers

edgeways

Nthing Cabinet. It's so terrific. Also Bookforum, yes! It's pleasurable. And there's always something in n+1 (warning: quarterly!) that's fun and funny and not overly laden with post-Marxist critique.

RJ Reynolds

Saveur - It's not about the process of cooking, but about inspiration, cuisine from all over and from history. I find it the most inspiring food magazine and as a home cook myself it's the only food magazine I read. The recipes are classics in my home. agreed about: The Believer Monocle New Yorker Cook's Illustrated's recipes have not been very reproducible and the "best" in my experience. Vanity Fair is all about politics & fashion so I don't think that would work. Too bad National Geographic Adventure is gone, also Gourmet since they have great recipes online. Interesting about the happy part. I find Harper's too depressing, especially the Indexes. If I want to be happier afterwards I usually listen to RadioLab, This American Life, or Studio 360 podcasts. Not seeing where you live but there's a bookstore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that has tons of non-Borders magazines called "Spoonbill & Sugartown." I have the same interests and wouldn't it be awesome if there was a lifestyle magazine devoted to the outdoors, cooking & good happy writing.

scazza

Smithsonian magazine, possibly.

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