2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17531#Comment_17531 2008-01-30T11:41:07-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Doctor Pockets http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=66

Back in the cold, cold days of the 20th century, we had delightful things called magazines. They were made of paper (paper!), and featured news and stories – fiction or nonfiction. You could get ...

But, surprise, some people are old-fashioned, and some of those people still trudge on and make magazines out of paper. And some of us continue to buy and read them. I am one of those people.

I love print magazines. Do you, too? Tell me all about the print magazine you buy or subscribe to. Tell my why you love them.

As for me:
Arthur: It’s big, printed on cheap paper, and I love it. Rushkoff writes a column; lots of stuff about music.
The Economist: The best news weekly. None of the articles have bylines, so no one’s trying to make a name for themselves; just good reporting. Plus, the obituary in each issue is great.
Wired: It’s gotten much better since the bubble days when it was all about venture capital and business. I’ve subscribed to it for more than 10 years, and still enjoy every issue for the most part.
Harper’s: I subscribed to this on a whim, an kind of regret it. It just feels old and crabby. But occasionally, there’s some gems – a few months ago, an issue had previously unpublished shorts by HST and Barthelme, which I liked.
The Believer: This one I get conflicted on. Many times it’s a chore to get through an issue, but there’s some really great articles sometimes – the one on the Codex Seraphinianus comes to mind. I've considered letting my subscription lapse again, but I really miss it when I don't get it.
Zoetrope All-Story: Very full of itself, but the stories are generally really good.
McSweeney’s: This Achewood strip is still pretty spot-on, but you can tell that the people who put this together really love what they do. Each issue is a wonderful object in itself, too.
A Public Space: A wonderful new lit. journal. Kind of like McSweeney’s, but much more humble.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17536#Comment_17536 2008-01-30T12:17:48-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL-almost 300 issues in , the worlds best document of diy hardcore/punk. plus, they let me write about comics for them so i double love them GIVE ME BACK- from the ashes of ...

GIVE ME BACK- from the ashes of HeartattaCk, similar format for this quarterly underground community/hardcore zine
EGM- i like to keep up on my vidya games besides the innernetz, wouldnt pay the high price, but i get it free, so....
GIANT ROBOT- a bunch of random american-japanese culture. some of the stuff is amazing (see: artists, toys, comics, obscure shit) some is almost useless (see: street fashion/nike dunk news, bboy LA showdowns)
COMIC BUYERS GUIDE-soooo much better than wizard, except sometimes it feels like it is written and edited by your grandparents (little lulu? seriously who cares under the age of 50?! )
besides this i read a bunch of random zines wherever i can find them]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17537#Comment_17537 2008-01-30T12:19:28-08:00 2008-01-30T12:21:13-08:00 ARES http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=329

Car and Driver: Because they write like English students, as opposed to NASCAR viewers. Reading an article about an H2 as compared to the Bolshevik Revolution is not uncommon. Playboy: It has ...

Car and Driver: Because they write like English students, as opposed to NASCAR viewers. Reading an article about an H2 as compared to the Bolshevik Revolution is not uncommon.

Playboy: It has boobs. Boobs are good. The political articles are decent, most everything else is not, but at least I can laugh/bitch about the moronity that are $4,000 white t-shirts and those who wear them.

Those are the only two I still have subscriptions for. Every so often I'll pick up a Rolling Stone, quickly realize that it is still utter shite, and walk away.

10 years ago or so I used to read Next Generation because they actually wrote content, as opposed to rehashing advertisements with increasingly flashy images, like pretty much every other video game rag around. That was a great magazine.

Also Guitar School because they actually profiled good bands and had lots of transcriptions, not focusing on the hairstyles of whatever rockstar was huge at any given moment. I still miss that one, and have all my back issues in the garage.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17543#Comment_17543 2008-01-30T12:27:07-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Doctor Pockets http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=66

Oh, I forgot: The Futurist: The magazine of the World Future Society, of which I am a member. Tends to be very dry, but important to me from an academic standpoint. BusinessWeek: I have no idea ...

The Futurist: The magazine of the World Future Society, of which I am a member. Tends to be very dry, but important to me from an academic standpoint.
BusinessWeek: I have no idea why I get this. It just started shoing up one day more than a year ago. I rarely read any of it. I've never paid for or asked to get it. There's also a couple magazines like this that my wife gets; they just started showing up in the mailbox and keep coming.
Popular Science: I got a free one-year sub when I got my telescope. Gaudy design and some nice infographics. I flip through each issue, but won't renew.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17561#Comment_17561 2008-01-30T14:01:41-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Gypsy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=30

Bead and Button - They tell you about and where to get some of the neatest materials to hit the jewelry making scene. It's a fun sort of magazine for those into jewelry making. The link shows a ...

Writer's Digest and The Writer - Some helpful articles, when they're not rehashing the same-old-same-old, and the resources they list in the back.

Realms of Fantasy - One of my favorites. I really like the stories and the articles are enjoyable, too.

Wilderness Way- Oh, god, this one is really neat! Good for all those 'back to basics' kinds of things that, we, as civilized folks with microwave ovens, houses and the grocery store just around the block, forget how to do. For instance, many people can shoot a bow...but do you know how to make one from what you'd find in the woods?

I also like: Smithsonian, National Geographic, Discover, APEX Digest, Murky Depths, PHOTOGRAPHIC Magazine and a few others. I've had subscriptions to them all off and on but have to alternate the subscriptions because, if I have more than a few at a time, they just pile up and I don't get around to reading them all.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17568#Comment_17568 2008-01-30T14:27:18-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 howyadoin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1675

I hardly buy any on a regular basis anymore - just Juxtapoz, Hot Rod and Automobile, really. There are a few others I'll pick up the occasional issue of, but I've found that once you've read 3 or 4 ...

Juxtapoz, Hot Rod and Automobile, really. There are a few others I'll pick up the occasional issue of, but I've found that once you've read 3 or 4 issues of a given magazine, you've already read everything they have to say.

I do pick up a lot of crap when I'm travelling, though. Helps to pass the time on long flights, or during long layovers.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17571#Comment_17571 2008-01-30T14:32:05-08:00 2008-01-30T14:34:18-08:00 tekende http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1690

I subscribe to Reason and GQ. I occasionally pick up various music magazines like DiW, Filter, or if I'm feeling rich, Q or Mojo (British mags are expensive here in the states).

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17574#Comment_17574 2008-01-30T14:36:30-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 joe.distort http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1173

i forgot about JUXTAPOZ, but i only get that like twice a year-it just doesnt seem to have THAT much substance, but i do like to check it out from time to time.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17584#Comment_17584 2008-01-30T14:55:14-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

The Believer.

The Believer.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17599#Comment_17599 2008-01-30T15:43:39-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 eggzoomin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1442

I subscribe to: Guitar Player. Musicians' Institute publication for... well, the clue's in the title, really. Far more "muso" than their rivals. Bass Player. As above. Front of House. ...

Guitar Player. Musicians' Institute publication for... well, the clue's in the title, really. Far more "muso" than their rivals.
Bass Player. As above.
Front of House. The ONLY publication for sound engineers who - like me - specialise in live work, rather than studio stuff. Sadly, I can only have a digital subscription to this, 'cause paper copies are reserved for the US only. On the plus side, digital subs are free and you get access to .pdf copies of all the back issues too.

Happily, these above qualify as trade journals for me and therefore come off my tax bill.

I occasionally buy Sound on Sound, the recording journal - I started my path to knob-twiddling as a studio bunny and like to keep an eye on what's happening now and then. VERY occasionally I buy KERRANG! if friends are in it or I'm stuck somewhere and extremely bored - it's still just the headbangers' Beano, really. The journalism and reviews are without exception dreadful.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17627#Comment_17627 2008-01-30T16:43:00-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 roque http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=482

New Yorker, Harper's and my other favorites are stupidly expensive here. the only one I subscribe to these days is Glimmer Train Stories, worth every penny.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17670#Comment_17670 2008-01-30T18:32:59-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 nleavitt http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=503

Scientific American has lost some of the features i used to really like, but still has interesting news about science you can understand even if you don't have a phd.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17672#Comment_17672 2008-01-30T18:39:29-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Pete Martin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=165

Monocle. Highly recommended.

Monocle. Highly recommended.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17675#Comment_17675 2008-01-30T18:45:05-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 oldhat http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75

Juxtapoz, Bitch, and Bust at the moment.

Juxtapoz, Bitch, and Bust at the moment.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17679#Comment_17679 2008-01-30T18:56:22-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Jacen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=343

I make a point of going to the bookstore and browsing (followed by some purchasing) every few months but I don't buy any consistently. I used to have a prescrip to EGM, Fango, Guns and Ammo (great ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17682#Comment_17682 2008-01-30T19:25:24-08:00 2008-01-30T19:31:21-08:00 williac http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1294

Sometimes, I miss my Harper's subscription. Now that I know they had an unpublished Barthelme story, I may need to resub. BTW: Their bio page is awesome (writer of, illustrator of, subject ...

bio page is awesome (writer of, illustrator of, subject of...).

McSweeney's - Achewood nailed it, but I couldn't be happier. When they dedicated part of an issue to Barthelme, I new I needed to subscribe, so I didn't risk missing it retail. I love how they play with binding every issue.

Hi-Fructose - Like Juxtapoz, but with less gearhead culture, fewer ads and a lot more content.

Esopus - This is a thick, beautiful art magazine with pull outs, perforations and a dozen other features that can't be cheap to bind. The bundled music CDs are surprisingly good too.

Skyscraper - The thickest music magazine you'll ever need. You are not finishing this in one sitting. This magazine is forged out of pure love for the subject.

Honorable mentions for magazines I pick up once a year or so: Clear, Metropolis, Juxtapoz, Copper Press, Communication Arts, Smithsonian, Skeptic, Scientific American, AdBusters (ok, more like once every 2-3 years)


Edited to add

TapeOp - "The Creative Recording Magazine" It's free in the US, UK and Europe. Don't let the free scare you away, it has a surprising amount of good content and you can still pay for it if you want to.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17686#Comment_17686 2008-01-30T19:51:30-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 orwellseyes http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2119

Harpers: Because my high school english teacher used to read us the Index and that got me hooked. Lewis Lapham is wonderfully gloomy too. The Believer: I don't subscribe as some issues get a bit ...

The Believer: I don't subscribe as some issues get a bit navel-gazing for my taste. But any magazine that can do a whole article on how Arch Obler's radio serial "Light's Out" is the spiritual forefather to Eli Roth's splat-genre is doing something right.

Adbusters: The first issue post 9/11 is still one of the best artistic responses to that event that I've ever seen. It often goes completely up it's own ass but it's just as likely to be stirring and beautiful.

Cinefex: Really, if you're at all interested in the visual effects end of things this is glossy beauty is just irresistible. Though insanely expensive.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17688#Comment_17688 2008-01-30T20:06:52-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 howyadoin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1675

i forgot about JUXTAPOZ, but i only get that like twice a year-it just doesnt seem to have THAT much substance, but i do like to check it out from time to time. Yeah, it's kinda starting to lose its ...

i forgot about JUXTAPOZ, but i only get that like twice a year-it just doesnt seem to have THAT much substance, but i do like to check it out from time to time.
Yeah, it's kinda starting to lose its charm. Way too much filler these days - there's a two-page photo of every featured artist that could easily be inset somewhere else, freeing those pages up for, I dunno, artwork or something.

(Not to mention that so many of those photos look like shit, or that I don't particularly care what the artists look like.)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17690#Comment_17690 2008-01-30T20:14:57-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 matt bevilacqua http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=782

The Believer, the New Scientist, Spin, the New Yorker, and I just recently decided to give Weird Tales a try.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17735#Comment_17735 2008-01-31T01:38:01-08:00 2008-01-31T01:47:24-08:00 sacredchao http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1501

My wife gets Scientific American. I used to have a subscription to Maximum PC and PC Gamer. I miss Maximum PC as it helped me keep up on the tech world, but PC Gamer got a little crappy since I was ...

Also had a subscription to Cineaste, which was a pretty cool magazine, for the most part. The major drawback I saw was that their take on film criticism was less about stylistic issues, editing, cinematography, etc, and more about how liberal the movie was. That's basically what half the average review was.

I'd like to subscribe to New Yorker, just because I'm a pretentious douchebag, but it's too costly at the moment. My birthday is in a couple of weeks, so I might try to get the wife to purchase said pretentious subscription for me.

The Believer sounds kind of cool, too, but also too pricey.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17771#Comment_17771 2008-01-31T04:41:24-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 S.H. Segal http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=774

Seed: my favorite science magazine. Outstanding writing. Every issue features a two-way interview between a cutting-edge scientist and a cutting-edge artist. Paste: best design for a music magazine, ...

Seed: my favorite science magazine. Outstanding writing. Every issue features a two-way interview between a cutting-edge scientist and a cutting-edge artist.
Paste: best design for a music magazine, AND every issue comes with a sampler CD of the musicians featured in the mag.
The Atlantic: for in-depth current affairs. I dunno exactly what it is, but somehow I just like it a little more than the New Yorker.
National Geographic: a classic, and still brilliant. May all the gods bless 'em.
Hi-Fructose: awesome fun art mag. See above.
Interzone: U.K.-based science fiction short-story magazine. Fun, modern, great visuals.
Bust: snappy culture writing; reminds me of a national version of the Pittsburgh alt-weekly I used to edit.
The Believer: unusual literary coverage. At times overly twee, but still, it's not afraid to experiment, and there's something outstanding in every issue.

..and Matt, hope you enjoy Weird Tales!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=749&Focus=17775#Comment_17775 2008-01-31T05:10:29-08:00 2013-05-24T18:24:04-07:00 Owsler http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=861

I'm running out of space, and as an inveterate hoarder I had to stop any regular mag purchases. If I'm commuting and need something to read, I might pick up Sight and Sound or Empire magazine.