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Post by Magic on Feb 18, 2010 5:35:36 GMT -5
I'm an avid magazines reader particularly of British and Japanese press, due to the former's general quality writing and the latter's astonishing presentation ! They have a depth that websites coverage most of the time lack thus complementing nicely the instantaneity of the internet and feature great pics.
So, what titles do you enjoy reading?
For my part, I love, Arcadia, Wallpaper, Computer Arts, NME, WARP JPN, WAD magazine, Chronic'Art.
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Post by Ganbare! on Feb 18, 2010 7:04:24 GMT -5
I have a preference for the mag format, books don't suit certain topics.
My favorites are Vice, the Economist and Retrogamer. I also read lots of fanzines, mooks (contraction of magazine and book) that are easier to collect because they're made of long-lasting materials.
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Post by Magic on Feb 26, 2010 10:15:04 GMT -5
Lately I have been reading many fashion magazines for a project and could not help but noticing how text-driven most websites are in comparison. Few large-sized, quality pictures, often relegated to a gallery you have to click in order to view them. It's no mystery why the death of written press is nowhere near happening, reading on the web is terrible, scrolling, uninspiring page layout and fewer in-depth features. Reading magazines is so natural !
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Post by hypeforlife91 on Feb 26, 2010 23:22:17 GMT -5
^ I feel that fashion magazines have so many ads, not much writing lol. Especially US and Euro fashion magazines.
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Post by Ganbare! on Jun 8, 2010 2:20:00 GMT -5
NME magazine. It has so much exclusive and irreverential content not to mention rare pics of bands.
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Post by betahat on Jun 8, 2010 2:51:38 GMT -5
If I see an Economist, Time, Newsweek, New York Review of Books, etc. around I'll often browse it, but I mostly read blogs now to keep informed about what's going on. Blogs are so much more democratic and interactive, not to mention better sourced and often more specialized and pitched to a higher level. I think it would be hard to find a single blog that offered the global/regional interest stories that the Economist provides though. I think that's just a function of resources - no single blogger can compile and investigate stories around the world and put together as many different stories because they don't have the resources. Of course, the equivalent to that would be the whole internet, but it is nice (sometimes) to have someone pre-select the stories that they think will interest you by combing through the wire services of many different countries.
The only magazine I've ever had a regular subscription to is Rolling Stone.
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Post by Ganbare! on Jun 8, 2010 3:34:42 GMT -5
I definitely am old-fashioned considering I still read a lot of magazines (most are borrowed from friends, browsed in newsstand and scanned, yes I'm both cheap and a copywright offender!) along websites. It's the quickest way to find both quality articles pre-selected and exclusive data: Foreign Policy and Le Monde diplomatique feature the best maps, charts, insights on geopolitics for non-academic (austere) publications.
Magazines often are behind the news but they are less read as a source to inform oneself about what's going on around the world (TV and internet are nearly instantaneous medium) than read for long features the net is cruely lacking. Not to mention they sometimes are the first on some news as some journalists are insiders or analyze events more deeply or write original content few have. They are more time-effective, offer original information (NO, not everything is on the web, I tried to find certain piece of information featured in magazines several times but never found them) but arguably niche topics are not covered enough and there is little reactivity to the news or participation from readers.
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Post by monroe on Jun 8, 2010 9:08:37 GMT -5
I have two active subscriptions to National Geographic and I read Reader's Digest because there's always a free stack of them laying around.
Everything else I read has either been left behind by somebody or is part of a hotel lobby. The Economist is one.
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Post by admin on Jun 8, 2010 11:24:33 GMT -5
Golf magazine...hmm...I used to read all kinds of magazines....time for some subscriptions I think.
Why 2 National Geographics?!?
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Post by monroe on Jun 9, 2010 3:51:12 GMT -5
Well, I subscribe to it because it's the only magazine that I've ever really found captivating. Reading through the pages really brings back good memories of travel and such.
One subscription is sent to the static home address, the other roams with me.
I had a more in-depth description, but I deleted it in favor of not ruining the thread.
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Post by davidbleo on Jun 23, 2010 1:31:49 GMT -5
Mmmhhh...
National Geographic en Español... and sometimes the English edition as well...
Muy Interesante (Very Interesting)... a scientific divulgation magazine from Mexico...
Proceso... a left-wing magazine about politics and current affairs in Mexico...
Der Spiegel online (in German).
Helsingin Sanomat international edition... a newspaper from Finland...
Milenio... a magazine about politics in Mexico (center-right).
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