if you don't smoke cigars, what interests you in a cigar magazine?
I don't have a car, yet I have been known to lust, fatuously, idiotically, (yet admiringly) at some stylish vehicle in a car magazine.
if you don't smoke cigars, what interests you in a cigar magazine?
I don't have a car, yet I have been known to lust, fatuously, idiotically, (yet admiringly) at some stylish vehicle in a car magazine.
I don't have a car, yet I have been known to lust, fatuously, idiotically, (yet admiringly) at some stylish vehicle in a car magazine.
I wish I could pay for Economist but it's REALLY expensive. lol. $189/year.
I wish I could pay for Economist but it's REALLY expensive. lol. $189/year.
Check out your local library, many have online resource sections which give free access to newspapers and magazines. I read through RB Magazines ( previously called Zinio) the Economist, Time and the New Scientist, absolutely free
In general, I prefer physical. Just the smell of a newspaper puts the brain on notice about being focused for the news. However, it is now too expensive - much more expensive than it was when I wrote that post in 2019 - so I have to resort to the e-edition.That's an excellent combination of reading material! I concur with you regarding the stark contrast in quality between print publications and websites. The hard copies always have a more refined and edited look, whereas websites tend to be more disjointed or hurried at times. It's great to hear you're immersing yourself in a range of sources; remaining current with varied viewpoints is always worthwhile. Do you think that the electronic versions are a suitable replacement for the hard copies, or do you prefer the sensory experience of holding a physical piece of paper?
Agree completely.In general, I prefer physical. Just the smell of a newspaper puts the brain on notice about being focused for the news. However, it is now too expensive - much more expensive than it was when I wrote that post in 2019 - so I have to resort to the e-edition.
Oh, yes.I miss the physicality of the pre-smartphones era.
When I was single I used to subscribe to Playboy, MacWorld and National Geographic. I stop getting Playboy after getting married. I stop getting MacWorld back in the 90's. I stopped getting National Geo...dunno when. But the skill of their [Nat Geo] photographers got me interested in photography.
One of the worst things about magazines in today's day and age is the lead-time. By the time you plan the issue, write the article, get the photos, run the layout, publish, and distribute the issue, the article is three months out of date. When I would finally see a review of a new Mac in MacWorld, I was had been reading about it here on MacRumors for six to eight months, if not longer.
From issue one, Macworld
![]()
![]()
Programming magazines, this one for years
![]()
Do mail order catalogs count?
This still works
![]()
Ha, I got my first apartment in 1986, in 1987 I subscribed to Playboy for a few years, my gf at the time was ok with it.
Pictures lovely, good articles actually.
Did a search on “magazines “ in my facebook profile ..
FWIW I have not gotten magazines in a long long time.
But, I’m 62 and retiring soon, maybe get 1 or 2 again
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
- they still make printed ones!? I was not subscribed but for some reason I liked MacAddict.
-Whats the metal part covering on that calculator? why so huge?
-I didn't think anyone got playboy for the articles. What would they write about? No I have never read one.
I felt something wrong with that CVS magazine stand, then I read the dateFor a moment I thought in the USA they still sell printed magazines
I was a magazine junkie. I found a discount site years ago that had everything for like $8/yr. So I was getting GQ, Esquire, MacWorld (free one year sub with Mac purchase), Architectural Digest, Travel & Leisure, Mad Magazine, etc.
Have you never seen or used a 400k, 800k floppy disc before? That metal “thing” protected the magnetic spinning disc when not inserted in the disc drive. Back in the day whole computer OS, programs, and data all stored on 1 floppy.
I had this sent to me in snail mail 2016-ish, had over 5,000 points with airline, after looking these over did not subscribe to any …
![]()
I think it was from discountmags.com years ago. The price has gone way up.$8 or $80/year? per magazine or access to all magazines?
this is printed or digital? do you get access to backlog?
Omg! I’d forgotten about Omni, I used to occasionally buy it as a teenager - took days and days to read it. It was such a great magazine.I've had subscriptions to lots of different magazines over the years.
Former:
Omni
And you username just reminded me I had subscriptions to a couple of dive magazines as well! I know the Diver's Alert Network (DAN) magazine was one of them...Omg! I’d forgotten about Omni, I used to occasionally buy it as a teenager - took days and days to read it. It was such a great magazine.
For years, over this side of the pond, the only dive magazine was really just Diver Magazine (ex Triton) you also got it if you were a member of BSAC - we never really got a handle on Skin Diver which was available in the odd newsagent (all warm water stuff and adverts) then with all the mixed gas stuff Aquacorps came out in the States which we all thought was great and it was followed with 9>90 magazine over here which was superb...And you username just reminded me I had subscriptions to a couple of dive magazines as well! I know the Diver's Alert Network (DAN) magazine was one of them...