What's your favorite magazine?

[zestfive]

So yesterday P and I exchanged gifts. I got her a book on how to make kites because I know she loves to do arts and crafts. Also because my Dad and I use to fly kites (and he made them too). She loved her book. She made me a card and included a magazine subscription card to a magazine my Dad use to subscribe to. She also said it was my choice if I wanted it or wanted to choose another one. This is a good time for me to practice making choices but unfortunately, I'm not sure if I want Dwell or something else. 

So, I wonder what your favorite magazines are? You might know what I like and most recently I've subscribed to Utne, Ms. magazines. I've also subscribed to Mother Earth News, Mothering, Hip Mama, Tightwad Gazette (okay well this was more of a newsletter).   I also had a friend give me a subscription to something similar to Utne (just remembered, it's called Ode!) but it was more global in perspective (I forget the title) and I bought a couple of "how to" magazines that were published briefly then folded, it was great not like the "Shopping living simple" 

So these are my tastes, do you have any suggestions? I was going to look on the Utne site but it appears to be down right now.

 

Comments

[raencloud.livejournal.com]

I would've totally suggested Utne if you hadn't mentioned it! It's by far my favorite magazine, I've been a subscriber since high school. :)

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

yep, me too! I just renewed my subscription. I also ordered one for my sister since it was on her Christmas list. It will be a surprise!

[anterastilis.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I don't subscribe to any at all! I just read Mother Earth News, Backpacker, Sierra, things like that when I'm at work.

I used to like reading The Ecologist when I was at the U. But that is a UK publication, I don't know how available it is here (or for how much!). It was a bit more globally-oriented than Mother Earth News, and much less Green Is God. More practical.

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's too bad that our magazines here aren't as good as they were when I was at Macalester!

[syndetic.livejournal.com]

I used to subscribe to Dwell, the New Yorker, Print, and Bitch. I still subscribe to Bitch, but that's it. (I used to get Utne for free when my friend was the librarian there, but I don't anymore.)

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that must have been Chris, I wanted to do an intern there but I just couldn't swing the commute for nearly nothing in wages. Ahh...to be young with no responsiblities. Perhaps I could do it when I'm done here if I find no other work, volunteer there and the GLBT library...hmm, nice idea.

[guihong.livejournal.com]

I like "Working Mother", "Real Simple" (apologies if that's the one you DON'T like, lol), most news magazines, and "More" (for ahem, 40 somethings and up, but it's good anyway).

gui

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's the title...I do read it from time to time at the library but it just seems like an excuse to go shopping. GRIN Thanks for your comment!

[allenjaphy.livejournal.com]

I actually really like Dwell or any modern design/architecture books. Did your papa like Dwell for design ideas or did he just enjoy the aesthetics of the magazine?

I like hearing stories about your papa. Maybe you should make a journal dedicated to writing a story about him once a day? I loved hearing stories about my dad too, given that he died when I was so young I wouldn't have many to tell now if someone didn't dedicate time to telling me about him.

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my Dad was amazing and I think I just may start a journal for him. I think it would help me to be able to remember him and talk about him. He was a very rare breed and I miss him.

Thanks for the nudge.

[jen4luck.livejournal.com]

I'm a huge fan of Smithsonian and National Geographic, but that's just the kind of geek I am, you know?

[zestfive.livejournal.com]

Geeks are good! My Dad actually gave me a subscription to Smithsonian one year, I loved the pictures.