title: it's a great price, but I think the description should indicate ...

text: I bought this subscription for my son for Christmas as he is into health.  He told me that the magazine is clearly a "Woman's magazine" as most of the information is focused on women's issues including cosmetics and beauty.  Yes, it's a great price, but I think the description should indicate that it is more for women.  I think my son is somewhat embarrassed that the magazine keep being delivered to his mailbox.


title: Great Magazine. Informative and and entertaining

text: This magazine is a great combination of information


title: Amazon subscriptions Dont work

text: This has been so frustrating.  I never get the magazine delivered.  I even ordered twice to try and fix the issue since I love the magazine.  Amazon subscriptions seems like a good idea, but I guess I'll go back to direct ordering.


title: Five Stars

text: Great, thanks!!!


title: and I enjoyed for years

text: Time has a rich history, and I enjoyed for years. But its opinions and choices in reporting have become so politically inspired and so anti-administration as to be just another liberal biased, politically correct, blah blah magazine. Too bad, so sad.


title: Evening programs are listed and the feature articles are good. I am disappointed that the day schedules are ...

text: Evening programs are listed and the feature articles are good.  I am disappointed that the day schedules are not listed.  I am especially interested in sports programs during the day and there is very little coverage about sports events and special events during the day.


title: Good reference if you are an artist or bird watcher

text: Fantastic photos for reference!


title: Entertaining but not especially up-to-date

text: High end glossy with great photos but lackluster writing. Needs better editing.


title: Glad I didn't pay very much!

text: Practically all advertising.  Nothing like it used to be. Hardly any good articles.  I am very disappointed.


Ordered this for my mom as a gift. When subscription was over they did the normal ANNOYING thing where they pester you incessantly to resubscribe. Otherwise I would have given a 5 Star.


title: Great mag

text: Ordered through Amazon, got the first issue within about 4 weeks, disks always have great demos and now include every review of some xbox/ all 360 games. Occasionally (read:1 out of 30+ for me) a disk won't read correctly on the 360, just email the publisher and they'll give you some tips on how to get it running and if it still doesn't work they send you one.


Pricey, too much in the explanation of "how I figured this out and why" - could be cut down to half.  Recipes are no better than what you can get online for free.  And the invoicing, and more invoicing, just way too much, told them by phone, online and in mail not to renew, but no one pays attention.  That alone will get you off my list!


title: Palm Springs Life

text: This is a renewal. The magazine content changes often so don't have a review of substance to post at this time.


title: Three Stars

text: It's okay, not really worth the price.


title: Five Stars

text: lot of information


I was skeptical that I would enjoy reading a magazine on my Kindle, but Vogue has done a wonderful job offering their magazine in a digital format.  It's great to navigate directly to an article or feature without having to "thumb" through hundreds of pages of ads (but the ads are there in case you want to see them).  Very well done!


title: Not gettng them

text: After the first couple issues they stopped coming.  I have not received an issue in almost 4 months; yet still supposedly have several months left in my subscription.  Not worth the hassle of trying to get my money's worth.  Total rip-off.  I don't want back issues, I just want want what I agreed to pay for.  Will not renew.  Will not order magazines this way again.


title: Good ideas

text: Some good ideas and articles.


title: A French Idea!

text: I love this magazine. The presentation is so lovely and refreshing. I took French in school, but not enough to follow the instructions given for the projects. So, It's purely "follow the pictorial directions." I wish there were some way that this beautiful magazine could be captioned in some way. As part of it's charm is in the french language.


title: Can't really call it a magazine any more.

text: Wow,  these magazines have shrunk down to one forth their size and half of that is advertisements.


title: I couldn't tell advertisements from columns!

text: I went through only one issue and canceled my subscription. advertisements advertisements advertisements, and some short useless columns. I wouldn't recommend.


title: Do you really want to learn how to lie?

text: One of the first issues I received had an article on how to make the perfect lie.  It taught of exactly how to lie and get away with it.  I was thrown.  I just could not believe that.  It's like they are trying too hard to get attention and negative attention at that.  Every word seems to insult someone or some thing and it gets so old with the insults.  I am looking for a magazine to bring me up, not down.


title: Biased and Myopic

text:
I subscribed for a single year. And in almost every issue the editors reviewed at least one handgun I owned. Realizing that opinions, by their very nature, are subjective. But with few exceptions I found the reviews to be biased, close-minded and absolutely off-the-mark.

Never keeping in mind the varying uses individuals may purchase a handgun, Gun Tests offer only the narrowest scope of usage, rarely incorporating alternative views, such as how they may perform with handloads. Timne and again I found Gun Tests to be in error in performance, accuracy, consistency and value when used with match-grade handloads (my own). Sage though their wisdom may be, I found their reviews, overall, to be the quality of sage-brush.

Their marketing gig is to nay-say other magazine reviews because they don't have any advertisers to color their remarks. Just because an advertiser is in an issue does not negate a review.

My advice; rent the gun you are thinking about and use your own judgement. Reading an article in Gun Tests will offer you little if any useful, real-world information. Bottom Line: These guys are too full of themselves.


title: I especially like the articles written separately by both Chip and Joann and the fact that a theme runs through each issue.

text: I liked the format of this magazine and felt that it is refreshing and different from others that I have read. I would encourage anyone who likes the Gaines family subcribe to this delightful magazine.


title: Great magazine

text: Love this magazine with good content in every issue.


title: Cool gadgets...

text: I got this year subscription for a dollar, so I figured why not, eh? It's not that great in my opinion. The best part of the magazine to me is the gadgets sections.


title: Five Stars

text: Great service. Product was just as advertised.


title: Five Stars

text: Always love this magazine!!


title: You'll find more facts in the enquirer..

text: I would give zero stars if I could. This magazine is full of unsubstantiated conspiracy driven dribble. A total joke. You have to be completely uneducated & paranoid to believe any of this junk.


title: Five Stars

text: A good read


title: Keeping Your Brain Alive

text: I read this from front to back, food for the brain. Makes you an interesting person who knows interesting stuff. Brings the World TO you.


A once-great journal has joined the vapid heard & now sells the same shallow narrative as all the rest. May it Rest In Peace.


title: GREAT MAGAZINE!!!

text: Still love this magazine.  Subscriber for almost 20 years.  Great ideas/fun to read/projects for all ages and abilities  Scouting, church, home, senior center, etc


title: I’M STILL WAITING FOR IT

text: I LIKE HELLO.


title: Informative

text: My adopted grandchild loves to read and loves animals so she looks forward to every issue.


title: very beautiful and professionally done magazine

text: Received this magazine as a gift. I look foward to and enjoy each issue. A super class mag. So vibrant with color and great ideas to try.


title: US weekly

text: I called twice to cancel this booka and they said it was but then I am still getting the book and I want to be credited my money back to my account. please do not send me any more book or I will have to send them back to you at your expense. I am getiing people magazine as a gift from my sister so I don't need to have both magazines so please make sure it is cancelled an I don't receive any more books.  If I see one I want to read , I will just buy it at the grocery store. Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: My daughter loves it and my wife and I totally support the material the magazine shares.


title: Solid mag

text: Have read P.S. since I was a teen.  Unique content, easy and fun read.


title: Informative magazine

text: Love the Atlantic, great writing and great subjects.  Enjoy each issue.


title: Unique content

text: A subscriber for years, unique content, great pictures.  Have kept all back issues and have gone back to them on occasion


title: Love the magazine

text: Love Smithsonian for it's unique content.  Look forward to each new issue.


title: Saves me money!

text: Love this magazine, it gives a good idea of what's coming up, and how good the existing games are.  It saves me money in the long run, because I know which games are worth buying and which are not.


title: My favorite knitting magazine!

text:
Vogue knitting magazine is my favorite knitting magazine.  The photos are gorgeous, there are a wide variety of patterns for all abilities, the pattern instructions are very clearly written and easy to follow even on the more advanced patterns and it is enjoyable to just flip through because the photos of the finished patterns are stunning.  I have been knitting for about a year and a half and I have successfully knit an intermediate and one advanced pattern from vogue knitting both of which turned out beautifully.

I love that the patterns are not your average stockinette stitch sweater, they are interesting, fashion forward patterns that would appeal to even young teenagers.


title: Five Stars

text: Works great with my Roku 2.


title: Unexpected Auto renewal subscription

text: The New Yorker is TRASH


title: I love it!!

text:
I have a subscription to this mag. for the last 10 years( I'm now 33).  I have moved several times and after a month or two they will start to catch up.  On the inside cover is info on contacting them.

I love it because they have no ads in it and they are very very honest about all information on nutrition, additives, diet books, heart healthy, etc..  For example, They don't have Pepsi in 2/3's of the mag. so they can't say anything bad about diet soda in fear of having the sponsor pull out.  The tell it ALL like it is.  This is not a magazine if your looking for information like you get in Woman's Day, or one of those ad. packed magazines with one more way to loose 50 pounds over night while you sleep.  It has really helped me to make wise choices for my family on what are the best kinds of foods to eat.  The more we know, the better our choices will be for our families and ourselves.


title: Best Magazine!!!

text: This is my favorite magazine! With limited time to devote to magazines, I am very choosy about ordering any magazines at all and in fact have cancelled all but "This Old House."  There is always something  new and inspiring in every issue. If you only order one magazine, this should be the one!


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine.


title: simply love the magazine

text: i don't care how much i have to pay in order to get this awesome magazine!! The display of fashion,beauty products and wonderful pictures and interviews make this magazine a great purchase.


title: Four Stars

text: Gift for my son


title: great item

text: great item

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title: Never received a single copy.... (updated...)

text:
I wish I could review this magazine property, but I never received a single copy.  What a waste.  Thanks Amazon for failing to property order this on my behalf.

New Update:  I finally started receiving this magazine.  It took them 2 months, but they started coming regularly now.  The latest issue about the Beattles Re-issues is very good and does a great job of pointing out the benefits of buying some of these new CD's.

Pros:  Great value, cheap as heck with a purchase.  Good articles and nice pictures to describe the products they review in general.

Cons:  They rarely ever take a controversial stand.  They never give full stars to great products or low ratings to poor products for fear of losing ads???  They could also do a better job of taking pictures of both the front and back of all products.

All in all, decent, not great.


title: Good read!

text: This magazine is one of the first I reach for when it comes in the mail. It is like an old friend I cannot live without!


title: Great investing criteria......but!!

text:
I've owned an IBD subscription for the past 2 years and it's sage advice for investing in stocks is excellent. I especially
follow the IBD 50 every weekend to figure out the stocks to buy , if any, the following week. You will make $$$ if you follow their rules.
Unfortunately there is a down side to all of this and as a previous reviewer mentioned their editorial pages are opinions that I steer clear of. It's not just conservative but rabid right wing in my honest opinion.
But let's not spoil what is good about this newspaper, and their analysis of the stock market can't be beat. Just be aware of their rather radical political viewpoints.


title: Good Price for Guilty Pleasure

text: I admit it, I love to sit with this magazine and a good cup of coffee and just relax for an hour.  What I used to feel guilty about was how much the magazine cost off the news stand.  This is a bargain and supports an innocent guilty pleasure.  Yeah!


This is incredibly better than the American version of Country Living. The American one is filled with more ads than content, the pictures are often blurry or ill-taken, and I rarely read the articles. The British version is fresh, full of great content and I read it all the way through. Lovely homes, delightful articles and great recipes. My mom would go to the bookstore every month to try and find this and was very sad when she missed an issue. It is so great that I could order a subscription that will be shipped to her house. She is so excited!


title: I love being able to take this magazine "on the go" ...

text: I love being able to take this magazine "on the go" with me electronically!  Makes travel EASIER - and always fun to read items, ideas and other "stuff" about writing, which is my passion.


title: Dissapointing

text: Very little good content.  Not worth it, needs serious help.  Can't believe that a name like National Geographic would be behind such junk.


title: Very Helpful

text: Great photos, a wide variety of very helpful articles.  I like everything about this magazine.  Looking forward to my next issue.


title: Five Stars

text: A must for beekeepers


title: Five Stars

text: A must for beekeepers!


title: Yum Yum Magazine

text: Love they recipes.....when ever I run out of ideas I can always count on this book to fulfill my family belly.


title: Five Stars

text: I love my TV Guide.


title: Dissapointed

text: Thought there would really be more recipies


title: bee magazine

text: This is great all bee keepers shoud get it


title: A WOMEN'S MAGAZINE DEFINITELY

text: THIS MAGAZINE HAS SO MANY GOOD ARTICLES AND HINTS IN SELF-IMPROVEMENT.  IT IS PROBABLY MY MOST FAVORITE MAGAZINE THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT.


title: Good Value

text: This was bought for the Grandsons in Colorado they share it between three boys at home, They also share the stories at their school with their respective teachers too.


title: A Must Read

text: Our family has subscribed to Scientific American since the 1960s. Our children grew up using Scientific American as a resource for questions and learning. The quality of articles is timely with our world's events and scientific explorations. The subscription prices through the years have been affordable for our family. Even with availability of online email articles from Scientific American's Technology, Daily Digest, and Mind, the magazine adds depth and ease of reading more.


title: Excellent collection of fiction and poetry, among other things

text: One of the better literary magazines I've read. Great layout and graphic design and a diverse selection of literary works. Their issues usually contain short stories, poetry, interviews, book reviews, opinion pieces, as well as other miscellaneous items. I've never been disappointed with one of their issues and it's well worth the price if you're into reading/writing.


title: Clear and concise reviews

text: Always helpful without any ax to grind. The detail of each review gives the reader insight into the products actual  suitability for purpose and their manufacturers corporate bent.


title: Three Stars

text: More ads than original stories.


title: A fun read about (mostly) rural America

text: I travel through small rural towns on vacations and the magazine gives you an idea what goes on. Filled with jokes, beautiful photos and other extras and welcomes readership to participate. Many small articles with people's thoughts.


title: I love this magazine and always have

text: I love this magazine and always have. I used to read the R D books when my kids were small.


title: Excellent

text: My favorite magazine for women over 40. Price was good too.


title: for my daughter

text: I am way too old to read this magazine but my 14 year old niece can't get enough of it.  It was a great price and made her happy so I am happy.


title: Most of the time, this tells me of something I haven't heard about

text: Once in a while, something seems to flit between the gaps. and I seem to read about something which is newly discovered, months before it hits the magazine pages. Overall however this is one of the best techie magazines for learning about new discoveries.


title: One of my favorite all time magazines

text: Very uplifting stories and subjects to read about. Unfortunately stuffed with so many advertisements for drugs, I would pay more for a copy without all the advertisements.


title: Pleasing articles

text: Massage magazine is a staple for anyone in the massage and bodywork field. Articles are generally fulfilling, and you will get more than you pay for out of it.


title: X Army mechanic

text: Very interesting for those who have an interest.  Hope to purchase a truck or two at some point.  Nice to know that not all I worked on have gone to scrap.  A lot of memories.  Nice reference location for parts and history.


title: Four Stars

text: Enjoyed it!!!


title: A modular music library

text:
Most guitar magazines seem to be heavy on discussion of artists but light on actual music. GT still talks about artist's styles, but then gives you the tab and standard notation for one of their works or a class on how to solo in their style. A standard issue contains sections like rock, jazz, acoustic fingerstyle, Funk and country, followed by workshops on (for eg.) using altered tunings, increasing fretting speed, and other interesting things.
The accompanying CD gives multiple examples for each piece or exercise, usually with tracks played at different speeds and/or and example track and a backing track to play with.
The only downside to this magazine is that you hardly have time to work on eveything you wanted to before the next issue comes out.


title: Best source of news

text: Best source of news. The New York Times is an out-of-touch establishment rag, loved unsubscribing from it. This magazine really tells it like it is with an honest point of view that's never biased.


title: Four Stars

text: Too many ratings on cars I can't afford.  Why don't you rate average affordable cars?


title: By far the best motorcycle magazine

text:
This magazine isn't flashy. It doesn't come in glossy print like most magazines. They don't have flashy graphics, or babes on the cover.

They also don't have any ads at all. It's entirely funded by subscribers, so their product reviews are completely unbiased. They have great writers and great segments. One writer is a doctor who does the "medical motorcycling" segment, another is a psychologist who does the "mental motorcycling" bit, a lawyer who has a Q&A segment, a motorcycle designer who writes a section about motorcycle design each month, and there's an extensive segment on safe riding skills. Not to mention reviews of motorcycles & gear, stories about trips on motorcycles, how-to mechanical articles, opinion editorials, and more.

Motorcycle Consumer News is aimed at a more mature riding audience than most motorcycle magazines. They cover all styles of motorcycles without catering to any "lifestyle" stereotypically associated with any of them. If you ride because it completes an image you wish to convey, this isn't for you. If you ride because you love it and are serious about being the best, safest, and most informed rider you can be, this is definitely the magazine you want.


title: Not worth it.

text: I’ve wasted my money on their magazine before. It’s too expensive. You’ll get better information from other survival magazines.


title: Great Christmas Gift!

text: I purchased a one-year subscription for my husband Christmas 2013 because he had casually mentioned that he'd like it.  He absolutely loves the magazine and eagerly waits for the monthly delivery.  He loves to try the featured wines and pairings!  One of our favorites is fresh oysters with champagne.  Needless to say, a subscription for 2015 was in his stocking this year!


Sky & Telescope s the best resource for astronomy. As an amateur astronomer I've been a long time reader of S&T. The best publication IMHO.


title: Great

text: Great


title: Wonderful Magazine

text: My wife really enjoys the magazine. It has a great number of ideas that are of interest to her."She loves it"


title: Excellent Mag, especially for innovative or DIY men

text: If you are guy who likes technology, tools, adventuring or building stuff, then you should definitely subscribe to Popular Mechanics. It will definitely entertain, inform and inspire some DIY!


title: Lost relevence

text: The magazine has lost some of its relevence to the real world.  Too many items recommended are far too expensive for the average family.


title: They are so happy, they enjoy getting something in the mail each ...

text: I have purchased this subscription for 3 different nieces and nephews. They are so happy, they enjoy getting something in the mail each month and it's full of good reading material. All were between 6-9 years old.


title: Economics at its best

text:
I admire The Economist for its focus on its subject matter, economics.  It makes some tacit assumptions, such as assuming that a stronger economy is a good thing, but the assumptions are reasonable.  And its slant -- typically economically conservative but socially liberal -- follows exactly from its assumptions.  For example, the Economist has published articles that imply that Chavez's policies are bad for his country, but those articles are based entirely on economic analyses.  Despite the facts that Chavez is very socially leftist by American standards and The Economist is typically socially leftist, his policies are not highly thought of by The Economist because they are bad economically.  The leftist slant the magazine often takes on social issues reflects its focus on economics and results rather than ideology.

This magazine is always well-researched and thought-provoking.  If I had to choose one magazine and never read any others again, I would choose The Economist.


title: You will be charged MORE every year!! Stay Away

text:
Ordered through NatGeo.  Little did i know in addition to charging me automatically every year for the subscription, they were raising the price every year! even though the price they listed was MUCH (this year $10) cheaper.  Thats one Heck of an admin fee for a continued customer.  To add insult to injury, it is IMPOSSIBLE to cancel your subscription on their website, you can ask for a re-delivery and (surprise surprise) offer to give them more money, but I've you had enough and want to say NO MORE, you have to call their "customer service" line and hope to get something OTHER than a machine that just wants your credit card info

I thought National Geographic was actually concerned about the world, and giving insight to the good/bad things going on on it. Instead, they're just like any other garbage company just trying to sell you more and more junk!


title: Essential reading

text: We bought a fixer upper, and a subscription to TOH is mandatory!  Every month brings practical, affordable ideas that we can use right away.


title: Home cook fabulous

text: I love the magazine lots ideas perfect for home cook


title: Don't get ANY magazine through Hearst.

text: I actually like Elle Decor fine but I HATE HEARST MAGAZINES!  I casually checked a box somewhere online for one free magazine.  Suddenly I get an email saying that I have a subscription and that I can't contact [...] because it won't show up in the system yet.  Well of course not. Horrible and dishonest practices.  It's almost impossible to sign up for any magazine anymore without dealing with a continuing (we have your credit card and we'll use it!) subscription.  Terrible company.


title: Excellent Magazine

text: Excellence is a great magazine--the quality of the articles is quite good, and the technical articles really open up your eyes to the more mechanical aspect of motoring.  Overall, its a great magazine, and you wont be dissapointed.


title: great magazine

text: beautifully done magazine, great articles, a little to much advertising for my taste but other than that I can't say enough good about it.


title: Got a Deal or would not have ordered

text: Not a lot of home decorating tips<br />Lots of advertisements


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine


title: Excellent Magazine!

text: I love Bon Appetit. The recipes are great, and the layout is clean and very beautiful. This was a great deal, and I am glad to have purchased this subscription.


title: Item never arrived

text: Ordered a print copy, item never arrived. Amazon said I’d ordered a digital version, well its not coming through to my kindle app or email etc. Only paid $5, take a screenshot of what you ordered before purchase, still not seen a copy so can’t comment on content.


title: Best gift ever!

text: My mother bought a subscription to NG as a Christmas gift for her great-grandson; I just happened to be the facilitator for this transaction which is why the purchase is through me, thus the rating. We're huge believers in NG and love their work. Think my grandson, her great-grandson will get many years of great information and education from his NGs.


title: Perfect for 9-11 Year Old Girls.

text: My 11 year old daughter loves getting this magazine in the mail.  We do not have an American Girl doll but she enjoys the crafts, articles and advice.


Bought this mag for my mom's bday. She loves it. The recipes in it are great. Lots of vegetables.


title: Great magazine for younger children!

text: Great magazine full of ideas for younger children's active participation. Our 4 and 5 year olds even keep the old issues and reread them. A great gift that keeps arriving each month, eagerly awaited.


title: MOSTLY DRUG COMPANY ADVERTISEMENTS

text: I stopped reading this magazine several years ago.Go through it page by page and every other page is advertisement,mostly for drugs.If I wanted a drug brochure I'd go to the drug company.I'd like a magazine about country living ,not a magazine about the latest designer drugs.<br />I'd rather pay more for a magazine that is filled with info on topic.I've been offered several subscriptions for $8 per yr but I wouldn't take it if it were free.


title: magazine

text: I love entertainment weekly, great fun. great price thanks so much. will get much enjoyment out of reading this magazine for the next year


title: Easy to follow reciepes

text: Loved the content,  many colorful pictures i love that she incorporates her family even the love of her animals into her magazine.  Filled with many wonderful recipes.. looking forward to the next one!


title: vf is a great mag

text: beautiful mag, great copy. everything I expect of vanity fair. I guess i get an online copy too, but for the price I was happy just to get a few physical magazines


title: horrible

text: we get this as a gift from the childrens great grandfather and I dont have the heart to tell him how bad it is.  my kids are curious and love animals but we mostly have conversations about what advertisments are looking at this magazine.  there are no real articles that are educational.  this magazine very quickly goes in the recycling bin.


title: Love Paula

text: I love the magazine, but usually buy it in the store. Today I ordered a subscription. I am supporting Paula Deen...has she made some mistakes YES. Should she have lost her show and her endorsements NO. I hope this helps to save the jobs of the people that work on her magazine.


title: Tops

text: Just a little above my budget for a print read


title: Good info

text: Good info but too much advertising...was better years ago..but,


title: Terribly preachy, questionable politically, but tells truths you'll never hear elsewhere

text:
"Green Left Weekly", published by the Democratic Socialist Party, bills itself as "Australia's radical newspaper" and an alternative to the corporate-controlled media.

I have read "Green Left Weekly" both in print and online for over a decade now, though my relatives always try to dissuade me because they feel it angers me. The newspaper is indeed extremely preachy and uncompromising, never allowing the rulers they despise any compromise. The language is often terribly ranty and exaggerated, focusing consistently on the profit system that the paper believes responsible for social and ecological problems. It is also very repetitive because the focus and topics covered are so similar in every issue. It would really be a lot better if the radical left learnt that low-frequency periodicals are the best medium for carrying their messages, because they become less repetitive and preachy without losing the radically uncompromising nature of their message.

Whilst this perspective makes "Green Left Weekly" difficult as regular reading, the paper nonetheless possesses a good deal of useful information, especially about Australia's appalling environmental record, which it has (rightly) attacked ever since being first published. These messages do not fit in with the popular perspective in an extremely socially conservative country - especially of its working classes whom "Green Left Weekly" claim to represent - but scientifically there is no doubt of their truth.

"Green Left Weekly" also has political problems. Whilst its claims about Cuba's excellent environmental record may be true, claims that Cuba is a democracy are very dubious and are most likely related to the newspaper's tendency to blame the US and its rulers for almost every problem. The paper does not explain why many refugees leave Cuba, nor that Cuba has a powerful secret police (the G2) whose archives have never been touched by outsiders.

Nonetheless, "Green Left Weekly" is worth a read for the information it provides that no-one in Australia or abroad tends to hear. Would undoubtedly be better as a monthly or quarterly periodical that was less repetitive, though - not to mention its readers' inability to achieve desperately-needed communication with the mass of Australians.


title: Terribly preachy and tiring, but it is hard not to be transformed

text:
"Socialist Worker" will come as a shock to your system if you have ever read a corporate-owned daily newspaper. It certainly did for me in my early years as a student at the university of Melbourne.

Here, one sees clearly how so much government policy is directed at the simple aim of increasing profits for already extremely wealthy corporate executives, rather than to meeting the needs of the people who supposedly elect governments. Any reader with an open mind will become aware how governments are geared so strongly to ensuring there are no obstacles to increasing profits of the wealthy.

"Socialist Worker" also views this struggle of workers to achieve a genuinely democratic system in which the workers plan society to meet human need as totally international. Thus it understands that the USSR after Lenin, Vietnam, China, Cuba, North Korea and Yugoslavia were state capitalist countries that had nothing to do with socialism. Rather, they were/are ran on the same lines as the West, with the priorities being the enrichment of a tiny minority at the expense of the majority. This viewpoint is not easy to accept if you read something more moderate because they focus so much on the similar ideologies and the effects of a state-owned system found in Marx, but it still is worthwhile.

The major problem with this though-provoking and hard-edged newspaper is that it is so preachy as to be exaggerated and over-emotional, rather than being as rational as it argues a democratic socialist system to be. There is no effort to look at the actual lives of working people, which at least in Australia and Red America lead them to support extremely conservative viewpoints that have one similarity to "Socialist Worker": blaming media and academia for policies that do not serve the interest of the majority.

Nonetheless, "Socialist Worker" ought to make you reconsider if not change your perspective on politics forever with a few reads.


title: The National Geographic keeps us informed on how well we are taking care of planet earth.

text: I like the pictures and the technical articles for their clarity.


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine.  DMY


title: TV Guide is great!

text: I'm a loyal subscriber to TV Guide so obviously that says it all to anyone who is thinking about subscribing.


title: Great Magazine

text: Always enjoy reading my magazine. I recommend this magazine for all car enthuziaists. Enjoy if you decide to get it!


title: Love Dwell

text: This is by far one my favorite magazines. There is nothing bad I could ever write about it. It's an awesome magazine. Get it.


title: Fortune

text: fortune is a solid business magazine that has resisted the current emphasis on celebrity status and the lapse into compiling lists of the fest this and the worst that.  It is a generally reliable source of business background information.


title: bgrandma

text: I bought this magazine for my granddaughter. I was a great price and the service was great.  She is enjoying it.


title: Gorgeous.

text:
British Vogue is an absolute top-notch publication that I would recommend to anyone who is seeking a fashion magazine that is truly about fashion.  So much more interesting than its American counterpart, I adore and await nearly each issue that is released (naturally, as with any magazine, there are always months [usually January and July] that are not as stellar as the others).  The editorials are almost consistently cutting-edge and the covers still feature models much of the time, as opposed to actresses each and every month.  It really does celebrate Britain but it always has an eye on other parts of the globe.  The paper on which this magazine is printed is also lovely - always heavy and nice to the touch - and of course the cover is glossy (unlike the matte American Vogue covers that the subscribers are left with).  And the occasional "Catwalk Specials" supplements are great - covering so many different shows and "trends" - all smartly laid out.
The companion British Vogue web site is also one of the best on the Internet.  Each day they update a "Vogue Dailies" section wherein you can read the latest fashion/designer (and yes, sometimes gossip) news.
I just love this version of Vogue and I wish that the subscription rate was not as costly as it is.  For now, I am content to always buy the March and September issues and most months in between.


title: Just What I'm Looking For

text: I'm a soon-to-be university graduate with a minor in professional writing. This magazine not only has valuable advice for newcomers into the field of writing, but plenty of contest opportunities and publishing contacts to help us get our foot in the door. I appreciate the encouragement and advise. The Writer is a good investment in the future.


title: Trash paper

text: Far left trash journalism with zero credibility<br />I parrot doesn’t even want to see it at the bottom of her cage


title: Thoughful, well balanced magazine.

text: This is a magazine that is has a great balance. It has informative, well written articles ranging from interviews with Lance Armstrong to an actors or just writers excursion to places you might never see or travel to (i.e. Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam or Antarctica) but it makes you want to go there. It tells you about adventure spots to go to, the price, and the gear you need. It also deals with environmental issues that make you think about going more green, but then on the next page it is reviewing the newest muscle car. It is just a fun, imaginative mag that I really have enjoyed reading for the last 4 years or so. Worth the buy.


title: great magazine

text: Long time fan. Always useful info


title: Like PCs? BUY THIS MAGAZINE!

text:
I hate to spend money on information and news magazines. Why do that when I can just read stuff online? This magazine is why. It is the ONLY magazine I have subscribed to in at least 10 years and it's the only one I will always keep. I get giddy when I open the mailbox and see it sitting there. i take it out and make sure the mail carrier took good care of it.

The information is current and somehow, in some cases, ahead of the curve. I read this thing cover to cover more than once. The articles are informative. The reviews are honest and current.

I can't tell you how many times I've got up from the couch while reading this mag and took it to my computer because there were just too many things I had to look at online that this mag suggested. I sit at my PC with it open and check out all this cool stuff like websites, tweaks, guides, suggestions. It's awesome!

PS: No, I don't work for Maximum PC. I just love them! lol


title: Mag sub

text: Nice weekly, our neighbors teenagers are always waiting for us to get done skimming it.


title: I think the magazine is very good.

text: Depends on your political polarization. I think the magazine is very good.


title: Every issue a treasure

text:
This magazine deserves a non-snarky review that gets to the point, so here goes.

I can't even recall when I first started subscribing to "The Baffler", but it was probably around the time I had finished reading Thomas Frank's "What's The Matter With Kansas?" (or maybe it was Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" ?) when I received a subscription card in the mail from MIT Press. Something about cultural criticism and sociopolitical insight? I'm there. And two or three times a year this thick, dense book-like magazine arrives packed with thoughtful social, artistic and economic commentary, a tiny bit of poetry, almost no advertising, and the always insightful article from Thomas Frank (who edited the Baffler up until issue #18, although he still contributes.)

The Baffler is my choice for America's Best Magazine (no, not the New Yorker), although it's also America's Best Magazine Secret. With only a few issues per year, hard to find, an enigmatic title and sedate cover art (the exception being issue #19's relaunch cover seen here) this leaves me baffled - why, why why? When a new issue comes in, time stops because the topics and issues about contemporary America are weighty and require my full attention. Rather than go into detail and generalize about who writes for the Baffler and about what, I'll say that if you're a fan of Thomas Frank, The Nation magazine, Foreign Affairs, Mother Jones, Naomi Klein, Adbusters, Slate (or yes, even the New Yorker), you are in its target demographic and will find reading "The Baffler" to be time well spent. As to why it's an MIT Press imprint, who knows? But I hope they continue to support more magazines like this.

Additional information about the background and history of the magazine can be found on Wikipedia.


title: Good Deal on Great Magazine

text: This was by far the best deal we were able to find for giving this excellent magazine to our friends and relatives for Christmas.  I only have one slight concern: What will be the price of the renewal?  They don't tell you that -- which makes me a bit uneasy.  They should tell us that so as to not worry us.


title: Good price for magazine.

text: Great price.


title: Dr. Oz has a good Magazine!

text: I like the Magazine, except not to thrilled with the delivery service. They were not consistent with monthly delivery of magazine.


title: Love the outdoors pictures and the turquoise art.

text: I enjoy this magazine.  The stories, art and history are worth it.


title: Great magazine with ideas

text: Mr granddaughter in-law just loves this magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Stay current with science.


title: Good magazine for youth

text: My grandchildren really enjoy this magazine and look forward to it coming every month.  I recommend it for the younger generation.


title: Pay close attention on the bill charge

text: Love this magazine a lot, especially for the e-version which is so convenient that I can read, screenshot and save anytime.  I was used to be a Texture's customer, unfortunately they were sold to Apple news and I dont like their new style so I decided to order from amazon, after one-month trial my credit card has been charged in a different price they listed.  I have tried amazon online chat with the customer service staff,  problem has been solved finally and got the refund and resubscribed with the correct price.  But I do have lots of concerns about this mischarging and this is not the first time I have been experienced.


title: Senior citizen travel publication written by amateurs

text: The articles are written by the travelers - which may be good if you're a professional writer and travel, but painful to read when they are written by non professionals. It's as if your great aunt went on a trip and is telling you about it. And speaking of great aunts...whether by chance or on purpose this "magazine" (latest issue was 34 black and white pages) seems to be written by and geared toward senior citizens. They tend to go on cruises and organized tours and talk about their experiences. It's more of a niche publication, and if you happen to fall in that niche (70 and over) you might enjoy it.


title: It's a magazine for gods sake

text: It has slick pages and pics of pretty peeps and some smelly pages too ... not like my "Backyard Chickens' magazine.


title: Great deal on this magazine!

text: This is a great magazine and it comes with a demo DVD every month too! If you are a fan of the 360, it has in-depth articles on all the upcoming games, which I love to read. Since it was on sale, it was a great deal too.  Can't beat that.


title: One Star

text: good


title: TV Guide does not guide very well

text: I used to buy TV Guide back when it was a smaller-sized (although no less pages) magazine.  That was likely twelve years ago or thereabouts so I actually do not remember how many channels the magazine listed.  I seem to think that it listed most every local channel.  I subscribed a few months ago because the CHICAGO TRIBUNE no longer includes a television magazine in the weekend newspaper..  One can subscribe separately but TV  GUIDE is half the price.  However, it does not list all local channels - does not list all the local PBS channels nor does it list "ME-TV" or other channels.  Thus, I still do not know what is on television unless I check the cable program guide channel.  Suffice it to say that I will not be renewing my subscription.


title: Je suis Charlie

text: Support from Australia. Prove that pathetic attacks on freedom will only spread our message further and strengthen our resolve.


title: Misleading Title

text: This magazine does not contain simple country recipes that I would cook.  It is too "uptown".  I have asked this magazine to cancel my subscription but so far have had no success.


title: Vanity Fair - breath of fresh air

text: Great articles, intensive interviews and investigative reporting.


title: a tremendous disappointment

text: this magazine has much going for it but almost, without fail, falls far short.  The articles, mostly, have the merits to be decent read and something you can find informative, unfortunately --either the editors edit out the content or the writers only write fluff-- the articles are filled with nothing of substance.  For instance, in an article several years ago about the need to move to nuclear power, the author tries to disprove all other forms of power in one 6 sentence paragraph. Now if that isn't fair reporting, then I guess I don't know what an argument is.  Afterwards, as most articles in Wired, it starts fluffing out instead of actually reporting anything.<br />In short, the reviews only look at the neatest features and not the price or quality (ie the review is nothing more than you can find by 5 minutes at Best Buy).  The articles suck, give you nothing, and make you a little bit more ignorant of subject matters.


title: One Star

text: Pseudoscience should never be glorified.


title: Two Stars

text: Getting smaller and fewer good patterns


title: It's an okay magazine

text: It's like Glamour only with a little bit more health relevant issues but not too much more.  I subscribed to them for a few years, because I like that it's more than just a fitness magazine and it's more than just a fashion magazine but after awhile all the advice and all the articles tend to repeat themselves.  If you're looking for something a little bit more than Glamour this is good.


title: 4 star magazine, 2 star subscription

text:
Condé Nast deserves zero stars for beginning my subscription to two of their magazines with outdated material.

I ordered on Aug. 4 with the understanding the first issues, September's fall fashion issues, would take "4 to 6 weeks" for delivery-- that would place it sometime between Sep 1 and Sep 15. Sep 2, I received Oct Lucky (and Aug & Sep of another CN mag.)  I was disappointed they did not send me the fall fashion Lucky, and for receiving expired material pre-dating my subscription period, shorting me one issue at the end of my subscription.  Not sure if palming off expired issues is an intended cost cutting strategy or just an oversight, but I loath when companies' default position is to screw over the customer, placing the onus upon customers to notice the error and decide whether it is worth rectifying, and waste their time fixing it.

But, when I called CN's toll free CS number the agent quickly and courteously amended my account for Vogue and set the other mag to ship the Sep issue.  YAY!  5 stars for excellent customer service!

As far as the magazine itself, I enjoy sailing through the pages to see Lucky's recommendations on how to mix up high, medium and affordable fashions to create a unique personal style.  Some of my favorite features are; when they show a one-week capsule wardrobe, another longer capsule wardrobe where they show about 20 items worn in a ton of different ways, and when they have a grid containing the season's trendy items and the $$$, $$ and $ versions of them.  My one criticism of the magazine is it seems to be getting slimmer and weaker.  I hope they are able to bounce back to their former glory circa late 90s/early 00s, because the magazine offers a unique niche-- showing readers how to coordinate, manage and maximize their wardrobes.


title: 4 or 5 star magazine, 2 star subscription

text:
Condé Nast deserves zero stars for beginning my subscription to two of their magazines with outdated material.

I ordered on Aug. 4 with the understanding the first issues, September's fall fashion issues, would take "4 to 6 weeks" for delivery-- that would place it sometime between Sep 1 and Sep 15. Sep 2, I received Aug & Sep Vogue and October of the other magazine.  I was disappointed for a. not getting the fall fashion issue of the one mag and b. getting an expired Vogue pre-dating my subscription period, shorting me one issue at the end of my subscription.  Not sure if palming off expired issues is an intended cost cutting strategy or just an oversight, but I loath when companies' default position is to screw over the customer, placing the onus upon customers to notice the error and decide whether it is worth rectifying, and waste their time fixing it.

But, when I called CN's toll free CS number the agent quickly and courteously amended my account for Vogue and set the other mag to ship the Sep issue.  YAY!  5 stars for excellent customer service!

As far as the magazine itself, I quite enjoy sailing through the pages to see Vogue's take on the current styles in fashion, books, music, lifestyle, etc.  While there seems to be a certain predictability and cliqueishness in the designers they advocate, I very much enjoy Vogue's presentation of the garments and the overall art direction.  I wish there was a better content-to-advertising ratio, though.


title: Be careful with your subscription.  Customer Service number is 1-800-888-2665.

text:
If I could give zero stars for Hearst Magazine's audacity in ripping off subscribers I would.  But that's not exactly fair to the editorial staff who put together a lovely magazine, so I'll default to giving two stars: 3.5 stars for the magazine content, 0.5 for the company's policies and customer service.

The long story: I ordered two magazines from HM Aug. 4 with the understanding the first issues, September issues, would take "4 to 6 weeks" for delivery-- that would place it sometime between Sep 1 and Sep 15.  Sep 2 I received an outdated issue of one of the magazines, and when I went online to check the status of my Marie Claire subscription I saw it would not begin until October.  Disappointing!  The reason I subscribed in the first place was largely to get the September fall fashion issue.  It was also confusing because I ordered both magazines at the same time and they had identical estimated due dates.

I found it impossible to contact Heart's customer service department from their website, unless I wanted to pay for a long distance call.  Shame on them for placing the burden upon the customer for rectifying their error.  The "email us" link was broken (with an "invalid code" message followed by programming language.  Yes, I set my computer to accept cookies and tried again a few times.)  I googled and, luckily, discovered a third party website that lists toll-free customer service numbers and reviewers' experiences dealing with the companies.

Upon calling, the customer service agent was able to credit my account for the outdated magazine, but said I would not receive the Sep issue of Marie Claire at all.  He explained that if the subscription is received after a certain cut-off point, the subscription begins with the following issue.  I asked him to pass along to his superiors that I am disappointed because I was not informed of this key point when I bought the subscription.  I also asked him to pass along that HM should post their 800# so customers can contact HM toll-free when, on a day such as today, their email link is broken.  It is as if they are making contacting CS as difficult for the customer as possible.  He replied, "that's the first I've heard 'the email link is broken'" in a tone suggesting he didn't believe me.

You know, I had made and attempt to be pleasant; it's not the CS's fault that these things happened, I was just asking him to pass along my feedback.  He sighed and in an annoyed tone of voice said he would pass it along.  The whole experience was a completely off-putting and disappointing.  The only credit I give them is for taking the outdated issue off of my account which is, in my opinion, the least they could do.  Their practices seem to me to border on something like false advertising or perhaps mail fraud.  Magazines are time-sensitive.  How can they get away with mailing and billing for expired issues that predate the "4-6 week" window?  I loath when companies default to screwing over the customer and place the onus upon the customer to notice it in the first place and waste his/her time fixing it.

The other two magazines I ordered at the same time, from another publisher, had similar problems with one missing issue and one outdated issue.  But in contrast to HM, their CS telephone number was printed inside the magazine and the CS agent was quick and pleasant about amending my account.

As far as the magazine itself, I think their take on fashion is fresher than other fashion mags.  I enjoy their art direction and styling.  Their cosmetics and skincare bits contain products that are of interest to me.  I quite like that their articles include examinations of women's, global and human rights issues.  It's always a fun moment away from the hubbub of the work-a-day world to cruise through Marie Claire.


title: Four Stars

text: Always a good article in each issue.


title: Great little magazine!

text: My OB had this magazine in the waiting room and I liked it so much I sort of stole it : )  I like the natural bent of the articles and it is a very fun and easy magazine to read.  I definitely like this MUCH better than the more conventional parenting magazines.


title: Three Stars

text: Its ok good journalism


title: Thought it a DIYer magazine.

text: It's actually more of a crafters publication.


title: My Favorite Magazine!

text: My favorite magazine! Buying a subscription here is much less expensive.


title: veerrry slooooow!

text: Ordered February 1.  It is May 3 and I still haven't received anything.<br />Contacted them and they apologized that I did not receive the May issue.  (MAY???!!!  What about March and April??!!)  To compensate, they will extend my subscription by 1 month.  Apparently a 3 month lead time is the norm.


title: Very useful and entertaining

text: I like that they visit many different towns all over TX, not just the places that you always hear about. I've definitely gotten good ideas for both days trips and longer trips from this magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: My husbands favorite magazine!!


title: love it!

text: I just love this magazine and savor each issue.


title: Does H&H ship to the US?!

text: Great magazine, ordered a year subscription and did not receive a full year of magazines?! Will try to re-order but will try my luck with mobile subscription. Wish me luck!!!


title: Five Stars

text: 5 stars


title: HGTV

text: I only received one copy, I don't know what happened to the rest of the subscription.


title: Five Stars

text: Lovely magazine, shared with many!


title: Magazine

text: One of my favorite food magazines


title: A first quality magazine

text: Newsweek, under the leadership of Jon Meacham, has maintained and improved it's fine reporting and commentary.  I have enjoyed the political commentary, international coverage, and even the movie reviews.  In this age of e-media, this magazine is still worth a read in print.


title: Live the Brutus life.

text:
I read this magazine for more than 10 years now. Though it's in Japanese, and my limited Japanese language skill cannot aid me to fully understand all the text, I find it the best and most interesting magazine focusing on modern living and design innovation. Especially it becomes more international in the recent years in terms of content and vision.

Other than having a theme, it features and covers almost every aspects of today city life thoughtout every issue. From fashion to dining, entertainment to culture, even achitecture and technology, you'll be amazed how the working team do their research so diversely and deeply.

On top of all the fulfilling and updating content, it also shows a very unique and lively layout design. It's particularly good for graphic designer as inspiring reference.

Again, I think it has already stepped out of its own country/bountry and will very soon reach an important position in the global magazine market.


The Motorcycle Consumer News is a great place to keep up with motorcycle developments.  The magazine is full of great information for the motorcycle enthusiast.  The magazine is more of a "factual" magazine than one focused on entertainment.  A must for the purest!


title: good magazine

text: Since buying this subscription I have transgendered from male to female and the magazine has a completely different impact on me now than I expected it to when i bought it. It is still a good magazine in any case.


title: Four Stars

text: good read for those interested in WWII history


title: great gift item

text: a great gift item.  I'm told the magazine is great!  It was given as a gift to my son. I would buy again.


title: This was a gift

text: This was purchased for someone else so I really can't rate it.  I know that he thinks that it is pretty interesting.


title: Plenty of advertising.

text: From what I have seen so far Backpacker is mostly a product catalogue.


title: Five Stars

text: Good subscription for a great price!


title: Kurt Cobain

text: Kurt was/is an icon and I had to have this magazine as a fan.  Item came in perfect condition and anyone who is a fan of Nirvana should get themselves a copy of this.


title: Five Stars

text: Great recipes! And the pictures are great too! Really good quick and easy supper ideas.

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title: should be free--get ready to receive LOTS of junk mail

text:
I've subscribed to all sorts of magazines over the years including fashion, art, home decor, parenting and even a dog magazine. This is by far the best magazine out there. After I'm done reading it I feel like it was time well spent. Full of excellent writing and information.

HOWEVER, ever since I got a subscription I started receiving TONS of junk mail from all sorts of organizations like the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, other political magazines, and now with the presidential race coming up, political candidates! It's endless. Not a week goes by that I don't receive some sort of solicitation. If Mother Jones is going to sell my name and address to so many organizations then I think my subscription should be free (that's why I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars)!


title: irrelevant to Hispanic culture

text:
This is just like the English version but in Spanish. The content does not reflect the culture or morals of the general Latino people. Nearly all models (especially on the cover) are white and/or American and are very thin and tall. They try to use photos of American celebrities when they have brown hair, for example Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, Angelina Jolie or just natural brunettes like Catherine Zeta-Jones. Maybe Cosmo thinks we're too ignorant and can be easily fooled by the dark hair dye job or the computer generated tans. There are tons of beautiful and succesful Latinas that could easily be placed on the covers but I think they'd rather just use the same photos that they already took for their English-version magazines. The ads are also for high-end American and European products. I've bought this magazine in Mexico and while it still has the same problems at least they feature real Mexicans and Mexican products in some of the ads.

If you want a magazine that more reflects Latino culture, although it's mostly in English, get Latina Magazine. They use lots of Latina models and it's more relevant to Latin-American women and people interested in Latino culture.


title: Easy read, but time to first issue lengthy (3 months)

text: My mom enjoys the magazine, but it took way too long to receive the first issue.  Gift subscription given to her in mid-June. First issue did not arrive until mid-September!


title: VAPID

text: I was shocked at the lack of substance in this magazine. Look, it’s not like I expected Vanity Fair or Times. I know what Cosmo is about. I’ve read countless issues but hadn’t been a subscriber for about 5 years. WOW, how things have changed! While it’s awesome that the magazine is becoming more inclusive, they’ve also apparently decided to do away with any quality standards they ever had. The writing is absolutely cringe-worthy, just garbage. It reads like- no, worse than if- a preteen wrote every article. At first glance, I was disappointed in how small the magazine is now. Until I started to read it. What a vapid waste of time and money.


title: good product

text: good product


title: great gardening.

text: Great articles and information.


title: Love

text: My family, friends and I love it. I got it for super good deal on amazon.<br />This book has good informations .


Nice balance of  domestic interests emphasizing west coast.


title: Five Stars

text: Great price immediate delivery


title: Fun and Informative Magazine

text: I've been subscribing to WIRED for a couple of years now.  It is a great magazine with a very interesting mix of intelligently written articles.  It's not filled with pure techie articles, and it hits a very broad spectrum of topics.  I'll keep my subscription going for a long time.  For $10 a year it can't be beat.


title: Five Stars

text: Terrific gift for grandson who LOVES cars!  Subscription started, as planned, and it keeps on giving all year!


title: Love this magazine

text: Great magazine. Great price for subscription.


title: Love this magazine

text: I am not an architect or a designer.  I was introduced to Dwell when I was staying over an apartment in Amsterdam.  Got fascinated by the functional and design aspect of the homes shown in the magazine.  Interesting to see how different cultures translate into different yet equally great designs.


title: My wife is in heaven

text: My wife is in heaven.  Great publication.  Timely subscription start.


title: National Geographic brings you the world

text: National Geographic is one of the very few subscriptions I have, well worth every penny.  Well written articles, I only wish they sometimes had more depth but I understand length restrictions in a monthly magazine.  Eye opening articles in almost every issue, things I never heard about or never noticed before, brought to life, presented via personal experiences of each author and put before us in living color.  We loved the food issues.  I read an article each month to my kids to open their world to other cultures and discover crises we didn't hear about anywhere else.


title: a designers MUST

text: great monthly information on the latest design trends and figures. Sadly it only comes 2x's a year.


title: but amazon policy of auto renewal in fine print so lots of folks with old eyes like ...

text: Not the product, but amazon policy of auto renewal in fine print so lots of folks with old eyes like myself will easily miss! Use a magnifiying glass to read it and don't get 2-4 extra years of mag subscription!  Bill


title: good read

text: It was Given as a gift to my vegan aunts and they love it so much I've renewed the subscription twice!


title: A hit (so far)

text: We just got the first magazine of the subscription and my 7 and 9 year old boys both enjoyed the magazine.  It offers a breadth of information in small, manageable chunks.  I liked that they were learning new things.


title: Try it; you'll like it

text: Great magazine. Innovative and pertinent articles on up and coming as well ad established companies; as well as individuals. For those who want to be in the Know.


title: Worth a try.

text: Lots of interesting articles. Eye opening, even if you don't work for a major company. Surprised not as highbrow as I thought.


title: Beautiful photography

text: I enjoy this magazine very much but always wonder why it's not quite interesting enough. The photos are beautiful but there doesn't seem to be much content of interest outside the visual. We continue to subscribe for the visuals and then use our imagination if we want to take advantage of something we've seen in the pages.


title: Amazing Customer Service From the Publisher Himself

text: Wow -- what great service from my favorite magazine. I had a glitch re my change of address and received a personal email from Jon Phillips, the Editor/Publisher himself. He told me he went to a nearby high school and to say hello to all his friends at the mall. Then he said he'd send me all the back issues I'd missed for free. This has always been my favorite magazine -- now it's even more special. There are six issues a year so they can be absorbed more easily before the next one arrives. I've been subscribing for many years as an ardent bibliophile. Fabulous book reviews and nice format -- keeps me up to speed on new books!


title: Great photo mag for the advanced amateur or those just learning

text: Best amateurish photo mag. I appreciate that they try to bridge between amateur and professional - articles on studio lighting, home studio lighting. Prosumer friendly


title: Very informative and interesting!

text: I got this magazine as part of an incentive offered by Amazon for another purchase I'd made.  I admit I didn't know that much about it, but decided it looked interesting and it being the new year and all, I wanted to make some lifestyle changes and try to cook healthier, etc.  So I ordered it.  I am very happy I did, too!  This is a very informative magazine that has recipes, articles and tips that are useful to everyone!  I am really enjoying it.  The only complaint I have is that it's only published 4x per year.  I'd love it to be at least 6x a year... ideally, 12x!  Even at 4x a year tho, it's worth it.


title: Educational and fun

text: Great magazine that offers activities that work for the very different abilities of kids 3-6. My son is 3 and loves looking for the letter and number activities plus beginning to follow the simple worksheet directions (like identifying wet and dry and then circling pictures). The animal pictures are a big hit and unlike so many kid books the stories in each issue don't overly humanize the animals but instead focus on parallels to your child's life. There's also a poster and some stickers in each issue that are great for art projects and talking and learning more about animals. And the paper stock is thick enough to survive a preschooler!


title: daughter likes

text: I like the magazine and its content, as does my daughter, but we are getting no response to customer service issues.  It did take months for the first magazine to arrive.


title: Never Again !!!!!!!!

text: Both Surfer and Surfing Magazine will keep trying to bill you no matter if you signed up for another year or not. It took a lot of nerve for them to try and bill another year on my credit card without my permission. After they were unsuccessful at it.they had more nerve to send me bills that I owed them money. I have multiple calls into both surfer and surfing trying to cancel.Plus they write to a level clearly targeted to a 13 year old. Pages full of hero worship of the Pro's . No substance.


title: Great magazine

text: Purchased this as a gift for someone and they love it.  First copy got to them much faster than I would have expecte.


title: Like a kid at Christmas!

text:
I've been wanting this magazine for a very long time.  I received one as a gift 5 years ago and it surprises me that the lines and patterns used in this older magazine are still in style to day.  It definitely places you ahead of the fashion trend.  The section for children's clothing is also cute and trendy.  I also purchased bee paper 24" x 50 yards to trace out the patters, much better than your average tissue paper!

I know that they have an issue for plus sizes but they also include a section for this in the magazine.  I wish they didn't have this section and expanded more into men's fashion since there is already a publication for plus sizes.


title: Best Horse Magazine for Products

text: This magazine tells you the truth about horse products.  Nobody pays them to say whats best.  They test the products themselves and tell you the real story about the items.  I read this before trying a new product.  Saves you money because they have all ready tested it.


title: Five Stars

text: Great publication.  Thanks.


title: Five Stars

text: Have always read this magazine and pass it on to my friend.


title: Good stories and great pictures. Gave me great ideas to try in the kitchen.

text: I like this magazine a lot.


title: Amazing

text:
Nylon magazine is amazing, with a creative touch no other magazine has. Based in the great NYC, this magazine oozes creative sophitcativeness, originality, and a sarcastic charm with amazing fashion, art, and espicially music. The photography is pure genius and the layout will just want you to flip through the magazine again and again.

Witty journalist contemplate to the magazine's superiority, who are honest, witty, charming and sarcastic. If you have any taste for underground culture come pick up Nylon magazine now.


title: 4-year old LOVES it

text: My daughter is 4 and loves this magazine. We read it over and over and over!


title: Your kids will love it; Great Summer pass time.

text: My kids love this, and is worth every buck I have spent on it


title: Great delivery

text: Keep informed About my profession


title: Five Stars

text: Always happy to read about the latest technology!


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine to read!


title: Five Stars

text: Great niece loved it!


title: This a yearly Christmas gift to my teenage Nephew

text: For the past 7 years I have renewed this magazine as a gift subscription to my teenage Nephew. It comes in useful since he is in College. He loves to learn.  This is an appropriate gift for a teenager. And he gets this magazine every month in his mailbox. Its a gift he can enjoy year round


title: One Star

text: Only got one magazine


title: Great pictures and recipes

text: I look forward to receiving every issue.  It's like getting a cookbook in the mail every month.  Lots of pictures and down to earth recipes.


title: MAGAZINE

text: The convenience of being able to renew a subscription through Amazon is great.  The first issue hasn't been delivered yet because it's not due yet, but I will assume that it will come as expected.


title: Love

text: I enjoy and look forward to the arrival of my magazine every month.  There are so many great articles and new ideas...totally love it!


title: Good newsletter with lots of information

text:
I've been a subscriber off & on for years. This is a really good newsletter that is well worth your time to read. I don't always agree with everything they say but it's still a good read. The first, main article is usually the most interesting.

If you have strong opinions and aren't willing to read things that make you think to defend them, then this is not the newsletter for you. I, for example, don't like what they have to say about ethanol.

I like that they question policies and make you look at the data again to see if you are biased and don't even know it. :-)


title: Excellent publication with high end design and up to date products featured.

text: Also, this magazine oftentimes features European homes, castles and resort locations. Well written articles describing each feature. It's a lovely magazine.


title: scammed

text: I did not even order this .


title: Great magazine

text: Great magazine, received on time each month. Set on auto-renew. I like not having to worry about my subscription.


title: Lot's of pictures and words!  good articles for all makes of 4wd

text:
The magazine covers a lot of different types of four wheel drive vehicles.  It has relevant ads (we all like to drool over the newest gadgets, right?)

What it needs are some articles on guns.  and maybe touch on huntin' dogs every now and then.  It's definitely a good read and worth the few dollars they charge for each issue.


title: Easy, delicious recipes

text: Great recipes, nothing too complicated and a good variety.


title: It was a great gift!

text: A birthday present from my daughter! Thanks so much. It was a great gift!


title: Not approrpriate for 9-14 year old girls

text: I've just cancelled my 12 year old daughter's subscription. Their marketing materials state this is an appropriate magazine for young girls ages 9-14, yet a recent issue had a large feature article on teenage pregnancy as well as articles on the cast of Gossip Girl. Have you seen this show? My daughter certainly hasn't as it deals with high schoolers having sexual relationships with multiple partners, underage drinking, 14 year olds in night clubs, suicide, drugs...


title: Five Stars

text: good magazine


title: Great Magazine

text: Great Magazine that covers the main points of the top 500 companies. This is a great magazine if your looking to keep up to date on the larger movement of the economy. This magazine comes at a great value and the stories they produce show usually the general movement of the market. Well worth read if applied right for beginning investor. I enjoy the special interest articles on CEOs making a difference and I think could be written about more often.


title: Five Stars

text: /I gave this to my grandson and he loves it


title: Avoid. There is no value to this magazine.

text:
74 Page magazine with only 5 pages of programming makes it 93% junk!
Covers only 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM in those meager 5 pages of programming!
No channel numbers!
Missing channels!
They sent me "Primetime Eastern" but I live in Texas!


title: Used to be my favorite magazine

text: I completely agree with the previous reviewer.  I have subscribed to SELF for 6 years, and in the past year I have grown to really dislike this magazine.  It suddenly no longer speaks to me and is obviously intended for "girls" and not "women".  I'm a 30-year-old married mom, and I am definitely not the target audience anymore!  Wrong age, wrong marital status, and wrong number of dependents - three strikes and I'm out!


What a great magazine for ideas on how to renovate one's home.  I really enjoyed reading it and save these for future projects.  Thanks for having this all here in one magazine.


title: Really fallen off.....

text:
I have been reading this mag off and on for the past 20 years.  As other reviews have said, I think I am just reading the same tired old stuff from three or four issues ago.  "Big Guns!"  "Huge Chest!"  "Massive Gains!"  These seem to be the ones you'll see featured about every other month in here.  As for adds?  Don't get me started on adds!  When half of your magazine is adds, it spells trouble.  Not only that, they need to specify to people who may not already know, "This mag's training tips are for people who do not work for a living and can spend 6-8 hours a day in the gym, eat 8-10 meals a day and spend MASSIVE amounts of cash on supplements."  In other words, people with no real responsibilities other than taking care of their physiques (Which as far as jobs go, that's a great one to have). I teach all day and into the night, literally, for me to eat and train like they require, I'd have to quit my day job, sell my kids into slavery, and become a homeless person.  In which case I'd have no money to have a gym membership.  I think you get the idea.

On the positive side, the photos are awe-inspiring.  Also, to be realistic, it's a mag that has been around for decades upon decades.  How many different ways can you say, "Lift heavy, eat like a horse, and train like you have no other responsibilities in life"? It just becomes repetitive any way you slice it.  My recommendation would be to buy an issue or two every decade or so.  Buy January's "BIG GUNS" issue, and then February's "HUGE CHEST".  Then wait a decade and repeat.

Good luck!


title: Five Stars

text: I enjoy receiving this magazine.


title: Nice price for a magazine subscription

text: Ordered this for myself & it was a great rate at the time.  Would recommend it highly.  Would take it to work to read at lunch & everyone wanted to know what magazine it was so I passed it on after I was done w/it.


title: Informative

text: Full of useful information


title: Good reading for kids!

text: Sent  this magazine to my nine-year-old grandson. He loves it reads it enjoys the topics can’t wait for the next additions. Thank you National Geographic!


title: PC World Subscritpion Renewal through Gift Certification Redemption

text:
I recently tried to redeem an Amazon gift certificate that I received from another site to renewal my PC World magazine gift subscription.

While the redemption finally did get completed it took me several transfer from one customer service representative to another (whether it took one call or not I cannot remember) until I got an answer whether this gift certificate could be used to actually renewal my magazine subscripton.  I wish the initial, or at least second customer service representative, would have been able to know this information.

Otherwise, thank you for the great service your website provides.

Reva H. Egdal


title: Just Fabulous!

text: I love this magazine!  It is my favorite out of the ones I receive!  It is chock full of wonderful recipes that can be scaled down for smaller households!  The decorating ideas are pocketbook friendly and just overall a great magazine!  Thank you Ree!


title: Very good Magazine, like combining a Learning Tool and a Video Game!

text: Very nice magazine. They have added a couple of kid-friendly ads over the past couple of years (Goldfish Cracker Ads, KFC Ads, ETC) Which is why I only give it 4 stars, but it is a really nice magazine, and my kids are super excited when they come in the mail!  It does teach them animal facts, and the Magazine has a section where your kids will ask you questions, and teach the kids weird facts and serious facts too!


title: No substance

text: So far, no substance or useful information. Nice photos, that’s about it.


title: Four Stars

text: grand son loves them


title: Disc minus mag

text: I've picked up one issue of this at the store and to be honest I wish I could just subscribe to just the disc that comes with the magazine. Sure the magazine is full of articles but why read when I could be playing on my Xbox 360. Added note. I'm really annoyed with this because I ordered a years subscription on May 30th and It won't ship until August 26th. I mean what do they have to do hand right each page.


title: A1

text: Great Magazine


title: Good Value

text: Magazine renewed at a good price and on time. Much easier then dealing directly with Reader's Digest. Thanks for the good service


title: No Mag After 4 Weeks

text: Title says it all. Is it coming, Amazon or what? Next time, order directly through the magazine rather than through a third party like Amazon.


title: No Magazine After 4 Weeks...

text: Ordered Parenting 11-16. Been over 4 weeks and still no magazine. Is it coming, Amazon? Next time I'll go to the magazine site and order there directly rather than through a third party vendor site.


title: Want to know how elections and campaigns are won?  Read this

text: On the cover, it says this is the magazine for people in politics.  This magazine shows you what's done behind the scenes in governing and campaigning.  You won't be reading about Rs and Ds bashing each other, instead you'll read articles about how to raise money, microtargeting, consultants, etc.  I'm slightly involved in politics and I look forward to every issue.


title: Amazing Magazine

text: I am not big on subscribing to magazines (prefer to look through them in a store then buy them) but after buying 3 consecutive magazines in store and not being disappointed I ordered 2 year subscription through their little note card in the magazine. 4 months in (2 additional magazines) and I cant begin to explain how awesome the recipes are, as well, have not seen a recipe duplicated in the magazines.  The Magazine does not just have recipes but also has information on care and maintenance of cast iron cooking wear and tips on how to cook better with cast iron.  If you have wanted to get into cast iron cooking or have ever were curious about cast iron cooking, I recommend when you buy a cast iron skillet you purchase a subscription to this magazine as well! Hope this Helps! :)


title: Useless fluff, no longer has hard core financial articles

text: Only one or two columnists in each issue have any information that is useful or insightful.  The rest of each issue is full of long people interest personality articles on business celebrities.  The magazine doesn't carry any of the more useful articles from the web site.  And, subscribing to the mag does not get you around the anti-ad blocker web site either.  I'm done with Forbes.  I changed my address to a trash address before my subscription ended.  That way hopefully the junk mail lists that the publisher put me on will follow.


title: Fantastic!

text: This magazine comes from British Columbia and everything about it - every article, every ad is specifically for the betterment of your dog.  The articles are informative and the pictures alone are worth getting the magazine.  I only wish it came out every month instead of 4 times a year.


title: Great for elementary kids

text: My children love this magazine and we recently renewed. I wouldn't pay full sticker price for it, but when it's on sale, I feel that it's a good value. My children love many different animals and can't wait to read it when it comes. They all take turns paying through it reading and looking at the beautiful pictures. Like others we got 3 magazines at once out of the 10 in the subscription. This is fairly common with a lot of magazines, thus I didn't take away any stars for that. Plus my kids were trading them off for over an hour that night reading quietly. It's great for elementary kids, but I wouldn't advise for much older than that.


title: Love it

text: A long-time favorite. I'm from the south but no longer live there. The magazine keeps me in touch with my roots.


title: Great Magazine!

text: I've subscribed to Essence Magazine off and on for years and it gets better and better every year. Great articles!


title: Order direct from Conde Nast. A week later, ...

text: Order direct from Conde Nast.  A week later, and I have no access to the digital edition or the downloadable bonus cookbooks.


title: Yummy in my tummy

text: This is my favorite magazine.  I'm a health nut but also a food fanatic, and Cooking Light was made for people like me.  I love how it pulls from all different types of cuisine and has all types of interesting articles.  Instead of just making food bland it emphasizes on knowing your spices and flavor combinations to make delicious food that's not bad for you either.  I ordered this mag off Amazon in November and started receiving it this January.  Amazon had a great deal back then ($5 for a year), but after seeing the quality of this magazine I would readily order it for the listed $15.


title: Five Stars

text: Best magazine ever


title: Price was the best offer anywhere!

text: I've been getting the TV Guide for many years and enjoy reading all the articles. I don't really use the Kindle version much for day to day TV watching.


title: great magazine for Gluten Free population

text: I have been reading this magazine for years. I find it very helpful and full of great information about gluten free living.


title: Fashion focused fare

text: Large, glossy format which is a plus. Decent selection of fashion styles and skin care routines, although rather avant-garde and there are magazines I personally prefer Reading. However This popular, professional publication is great when the price is right (I got this for about five dollars per subscription on a special offer)


title: Five Stars

text: Good magazine for us cigar smokers


title: Cancelled

text: Cancelled, never reordered.


title: Canceled

text: Cancelled, did not reordered.


title: Five Stars

text: K


title: Five Stars

text: Love all the magazines I ordered.


title: Five Stars

text: Gift for my sister


title: I sent this as a gift

text: This was a gift she said she likes it a lot


title: Four Stars

text: Like to look at different ideas.


title: 12 months tv guid3

text: Love the magazine


title: Wonderful apron

text: Enjoyed the selection of various material designs, great aprons to use when serving special dinners. Great gifts for family and friends.


title: Renewal of magaize subscription

text: Some how the order got entered as a new order, not as a renewal. I followed the directions and put the address information exactly like the current subscription.  National Geographic was happy to fix the problem.


title: Fabulous!

text: This magazine has me reading cover to cover everytime it arrives! It's amazing how interesting the survival tactics are, and the stories of near death experiences- all things any adventurer can learn from!


title: The best health magazine on the market!

text: The only place to find up to date anti- aging  and up to date new developments in health research.  I read it from cover to cover as soon as I get it. It is also written in easy to understand language.  I save all my copies for reference material.


title: unbelievable

text:
I ordered Ladybug for my niece's children back in mid-October and expected a 6-8 weeks lag time for the order to arrive. Can you believe, today is April 1st and the first magazine has just arrived. So much for Happy Chanukah! I think that's just unexcusable.

At least the children like the magazine.


title: Current trends

text: Love the contents.


title: Always on trend.

text: It’s appeals to my fashion taste.


title: Great Magazine

text: Love the magazine, it appeals to my age group and keeps me informed.


title: Love Simple, Love the Magazine!

text: Favorite Magazine!


title: I'd rate it a 5 except for liberal editorial slant

text:
I generally really like the articles.  I've subscribed for about six years, and there are some article that were so excellent I'll never forget them.
Two quibbles, though.
1.  The editorial staff is extremely liberal.  I really avoided all of the Clinton-Monica justification stuff, and how it really all was a Republican conspiracy to put Monica up to it, and how she lied, and how the angelic Clinton was and is a saint.  This left-wing refusal to view reality almost made me cancel my subscription.
2.  I think Tina Brown was the worst thing to happen to the New Yorker.  I liked the articles that went on and on and on, and sometimes tested one's patience.  However, it was almost always worth it to slog through some of them.  The articles on John Paul Vann in Vietnam and mud-flows in Los Angeles (really!) were so excellent I think they are some of the best non-fiction writing of the twentieth century.


title: One of the nicest magazines around...

text: This magazine is amazing.  More like a collection of great stories and photos/drawings.. Very artistic.  We have given subscriptions as gifts as well.


title: Too many adverts: National Geographic should be embarrassed!

text: I'm giving this 2 (versus 1) stars because my daughter likes it (her aunt bought it for her). There are jokes and maybe a few puzzles. And a hidden article or two. But, I cannot overemphasize how many ads this has---and they aren't that distinguishable from the main text, either. We deliberately keep her away from Disney channel and shows with commercials, and yet suddenly at dinner she will start discussing a movie or toy we have not even heard of. Where did she get the info.? National Geographic.  She ADORES Ranger Rick, and if there were more like it, we'd sign her right up.  Too bad NG can't clean up their act. They should be giving this one away free.

user_id: AFFCCYNKNUHEVVTVGJWGYIRGKHVQ


title: OH, WOW !!!

text: I've had this magazine for three years now, starting the 4th.  It is just a joy.  I'll agree with the other folks on the cost reasons.  Check ICreate's web site for occasional price specials.  Reading ICreate is reading a how-to from end to end with more info than some of us can use.  Whether hardware, office 2008/11, pages, iphoto, ipad (don't have iphone) and much more, the simple thing for me to say is I have learned more from ICreate than from US Macworld and MacILife and other sources combined. ICreate is "the missing manual."  I also loved the UK Macworld (same company) but decided two was too high a freight charge tpo carry.  No regrets with ICreate.  Highly recommended and a treat for eyes sore with PC and others.


title: Great for Theatre Teachers of Teen Students

text: Great for younger theatre student- high school and prepping for college. Those starting to think about theatre as their chosen major- thought provoking articles and well rounded insightful magazine. When I taught teen classes, I subscribed for them. They devoured it!


title: Great Learning Magazine!

text: I get this for my nephew who is ever so curious about the world. This magazine gives him new information when it arrives and he learns so much.


title: best magazine best price

text: great price, will ad to my current subscription without interruption.


title: Watch out for authentic renewal

text: I didn't even order it this time


title: Great pics, great articles

text: This is a really nice magazine. Lots of pics, cool articles for the backyard bird lover. best of all, it's print so no pop up ads or crazy links. It's a nice little chill pill over a glass of iced tea. It's a great deal and you never have to worry about batteries running down with a print magazine. Awesome awesome awesome!


title: Better than clicking.

text: Very informative, easy to read and much less annoying than clicking a bunch of links for the same information that's presented in a frame of Google ad-sense idiocy.


title: Just cool easy reading.

text: The writing is excellent. I think we've forgotten about style in our world of links, clicks and pics. This is a great magazine to flip through AND read. Highly recommended.


title: Good magazine

text: Great articles. Easy to read. Great lay out. Worth every penny.


title: Awesome

text:
beautifully designed, easy on the eye, easy to read, easy to flip through and the BEST thing - there are no LINKS! You can actually concentrate on the articles without any annoying pop ups, you just flip the page with a finger and like magic, you are on the following page! Again - NO POP UPS! This offers an ease of concentration. The articles are well written and the photography is superb.

All that said, Archaeology is a great magazine and the website is pretty cool, too. Check it out.


title: Buy More Magazines - They are ALL LINK FREE!!!! No Pop Up Ads!

text: This is a neat little magazine, very informative, always educational and the writing is top notch. Also, as with all print magazines, it is LINK free! No need to scroll and wait for things to load and it operates battery free! Although there is no scrolling the analog format does offer page turning, and that is awesome and simple.


title: Walter Kirn

text: Walter Kirn, one of the best and most honest writers out there today, great reason to subscribe. The man, all by himself, balances out the pretension and condescencion that can often be found in the rest of the magazine. 'FINDINGS' is both interesting and sometimes dismal, I think an opposing explanation of the facts might be more interesting and more honest. The magazine does tilt left but not in the god awful way of The New Yorker.  All in all, its damn well worth it. Read Blood Will Out. Very good. So far, only second to In Cold Blood.


Black ink on a white page is easy to read. For some reason, sometimes, they use a different colored ink on a different colored page, very hard to read. Also, a larger LARGER font is needed.
Design of the magazine needs to be LESS ubercool and more FUNCTIONAL, as in no need to squint or rub tired eyes. Content is good , however once they tried to outporn the internet
With alot of nude and gross (spitting into anothers mouth) pictures. So, because of that, i no longer give this magazine as a gift.
There reporting on dark web and Silk Road was excellent. Content is always 5 star relevant, but the layout needs to get more basic. Because of that, making the written word harder to read 3 stars.


title: which is what makes print cool.

text: There are no blind links in the pages, which is what makes print cool.


In this months issue 9 year olds are hailed as being 'wise' circumcision is considered horrific and a seventeen year old girl having her breasts removed to help.her become male is considered a societal advance. Very strange. Have had this magazine for,awhile now and it is biased. Check out Crime DNA issue. Very biased. Weak journalism. Also the poor boy on the cover is being infantilized. He needs Willy Wonka now!


title: Five Stars

text: Enjoy this magazine.  Great seasonal ideas and recipes.


title: Interesting Magazine

text: This is a gift for our daughter and she loves it.  I also enjoy reading it when I visit.


title: Animal Tales Magazine

text: Animal Tales Magazine is full of all things animals. My 12 year old granddaughter  wants to be a vet and I thought she'd love this magazine. She Does!!! At and around  this age Ive given up and started buying Gift Cards for my 4 Grands.


title: Teatime Magazine.

text: I have purchased a single magazine of this one before and really enjoyed it. I bought a year subscription and can hardly wait for it to get here.


title: Taste of Home

text: I bought this year subscription as I enjoy this magazine. There are a lot of excellent recipes in here.


title: Good Reading RV Magazine

text: Since we are new Airstream owners this magazine was just what we were looking for.


title: Great for Keeping Your Wife Busy

text: This magazine is great at keeping your wife occupied while you watch MythBusters.  Lot's of useless information about people I don't care about.  Perfect.


title: All Reputation

text: First, let me say that I love getting my magazines from amazon. They're easy and cheapter and there's no constant mail begging to renew at a (higher) rate. That said, I get Elle and Bazaar ($10 each) but forget Vogue. It used to be good-models, clothes, fashion, cutting edge-and I subscribed for years. Now it's celeb fluff or (the worst) some socialite with too much money complaining about how her ballgowns won't fit in her closet and that she picks the kids up from school and not the nanny. Honestly, I'm all about Carine Roitfeld and blame Anna Wintour. Roitfeld has style and Wintour lost it years ago. I miss the old Vogue but cannot reltate to this crap. When I like the ads better than the articles, there's a problem. So I stick with Bazaar, which has better fashion coverage, and Elle, which has articles that are interesting and I can relate to and scrap Vogue.


title: Nous sommes tous Charlie

text: Get ready for a shock -- this is a magazine like you've never seen before. Defenders of the poor and the immigrant, relentless attackers of all religious dogma and institutions, unforgiving bashers of government corruption and hypocrisy, Charlie has always been crude, in your face, and most of all ferociously funny. Even if you can't read French and don't follow French politics, you will probably be able to understand some of it, and your subscription will be a tremendous help to keep the magazine alive.<br />Check out the very good Wikipedia page for more background on Charlie Hebdo, it's filled with great anecdotes and explanations of the most famous covers.


title: Been subscribing for years!

text: I consistently renew this magazine for my husband.  We've been getting this magazine for over 15 years, and they continue to come up with new ideas and projects, all with great and simple directions. Every issues is packed with useful articles.


title: Arrived really quickly, and offers loads of awesome information

text:
Ordered this magazine through a discount offer from Amazon, and am really happy with it.  I used to read ReadyMade years ago, but stopped when they started to get a little TOO crafty for me.  Like, I don't have time or inclination to sew tiny glass beads onto pillowcases.  But I DO want cool, quick advice about how to reuse items around the house and make awesome, inexpensive things that look cool.  This magazine offers just that, with a healthy dose of just-go-ahead-and-buy-it-from-someone-else advice thrown in there.  The best in ideas, projects, and Etsy offerings are revealed, with an eye towards saving you money, making your house/life cooler, and not taking up too much time in the process.  Also, others' projects and crafts are hailed, which gives me the inspiration to feel like even lame ole time-crunched me can do something that looks kind of decent.

As for the purchase price and arrival time, I got my first issue 2 weeks from when I ordered, starting with the December issue.  That's quicker than any magazine order I've ever started, so I'm very happy with it.  And as I said, I got this on a discount for 50% off, so I couldn't ask for a better deal.

Now that I know what ReadyMade is up to these days, I am happily reunited with an old, much improved friend.


title: Magazine.

text: Great magazine.


title: Art Culinaire

text: Fantastic!  These are actually hard covered books filled with innovative, beautifully presented culinary ideas!!  Highly recommended for anyone from foodies to culinary professionals.


title: Okay, it's hokey. But I pick it up every time I see it.

text:
I'm finally ordering a subscription to German Life magazine. I've been buying it on the newstand for at least six months (maybe closer to a year), so I must admit to myself that I like it.
This is definitely a magazine for the German-American lifestyle. Each issue has articles about destinations in Germany, about German crafts, or an event going on. But the publishers are well-aware that the audience is in North America. so there are articles about geneaology and other topics of interest to the folks back home. And it may be worth reading simply for the advertisements -- plenty of companies selling German goods have ads in here, so you can find a source from which to buy a beer stein or knockwurst.
Don't expect great literature. This isn't the finest, deepest prose you'll encounter, but then that's not the point. It's an enjoyable read, particularly if you want to take a virtual trip to somewhere else.