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I ask because I am. I love their shiny paper-feel in my hand. I love the gorgeous photography and enticing headlines. I love the ritual and reward of looking forward to a new issue, which feels like a gift when it arrives. And I love curling up with a stack of unread mags and diving in, flipping through, and maybe even learning something in the process.
Today was a very good magazine day–my mail just came, and I joyfully discovered 5 gleaming new mags in the pile! I think the magazines we subscribe to say a lot about who we are, what we care about, what we are striving towards in our lives. Here are the 5 that just came today (not all of my subscriptions, I feel compelled to add…):
1. Newsweek–my love of magazines might actually trace back to my mother’s weekly ritual of sitting in a comfy chair and reading her Newsweek, casually calling out interesting tidbits to my sister and me as we did homework.
2. The New Yorker–because I trust them. And, duh, the cartoons.
3. Brew–a beer-brewing magazine that my husband gets because he’s a make-your-own beer guy. And though I’m not a beer drinker, I do love the smell of hops….luckily!
4. Organic Gardening–so many projects, so little time (and land). Inspiring every month. This month, an interview with Michael Pollan!
5. Everyday Food–not my all-time favorite food mag (that’s Fine Cooking), but a sweet, compact magazine that always has something new and good (and easy) that I want to try.
What mags do you most look forward to? Do you have a love affair with magazines? Do you have special tips for saving the best clippings/ideas/recipes you find? I’m a binder girl myself….
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posted October 22, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I love magazines too. I found myself unsubscribing from some just to cut down on clutter, but I still receive “mystery” subscriptions sometimes.
I love to read and write. Magazines give me ideas for things to write about, recipes to try someday, new websites to check out, issues that I need to aware of as a consumer, woman, and mother. Oh yeah, and they are also of course, entertaining.
posted October 27, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I love magazines too. I get Utne Reader, Mother Jones, Sage Woman, and Witches & Pagans.
posted November 4, 2009 at 11:43 am
Yes, magazines are the best…and hooray for Fine Cooking magazine, my favorite too.