Magazine Opinions, Anyone?
Feb. 21st, 2009 12:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I don't have enough United miles to actually do anything with them as far as travel goes, so I'm going to use them for some magazine subscriptions. I know I definitely want Out, The Advocate, and Wired but I'm not sure whether some of the others are any good. Thoughts?
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Date: 2009-02-21 07:36 pm (UTC)A book I would really recommend for taking-the-first-steps-beyond-scrambled-eggs is Mark Bittman's How To Cook Everything. It's a great step-by-step reference that includes everything from "what does this vegetable look like and how do I know if it's gone bad?" to "make Thanksgiving dinner."
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Date: 2009-02-21 05:35 pm (UTC)He did say that if you're American, the general Libertarian, anti-regulation slant might be annoying, and the fact that it doesn't have individual bylines for each article may be a problem for you. But it has excellent global coverage and analysis, and it's far smarter and more global than are Newsweek and Time and the like.
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Date: 2009-02-21 05:37 pm (UTC)To me, that's a good reason to boycott the lot of them.
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Date: 2009-02-21 06:20 pm (UTC)I've gotten all of those for years and am always happy when they show up.
I know a lot of people like Gourmet, but I've never read it myself, so I am no good source here.
If you like Wired and they have it, you might want to check out Make. My husband is deeply in love with it.
ETA: Also, Plenty and Good are pretty interesting and fun reads.
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Date: 2009-02-21 06:25 pm (UTC)Also, I'm deeply impressed at the culinary expertise. I need to figure out how to feed myself in some way that does not involve exclusive use of the microwave.
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Date: 2009-02-21 06:50 pm (UTC)ETA: Huh, that was supposed to be a reply to the comment thread. LJ, why so strange?
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