Wife loves magazine.Large variaty of topics.BUT SHIPPING is not so good they did makeup the issues missing on first contact.I did not tell them whitch issues were missing but did receive all missing issues.Now missing 5 issues hope for for same luck.Will update if not received.For now customer service is good.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Confidenze
Wife loves magazine.Large variaty of topics.BUT SHIPPING is not so good they did makeup the issues missing on first contact.I did not tell them whitch issues were missing but did receive all missing issues.Now missing 5 issues hope for for same luck.Will update if not received.For now customer service is good.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
D Abruzzo
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Piecework
I am a Costume/Textile Conservator. I have graduate degrees from two of USA's top institutions. I have worked at the top museums of the USA and Italy over the past 35 years. I have been reading Piecework since it's inception. I had subscribed to the sister publication: Spin-Off since that magazine's inception.About Piecework: You the reader will always find at least one well illustrated, scholarly article that interests you in each issue. Personally, I find all the articles fascinating and many doors have opened to me in the textile field as a result of reading the articles.
Furthermore, the more textile experts reading this publication also means the more scholarly articles will be published. I recommend this highly, even going to far as to make it mandatory reading for anyone in the costume/textile conservation field.This magazine is absolutely the finest in the needlework and related handwork fields. As a member of the Embroiderers' Guild of America (and a beginning handweaver), Piecework is my favorite magazine. Not only is the handwork of other cultural traditions honored and explored in depth, the history of these traditions (including our own) are expounded upon by experts in the field. Also included are beautiful projects to make which are related to the articles in each issue. I highly recommend Piecework to anyone with an interest in any aspect of fine needlework.For anyone who loves any kind of needlework, this magazine is the most satisfying around. I am primarily a knitter but love learning about the roots and history of all needlework. These are well researched articles and are usually accompanied by patterns of the genre. I love this magazine! Interweave Knits
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I'm a lifelong needlework enthusiast; started embroidering as a five year old, learned to knit and crochet and sew in middle school. I still do a lot of needlework. This magazine has wonderful historical articles (I even contributed one myself, on parlor piano music with knitting as a subject, encouraging war knitting) and I certainly love reading the articles on how needlework is enmeshed in American history.There are a few projects in each issue--small items that demonstrate a technique that is unfamiliar or lost, or a vintage item recreated. I've made a few of these, more than a few, and this adds to the enjoyment. If you like knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery and other needlework techniques, you should check this publication out.I absolutely love the lace projects and the other projects are gorgeous!!! The articles and history are wonderful!! My ONLY reason for 4 stars is that I wish there were more resources for further instruction and materials and tools! Other than that this magazine is stunning and very educational!!!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Cabinet
I have been subscribing to Cabinet since its 3rd issue, and I will continue to subscribe until they stop publishing.Perhaps it is because the content is rather hard to define. Cabinet is a non-profit publication, dredging the vast resources of society, arts, culture, and academia for interesting articles. Each issue features a different theme (Childhood, Evil, and Travel being some examples), for which they comission a variety of authors to write on any and all aspects of the topic.
Many of the articles have either an historic or artistic bent, and almost all are written in standard academic prose. However, each issue also includes a handful of interviews, photo essays, and quirky postcards. Additionally, there are a couple of repeating columns from issue to issue. My personal favorite is the "Colors" column, in which Cabinet commissions a different author each time to write about a color of the editors' choosing. The various interpretations run the spectrum bice was a particularly amusing rumination on boogers, beige began with the line 'Beige is the color of evil,' and sulphur was a surreal paean to drug use.
I would especially recommend this magazine to academics, sociologists, students fresh out of school languishing for mental stimulation, historians of science (lots of articles of this bent!), or visual artists. Aside from this group, however, I believe this magazine to be absoultely fascinating for anyone who enjoys being exposed to a variety of unusual, arcane, or stimulating mental topics pertaining to culture and society.The editor kindly sent me a copy of "Cabinet" in the mail, writing that "I might enjoy it." Well, I did enjoy it, from cover to cover. I am not typically a subscriber to literary mags, though I used to occasionally enjoy "Exquisite Corpse" and could be seen furtively leafing through "The Utne Reader" at the newstand from time to time. "Cabinet" is full of wonderful photography, interesting snippets about art and lots of articles that stimulate the mind. It's hard to classify this journal, which is supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation. But if you like art and literature, and are looking for new stuff, "Cabinet" is a pleasure.
In the issue I read (Issue #12) I enjoyed the article about Presidential doodling (nothing new, this subject was covered in the 60's when I was in school) but the arrangement and comments about the doodles, from Hoover's to Geo. Bush, Sr. were interesting and amusing. Eisenhower's artistic rendering of a broken sword gets the predictable "thoughts of impotence" remark, and Johnson's scratchings are truly scary. The other article I liked specially was about the color of total eclipses. There's a lot in this quarterly issue (recipe for making a shrunken head of your late enemy??? Hmmm, not sure I will do this) and much more, politics, art, current events. VERY interesting stuff.I admit that when I first encountered this publication I wasn't sure what it was all about. In some respects it has a UTNE Reader feel, in another way it has a feel like The Nation magazine or even an elitist Architectural Digest feel. It certainly has an international or eccentric, eclectic feel. All of which appeal to me.
Do I think it is a magazine 'most' people would like? No. But then most Americas prefer Levitz furniture to timeless classic or artistic originality.
What other publication has articles on the most phallic building in the World, or the topic of 'evil,' or who owns history, or childhood or Pharmacopia ? So many new words are used in this publication that my vocabulary has increased contrary to what some say about ones mind going to pot after age fifty.
The photography accompanying the articles are stunning and a couple like page 80 fall 2003 issue of the Holland House Library in London after the 1940 bombing by the Germans is one photo I want to acquire in a larger format to frame. I am a bibliophile and have a large home library and the photo in question shows three men browsing thru the shelves for books with two men reading a book, which is what a true bibliophile would do be it war, storm, or hunger.
At least get a subscription to the publication for you local library.
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I hadn't heard about Cabinet magazine until the editor offered to send me a free sample issue. This is one of the most informative, interesting and hard-hitting literary magazines out there! Arts and literature have always fascinated me, and this wonderful magazine covers all of the interesting facets of the same. I loved the Issue 12 article about artist Gianni Motti. The article and the artist's portraits enthralled me. I also enjoyed all the articles about artists whose work center on politics and foreign affairs. Cabinet magazine is a great companion for art buffs. This isn't the sort of magazine you can pleasantly skim through on your way to work. This is a drop-everything-you're-doing literary experience.I should go into painful detail about how amazing this magazine is, but suffice it to say that this magazine touches on an incredible variety of disciplines, from art to history to science to sociology and is often funny or absurd to boot.It's as if a bunch of art-history majors (only the cool ones) got together and culled only the most interesting sidebars of history and put them into a magazine. The magazine sometimes reads like a scholarly version of Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" and occasionally delves into esoteric subjects that only the most specialized amongst us can understand.
I own land in New Mexico because of this magazine.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Der Spiegel
There are a few good news magazines out there, the Spiegel is definitely one of them.I teach German in the US and my older students read the Spiegel with a lot of enthusiasm. They are always astounded by the depths of the Spiegel's coverage when comparing it Time Magazine, Newsweek or others.
I absolutely do not share the opinion that the Spiegel covers only events related to Germany. The reports are critical, and compared to American media usually a bit left ( if you consider NPR coverage left as well).For those who are fortunate enough to have a working knowledge of German, Der Spiegel presents an astonishingly informative magazine every week. Each issue has over 200 pages, with articles about politics, art, music, architecture, travel, technology, and just about anything else you might want in a weekly magazine. Imagine The Economist at thrice its size, with longer articles, and written in German: that is Der Spiegel.
When I was still learning the language, I found Spiegel rather difficult to understand. This is probably because it's not written for idiots. Still, I learned a lot of colloquial German from reading it. For those who are learning German, and those who speak it well, there is no better source of information than Der Spiegel.I have been a reader of the Spiegel in Germany for several years. Since I moved to the US for graduate study I subscribe to a daily (free!) newsletter called "Der Tag". Instead of relying on polemic critics you might as well read some of the articles yourself to get an idea of the quality of the Spiegel.
By the way, I also love the Economist. In general, however, I think the neoclassical approach of the Economist differs significantly from the perceptively left-leaning, liberal Spiegel.
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I have a subscription to Der Spiegel and the quality of the magazine is prima. Very high-level stuff in every magazine and covers a very broad variety of topics. I agree with the other reviewers that the magazine leans left, as the German population itself does. As a Republican myself, I sometimes find the political orientation of Der Spiegel to be somewhat annoying (its transparently biased view on Obama over McCain, for instance), but the magazine is an important source for left-leaning perspectives for me and has catapulted my German to the next level. Der Spiegel is not always biased, however, and many of its articles are supremely sophisticated and informative.I've been reading "Der Spiegel" for over 30 years. To compare "Der Spiegel" to "Time", as it is today, is like comparing "Time" to a comic book. They are in a different league all together. The depth in the articles in "Der Spiegel" are way above other magazines. Some have said it has a "left" leaning. That is surprising because I always got the feeling than people in Germany think it leans "right". That's because in general the political spectrum is more to the "left" in Europe.In any case, I must credit "Der Spiegel" with helping me learn German and making sure I keep my German knowledge current. Above all I must credit "Der Spiegel" with keeping me informed. If you are a teacher, a student or an expatriate it's a must have.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Quiltmaker (1-year auto-renewal)
In my opinion Quiltmaker is a magazine I won't ever be without. If I could only have one quilt magazine subscription, it would be Quiltmaker. I love it and would recommend it to every quilt maker.As an intermediate quiltmaker, I found that the patterns were all manageable. There are a lot of patterns for specific themes, but they could be changed to suite. Not a lot of OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WOWWWWWWWW, but good clear instructions.Buy Quiltmaker (1-year auto-renewal) Now
This is a wonderful magazine. I have always found it to be up to date with new ideas in patterns and methods.Wonderful explicit magazine and it is a fun magazine.I sent my granny a year subscription to Quiltmaker and she loved it. It has beautiful quits & patterns in there. Highly recommended to anyone who loves designing quilts.I ordered this magazine because my favorite designer has a column in it. I have tried many of her blocks and in the latest issue she has a whole quilt pattern in it. I can't wait to start it.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Hawaii Skin Diver
This magazine is aimed at freedivers and freediving spearfishers around the world. (Scuba divers need not apply.) And it certainly hits its mark. Freediving and freedive spearfishing are growing in popularity, and this magazine is reflecting that growth.The layout, photos and graphics are incredible and have earned this magazine numerous awards and critical acclaim.
While the focus is primarily on freediving and spearfishing in Hawaii, the magazine provides ample attention to other locations around the world as well.
This magazine is a great resource for both the novice and the more experienced divers. Each issue is well edited and beautifully put together. The artistic talent and real world experience of the staff is evident in every issue. You will find yourself reading every issue cover to cover the moment it arrives in your mailbox.I don't receive this subscription anymore but I have to say that I had no problems or delays while I had it. Yes it's expensive but keep in mind that's an import mag and the quality of the mag it's AMAZING!! Go to your local bookstore and check it out, but the subscription do it here is way cheaper.This is by far my favorite magazine. The photography is awesome. The stories are written by the spearo's. All of the new gear that you gotta have and all of the places you have to dive. The only down side is that it's a quarterly mag, but it's worth the wait. You can even order back issues!Skin diving is a large umbrella that covers everything from being symbiotic with the underwater world on a breath hold to competitive freediving for depth. In that large umbrella Spearfishing is also covered. However this is all the magazine chooses to focus on. Usually by doing so with pictures of men with the biggest fish they could catch while in exotic locations that only the most affluent could afford.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Surfer (1-year auto-renewal)
I bought this magazine for my surfer husband and he treats every issue as if it were made of gold. If you are looking for a surfing magazine with good articles, awesome pictures and even surfing products and DVD reviews, this is the magazine for you.At a time when a lot of magazines are cutting back from full color full page photographs, Surfer continues to pump out magazines full of them. This is simply THE best magazine (in my opinion) for seeing the world from a surfer's perspective. There are lots of advertisements (which I like) and lots of stories about all the big name surfers you've heard about. I prefer Surfer to Surfing and TransWorld Surf.Buy Surfer (1-year auto-renewal) Now
An excellent read, all-in-all. The articles are interesting and full of surf information, recommendations, lingo, culture, competition, and basically almost anything you'd want to know about surfing and it's lifestyle. Full, live and vivid photographs. Just breathtaking, makes my beachy home, that much beachier. Great price and convenient subscription with Amazon, I'll take it, thank you!If you surf or love the beach, then this is the magazine for you. The pictures are incredible and the articles are pretty interesting!Bought this as a present for my dad. He loves it. Writing more words so I can post this review.Friday, September 20, 2013
Money (1-year auto-renewal)
I subscribe to several financial magazines, of which "Money" is one. I think that "Money" is an excellent publication for neophyte investors, as it does provide generally sound information and advice. It is very good at explaining terminology in plain English, which is to be applauded, but investors with more knowledge of investments and financial planning would probably be better off with another magazine, like "Kiplinger's", for instance. "Money" covers primarily investments in mutual funds, bonds, and stocks, although real estate and retirement planning are also dealt with regularly. I like the investment index feature in the back of the issue: it is honestly the only part of the magazine I routinely use anymore, although I do skim the articles, and read one or two per issue. My chief complaint with the magazine is how formulaic the articles are. It seems like every month there is an article called "The Best Places To Put Your Money Now", for instance. Timeliness is a good thing, but the magazine endorses long term investing (as do I) so the last thing I want to be doing is thinking about where to move my money to this month.
Beginning investors: this is an excellent magazine for you, and I say that without reservation. Overall though, "Money" is not bad, but if you are already fairly knowledgeable about financial management you can do much better."Money" magazine has long been a staple of those who are looking to better their financial condition. But time and circumstance have not proven kind to it.
In an age when markets fluctuate wildly from day to day, a monthly newsmagazine for investors cannot match the timeliness and level of information needed to compete adequately in the stock market. Since "Money" has long been a staunch advocate of stock investing, this makes its advice dated and incomplete. As many websites and financial journals ("Barron's", "The Wall Street Journal") exist to fill the void for timely info, "Money" is becoming an anachronism. That its press deadlines are probably a month or two before publication, it lags far behind in catching trends and responding to them. Today's investors need better.
As a proponent of buying stock, "Money" has found its recommendations pummeled lately. Because people buy "Money" to help them make money, if the magazine cannot pick winners then its usefulness suffers. During this bear market, the magazine has flailed in its attempts to ride out the storm, trying to latch on to something, anything, that will work. This does not lend itself to investor confidence.
A case in point can illustrate. The magazine recently suggested a group of mutual funds across a variety of sectors/styles that they felt were good picks. The problem lay in the fact that not a single one had made money in the last couple years. Now certainly to make money you buy low and sell high, but there are several solid mutual fund companies that have made money in this market and would make money in a bull market, too. There are even funds that fared better than the average of the market, though they did not immediately turn a positive result. But "Money" did not pick any of those. With no end in sight to the market downturn, would you put money into a mutual fund that had lost 25% of its value in the last year?
"Money" excels when it discusses strategies for saving money on purchases, aids in avoiding taxes, or looks at financial vehicles that are less common (REITs, etc.), but since its bread and butter is still stocks and bonds, it is less helpful than other resources.
You've got to be able to swim with the sharks. Years ago, "Money" was able to stay afloat. But in today's different investing environment, "Money" is simply so much chum in the water.
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Money magazine is better than all of the others simply because it provides pragmatic information in an easily digestible form. It offers financial advice that just makes sense for most people to at least consider. Over the years I have had subscriptions to many of the other financial periodicals like Fortune, Smart Money, Forbes, Kiplinger's, WSJ, FT, IBD, etc. and with the exception of Barron's I have found most of those to be highly unuseful and full of advice that just makes little sense to the average investor. Sure Money has problems keeping things fresh and they do recycle information frequently, but the editor does try to provide practical information so people can make reasonable decisions. Money has the same problem all financial periodicals do, namely they need to sell magazines. In order to do that they must react to the pop finance topics and offer some reasonably interesting articles to feed the herd. Can you imagine the reaction they would have encountered had they run monthly warnings of the housing bubble begging in 2002? Everyone I knew thought it would continue forever...fools, of course. Money was not on the front edge of the warning system. Certainly they had a part in creating and adding credibility to the real estate bubble and subsequent meltdown. But they do not stand alone; all publications were pumping the same bologna.Money will occasionally remind its readers that index beating returns are highly improbable in the long run and stock picking as a primary means is not a good strategy for long term wealth building. They offer really nice "what if" and comparison strategies for analysis such as: lease vs. buy, buy vs. rent, or Ivy League vs. state college strategies. Sure they occasionally throw in some esoteric discussion on silly instruments like derivatives or ridiculous low yield bank savings accounts, but for the most part they tend to show reasonable responsibility and restraint by offering advice in the Graham and Dodd tradition.
Let's face it, personal finance is not that complicated. People who think it is are not thinking about it correctly. The tried and true methods aren't sexy and won't sell magazines if they printed the most effective methods for creating wealth every month. Money does a reasonable job providing confirmation of basic and effective investing strategies to the common investor in an entertaining way. However, I'd like to see them take a much more aggressive tone on topics like credit card debt, student loan debt, auto loan debt, etc. like Dave Ramsay does, only without all that religious baggage he loves to impose. It would also be nice if Money would rip apart and expose the scam investments like whole/variable life insurance policies, annuities, and the like. And ya, a little less of the fluffy Suzie Orman type codling would be nice.
I'd like to see Money dive a little deeper occasionally and expose real wealth killers. Here are a few thoughts: why not expose our tax system for the all consuming corrupt mess that it is and rally the masses to change it or at least remind people that it is not set up in their favor as a worker. It is strictly set up for business owners to get the most advantage. Or how about exposing all that old money held in trusts by family dynasties doing nothing to increase GDP and paying little in tax. How about analyzing the impact of the massive boomer generation retiring. Do you really think all of those seemingly ubiquitous "senior" discounts are going to exist for you in the future? Bahahahahah, think again. So many opportunities.
My personal favorite feature is the monthly money makeover. Usually some dopey married couple has pissed away their time and money on ridiculous things like a McMansion, boats, motorcycles, and his & hers BMWs then suddenly find themselves mid-life with little to no savings and a boat load of debt. I laugh at those morons. Money hires a financial adviser to break the bad news to them with a makeover plan that attempts gets them back on track. Good information can be garnered from these analyses.
I take issue with the lack of concern for inflation and ridiculous assumed returns on some investments. TVM seems to elude all financial writers and editors. I guess because it just isn't sexy and it involves a little grade school math. Few ever discuss the real rates of return and the actual real money people will need in retirement. Also, a major pet peeve of all of the periodicals is that they assume social programs will be available to retirees in fifteen plus years. They won't. I guarantee it. Social Security and Medicare are a fraud and should not be part of one's retirement planning.
Bottom line: Money is a good, solid financial publication that tries to offer the common investor reasonable information for making good decisions. Hard to find fault with that mission.
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Bottom-line: "Money Magazine" is my new personal financial advisor and hopefully its sage advice will help me navigate the pitfalls of personal investing.Okay, I'll admit it my latest job move left us with a little more disposable income, and a pay raise last month helped immensely. So we now have more money to invest, but I do not want to pay someone to do it for me, I want to keep my hands on my own stash thank you very much. But I will admit I need practical advice on where to invest my money, not only for retirement, but for my 11-year-old's college education.
I briefly though about subscribing to Fortune Magazine, but quickly dismissed the magazine: too upscale with little practical advice to the average middle class American. I have long read the Money Magazine section on CNN.com, and found the information timely and utilitarian in the extreme. So I decided to subscribe to the print edition.
"Money Magazine," which bills itself as the magazine "For you, your family, your future," is a monthly rag published by Time Warner Inc. The magazine covers a broad swath of personal money matters from investing in education to sound retirement advice; from which stocks and bonds are the best long range pick, to the best places to live in America.
Checking in at 156 pages (this issue), "Money Magazine" is refreshingly free of endless pages of wall-to-wall advertising, though every other page does tend to be an advertisement; I guess they have to pay the bills somehow. But the advertisements contained within do not interfere with information presented in the magazine, nor do they compromise the quality. From cover to cover, page-to-page "Money Magazine" has proven a very useful reference source on all matter concerning personal finance.
Regular sections in the magazine include:
o Features: feature length articles;
o Start: tips and helpful shorts on money management;
o Plan: planning for retirement, and other financial planning articles;
o Home: tips and articles dealing with the home;
o Invest: investment tips and stock, bonds, and mutual funds;
o Spend: smart ways to spend your money.
The latest issue featured the magazines seminal "America's Best Places to Live" issue, in which the periodical lists the best place to bring up a family based on certain criterion, including Education, Jobs/Economy, Safety, Ease of Living, Arts/Leisure, and Park Space. I was pleasantly surprised to find two cities I used to live on the list.
Other articles in this months (August 2006) magazine include
o The Last 401(K) Guide You'll Ever Need; five rules that really matter.
o America's Best Places to Live
o Everything You Know About Kids and Money is Wrong; teaching kids about money doesn't work. Here's what needs to be done.
o Hidden Assets; that dusty folder with the old savings bonds, forgotten gift certificates and yellowed insurance policies may hold some real treasures.
o Can Money Buy Happiness; research sheds light on how you can (and can't) spend your way to a sunnier outlook.
o Quest For The Simple Life; the Edels have raised frugal living to an art. In our consumer culture, that's anything but simple.
The articles for the most part are well written, concise, and comprehensive. The most useful part is the detailed advice on stock, bonds, and mutual funds picks. There is never a hard sell; the information is presented in a well laid out and easy to read format. For instance in the Invest section of this months magazine, "Money Magazine" laid out a listing of (70) blue-chip growth stock one could invest in the long haul. For each stock the magazine listed the name of the stock, including ticker symbol, Price, 1-Month Return, 12-month Return, P/E Ratio, Earnings Growth, and Yield of the particular stock. The same format is repeated for bonds and mutual funds throughout the magazine.
But not all is sunshine and glossy pages. Though I found the recent article on The Best Places to Live in America useful; it was short of a lot of pertinent information. Cary, NC caught my wife's eye as a possible retirement spot, but the print article was short on detail. On-line however, a lot more information was to be had including the median family income for the area, as well as median home price, and tax information. The content on-line was much more involved; this is both a curse and a blessing; a curse for those who lack Internet access and a blessing for those who don't mind gleaming more information on-line. I have Internet access and I would have preferred to get the information from the magazine' print edition, or both places.
Other than that one decidedly minor quibble, I have no qualms recommending "Money Magazine" to anyone who asks. The magazine is my new personal financial advisor and hopefully its sage advice will help me navigate the pitfalls of personal investing.I had subscriptions to Money, Smart Money and Kiplinger's. All of them seem to have articles about the same topics each month. Money seemed more geared to the 30 something and younger age group so I dropped my sub and stuck with the others since they seemed to have a bit more "meat".
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
WineMaker
This magazine is a really good source of winemaking tips for the home winemaker. Throughout the year, this magazine provides a very solid set of articles that cover a wide variety of topics. The articles are written at a level appropriate for the non-chemistry major in college who is interested in making wine. Every edition of the magazine seems to include at least one article by a commercial winemaker -and there seem to be additional brief tips often contributed by other winemakers as well.Like any magazine, some of the articles are less useful but, on the whole, this magazine is solidly recommended if you are either an aspiring winemaker or even someone who already has the home winemaking bug. For what it's worth, this magazine also complements "From Vines to Wines" by Jeff Cox which is a good, single source book for home winemaking.It's enough to say that I love the magazine and that it lives up to more than the expectations I had. A wealth of info!Great tips for tweaking your homemade wine. I read each issue cover to cover and learn something with every issue.
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