Simple & Delicious

I'll keep this review simple (and delicious). Like another reviewer said, it's pretty much all recipes and very little of anything else. You get the occasional kitchen shortcut, product comparison and article but nowhere near what Taste of Home or other cooking magazines offer. Is that a bad thing? Well it depends on what you're looking for. I subscribed because I wanted simple recipes I could make during the weeknight and not spend a lot of money. That's exactly what S&D delivers. As for the recipes themselves most of them are hits with only a few so far being near misses. Out of the three Taste of Home magazines, (Taste of Home and Healthy Cooking being the other two) this one is my favorite and the only one I subscribe to. If you're looking for an upgrade of this type of magazine then I would recommend Cook's Country.

I got this magazine as the companion publication of Taste Of Home, (TOH). While TOH is a nice collection of articles and features, along with recipes, this magazine is pretty much a bi monthly set of recipes only, with a couple of short, not so in depth articles along the way. It's a thin magazine that for me is fit for mostly browsing, more than really reading. There is always a generous amount of recipes of all kinds with every issue, but truly without the entertainment of in depth articles and regular departments I feel you can do just as well browsing the web for dinner. Not really a bad magazine or rip off, but in my opinion still not worth it. I will probably end up letting it drop when its finished...

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We love this magazine. It has a color picture for every single recipe. The recipes are easy to make, with easy-to-find ingredients. We have thoroughly enjoyed receiving this magazine and have given it to family and friends as the perfect gift.

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This is one of the best cookbooks I have ever purchased.....and I've certainly purchased many over the years. It's simple, easy, delicious and you most likely have all the ingredients in your kitchen, which makes it all the more endearing. I love this cookbook!

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I just bought this magazine and have not received it yet. The ones I have bought at the store, I have enjoyed reading and have gotten great tips and easy preparation instructions.Looking forward to many more once I start getting the magazine.

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Do It Yourself (2-year)

So many great ideas! I can't wait till the next issue arrives. Ranges from very simple to labor intense but always projects that most can do.

I also took another'a advice and went to the magazine's website. I got two full years for 19.99 and I got a full year subscription to Better Homes and Garden (their sister publication) for only $5.

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This is my favorite magazine and the only one that I will subscribe to again and again. It has wonderful projects that are reasonably inexpensive. The pictures are colorful and beautiful. In one section, they'll take something (for instance, a plain coffee table) and do it three different ways to give you some options on how you would like to do it to fit into your decor. I haven't found a project yet that I wouldn't want to do in this magazine.

The downside is that it only comes bi-monthly. I would sure love to see it in my mailbox every month, or even every other week for that matter!

Browse through it in the magazine section..........you will love it!

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Don't be fooled by the idea that "if it's here on Amazon, it must be the best price". Case in point, Amazon is offering 'do it yourself' for $19.97 for a 1-year subscription which sounds great until you visit the 'do it yourself' website directly and see that they are offering a 2-year subscription for $19.97!! As always, it pays to do your homework.

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I have not subscribed to this magazine, instead I borrowed four or five different issues from my local library. As a free magazine it is terrific, very entertaining. If I were paying for it I would love it a little less.

The magazine is full of different projects, some of them amazing and some of them a little nutty. I sort of hate to say it, but some of the finished projects (and these are done by professionals and photographed by more professionals) *look* handmade. Also there was a handful of little typos (and one page was printed so that the colors were off and impossible to read) that gave it a slightly unprofessional feeling.

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Cowboys & Indians

This review refers to "Cowboys and Indians"(magazine)

I purchased this"Cowboys and Indians" during my last grocery shopping trip when I was passing the magazine rack and there was John Wayne's face gracing the cover. This edition is a "Special Collector's Edition" with a centennial tribute to our guy. I couldn't resist. And I thought that I may even order a subscription because Cowboys and Indians hold a great interest for me. I love everything to do with them. The feature article on The Duke was great, and I enjoyed reading it very much, but there is not too much else about this publication that would make me want to put out the money to receive it on a regular basis.

The magazine is pretentious and geared toward those cowboys and gals who may be living in Beverly Hills. The pages are nearly cover to cover advertisements for high style and high priced goods ranging from land to furniture, artwork, jewelry and clothing. There were a few articles, poems and stories between all the schmaltz. In this issue I was interested in one about a French cowboy actor Jean "Joe" Hamman(1885 1974) dubbed the "French John Wayne".I also found some great western recipe and gardening tips.When I saw an article titled 'Hi-Ho Silver", I got excited thinking it would at least be something having to do with "The Lone Ranger", but of course it was pages and pages of high priced jewlery.For the most part, this high quality magazine didn't give me much on real cowboys. And there was almost nothing on the 'Indian" part of the title. Aside from some beautiful looking sculpture(and a small blurb), one that probably is worth more then my car(I'm not sure how much it cost because you had to call a number to find out), there wasn't much on them at all.

It's probably worth a view once or twice a year for those interested in upcoming events and art fairs, etc, as there are calendars with the various events. And even there, I didn't see any pow-wows listed. But I wouldn't recommend a subscription if you are looking for some substantial reads of "Cowboys and Indians"

Happy Trails.....Laurie

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High Country News(see my review of 2/5/12 for details)

I recall the first issue that I ever saw of COWBOYS & INDIANS magazine. Tom Selleck graced the cover, touting a story about Selleck and his newest western, CROSSFIRE TRAIL. The story was marvelous. Shortly after buying this copy from a newsstand I subscribed.

As I examined each ensuing issue of C&I one fact became quite clear to me: C&I was all about playing cowboys and Indians. Other than a few well-placed stories about some of the West's most notable characters, each magazine was packed with silly ads for supposedly acceptable western wear, "Society" pages that featured the faces of mostly unknown individuals who were on hand for the latest obscure "Western Awards" or some off-the-beaten-track wine tasting. In fact, just today I took the current issue of C&I and tore out all the advertisements and other nonsense that, in my thinking, really hasn't any business showing up in a magazine about the real West. To my dismay I excised nearly seventy pages or almost half of the magazine!

Admittedly, most of the cover stories have been great. But every once in a while the editors seemingly can't resist throwing in characters like Jewel, Hilary Duff, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Lance Armstrong, individuals who are, when it boils right down to it, about as truly Western as Caroline Kennedy! After all, it takes more than living in a western state (or even being the governor of one) to really be a westerner.

In the end it's all what I call the "Pseudo-West." As artificial as a wooden nickel.

I had hoped that, as the subtitle of the magazine asserts, COWBOYS & INDIANS was "The Premier Magazine of the West." Instead I was overwhelmed and disappointed at how the publishers and editors of this magazine have simply made the West a sort of cheap dodge. They seem to view it as more of a decorative theme or as a fashion style than as an actual lifestyle. The actual title of the magazine might well be "Let's-Play-Like-We're-Really-Western-Folks!"

Of course, there is likely a demographic that fits here, men and women who wouldn't recognize a real horse if it loped up and stepped on `em. But then, I'm talking about finding magazines that really reflect a Western lifestyle. If you agree with me you'd be much better served to pass on C&I and subscribe to WESTERN HORSEMAN.

THE HORSEMAN

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I understand this may not reflect a TRUE cowboy lifestyle and shows a more upscale style of living, BUT....

This magazine is gorgeous. The homes, fashions, art, and even the ads are so eye-catching, I can overlook what the other reviewers see as shortcomings. The ads are relevant to their readers and are items you want to investigate further. The articles are well written and accompanied by the best in magazine photography.

I enjoy every issue I've gotten hold of, so much so I plan to subscribe.

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My husband and I have been buying this magazine for years. I recently found that Amazon carries it and just started a subscription (at a fantastic price). Not only do we find the stories interesting and informative, but the photography is absolutely gorgeous. The first thing we do when we get a new issue is look at the pictures, then read the articles. I've also tried several recipes. As much as we'd like to see more issues than offered in a year, we wouldn't want the quality of this product jeopardized.

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Cowboys and Indians is a modern American West magazine. That is, while there are historical articles and references here and there, the emphasis is on the here and now modern western-themed fashion, art, architecture, events and happenings, and so on.

This is a very high-quality magazine with superb production values. Lots of photos, superbly reproduced. Printed on heavy, glossy stock. Tons of content. Typically there is at least one celebrity article with western connections per issue (recent examples being Paul Newman, Willie Nelson, and Harrison Ford), one major architectural article, usually a large ranch or lodge, and an art article highlighting a western artist. Other content is always western-themed, but is all over the map, including events, entertainment, travelogues, jewelry, etc. All well-written and worth reading.

Cowboys and Indians also packs a LOT of advertising content. In this case, I view that as a positive, as 95% of it is for products and companies you won't see in mass market magazines. In other words, if western products interest you, this magazine is probably the best single source to find them. My wife and I make a practice of flipping through the ads at the kitchen table with coffee when a new issue comes in. It also holds the price down on what would otherwise be a very expensive magazine, given its content and quality.

As a whole, the magazine has a decided high-end tilt. You are not going to find inexpensive products, starter home articles, etc. in this magazine. Although that may sound somewhat elitist, the magazine does not come off that way.

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Whisky Advocate

I find myself wishing frequently that Malt Advocate were a monthly magazine. Excellent in-depth coverage of whiskies and good coverage of other spirits and beers. MA has led me to many great discoveries in the world of whiskey (and whisky). Very educational and easy to read. Strongly recommended for someone who wants to broaden their knowledge of malted spirits.

Malt Advocate magazine is a great whisky magazine, and they're based in the U.S., unlike another popular whisky magazine. Don't get me wrong, though, they cover whiskies from all around the world. The articles are timely and informative. The publisher, John Hansell, is well respected in the whisky world, and he thoughtfully reviews many whiskies in each issue. The folks I've talked to who are subscribers read every issue from cover to cover, it's that good.

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Pros:

-Covers the full price range with good details.

-Well written.

-Full coverage of new products before they are released.

-Covers events.

Cons:

-Makes me want some whiskys not available in the US (but I still enjoy reading about them).

This is a must if you like whisky or whikey!

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We have been getting this mag for some time now and have learned so much that we did the Bourbon Tour in KY this may. Learn and enjoy this very special very American beverage!

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As someone new to whisky, i will just tell you it is overwhelming. Between USA made products like Bourbon and Rye and traditional Irish/Scotch Whisky your head starts to spin. Add to that all the new regions (from Taiwan to Sweden) releasing products and you may as well give up.

But no. Don't give up! Push through, with the help of this magazine (and a handful of the right websites) you'll no longer be a rookie and in record time.

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TIME

I have been a subscriber to TIME for over 15 years and before that a reader of my parents' subscription. It pains me to say that this magazine has forgotten what it is about. Frankly, the only issues worth their salt are those resulting from a major world event such as a natural disaster or a terror attack; such events seem to energize an otherwise listless staff of seemingly bored editors and newswriters.

A newsweekly has the obligation to go beyond the newspapers--to use the extra couple days to provide a more balanced and analytical view. Unfortunately TIME fixes its editorial position at the beginning of a story--any future coverage is designed to prove TIME's initial position correct. The immediate taking of an editorial position is then carried into all future coverage of the event; stifling analysis and preventing any analytical development beyond the first few stories--"we told you so, we told you so." Even worse, the coverage of a lengthy story peters out until something sensational happens at which point the sensational event becomes the ultimate interpretation of the entire story. Can't the magazine occasionally admit it was wrong rather than turning its eye away from the story that continues to burn? Out of sight, out of mind is the mantra...

In fact, I sometimes debate whether the decline of this magazine mirrors or outpaces the general decline in our media; newspapers are failing, television news can't seem to get away from the gory or sensationalistic, even academic journals have specialized themselves into irrelevance. We seem to have a greater appreciation for comedy than analysis.

Neutrality is dead. Frankly, I don't care so much about any perceived editorial slant as I do about the fact that the magazine is increasingly boring and irrelevant. TIME used to have excellent coverage of trends and events outside of the United States--no more. Iran is building nuclear weapons but merits the occasional blurb on a world summary page. African states are making vast strides towards democracy, we get an article about Nigerian computer fraud. Russia is emerging from the turmoil of perestroika and its painful transition has much to teach about the costs and value of democracy, but we seem to focus only on the latest roadbomb in Iraq. Japan, one of the world's most influential cultures, this week merited only a snippet regarding a royal marriage and an analysis of foreign intrusion into sumo wrestling. Somewhere in the wide world is a fascinating place or culture to which TIME could send a correspondent and bring the place and people alive to its readership, instead we get tabloid excrement in the nature of Joel Stein's puerile take on pornography and social deviants. But most damning is the fact that after reading TIME one asks: How in the hell did our world become boring?

Can TIME try emulating The Economist rather than The Enquirer? Someone needs to step in and restore the proud tradition of complete and in-depth coverage--educate the reader about the world in which we live; don't wait until either natural disasters or internal politics shine the spotlight on any of the various cultures and countries in which real and interesting events take place every single week. TIME has the history and potential of being a five-star magazine, if only it would just focus on finding and reporting the news.

I was unsure about renewing my subscription to TIME, a solid-if-unspectacular magazine that delivers in-depth coverage of major domestic stories while spending most of its foreign reporting on Iraq. I have high regard for the new regular sections on History and Law. I will reserve judgement on another new section titled "The Power of One," but Caroline Kennedy's recent work on a New York City principal left something to be desired.

If you're looking for deep coverage of world news, this is not the magazine for you--look into The Economist or Foreign Affairs. But as a weekly summary of U.S. news with sharp analysis of the '08 Presidential contenders TIME does just fine.

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I picked up a recent, random issue of Time from a pile. And counted:

96 pages.

67 full pages worth of advertisements. (61 full pages, plus 12 half-page ads).

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= 29 pages of "content"

And many articles are like advertisements, covering celebrity,entertainment product, diets, gadgets, and vitamins. Plus 4 pages in the sampled issue cover the "social trend" of having your closets customized. So you're left with very little lost in the clutter: Letters to the Editor (that pale next to internet blog posts/responses), short-attention span current event snippets; and Time's news stories with lots of big pictures! Whoopdideedoo!

In short, Time seems aimed at intellectually lazy uber-consumers (who are also apparently too lazy to organize they're own closets!) who like Catalogs, and who have very limited interest in what's going on.

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I remember my history teacher dragging in 25 copies of TIME magazine back in the 80's. The magazine was chock full of cutting edge journalism (truth with actual facts to support the story's) and edgy human interest stories. Now, it's a sell out to junk and punk blogging, where everyone thinks they're a serious writer.

The magazine has dumbed itself down, to the point I'd rather pick up The National Inquirer, as I might find more truthful writing in that rag these days. Like NEWSWEEK, TIME is circling the drain. As they move completely away from ethical journalism to total fluff and stuff, hyped up, made up entertainment, as well as a statist mentality following like mindless lemmings, romancing the current administration in the White House; it's a thrill up their leg a minute, and no one seems to remember they need a degree in Journalism, not Blogging for Dummies.

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I will be cancelling my subscription to Time Magazine. In an effort to increase their appeal, they have done the opposite. The magazine has gotten as silly and irrelevant as TV news. It is simply too dumb to merit reading.

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Non-No - Woman

Don't purchase subscriptions from Amazon or Magazine Express.

The following are my experiences with a subscription to Hiragana Times from Amazon.

This page doesn't tell you is that the Japanese magazines subscribed to on Amazon and filled by a company called Magazine Express are shipped SEAMAIL from Japan which mean you'll recieve every issue 8 to 10 after it's released.

I placed my order in January and it to date have not recieved a single issue. After several phone calls, the Magazine Express people (who fill the Amazon subscriptions) said they had to restart my subscription for the May issues which will take 8-10 weeks due to shipping issues. So after ordering in January, I will not receive a single issue of this uncancelable magazine until possibly in late July. Very poor service.

This is unacceptable for a magazine that most US Japanese bookstores can get within a week or that you can order directly from the publisher for ony a few dollars more. If I had known the shipping policy I would not have ordered and the magazine supplier, Magazine Express will not cancel the subscrition.

I advise avoiding ALL Amazon magazine subsriptions due to their poorly stated policies.

**Update, I wrote this review in June. It is now July 8th and I've just been informed I must wait until August 15th to see if an issue arrives. I ordered the magazine on January 9th and I have had no resolution from either Magazine Express or Amazon who provides no way to contact anyone within Amazon about magazine orders. I reiterate, buying magazines from Amazon if a poor idea.

I've read Non-No now for several years, and I truly recommend it to anyone wanting to expand their fashion outlook-it's true, what the previous review said about wacky fashion! However, they eat this stuff up over there! And apparently I do too or else I wouldn't have bought the magazine! My earliest Non-No mag is from may of 1995, and the fashion in that magazine didn't really catch on in America until 1997 or 1998. I promise! So if you want a two-year fashion forecast THIS IS A MUST!!!!

By the way, my brother lived in Japan for some time and he said that a Gap t-shirt was $78.

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This was the first Japanese magazine I had ever perused and I was pretty impressed by all the pretty, yet conservative models. Some of the fashions are wacky and funny to the American reader, but that's what they go for. Some fashions, however, find their way into the US scene years later. Keep that in mind. The Japanese are, for the most part, trendsetters. Hong Kong and Taiwan just copy them. Most of the magazine is in color but the black and white section is probably just horoscopes, advice and interviews. I don't know. I can't read Japanese. It's alright because the pictures are entertaining enough. By the way, the Japanese have a ravenous obsession with shoes. Whatever nobody else is really wearing, they'll wear it. I hear that their fashion changes each week. I wonder how much money they spend on clothes...

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The styles and trends shown in Non-No magazine are always at least 3 years ahead of the American's. I received my first Non-No magazine in June of 2001, and it is only now (in late 2006) that I'm seeing those styles here in the United States. Back in 2001, while we were still wearing regular-rise/high-rise bellbottoms, hip huggers or flare jeans, Non-No was already featuring low-waisted hip huggers, modified skinny jeans (lower-waisted, more flattering fit), and designer brands that were still relatively unknown here (Seven For All Mankind, Juicy Couture). Definitely give this magazine a shot if you want to stay aead of the trends here.

Not only is Non-No several years ahead, but it is also ahead when it comes to beauty, cosmetics and makeup application.

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Leben

Fascinating magazine focusing on the lives of Protestant Reformers and their descendants, including colonial patriots, evangelical martyrs, etc. It's conservative theological perspective will appeal to evangelical Protestants, particularly from Reformed and Presbyterian backgrounds. Family oriented and a good gift idea for college students.

Bluegrass Unlimited

well, if you're a follower of the genre this is the magazine for you. each issue has at least 1 interesting, well researched article on a band you've heard of. the album reviews tend to be a bit bland hard to get candid criticism here. but the ads and listings for events are top notch, and the letters and questions sections are full of interesting historical tidbits.

They do like every magazine distributor and send you last month's issue for the first delivery. Sadly, many of the events promoted have already occurred. Everything else was fine.

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BU is the bible of bluegrass and a must not only for fans but also artists.

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If you love Bluegrass, you will want to subscribe to this magazine to find out where all the festivals/concerts are being held.

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This magazine is a must for anyone who loves Bluegrass Music. It gives information on new music, groups, instruments, and many other things related to Bluegrass.

Modern Salon

My wife owns a salon. This is hair 101! Great updates, with cutting edge techniques. Also, good reading for clients in the waiting area.

Not what I thought it was going to be; It's all salon advirtisements. I thought it was going to be hair styles.

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FILMMAKER: The Magazine Of Independent Film (1-year auto-renewal)

I love this magazine!!! As if it isn't hard enough to find anyone out there with a good appreciation of independent film (and by appreciation, I also mean knowledge), but then you have to deal with all these film nerds who think that if it wasn't done on a shoestring budget by a no-name director, it must be bad.

FILMMAKER does an excellent job of giving an overview of the world of independent film, while still providing good discussions of some more mainstream films. It's tough, when reviewing and writing criticism of any art form, to know what to discuss, and I think that FILMMAKER does this.

I ordered an one year subscription as a gift to my sister. It's a quarterly magazine. My sister only received one issue in 6 months. When she contacted the publisher, they were lukewarm and told her that it's only a quarterly issue, so it's normal to wait for a few months, like my sister can't do the math. They sent my sister a digital format of the magazine, and that was it. This is so horrible. My gift has now become an inconvenience. I say just read the PDF files of past issues online for free.

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Filmmaker magazine brings wonderful writing and helpful insights to anyone in the film industry or those of us who just love film.

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