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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Photoplus - England

Photoplus - EnglandI recently discovered PhotoPlus Magazine at my local bookstore. I am an amateur photographer who like most, want to get better. PhotoPlus caters exclusively to Canon EOS users. The majority of tutorials are demonstrated with mid-range models such as the Rebel and 40D. While the newstand price is quite pricey at around $12 per issue(ships from England), a subscription to this magazine is a far better investment than taking photography classes. Each issue contains usually 2 training DVD's featuring everything from Photoshop tools to Landscape photography. If you're a Canon user, you won't be disappointed with this magazine.

This is my second time around with this magazine. It is excellent for those who have canon cameras. Well worth the expenditure which is a little pricey due to the heavy postage from the UK, but worth every cent. I purchased a subscription not only for myself, but for my son as well.

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Purchased for my husband who uses Canon products. He tells me the magazine has been very helpful and is well worth it.

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I look forward to receiving this magazine every month. It has everything you can image about photography...tutorials, reviews on software, best practices, workflows, post processing...and if you shoot with a Canon camera then you are in heaven because they cater to the Canon population. Can't say enough good things about it...yes, it is expensive because it ships from England, but worth every penny.

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I loved this magazine, one totally dedicated to the Canon DSLR. Lots of good information and an instructional DVD enclosed.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Dialogue - a Journal of Mormon Thought

Dialogue - a Journal of Mormon ThoughtFor forty years Dialogue a Journal of Mormon Thought has been a voice for Mormon students, poets, and scholars examining the interplay of the secular world with Christian and Mormon theology and history. I am a charter subscriber to Dialogue and have been entertained, taught, instructed, insulted and inspired by a broad range of concerned, informed, creative and thoughtful voices. Reading Dialogue is worthwhile for faithful Latter-day Saints, for persons wishing to know about Mormonism and for scholars interested in comparative American religions. I heartily recommend the journal to any thoughtful inquirer.

Val Hemming, M.D.

This is the premier scholarly journal in Mormon Studies. It is owned and edited entirely independently of Mormon Church control, but its contents are balanced and scholarly and never attack the church or its leaders. As a professor in religious studies, I have often used this journal for assigned readings to my students. It is the best, and almost the only, source of independently published articles on Mormon history, doctrine, and contemporary issues (as well as short stories and poetry!).

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I like each of the three main Mormon studies journals (Journal of Mormon History, BYU Studies are the other two), and Dialogue is my favorite (I regularly read all three). The academic articles are double-blind peer-reviewed, and I find them consistently interesting and occasionally challenging. I enjoy the art, fiction and personal essay sections, and sometimes even like a poem or two. Part of Dialogue's value comes from its status as an independent journal. Though it doesn't appear to seek controversy (and sometimes, IMHO, seems to try too hard to avoid it), when dealing with controversial socio-theo-political issues, the Journal tries to seek out multiple sides of an issue. Dialogue publishes a fair number of articles on Mormon history, but those if you are interested in purely the history side of Mormon Studies, the Journal of Mormon History would be the first thing to subscribe to.

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It is hard to imagine where Mormon studies would be without Dialogue's continuous presence over the past forty years. Some of the most important pieces regarding Mormon history, theology, politics, philosophy, science, and the arts have appeared in Dialogue. Its autonomy from church control affords it free range to discuss important but controversial issues that in-house publications may shy away from, but the integrity of its editorial team and reviewers prevent it from being a clearinghouse for malcontents. On the whole, the journal could probably use a few more "conservative" voices for the sake of true "dialogue," but this seems to be an issue of the nature of submissions rather than active censorship or a preconceived agenda. The primary target audience consists of "thoughtful Mormons" (however one defines that), but it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Mormon issues, and many of the contents deal with religious issues more broadly. It is not a "popular" journal, and will generally appeal to those of a more "intellectual" bent, but it is neither elitist nor explicitly aimed at academics. In short, Dialogue has consistently been at the forefront of Mormon studies and is well positioned to remain there for many years to come.

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If this journal were honest, it would not try to pretend to be a journal of Latter-day Saint scholarship. It is not. Rather, it is merely a voice for self-styled "Mormon Liberals." I personally have no regard for anything that comes from the minds of Mormon Liberals, no matter how annotated their narratives are, or how sophisticated their constructs. How can a faithful Latter-day Saint have any affection for a journal that publishes pieces from known apostates, and expose's of the sacred temple endowment? Mormon Liberals demand that everything must square with their intellect. Their intellect is their god, and Mormonism their hobby. Attend one of their symposia and try to breath the air; it is thick with the arrogance of the intellectual elite--the "best and the brightest."

Sunday, May 18, 2014

EatingWell (1-year auto-renewal)

EatingWellI've got subscriptions to 3 cooking magazines (Eating Well, Bon Apetit, and Everyday Food), and this one is by FAR the most useful. I want healthy food but I also work long hours and can't spend a lot of time in the kitchen. The recipes in Eating Well are tasty, easy to make, and creative. The ingredients can be found at any grocery store and are usually things I have on hand. I look forward to every issue to find out what new recipes we'll be cooking up this month. I highly recommend it!

I spent a lot of time trying to pick a cooking/nutrition magazine to subscribe to, and this is the one. It has tons of great recipes, nice pictures, and interesting articles that don't repeat the same old food/diet information I've read a hundred times. But probably the thing that sets this magazine apart the most is that compared to every other magazine I've looked at, there are BARELY ANY ADVERTISEMENTS. Nothing makes me feel more ripped off than to find that my magazine is about 40% full page ads. I'm so glad I found one that's not like that.

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This magazine is like Prevention, there are articles on eating better, different foods and their nutritional value, and so on. I found them all well done and informative. I especially enjoyed in the last issue a large article on faux foods and the differences between getting a loaf of long shelf life bread, the kind most of us eat, or an artisan loaf of whole wheat and the points as to why we should pick the ones with actual food value over convienence.

Most cooking magazines have none to few articles on various topics. Eating Well truly means that they're telling you about eating well. If you're looking for a magazine with some recipes and more articles that pertain solely to food and their health value then this is one you'll want to check out. I found it a nice change of pace.

As stated in another review. There are very few ads which is amazing and very enjoyable.

They do have the 'recipes that are different' as I like to call it. They had an appetizer of a dried apricot half topped with crumbled blue cheese, pistachios, honey and a little pepper. It sounds interesting and I would probably try it, but I'm pretty sure I won't make it. They did have some I will try out that looked delicious such as another appetizer of sliced beef wrapped around a dab of boursin and thin sliced peppers, sounds excellent.

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I subscribed to both Cooking Light and Eating Well. The differences are tremendous. While I like Cooking Light, I LOVE Eating Well. The first thing you'll immediately notice is the dearth of advertising in Eating Well compared to Cooking Light. Thus, Eating Well is about a third of the size of Cooking Light. Unlike Cooking Light, which can contain random articles about travel and exercise, Eating Well is strictly about food and nutrition. I love how Eating Well has pictures of all the recipes, while Cooking Light does not. I also like how Eating Well's recipes are simple and easy to follow, using realistic ingredients and straightforward preparation methods. I've made a number of the recipes and almost always enjoyed the results. Eating Well's articles are informative and I especially appreciate its focus on nutrition. In all, a fabulous magazine! I only wish it was published every month instead of every other month!

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I love this magazine, and am on my third year. The recipes are interesting, healthy and easy to make after a day at work. They don't use fake ingredients, which was my complaint with Cooking Light I'd rather use real yougurt than fake sour cream for instance. And the recipes don't take all day and 24/7 access to a gourmet supermarket like the ones in Gourmet. The nutrition articles are interesting and walk a sensible middle line between the low fat and the low carb camps. Real food for real life.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Crains Detroit Business

Crains Detroit BusinessI subscribed to this magazine and it was delivered in a timely manner. This is a great magazine to subscribe to. Contains a lot of good information regarding not only the city of Detroit but areas around Detroit as well. Keep up the good work!!

Here it is over 60 days since I purchased this gift for my son and it still has not showed up. Why any company in this day and age would take over 60 days to start-up a subsciption for new business is beyond me. It shows me that their not really interested in doing business with me. The worse part is that I order another subsciption for myself-mistake. Amazon is a terrific company and this company should learn from Amazon's customer service.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Powder (1-year auto-renewal)

PowderWhat can I say about Powder Mag. Its awesome. Don't waste your time on Ski or Skiing. That is unless you want to plan on how to build your multi-million ski cabin at Jackson Hole or plan your vacation to Aspen. Nothing touches Powder with respect to capturing the heart and soul of the powder hound. The photographs are glossy and magnificent and the stories span topics from skining across Patagonia to skiing in Lebanon to paying tribute to pioneers of the skiing community who helped build the sport.

This publication has helped feed my need for the mountains even when I found myself living in flat places over the years. The writing is superb and totally written from a perspective of someone who loves the sport not the LIFESTYLE of living in Vail or Tahoe. All sports specific publications should be this good. Get it now!

Every time I open an issue of Powder, the full-page photography immediately slaps me starry-eyed and twitching from my dull, nearly snowless existence into a world of stunning, winter-bejeweled mountains.

Powder's writing is excellent; combining irreverent fun with a reverence for all things (and all people) snow addicted. This magazine does not take itself too seriously, frequently including bizarre and wildly entertaining letters to the editor complete with Average Joe's often wacky artwork.

I will also praise Powder for something it doesn't do. It does not desecrate its content with articles that read "57 Pickup Lines for the Lift!" or "10 Ski Towns You Could Ruin By Moving To Now!"

Is Powder perfect? Nope. Someone needs to pass along that their font size is so small that it may actually be classified with a negative number. While the photography is jaw dropping, there are a few of us who buy Powder for the articles. Really!

So when the real stuff is not around, try Powder magazine. It may just pull you through.

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I already was a powder subscriber. This deal added another year to my subscription at a great rate! Will renew again

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Very satisfied with the subscription I got. Lots of amazing articles in every magazine. Glad I had purchased this! Always so excited for the next one to be at my door!

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But heck, what powder hound is going to complain about that? It's just that I prefer to read, to get some tips, than I care to see pics of skiers I'll never be able to match.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Southwest Art (1-year)

Southwest ArtSOUTHWEST ART has been around for a long time, a journal that focused on the art of the southwestern regional artists of this country plus a heavy dollop of how-to articles on pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil etc. It was, and to some extent remains, the chief reference source of cowboy art, Indian art, and the galleries of Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Houston, and environs.

But recent issues show an increased awareness of the classical arts and the current issue, subtitled the Collector's Issue, is a strong indication that the magazine is growing in a healthy way. Recent past articles on Drawing included some of our finest artists in the country. Now there are focus articles on particular artists whose works contain no elements of the general past subject matter. For example, the very strong American artist Wes Hempel is featured in this Collector's Issue in a fine article by Devon Jackson entitled 'Personal Mythologies', and while Hempel's works are highly respected and collected from California to New York and in collections in Europe (especially Italy), the writing and generous illustrations in Jackson's article introduce new information that informs this gifted artist's work. And immediately following the article on Hempel is another fine monograph on photographer Keith Carter paying homage to this teacher and practitioner of his craft.

With changes such as these Southwest Art could enter the pantheon of important American if not international art journals. It bodes well! And yet there still is enough 'western art' to satisfy even the most insatiable appetite for Indian markets and men on horseback looking off into the sunset....Grady Harp, November 05

I subscribe to several art magazines and this includes both fine arts & art instruction. I find that the the quartet of Southwest Art, American Art Collector, Art of the West and Southwest Art all complement each other. I have had a subscription to Southwest Art for five plus years and I also give a gift subscription to an artist friend of mind. While the magazine does showcases the 'traditional' western art there is a wide variety of art to enjoy.The 'traditional' western art shown is of high quality and you will never be bored .It amazes me that once you leave the sanctimonious New York art world how many really good artists are out there using paint to create some beautiful and compelling works of art. I like the fact that the publisher ships in a recyclable bag which means that I stand a chance of Southwest Art arriving in good condition. There are special issues each year. February showcases landscapes and there are issues that showcase still-life, figurative, sculpture , contemporary and Native American art. A nice way to group together artists that work in the same field -it helps you to compare and contrast a wide variety of art. I have one problem-I am going to run out of room because I never throw out an issue!

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This magazine is by far the best for western art. Great articles on artists and techniques. Excellent quality magazine.

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I'm a long-time subscriber to the magazine, but have joined many other readers in noticing its drift away from the genre of its own title. While "Art of the West" and "Western Art Collector" both maintain a strong focus on true western art, "Southwest Art" is becoming more generalized in its content, overlapping "Art in America" significantly. There are always a few pages of true southwestern art, but the vast majority of the magazine features cityscapes, floral still lifes, ballerinas and dancers, seascapes and boats, roads, etc. In fact, most of the glimpses of actual southwestern art (mountains, Indians, cowboys, buffalo/elk-style wildlife) are found not in the magazine's content, but in the advertisement images. I'm hanging on for another year, but if it doesn't remember its own focus I'll have to let it go and stick to the other two magazines by themselves.

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This is a great magazine for budding artists who want to gain a perspective on a variety of styles and subjects.

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Fitness Rx For Women

Fitness Rx For WomenI had read through several woman's fitness magazines. Most had too much advertising, not enough articles on health, articles on travel (who cares). Fitness RX had exactly what I wanted they took care of the work for me of having to go to different sources to find health and fitness articles. The models they show on the cover aren't the supermodel skinny ones. Granted, it's only 6 issues, but there's definitely less fluff(advertising) than I'd seen in other magazines.

There's always an article covering a particlular muscle group and exercises you can do. It's great seeing what I've been doing in my weight training is recommended :).

There's a separate magazine published for Men and Women but they're not published at the same time. This explains the 6 issues(every other month). I got my subscription and after my first issue came, I got the men's subscription for my husband he liked what he saw in my issue. It's interesting comparing the articles used between the two(there are some articles used in both, but makes sense if it applies to both men and women).

We both enjoy this magazine and you won't be sorry you got it :)

This magazine is awful.

I just got my 3rd issue and they have been consistent with left page text, right page advertisment.

I am going to let my subscription to this one lapse.

The text is mostly lame "news" on nutrtion or exercise and sometimes you will get contradicting news on the same page. You also get some exericises and nutritional tips but nothing you can't get in Fitness magazine or Oxygen for better value (I am subscribed to both those as well and I don't feel like I am wasting my money every time I get them in the mail). I cut out useful articles and paste them in my own "Health" scrabook. I do that with a lot of articless from Oxygen and Fitness but so far I haven't used a single clipping from Fitness RX.

This magazine needs some serious improvement. I am surprised with all the great reviews here (which is why I subscribed to it in the first place)

My advice don't bother.

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I like Fitness Rx because it gives you a LOT of information between it's pages. Sure it has advertisements, they need them to run the magazine (and make their profit). But unlike other magazines they are not overrun by advertisements with only room enough for one or two articles (which usually are repeats month after month after month).

Fitness Rx Gives you lots of information on a diverse group of fitness topics and has tons of helpful little tidbits strewn throughtout its pages.

Anyone that has even a slight interest in the fitness/nutrition field/area should get a subscription to this magazine (I've found it hard to find on some newstands).

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I've been an "off again/on again" athlete for years and now, at 45 years old, needed this magazine to re-inspire me to get out there and get back in shape! It's format is so easy to read, you can spend 30 seconds or 30 minutes and still feel like you've just hit on something new/different/great! I would highly recommend this magazine...

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But I think it's worth it, for the excellent, scientifically researched information (wow, what a concept!).

I like this magazine much MUCH better than Oxygen or Women's Health. Oxygen has too much fluff, supplement ads that look like articles (Fitness Rx does too, but not half as many as Oxygen), and tries to promote almost-instant results (yeah, right!). Plus some (not all) of the information meh, kinda dubious, if you ask me. I'd rather take advice from scientists than from a publisher / businessman, thanks. If I'm going to spend $5 on a magazine, I'd much rather it go to one with actual scientific data. I think the only other magazine worth subscribing to besides Rx is Prevention (though I like their special issues better than their regular issues).

Yes, you only get 6 issues per year, but with a subscription it's still only 3.49 an issue, which isn't bad at all for what you're getting.

It would be great if they could publish special issues like Prevention and Women's Health does that cover specific topics like health, flat abs, walking, etc.

But still, all in all, it's great to FINALLY find a women's fitness magazine no fluff and ALL substance highly recommended!

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Tar River Poetry

Tar River PoetryTRP is one of the few journals that contains only poetry or reviews of poetry books. They are in their 25th year. TRP is a great poetry journal--it's one of my favorites. Makuck consistently publishes quality poems by quality poets, both the established and the newcomer. I highly recommend that any lover of poetry subscribe to this journal.