Off-Road (1-year auto-renewal)

Then this is the magazine for you. Focuses pretty heavily on the desert scene, which is great if that's what you're into. Some 4X4 stuff too, plus gear reviews, event coverage, and tech articles.

I am looking at building an ultimate offroad vehicle someday and this magazine has some great info on some of the latest offroad tech as well as some awsome builds. I just wish it had more because there is only about two weeks worth of reading material which means you have to wait another two weeks for the next one. But I think its worth it.

Buy Off-Road (1-year auto-renewal) Now

Ordered it in October its now November 27th. still not here. Its been almost a month. Im still wondering where it is.

Read Best Reviews of Off-Road (1-year auto-renewal) Here

Out's Advocate Edition (1-year auto-renewal)

I normally purchase this magazine when I'm in a coffee shop or trying to pass the time, it's great having it sent to me every month. I can stay up on issues and media coverage in gay culture. Love this magazine.

Seriously, all of the Advocate products like this Out Magazine are terrible. I find myself flipping through the pages and trying hard to find something that is well written and interesting to read. I mean the pictures are briefly nice to look at, but I'm not spending this kind of money to see pictures of pretty guys that I can easily see online for free. This isn't the 1950's or 1960's when access to gay literature was so hard to come by that you needed to get a subscription to an overpriced lgbt magazine to read about your community. Yet, the creators of this product have not stepped up the quality of their writing and the quality of their work. I can find better quality reporting about issues that matter to the lgbt community from the Huffington Post or Mother Jones. Overall, for this price, I would not waste my money. As a matter of fact, I cancelled my subscription for all the Advocate products I tried to read. Gave up after a few months. It's just a waste of money. The magazine needs to be sold and placed under new management because they are producing poor quality material for a readership that can find better quality material for free online or at other magazines that actually treat the issues seriously and not like every member of the lgbt community is a freshly out, unsophisticated neophyte to the gay world. There are intelligent, responsible gay men, women, and families out there who want to read a serious magazine about our community and don't have time for this teenage nonsense.

Buy Out's Advocate Edition (1-year auto-renewal) Now

I am going to be so glad when this magazine finally stops coming. It actually annoys me to read it these days for a magazine that tries to represent the gay community, it is shocking how incredibly narrow and one dimensional it is. 99% of the magazine is focused on a specific type of homosexual a fashion/entertainment focused New York gay male.

Just look through their top 100 lists you'll be hard pressed to find one "powerful" gay person who isn't doing acting, fashion, or art. I live in San Francisco and can say confidently that quite a few gay men and women are shaking up the tech space (Tim Cook anyone?). Reading OUT magazine, however, you'd think that gays are a special species that are only good at interior design and picking out haute couture. I worry about young gay kids reading this and thinking that this is what defines us as a community.

If you're a gay guy with diverse interests, I'd highly recommend DNA magazine instead. They are based in Australia but somehow manage to be much more relevant and interesting to someone like me. They have a lot of fitness/outdoors focused articles, travel writing, and they also have unbelievably hot photoshoots. Why would anyone read out when this is an alternative?

Read Best Reviews of Out's Advocate Edition (1-year auto-renewal) Here

Geared to the gay community, OUT is a glossy magazine designed to appeal to individuals who find PEOPLE too deep.

The magazine is advertising heavy, and not surprisingly the advertising in question tends to be fashion-and-style oriented. The articles follow suit. This might not be a bad thing but for the fact that it is all 1980-ish clone in nature: guys in tight pants and open jackets, snippets of exercise advice, hair-style how-to, and tiresome underwear models. There is the occasional celebrity piece and the occasional nod to lesbians. When all is said and done, OUT has all the depth of a pancake--the sort of thing you flip through once and then throw away. Yawn.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Want Out's Advocate Edition (1-year auto-renewal) Discount?

If you enjoy gay news, fashion, gossip and reviews than order the OUT/Advocate Combo. I've been a reader for years of both publications and they both get better and better each year.

-dop

Save 50% Off

Circuit Cellar

I've been reading this magazine off and on since Electronics Now and Popular Electronics went down hill, and have been pleasantly suprised by the depth and quality of information provided. Design and implementation of topical projects are laid out and explained clearly along with the underlying theory. Don Lancaster always has an interesting spin on new products and ideas. If you're looking for insights into embedded systems development, look no further.

-but I'm not quite sure who it's for. It's just so cool, though, that probably doesn't matter. This month's issue has projects that use FPGAs, that generate RF test signals, that do encryption on PIC processors, and, well, lots of other stuff. It's all at that place where analog circuitry, digital design, and software become interchangeable, like that software tone detector people would have implemented as an analog filter back when.

So who is likely to enjoy this magazine? Serious electronics hobbyists, for sure, garage robot-builders and gadgeteers, engineering students at any level (grade school to grad school), and the people who teach those students or at least try to keep up. It's probably good for consultants who do electronic prototypes and one-offs, where fast turnaround and proof of principle matters more than volume production or FAA certification. And I bet it's good for any hardware engineer who wants to know more about software, or vice versa. It's for anyone who thinks embedded system development is just plain fun, if you do it right.

Who's not going to read this? Well, it's not a trade rag, so there's nothing about industrial deals and dealmakers. It's not an academic journal, and math is at the upper-high school level, at most. It's not for the hardened pro, except maybe as a way to unwind from a day of serious engineering or research.

It's a little quirky, and it's a bit away from my interests these days. But it helps me remember why I got into engineering in the first place `cuz it's a blast!

//wiredweird

Buy Circuit Cellar Now

Circuit Cellar occupies a unique place in the world of electronics literature. Its scope (embedded systems) is a little too limited and the articles a little too advanced and discipline-specific to serve most of the dwindling hobby community. On the other hand, the magazine carries an enthusiasm and a sense of fun that's rarely seen in professional magazines.

This magazine won't do much good for a beginning electronics aficionado, but it's a godsend for advanced hobbyists and for professional engineers and technicians who love their field.

Read Best Reviews of Circuit Cellar Here

I'm an experienced electronics and embedded systems engineer, and also a hobbyist. I somewhat agree with other reviewers that CC is too shallow for professionals and too hard for novices. However, in every issue I always find useful bits of information and inspirational ideas for my next project at work or home.

Want Circuit Cellar Discount?

There is no better publication if your enthusiasm for making things still equals your desire to understand the digital world student, hobby builder, or pro. Not trivial, but not pedantic. Very how-to, projects by readers not writers. Will not waste your time.

Save 16% Off

Ships Monthly

This is the best general magazine dealing with ships that I have seen. I have been a subscriber since 1974, and unlike many publications, it has significantly improved with time. All contemporary ships are illistrated with color photographs, most of which are sufficitly large to provide a good view. Many of the historical photos are also in color; however, good quality black and white ones are provided for those subjects that preceded color photography.

A reasonable variety of topics are covered; although the emphasis is on Europe. There are also occasional features on U. S. subjects. My only complaint is that passenger ships tend to receive more than what I consider to be the space they deserve, thereby short-changing the great variety of other fascinating ships, both military and commercial. The articles are well-written, and the authors appear to be knowledgeable with respect to their subjects. In a number of cases, I wished the articles were longer because they were so good, and I wanted to read more.

Given that Europe is currently the world's center of maritime technology and innovation, the Euro-centric slant of the magazine is a stength. I highly recommend SHIPS MONTHLY to anyone with more than a casual interest in ships and shipping.

Ships Monthly as the title indicates is a monthly magazine devoted to ships and shipping, both contemporary and historical. It is publsihed in the U.K. where the hobby of shipspotting, ship photography and historical research on ships is far more advanced than in the U.S. Given its British and continental audience, the magazine is oriented to the U.K. and western Europe. A typical issue will have the latest news on ferries (quite a popular subject in the U.K.), waterfront news, cruise ships, cargo ships, naval vessels and tugs. Following those pages, illustrated with color photos, there is usually a feature on ships of the past with an emphasis on passenger liners. There is often an article or two on naval issues, both historical and contemporary. Sometimes there is a very useful and long article on a major port with an emphasis on where one may access the water and take photographs. There usually is an article about some aspect of contemporary shipping. Rounding out the issue are regular columns including an interview with a ship's captain, historical photos, inquiries, letters, and the like. Also quite useful to this reviewer are the numerous advertisements from publishers and retailers of maritime books--most of the books advertised are not listed on Amazon. Despite the expense to those of us in the U.S., this magazine is HIGHLY recommend for anyone that has a serious and deep interest in shipping, both past and present. The British and European emphasis can be irritating and your favorite subject might not be included, but there is a complete void of this genre of magazine in the U.S. Highly recommended by this review who is admittedly a very hardcore ship fan--I would not want to be without it. If you are merely curious about shipping you may want to stick with the internet (such as and if you are a certified ship addict then Ships Monthly is for you.

Buy Ships Monthly Now

Turtle

I recently purchased this magazine for my 3 year old daughter and she loves it. Every night she exclaims, "Mommy please read my turtle!" The stories in it are just right for her. I think it is a great magazine for little ones.

My 5 and 7 year-old boys love this magazine. It has wonderful stories and activities! I'm going to get Jack and Jill for my 7 year-old.

Buy Turtle Now

I got the subscription addressed to my 3 and 1 yr old girls. The 3 yr old got a kick out of receiving mail in her name. I looked through the issue and was not immediately impressed but only because I was judging the magazine from an adult perspective and the girls seemed to lose interest as soon as the effect of receiving mail wore off and Dora, Diego and Yo gabba gabba called for their attention from the TV. It was not until a few days after receiving our first issue of Turtle that I soon realized its literary value and how it can and does compete with the extra sensory overload often found in children's programming. As soon as we settled in for the night I sat with Amelie, the 3 yr old. Angeline, the 1 yr old, was feverish and had succumbed to the effects of a sleep inducing dose of children's pain reliever/fever reducer. I decided to entertain Amelie while mom kept an eye on Angeline (actually mom ordered me to entertain Amelie). I, myself, was tired of tv and was catching up on my current issue of Mental Floss (another great mag I highly recommend) when it dawned on me that perhaps Amelie would entertain the idea of reading her magazine with dad. I made the suggestion, she agreed, but with a hint of skepticism, at least with as much skepticism as a 3 yr old can muster. As soon as we delved into that magazine Amelie was hooked and I, seeing the magazine in a different light, was completely amazed and very impressed. This is our first issue but I'm assuming that Turtle's format is consistent considering their demographic. The magazine has poems with simple rhyme schemes so Amelie quickly picked up on those. There is a Turtle story that continues throughout the magazine. I thought that was interesting because the story is presented in comic book form, it starts on one page and continues several pages later, in between there are pages with games, puzzles, poems, then the story continues followed by pictures of kids with their pets which they send in to be published; I understand pictures can be submitted online. This was way cool for us since the place where we live does not allow pets. We had fun looking at all the pictures of kids who do have pets. There was even a page that was almost blank except for a frame. I thought, "great! I just paid for a subscription that includes blank pages, a ream of paper would have been cheaper." As it turns out the semi-blank page is for creative drawings that you can submit along with a thumbnail picture of the "artist" and it might get published in the next issue of Turtle. Needless to say, Amelie and I had fun looking at the drawings submitted and the pictures of their corresponding artists. Guess who can't wait to make a drawing and have it submitted, Amelie. The clincher for me, as a parent, was that the tv was off the whole time we were into the magazine and when we were done Amelie asked me to read it again. We saved the drawing and coloring parts so that Angeline could share in that as soon as she feels better. I highly recommend this magazine for pre-school aged children and their parents. I know I'm looking forward to reading it again tonight. The price of the subscription is very reasonable but Amelie's reaction is priceless.

Read Best Reviews of Turtle Here

My 2.5 year old adores this magazine. First off, she loves to receive her own magazine in the mail, just like Mommy and Daddy, but the fun doesn't end there! There are new, age-appropriate stories in every issue, fun crafts to do on rainy days and pictures that she will look through again and again. We sent in a picture of her with her cat and it even appeared in an issue....boy did she love that! We have Turtle magazine stored by her bed and in the car. It is always a good time for Turtle and we love exploring it together!

Want Turtle Discount?

My little granddaughter adores Turtle--and its sister magazine, Humpty Dumpty, too. Whenever her new issues arrive, she ends up carrying them around with her for days. The bright, colorful artwork draws her in and the fun stories and games keep her entertained. I definitely recommend this magazine.

Save 17% Off