The Atlantic

The illustrations are now included in the Kindle edition, and they've stopped cutting the questions out of Goldberg's advice column, so now the Atlantic is really worth the price.

I love The Atlantic, so I was ecstatic when I saw it on the Kindle list.

Overall, I'm disappointed. All the text is there, but no illustrations, graphics, or charts. One of my favorite sections is Primary Sources, filled with interesting charts and maps. For some reason, NONE of these make it to the Kindle. Nothing but text. I guess it sounds immature to say, "where are all the pictures!?" But I certainly miss them, and the content is not the same without them.

But again, it is nice to have some form of The Atlantic available. I hope the illustrations are eventually included.

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Since I don't get the paper edition anymore, I've been wondering how complete the Kindle edition is. I didn't really expect graphics, since most other Kindle periodicals don't have them or leave most of them out, but I was shocked when the latest issue of Atlantic in the Kindle edition had a list of the contents of the Election Special, but not the Special itself. Bummer.

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As much as I like the Atlantic, the Kindle version pales in comparison to the physical magazine. There is no reason photos, graphs and other visual elements should be left out.

I also dislike the index, which is just a listing of sections. I would much rather have a link to each individual article and a description of what the article is about. Nowhere is there a brief description of the contents of each article and the titles aren't always descriptive. Clever maybe, but not descriptive. So, I end up reading a paragraph or two before I decide whether or not it's something that I'm interested in reading. Occasionally this means I expose myself to something I might have skipped over, but I would still prefer to have some better cues.

The cost is low for the Kindle edition, but I would rather pay extra for the full experience.

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The Atlantic Monthly was founded primarily as a "literary and culture commentary magazine" for and by local authors such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., John Greenleaf Whitter, and James Russell Lowell back in 1857. On February 1, 1862, The Atlantic Monthly was the first to publish Julia Ward Howe's BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC. Until recently the magazine was known mainly as a "New England literary magazine". The Atlantic too has shrugged off its roots, no longer publishing much fiction beyond a summer special. Things have greatly changed between 1857 and 2009.

I started reading The Atlantic Monthly, or The Atlantic, as they now call it, back in 1963 while serving in the military. Read it all the way through college into the 70s and 80s, etc. While I go back to Elizabeth Drew, Ward Just, James Fallows, Edward Weeks, and who can forget Phoebe Lou Adams, among others, I find today's magazine worthwhile if for no other reason than the book reviews and writer profiles that frequently occur.

As with most magazines of today, The Atlantic Monthly is no better, no worse than most, though much less than it was once. Though it is more colorful than in prior years, it still has a lack luster to it. And the logo, The Atlantic, now in use while new to many readers, is the way the logo appeared back in the 1940s and 1950s. Sometimes I think the high money-bright idea people at the magazine are too clever for their shirts, I mean positions. I really mark The Atlantic's decline from the mid-1970s, various and sundry ailments from which it has never bounced back.

I assume the magazine has changed hands at least once, no longer coming from Boston but from Washington, D.C. I think The Atlantic's guidelines and direction have changed too through the years and doesn't always succeed. Undecided whether to be a literary magazine, a political magazine, a "People" knockoff, or a combination of all. However, as many reviews listed here indicate, The Atlantic doesn't always succeed nor please its subscribers.

But for the occasional 'good' feature and the book/author information offered I will stick with them. And as with many monthlies, they are now reduced down to 10 issues a year rather than 12. You receive 2 combined issues plus 8 others, that too seems the contemporary trend (helps with summer vacations and winter holidays). I prefer The Economist to most other magazines but the cost is far too prohibitive at $127.00 per year. So The Atlantic is my next choice, good or not so good.

Semper Fi.

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Professional Photographer

This magazine is called Professional Photographer for a reason... it's written for professional photographers! If you're an amateur photographer looking for tips and tricks then enjoy your Popular Photography & Imaging magazine.

If you're a professional portrait photographer who wants to learn new business ideas, earn more money, improve your marketing, or learn about what other Pros are doing, then first join PPA () and you'll get this magazine for free with membership. If you're not totally committed to the membership idea then try this magazine for a year. You won't be disappointed.

I read my issues cover to cover as soon as I get them. They're full of great information that I can apply to my business immediately. The writing is excellent and the magazine design has won several awards as well. This magazine offers bonus web content as well at . This is easily my favorite photography magazine.

Professional Photographer is a solid, useful magazine for its intended audience -established professional portrait/wedding photographers, who already know their craft. If you are looking for basic (or exotic) techniques, try something else, like Photo Techniques. If you are interested in the current state of the *industry*, and ways to improve your business, as well as get some good ideas for new directions and techniques to try, read PP.

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This is a great magazine especially if you are just getting into the business of photography! A lot of information and great images to get great ideas from.

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As a professional photographer, I love this magazine! It is such a great resource for business help, marketing ideas, and inspiration. If you have a photography business, this magazine is a fantastic tool packed with loads of helpful information from other successful photographers. Can't say enough about this magazine!

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This is for those in the business or wanting to get in the business. Tips and tools of the trade.Not some random photography magazine, but it is great quality, well put together and quite informative. Its a supplement to the PPA membership or a stand alone top notch trade publication. I love the photos and the technology, so inspirational.

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Baffler

This magazine deserves a non-snarky review that gets to the point, so here goes.

I can't even recall when I first started subscribing to "The Baffler", but it was probably around the time I had finished reading Thomas Frank's "What's The Matter With Kansas?" (or maybe it was Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" ?) when I received a subscription card in the mail from MIT Press. Something about cultural criticism and sociopolitical insight? I'm there. And two or three times a year this thick, dense book-like magazine arrives packed with thoughtful social, artistic and economic commentary, a tiny bit of poetry, almost no advertising, and the always insightful article from Thomas Frank (who edited the Baffler up until issue #18, although he still contributes.)

The Baffler is my choice for America's Best Magazine (no, not the New Yorker), although it's also America's Best Magazine Secret. With only a few issues per year, hard to find, an enigmatic title and sedate cover art (the exception being issue #19's relaunch cover seen here) this leaves me baffled why, why why? When a new issue comes in, time stops because the topics and issues about contemporary America are weighty and require my full attention. Rather than go into detail and generalize about who writes for the Baffler and about what, I'll say that if you're a fan of Thomas Frank, The Nation magazine, Foreign Affairs, Mother Jones, Naomi Klein, Adbusters, Slate (or yes, even the New Yorker), you are in its target demographic and will find reading "The Baffler" to be time well spent. As to why it's an MIT Press imprint, who knows? But I hope they continue to support more magazines like this.

Additional information about the background and history of the magazine can be found on Wikipedia.

To recap, just so you know where all this came from/comes from:

Back in the early '90s, a certain Jamison D., who was then: 19-yrs-old (or so); that year's Rock Program Director (at the Univ. of Chicago radio station, WHPK 88.5 FM); and speaking in a sort of "shorthand" to like-minded folks on the sticker on the case of the recently-released "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" had referred to it as: "slicker Pavement, but still pretty good" (or some such verbiage). No harm, no foul . . . just a bit a talk between indie-rock geeks, but . . .

[HALT!]

In swoops the no-longer-"Station-Manager"-but-still-hanging-around-for-another-year-anyway opportunist Greg ("G.Q") Lane, who offered advice both "TO JAMISON" on the 3" X 5" sticker ["Pavement's lyrics have ALWAYS made sense; 'Shoot the Singer' is about blah-blah-blah"] and "TO EVERYONE ELSE ADVICE" [basically amounting to the same thing Jamison said, but said again, with proper, ponderous, buzz-killing "gravitas": "yeah, this is 'slick'-sounding Pavement, etc."].

(*YAWN*!)

As a freshman friend of mine once said, quoting another freshman friend of his, in re: Greg's "home base," the gosh-we-noticed-something journal, "The Baffler":

"You mean ... McDonald's is BAD? Advertising is ... BAD???" [i.e., "No WAY!" (sarc.) "Really?" (sarc.) "Tell me MORE!" (sarc., sarc., sarc.!)]

OR:

To quote Ian McEwan[*] on a similarly-overrated blowhard:

"[William] James had the knack of fixing on the surprising commonplace--and in Perowne's humble view, wrote a better-honed prose than the fussy brother who rather run around a thing a dozen different ways than call it by its name ... What's an adult to conclude or feel about Daisy Miller's predictable decline? That the world can be unkind? It's not enough."

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[*] Saturday "This extraordinary book is not a political novel. It is a novel about consciousness that illuminates the sources of politics." (The Nation)

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[1.] Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making

[2.] McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (Vintage)

[3.] Pattern Recognition

[4.] Vineland (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

[5.] Bushworld

[6.] Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America

[7.] Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History That Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great Pyramids

[8.] Secret Societies: Inside the Freemasons, the Yakuza, Skull and Bones, and the World's Most Notorious Secret Organizations

[9.] Everything Is Nice Matador Records

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Backyard Poultry

Backyard Poultry magazine is a fabulous publication. Bi-monthly it arrives, eagerly awaited, in my mailbox. It is loaded chock-full of great color photo's, as well as black and white photo's; some photo's even sent in by their readers. Some of the features of this magazine include: question and answer forum; where a professional will answer your poultry questions, personal poultry stories, features about the poultry business, farm laws, poultry recipes, breed features and how-to features. One how-to feature a few issues back was on how to butcher your broilers, complete with step-by-step instructions with photos too and written in everyday joe language.

One reason I enjoy this magazine is because of the wonderful variety and balence of stories and features. It covers a wide range of poultry interests. Another bonus is that the advertising doesn't swamp the stories.

This magazine is a bit like "Dog Fancy" for chicken lovers-but more practical and useful. Lots of interesting articles about different poultry breeds, both common and rare. My favorite aspect of this magazine by far is a lengthy monthly feature by "The Answer Man" who answers readers' questions about their poultry. I am always really impressed by his thoughtful, complete, and extremely helpful answers to very interesting questions. I have learned a great deal by reading this magazine.

In short, a really fun read for people with pet chickens, those considering getting chickens, and anyone who enjoys raising poultry.

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Wow! This magazine in wonderful! It mostly covers chickens but it does cover other poultry as well. It features tons of information from readers. I find this very helpful because it's so easy to realate to them! Many suggestions & ideas for raising your backyard flock. Each issue also has reader questions where they are answered & readers can offer their advise as well. Many of these questions are questions weve had ourselves or give us thing to look out for or better yet, look forward too! Readers can even submit their poultry photos! Each cover is a picture of someones bird! It's a very fun & informative magazine. If you have a backyard flock you should consider this magazine. You will look forward to your bi-monthly issues!

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I'm new to this magazine, and backyard chicken keeping and farming as well. I have a lot to learn and have picked up a couple of books on the know hows and how toos of it all as well. I originally picked up a few back issues of this magazine on Ebay and couldn't believe how enjoyable they were. In some ways its a typical magazine with its glossy ads, regular departments, question and answer and mail section, etc. But its subject matter over all is one of a kind to be sure. I know of no other magazine around that is strictly devoted to raising chickens in your back yard. Big or small operation this magazine is totally informative and more entertaining than you would imagine. Oh some of the articles here and there are a little beyond me yet to be sure. But in no way does this magazine cater to only the knowledgeable and experienced. Every issue I have read so far has had a generous amount of articles and regular features that cater to the true beginner. Besides, its a great magazine to have laying around just to see the reactions and comments that your guests will have... : ) Personally I love it and highly recommend it for either the seasoned or green backyard poultry farmer... : )

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The magazine is a bit pricey but I always look forward to receiving it. Great ideas and great information on chickens.

Preschool Friends

I bought this as a gift for my granddaughter's 4th birthday! She started to receive it quicker than what was stated which was a big surprise as her birthday is just a week away! She loves it and will enjoy receiving it directly to her! She is familiar with all the carictors and they're all her favorites. She likes to color and the activities are fun for her and her mother to do together (maybe Grammy will be invited to join in sometimes *=))! This was a worth while purchase!

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Maxim (1-year auto-renewal)

Maxim rode the men's magazine gold rush in the late 1990s, leading Stuff, FHM and a host of other PG-13 fare that filled the convenience store racks as Playboy, Penthouse and the hard cores were either dropped completely or were tucked behind the clerk hidden behind individual black plastic wrappers.

Maxim is the last Laddie still in print in the U.S., having witnessed the print burials for FHM (1996 to 2007) and Stuff (1998 to 2007). Maxim's putrefaction is evident to its subscribers, hence the heavily discounted subscriber rates available today. If you were unfortunate enough to receive a gift subscription to Maxim or, worse yet, bought one for yourself, you can no doubt bear witness to the decay. The magazine simply isn't interesting or compelling to read. You could find more of everything women, entertainment, food and fashion in a 10-minute Google search.

Ask yourself, why are you buying a men's magazine?

Want to admire beautiful women? Choose Playboy or Penthouse.

Want to stay healthy and fit? Choose Men's Health (preferred) or Men's Fitness (for younger audiences).

Want to peruse fashion and lifestyle? Choose Esquire or GQ (beware the cologne samples though).

Want a little of everything? Choose Details or Men's Journal.

Pick any of the above options, especially if you are buying a gift subscription. Just avoid Maxim.

Once upon a time this was a good magazine worth reading cover to cover. Unfortunately they've slowly been replacing content with more and more advertising. As the magazine currently stands you could probably finish reading the actual "content" in about an hour. The rest is advertising and BS. This magazine jumped the shark a long long time ago. Just let it die already like it's supposed to.

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I've been a loyal subscriber since 1998 and have always enjoyed the magazine. Something happened to them in early 2006 they've either been bought or have hired a new editor / staff or something. This magazine is absolutely terrible now. All ads, fewer and fewer pictures of babes in each issue, and the hilarious articles are now long gone. My last two issues (Sept and Oct) were in the trash within minutes of pulling them from my mailbox. I'm canceling my subscription.

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I thought the original goal of Maxim was the be the next GQ, but with more skin and less pretense. The skin is there (and, no, guys don't care about the software editors use to enhance the models), but the substance is not.

Like every other checkout stand mag, ads now fill the lion's share of Maxim's pages. Reviews are more and more insipid, covering things many men probably don't care about. The humor is still respectable for the crowd it's aimed at.

I guess Maxim is the magazine for guys who can't read.... or need a hipper supplement to whatever nude mags litter their desks. Bottom line: if you want a skin mag, go with Maxim, but be aware that the level of wit and intelligence is declining all around.

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Maxim aims itself straight at what the straight male psyche likes: laughter, girls, and bizarre subjects (such as "How to Survive Torture", a topic in the September 2001 issue).

... this magazine is not just about sex and bad taste. It celebrates male life, and it does this without apology. Men have apologized far too much; the people who seem to think maleness needs to be "fixed" are maladjusted [people] who would never cut men any slack anyway, no matter how "sensitive" or politically correct men pretend to be, so men might as well party. Maxim is the technical journal of this attitude!

Maxim and some other men's magazines (like Men's Health) have discovered a formula that works to keep men reading: To-the-point articles thoroughly interleaved with humor and banter; lots of photographs and descriptive drawings; and topics ranging from sex and seduction to war and first aid. Lots of practical information and lots of truly excellent photos of sexy women that are not raunchy.

If I could only read one men's magazine, this would be it.

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Flash - Ca

This is one of the better mags out there. If you are one of the people that doesn't like to read, or can't, than this mag is for you, it doesn't have the informative articles that Tattoo has, this is more of he picture version. It's great for ideas and tattoo artist review. Good mag!!

This is my favorite tattoo rag next to HardCore Tattoos. Unlike the rest, Tattoo Flash cuts out the ads and BS while maintaining a variety of fresh art plus a section dedicated to reader submitted flash.

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This magazine is a spin off of "Tattoo" magazine. In both magazines you see many of the same tattoos over and over. It's as if there aren't thousands of tattooed folks out there to get good work from. The flash is fair. Some of it is just plain garbage. If you want to see a "great" tat mag buy "Skin Deep". It's out of the UK. They beat the US tat mags hands down.

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I was at the tattoo place at the beginning of 2006, with my sister. While waiting for her tattoo to be completed, I was browsing thru their sorts of magazines. I ran across a page that showed Hello Kitty tattoo art. I LOVE that one. A few months later I returned to find that art so the artist could do this one on me. Unfortunately that mag is now gone. :(

Is there a way that you have old mags still in stock? Could you look it up for me? I think this is the right magazine or it could have been from a different author.

Thanks,

Judy

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