Magazine subscription suggestions
July 19, 2023 9:34 AM Subscribe
I am really enjoying a subscription I was given to The Sun magazine and I would like to subscribe to another magazine or two (physical copies).
I especially like articles about topics I haven't really thought about - for example, in Wired magazine a while ago, I read an article about a man designing bowling balls. In The Sun, the most recent issue had an interview with a pop music expert. Short stories and other fiction are good too.
I'm not interested in something political for this question. I'm a farmer so I am not looking for more plant-related info even though that is quite interesting.
What other subscriptions would you recommend I look into? Thank you!
Honestly, the New Yorker is the one that continually surprises me with articles about topics I'm sure I have no interest in...and then find absolutely fascinating. There's short fiction in every issue.
posted by BlahLaLa at 9:47 AM on July 19, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by BlahLaLa at 9:47 AM on July 19, 2023 [5 favorites]
Harper's is another really good one.
posted by box at 9:56 AM on July 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by box at 9:56 AM on July 19, 2023 [3 favorites]
Science News comes biweekly, and has tons of cool science blurbs. Usually just one or two longer articles per issue. I like it a lot better than the vast majority of popular science magazines.
posted by SaltySalticid at 10:01 AM on July 19, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by SaltySalticid at 10:01 AM on July 19, 2023 [4 favorites]
Best answer: The New Yorker is great, of course, but in terms of magazines that really benefit from getting the print edition instead of reading online (i.e. beautiful photography and/or design), I would consider National Geographic or The Believer. (Smithsonian may be in this category too.)
posted by staggernation at 10:07 AM on July 19, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by staggernation at 10:07 AM on July 19, 2023 [4 favorites]
Harper's and Monocle are two physical magazines I've enjoyed. Harper's definitely has more creative writing content; Monocle is kind of about business, but it usually has some interesting design-related content.
posted by neushoorn at 10:58 AM on July 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by neushoorn at 10:58 AM on July 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
Wired does put out a print magazine so you can subscribe to that. I signed up for a free AramcoWorld subscription a couple of years ago and find that every issue is worth reading even if the whole thing is a PR scheme for Saudi Arabia's oil company.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:50 AM on July 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 11:50 AM on July 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
Seconding The Believer!
posted by feistycakes at 11:52 AM on July 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by feistycakes at 11:52 AM on July 19, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: I really enjoy Nautilus magazine. They have fascinating articles across a range of subjects and 6 print editions a year. I hope you check them out!
posted by ichimunki at 5:13 PM on July 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by ichimunki at 5:13 PM on July 19, 2023 [1 favorite]
I’ve been a subscriber directly or through my dad since the late ‘60s to Analog.
posted by billsaysthis at 9:47 PM on July 19, 2023
posted by billsaysthis at 9:47 PM on July 19, 2023
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The Smithsonian magazine is almost always interesting in the way you're talking about - completely unexpected topics from one issue to the next.
The NYT magazine is usually pretty good, too.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:43 AM on July 19, 2023 [2 favorites]