I thought I would post about magazines I currently subscribe to.
They are:
America, The Catholic Review-the Catholic newsmagazine put out by the Jesuits. I recently started a subscription, because I am circling around going back to the Roman Catholic Church. It leans moderately liberal.
The New York Review of Books-probably my favorite magazine to read; Bill turned me onto it about 10-15 years ago. I also think it’s the best edited of any magazine I’ve ever read; its voice is always consistent, and I’ve never seen a typo. It is almost always interesting, and every issue has at least a few articles worth reading. What's also great about NYRB is that, even though it purports to be reviewing books, it often uses that as a springboard to take a broad survey of whatever subject area the reviewed book is about. Its political articles are fairly good (probably the best I’ve read since Bush became President), but it is sometimes a bit too Establishment Liberal for my taste.
Whisky Advocate-a quarterly glossy about whisky.
Friends Journal-is a magazine about Quaker life and thought, mainly concerned with issues of concern to Liberal Friends.
Plough-it’s a Christian quarterly, published by the Bruderhof Community. Many of the Bruderhof live in intentional communities, where they share all things in common. The magazine is intended to run the gamut of the Christian experience, though it probably leans toward the Social Gospel. Its articles on marriage and sexuality are more “traditional,” though.
The Nation-I have been a subscriber, off and on, for about 25 years. It was founded by abolitionists in 1865. It’s a political magazine, and basically presents dialogue on current issues between the Social Democratic Left and Liberals. I sometimes think its tone is a little too strident, and I also sometimes think its function is to corral Leftists like me into the Democratic coalition, while letting off steam between National Elections, but I still read it quite often. It had a real good issue within the past two years about cities.
Dogster-a glossy magazine about dogs.
Whole Dog Journal-a newsletter about dog health, with a specific focus on natural alternatives.
Dog Watch-a newsletter put out by the Veterinary College of Cornell.
What magazines do you subscribe to/ recommend?
