Top 10 Magazine in the world
1. Wired:
Wired has
transformed itself from an insider computer monthly into a slick, smart and
playful cultural journal. The reporting is excellent ("The Future of
Food," "The New Diamond Age," for instance) and the graphics
deliver some of the best short-form journalism in the business. The back-page
feature Found" and the upfront section "Start" are consistently
strong, and even the "Letters" page crackles with energy.
2. The
Economist: The
no-nonsense font and rigid layout style make it looks like a class handout on
the first day of an MBA program, but don't be dismayed. This magazine features
the most succinct, globe-encompassing wrap-ups of politics and economics on the
market.
3. Real
Simple: This gem
seduces and delivers the goods with teasers such as "A cleaner house in
less time: 23 breakthrough tools and tips," "Swimsuits to flatter
every figure" and "With a simple box of yellow cake mix; you can make
any of these seven sweet desserts.
4. Esquire:
Esquire is the
antidote to our human frailty. Snazzy, gorgeous, well-dressed, smart and that's
just the magazine itself. The writing within is consistently great and
sometimes beautiful, offering heaping portions of journalism, fiction, essays
and helpful advice columns.
5. The
New Yorker: New
Yorker demonstrates yet again how a weekly magazine can still beat the pants
off the 24-hour press. And with the presidential election season upon us, look
to this book for insight and access into the process and players. Its coverage
of pop culture also continues to shine.
6. Cook's
Illustrated: Our
biggest complaint with this always readable mage? That they haven't come out
with a gardening version that gives the topic the same thorough, sceptical
treatment.
7. Men's
Health: Self-deprecating,
funny and jammed with great information. Even those unbearable true-life
weight-loss stories are turned into clever contests. Yes, it's full of sex and
sultry women with pouty lips, but regular features such as Jimmy the Bartender
8. American
Demographics: An
unparalleled cruncher and analyst of census data, this is the place to learn
which ethnic groups buy which products, what counties are the bigger lovers of
boats and every detail about how and where we die, among other omnipresent
realities.
9. Jane:
For cover
stories, celebs such as Kate Winslet and Meg Ryan let down their guard and
answer real questions posed by the mag's chatty yet persistent interviewers,
and the fashion and beauty advice is actually realistic.
10. Time:
Time. Solid,
credible reporting, interesting special reports, spot-on political analysis
from Joe Klein and generally good writing all around. Is it better than
Newsweek?
