As I suspect is the case for many people of my generation, I rarely subscribe to print publications. I most frequently do my periodical reading via a Salon subscription, CBC News, The Globe & Mail, Google News Canada, Digg, and a whole slew of weblogs I have in my RSS reader. I also grab free paper publications on the street such Toronto's Now Magazine.
However, in the past few years I have subscribed to a number of magazines such as Bike Magazine (I read it for the articles... seriously) and Wired, which I've since let slide. Currently I've got subscriptions to a couple of great publications that I really like having around the house.
One is Geist magazine, which I first got wind of via a Salon promotion. It's a Canadian literary magazine, which aside from being a little inconsistent offers at least a few gems each issue and is a refreshing change from all the technical literature and news I end up reading during the day.
The other is Toronto's Spacing magazine, which is a truly incredible local publication focused on culture and the arts. Apparently next month they'll be featuring local photo-bloggers, including Sam Javanrouh from the Daily Dose of Imagery.
I'm genuinely curious, when so much material is available online, what actual paper-mailed-to-your-door publications do you subscribe to?
Comments
Geof Harries - November 21, 2005 9:29 pm
Spooky that we both subscribe to Bike and Wired (well, until you cancelled yours). That aside, at work we also get Fast Company which is a very good read. Some of the articles are very long so I prefer to tour through it in paper form rather than on their website.
One office magazine I could really do without: HOW. By the time you rip out all of the 10 lbs. stock paper advertisements it's mostly fluff.
Craig - November 21, 2005 9:48 pm
* Walrus — a Canadian Harper's (and I meant that in a very good way);
* Toronto Life — just to see what the city-rati are up to;
* Wired
* Ryerson Review of Journalism — a biannual mag critique the Canadian media industry;
* and a three other (Candian mags) my wife subcribes to.
Suzanne - November 22, 2005 12:03 am
The Economist. No newspapers. I buy Toronto Life and Cook's Illustrated from the corner store often enough to warrant subscriptions. Sampled Spacing last winter and was disappointed. Ditto Walrus. Maybe they're worth another look. If I'm in a mood to read print mags, I'll spend an hour or so in Pages or This Ain't to see what looks appealing, colour me fickle. I'm curious about the last Emigre but haven't ordered one.
Oh and I've been carrying around a subscription card to The Beaver for a few months now. Still haven't done anything with it.
Paul - November 22, 2005 9:23 am
- Magnet Magazine
- Paste
- The Believer ( Sedaratives are a must for any Amy Sedaris fan )
- Macleans (strictly out of tradition, ever since the Rogers money got in)
- Economist (which has been teetering on being a neo-fascist rag)
PS: are we still down for lunch tomorrow? drop me a line
Lisa - November 22, 2005 11:37 am
Geist -- also via Salon
New York Review of Books -- just began a subscription, I started reading it at work and I'm addicted.
Globe and Mail, the Saturday edition -- the rest of the week I can read it online, but Saturday morning doesn't feel right without a big mug of coffee, bathrobe, slippers and a newspaper.
Toronto Life -- I also buy it at the newsstand enough to warrant a subscription, although I hate it. Yet, I still buy it....
and apparently, having once ordered seeds from Vesey's ... I practically have a subscription to their damn bulbs catalgue ... it appears every other month in my mailbox. can you do something about that? ;-)
Ross - November 22, 2005 2:11 pm
Bass Player.... what else would one want to read?