Magazines

[Los Feliz Slim]

I stopped reading a newspaper a while ago, but I do still enjoy magazines. In the last 10 years or so the magazine landscape has changed a lot, with some magazines getting a lot better and some a lot worse IMO. So here's my current magazine state of the union. Yours?

Magazines I currently read regularly:

The New Yorker - Some great political analysis, often some excellent true crime, and usually from very good humor. Oliver Sacks still sometimes contributes as well as David Sedaris. Probably my favorite magazine ever.

Harper's - I think it's pretty hit-or-miss, but I still like it. Also, Harper's is responsible for me playing holdem, which I guess is a good thing.

US Weekly - This should keep me from being accused of being elitist. My wife has a subscription and I've come to look forward to it. GREAT bathroom reading. Man, that Britney is nuts!

Magazines I buy when travelling:

The Economist - Great to take up time on a plane. I definitely should read it regularly but I don't.

Entertainment Weekly - Std airplane mag.

Magazines that used to be good but now suck:

Vanity Fair - There, I said it. Used to be SO good but now I rarely find a single article I enjoy. I also just can't stand Dominick Dunne.

Los Angeles Magazine - Worst magazine ever. When my wife buys it she hides it because I'll get mad.

Magazine I miss a lot:

Talk - I loved that magazine. Great mix of politics and humor.

I'd love to hear some magazine that I might like, my New Yorker is lonely.