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hyfe 18 Jan 2007 15:36

Suggestions for Non-Stupid Weekly/Monthly magazines
 
OK.

I just decided to stop my newspaper subscriptions and just order journals/magazines without stupid stuff instead. The week-to-week news are alot more interesting than the day-to-day news anyways.

So far, I'm planning on getting:
The Economist (for economy, general and right'ish news)
Le Monde Diplomatique (for left'ish, cultural and humanoria stuff) (Norwegian version though)

Any other must-reads? I know I've read quite a few good magazines at random places when abroad, but I'm damned if I can remember the names :(

(must be in English, Scandinavish or Russian.. and pretty much any topic goes as long as it feeds my self-image of trying to be quasi-intellectual)

Nodrog 18 Jan 2007 15:43

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Rather than reading magazines, have you considered following academic journals? You could probably get a subscription to something that interests you at a similar price, or maybe look around bookshops or something - theres a secondhand place near me that has loads of backissues of JCS at 3 pound each, which is pretty awesome.

-Blue Moon- 18 Jan 2007 15:44

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I like some of the stuff in 'New Scientist' magazine, and I'd go as far as to say it's pretty intellectual - I've come across especially interesting reads on space exploration, cloning, evolution, animals, global warming, etc...

Nodrog 18 Jan 2007 15:49

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Ugh New Scientist is horrible, its really sensationalist and gives a disproportionate amount of space to highly speculative fringe science (SCIENTISTS DISCOVER UNIVERSE IS A HOLOGRAM!!!!). From what I've seen, Scientific American is better.

hyfe 18 Jan 2007 16:01

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One look at the headlines at the 'New Scientist' website tells me it's out of the picture yeah. I don't need to get stupidier.

The scientific journals, aren't they a bit too heavy though? I usually read while I'm eating or just really bored, and I'm not paying *that* much attention.. and I do end up reading enough heavy papers at work.

Knight Theamion 18 Jan 2007 16:40

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The Economist is a good magazine, I am trying to convice the people of quote magazine that I want to cancel my subscription and when that is done I am going to get the economist.

A good thing about the ecomist that, although it is western-centered, it isn't hugely UK or American centred; a bonus I say.

JonnyBGood 18 Jan 2007 16:55

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It's empire centred.





Srsly :(

Dante Hicks 18 Jan 2007 17:11

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I used to subscribe to the Economist and probably will again. But it's dreadfully smug.

vampire_lestat 18 Jan 2007 18:17

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"Nature" isn't too heavy going, but it costs a bomb.
I like the national geographic, but that's just because some of the photography is immense.

MrL_JaKiri 18 Jan 2007 18:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nodrog
Ugh New Scientist is horrible, its really sensationalist and gives a disproportionate amount of space to highly speculative fringe science (SCIENTISTS DISCOVER UNIVERSE IS A HOLOGRAM!!!!). From what I've seen, Scientific American is better.

It's also mostly geopolotics dressed up as news.

Hebdomad 18 Jan 2007 19:12

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Another vote for The Economist. And I've never thought of it as 'empire centric'... I once read The Spectator (a UK only magazine really) and I felt ill for some hours afterwards.

I was going to make a thread about this (something I read in The Economist, New Year edition) before but I couldn't be arsed. But apparently someone found a link between brain tumours and paedophilia. A guy was arrested in the US on charges of amassing child-porn and before they could charge him it was discovered he had a brain tumour. After a while his brain tumour left him, and so did he desire to amass child porn. After a while it came back, and so did his desire. The economist linked this into a discussion on free-will. The point is, The Economist is interesting (assuming they're not lying or anything).

I quite like The New Scientist as well, although I've only read the occasional issue.

I wouldn't read journals unless there's a specific topic you want to read about, like articles on the Norwegian Parliament or something. You could subscribe to a database of journals, but I find magazines far more pleasant to read and I only read journal articles if I've an intense need to learn about something specific.

SYMM 18 Jan 2007 19:54

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I've bought a few copies of The Atlantic recently, and found the articles interesting. The New Yorker as well, although that carries a rather pretentious tone. Both are 'liberal', insofar as Americans can be, and seem to have a slight Democrat bias, though not massively so.
Atlantic is monthly, and Borders sell it for about £4 and The New Yorker is weekly (although they seem quite proud of the fact that it's 47 (I think) issues rather than actually 52...), and is about £3 in Borders

Yahwe 18 Jan 2007 20:08

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private eye you boring shcmuk

Hebdomad 18 Jan 2007 23:34

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Private eye is awesome but it's UK centric.

All Systems Go 18 Jan 2007 23:47

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World Weekly News

I never leave home without a copy.

G.K Zhukov 18 Jan 2007 23:49

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If you are a student, you can access loads of journals from the university pc's.

For norwegian magazines, go to http://www.tidsskriftforeningen.no/ and "medlemmer".

The only one I read regulary is this: http://www.tidsskriftforeningen.no/i...edlemmer/roedt

For an international magazine; http://www.monthlyreview.org/

Koks 19 Jan 2007 00:24

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Sorry people they all sound interesting but you cant beat a good 'nuts' its an English mag and is basically boobs cars and jokes. I like new scientist bt obviouly i prefer mag's baised at my interlectual level
Peek here at the homepage - www.nuts.co.uk

vampire_lestat 19 Jan 2007 02:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Koks
I like thick peoples mags

fixed

Marv 19 Jan 2007 02:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by All Systems Go

I highly recommend it as well. I don't read it every week, but I usually pick it up every other or so. A very good read, one of the few publications of this type that I read cover to cover.

Yahwe 19 Jan 2007 08:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hebdomad
Private eye is awesome but it's UK centric.

I was going to ask "and this matters why?" but then I realised that you only posted to use 'centric' in the hope that people would think you were clever.

well.

keep trying.

hyfe 19 Jan 2007 11:43

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Originally Posted by Yahwe
I was going to ask "and this matters why?"

Obviously, it's bloody usefull information for everybody who isn't English.

I had never heard of it, and actually wasted two minutes finding out what it was, only to realise I hadn't heard of a single person they were referring to.

All Systems Go 19 Jan 2007 12:20

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Originally Posted by hyfe
Obviously, it's bloody usefull information for everybody who isn't English.

I had never heard of it, and actually wasted two minutes finding out what it was, only to realise I hadn't heard of a single person they were referring to.

the UK isn't just England you know. Well, not at the moment.

midge5 19 Jan 2007 12:57

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The National Geographic is quite good though only monthly. Others have already mentioned it but The Economist is worth a read.

It is unlikely you would even consider these but avoid Accountancy and Accountancy age, even if you get given them for free.

Hebdomad 19 Jan 2007 13:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yahwe
I was going to ask "and this matters why?" but then I realised that you only posted to use 'centric' in the hope that people would think you were clever.

well.

keep trying.

Yes, you're right. I wanted to use that most holy of words 'centric' so much that I wrote a vacuous sentence just to impress people on the internet merely to reinforce my horrifically waning self-esteem. Oh it's happened again. Oh yahwe of the internet forum General Discussions, whatever will I do? :(
























I'm guessing he wants to read about UK parliamentarians about as much as I want to read about Norwegian parliamentarians.

The General8 21 Jan 2007 12:31

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http://www.thechap.net/

this is clearly the publication for you old boy

G.K Zhukov 22 Jan 2007 01:45

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hebdomad
I'm guessing he wants to read about UK parliamentarians about as much as I want to read about Norwegian parliamentarians.

Well, I guess yours have a more "interesting" sexual life than ours.

KaneED 22 Jan 2007 02:02

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I like National Geographic.

Last issue it had a story about the Amazon rainforest and the institutionalised corruption that prevails in the Brazilian government with regard to forresting et al.

It also had a story about Blue Whales (I think, they were big whales anyway) but the best thing about this was the pictures.

Next was a story about Dubai and the problems of the immigrant workforce that get ignored because the spotlight is on the glitz and glamour of the place rather than the degradation of the workers there.

There was also a story about Arctic explorers, which was the most interesting because I like Ray Mears.

It should be a testament to the magazine that I remember all the stories because usually I remember nothing of what I've read.

Also, the photography in National Geographic is of the highest standard, and I hope to take such photos in the future.


For me, if I feel like reading something, I tend to look at the journals and suchlike afforded me by my attendance at university and thus my access to Athens.


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