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Being stranded in an airport for hours is quite harrowing. You don’t want to stay awake nor do you want to fall asleep. The same goes when you are waiting to get yourself interviewed by a smart panel for a job. The wait almost seems endless. Boredom creeps in. So how do you kill the time? Well, most of the time you might have seen people flipping through magazines even though they are remotely interested in going through it. But sometimes, things do get interesting and as the wait gets longer, the magazine slowly starts holding your interest and before you know, you are lapping up all the information that is available and makes your read, worthy enough. This is one aspect of the magazine. There is a chance that the once-bored reader might later purchase the magazine and also subscribe it. This is the other aspect. Although it’s hard to say about the types of magazines found in different places, one can surely provide a list and details of magazines published in different metropolitan cities of the world, especially New York. This place is filled with quite a lot of trend setting magazines for every generation.
So, where do we start from? Well, how about the one which often serves as a representative of the city. We are talking about the magazine New York. Yes, this magazine is one of the most popular magazines of the city. New York has a long standing reputation in the market since its commencement in the early 1960s. It is a weekly magazine and it covers topics ranging from politics, lifestyle, food, entertainment, music and many others. Famous writers such as Kurt Anderson, Michael Wolff and Tucker Carlson are regular columnists for this magazine.
Next, we have the magazine New Yorker, which is also a weekly magazine like
New York. The main difference is that the New Yorker gives more prominence
to arts and politics. For all the arty people, who indulge in reading and
writing essays, constructive criticism, poetries and drawing cartoons, this
is a heavenly magazine. A lot of social commentary exists in this magazine.
It was founded in the year 1925 and since then, various renowned writers such
as Ann Beattie, Alice Munro, Haruki Murakami, Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth,
J.D. Salinger, John Updike, Richard Yates, Irwin Shaw and E.B. White have
written for this magazine. The editor, William Shawn, has been portrayed in
some recent day movies for his inspirational qualities.
But perhaps, the most popular New York magazine is the timeless 'Time magazine'. After being in the market for more than 80 years, Time magazine has become a sort of a trend setter. To be on the cover of Time magazine is considered as a mark of honor and respect. It is regarded as the perfect family magazine which gives news about the major events happening around the world, especially about the recent breakthroughs in the field of science and technology. This magazine covers all genres. Time magazine is being published worldwide now. Some honorable writers for Time include Margaret Carlson, Joel Stein, Michael Kinsley and Lev Grossman among others.
For people looking out for information about good quality restaurants, we have the Bon Appetit magazine. It also has an extensive travelogue section which acts as an able guide for those born with the Travel bug. Speaking of Traveling, another magazine called as the Business Traveler gives the reader all the travel related information that they wish for.
For the music buffs, The Rolling Stones is your ultimate guide for music in and around the world. Getting a nod of acknowledgment from the writers of this magazine is still considered as a major feat. The Economist is for the folks who lean towards the business side of the world. It’s a weekly magazine which provides in depth analysis of the business affairs of the world along with other international political news. As said before, New York has a magazine for everyone. Vogue and Vanity Fair gives information about the fashion happenings of the world. Shape, Men Health and Flex provides the necessary health and body building tips to men and women. The PC World and the PC Magazine serves as an essential magazine for the computer savvy. The Newsweek is another all in one magazine which holds the readers interest with its detailed international news coverage. The New York Sport scene, the Metro Sports and the Play Magazine gives exclusive coverage to the major sporting events of the world. There is a separate magazine for the Golf enthusiasts called as Golf.
So guys, you got it now. Now that you know which magazine tells you what,
keep them handy or tuck them under your arm, go through them as and when you like it, store away the information in your mind or share them with your family.
Have a nice read!
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