Which magazine should I get?

The Economist and the decision isn't even close.

You will not regret that choice.

I did notice that one is far more expensive. What is it about?

lllllll wrote:

The Economist and the decision isn't even close.

You will not regret that choice.

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[quote]AvidReader wrote:

What is it about?

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Economics. But a lot of things relate to economics, so it's about a lot of stuff.

it's about the economies of the world. good luck getting through it before the next one comes (it's weekly). if don't mind seeing words that end in "er" as "re", then it's a good mag to read. it's really good for giving you a concise overview of things going on around the world. it is expensive, though--damn currency exchange rate.

AvidReader wrote:

I did notice that one is far more expensive. What is it about?

lllllll wrote:

The Economist and the decision isn't even close.

You will not regret that choice.

What is it about? The world and how it works economically and politically from an worldwide perspective.

It's one of the few magazines that isn't dumbed down to appeal to the masses.

You get what you pay for. Other magazines you can page through in less than an hour. Reading the Economist every week is like reading a book. Subscribers can download a podcast of every article in each issue. It's 8 hours long. Read this every week and you can intelligently talk about most everything in the world

AvidReader wrote:

I did notice that one is far more expensive. What is it about?

lllllll wrote:

The Economist and the decision isn't even close.

You will not regret that choice.

What is it about? The world and how it works economically and politically from an worldwide perspective.

It's one of the few magazines that isn't dumbed down to appeal to the masses.

You get what you pay for. Other magazines you can page through in less than an hour. Reading the Economist every week is like reading a book. Subscribers can download a podcast of every article in each issue. It's 8 hours long. Read this every week and you can intelligently have an idea about most everything going on in the world

Sorry for the double post, it's late.

listen kid...man-up and get the Bible of the Sport- Track and Field News magazine.

I didn't mean to post in bold, btw.

If you want a running mag, go with RT over RW, RT is actually for the semi-competitive crowd while RW is for the joggers.

lllllll wrote:

The Economist and the decision isn't even close.

You will not regret that choice.

agree. and no it is not close.

I've always been a big fan of SI. Very good sportswriting, great photography, and now with the Players section just enough light stuff to make it good for some quick/light reading. Some of the articles have been truly great. I remember one on the Asia Games that was one of the best things I've ever read.

Save your money and read web magazines. Old news is just that old news, worthless as tits on a bull. I read Ec and SI at the doctors office. There's no way I'd subscribe to Ec. Ec is the most cynical, putrid rag that I've ever read. Any rag that doesn't put the name of the writer on key articles has no credibility with me, since the writers can lie all they want without any accountability. Ec is consistently wrong on most subjects. RW is a feel good mag, not applicable to runners who run for time. RT has old news, too late, after the fact. SI is old news and the photos are repetitive, boring, cliche, the same every issue. They have only torso shots mainly for runners and track athletes. I must admit without the internet I'd probably read others copies of these rags for information, but that was then, this is now, the internet is all you need. Spend your money on an iPhone.

TFN sucks.