The 51 Best Magazines EVER
Newspapers tell you about the world. Magazines tell you about their world.
Graydon Carter, self-proclaimed Bigshot Editor of GOOD Magazine wins the magazine war. I’m 100% sure his magazine collection puts mine to shame, and his knowledge of magazine history makes me look like a pre-schooler in comparison (though I’m willing to bet he’s got a good decade on me, agewise). Finally, at long last, I have something to aspire to.
Take a looksee at his list of The 51 Best Magazines Ever *Smartest, Prettiest, Coolest, Funniest, Most Influential, Most Necessary, Most Important, Most Essential, etc. His list spans a full century, marking the notable achievers of the game.
I tend to gravitate mostly toward cultural and subcultural publications. It is my niche if you will. I appreciate Graydon’s attention to the Majors and the bit of history he interjects. I tend to pass over a lot of these publications such as LIFE, dismissing them as historically vital, but boring and uncontemporary. Perhaps his list has opened my eyes a little.
So Graydon Carter, Sir, you have inspired me on an expedition of crate-digging (or ebaying, whatever). As an ode to you, I will attempt to track down a few choice titles off your list that were of particular interest to me.
So with no further adieu, I begin my search to track down and review the following publications:
9. Andy Warhol’s Interview: (until Warhol’s death, 1969–1988)
18. Details (original incarnation, pre Condé Nast, 1982–1988)
27. The Face: (1980’s)
43. Wet: (maybe the weirdest magazine on this list)
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