Magazine Addiction

Magazine Addiction (moblogging post)

 I am a complete magazine addict. Part or all of thirty magazines a month is not unheard of in my binging, all without shame. From this vast reading I have decided to compile a list of some of my favorites. For those that have better things to do, read deeper material, and you illiterate trolls that avoid even gazing too long at the cereal box, this list may point out a periodical or two that might of slipped your radar. They are in no particular order.

Mental Floss

A collection of the inane, this magazine compiles strange facts and best/worst of lists on random categories that at once make you feel smart while requiring absolutely no cognitive effort. An example: Hound of the Baskervilles and Other Terrible Pets Koala - While few animals are as cute as the sleepy koala, as pets they wouldn't be much fun. Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day and aren't all that peppy when they're awake. Maybe thats because stressed-out koalas are particularly prone to Chlamydia. Yes, that Chlamydia.

Modern Drunkard

This against the grain publication takes its motto from Charles Bukowski: "When you were drunk, the world was still out there, but at least it didn't have you by the throat." With articles advising how to get thrown out of a bar and how to successfully diffuse an intervention ("If one of them smokes, point out the dangers of second hand smoke, and remark that at least when you're drinking you don't go around spitting bourbon in people's mouths.") the surprisingly literate magazine is an unapologetic paean to the practice of getting smashed. Amusing, if a bit over the top, and definitely not for the those with a penchant for taking offense.

The Robb Report

The nouveau rich and masses of wannabes all delight in this lifestyle magazine for the well-to-do. If your buying a corporate jet or just looking for the perfect single malt this journal considers all the tough aspects of living the luxury lifestyle. Beyond Bentley reviews however, are the true joy, the advertisements. The ads are from a litany of chronograph companies, sculptors, and fashion lines you've never heard of with models trying their best to look at once beautiful, young(er), and old money. Unfortunately, the classifieds, where one could score a second hand island or river, or buy the home of a celebrity, have been removed. It still is a good time killer none the less.

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