Choice Magazine Review April 2013
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"In this exhibition catalogue, Foster (Philadelphia Museum of Art) offers an engagingly written assessment of Homer's 'The Life Line' (1884), a dramatic narrative of shipwreck and salvation for which he received enthusiastic praise. Her insights come from a thorough examination of the painting's artistic antecedents and followers in European and American scenes of shipwrecks, rescues of maidens from all sorts of dangers, waiting and mourning figures, and literary responses to imagined and actual tragedies. Foster analyzes with depth and authority a wide range of images and media - not only Homer's work, but also oils by Vernet, Birch, Israels, and Hovenden, among others; etchings and lithographs intended for the art market; engravings in gift books and the periodical press; sculpture; and two sets of monumental urns produced by the American Porcelain Company. Homer's own creations before and after his 1884 masterwork receive careful discussion regarding visual effects, artistic intention, production process/alterations, and critical response. Beyond her rich visual contextualization of Homer's art, Foster provides fascinating cultural background on changes in lifesaving techniques and how Homer adjusted his narrative strategies to best capture the extensive notes, and generous color reproductions throughout.

Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers."

-J. Simon, University of Georgia
Published in April 2013, CHOICE Magazine: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries [...]
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I have been getting this since it first started when you could get pinups in the middle. at its beginning, I thought it was pretty much for younger lesbian, but today, they will have some for the older generation. I think it still caters mostly to the 20 to 30 group. I would also like to see more politics in it. It is okay, but I don't think it is very inclusive to all ages. It could also be more informative of current events. That is why I can only give it a 3. However, if you are starved for lesbian news, I think it is good, but a bit on the expensive side. You also have to pay for the digital even though you get the magazines. I know more magazines are doing this, but I think this is unfair to customers. It used to be free if you got the magazine. I still get it because I do like it, but I think it could be more informative. But then I'm from the 60's and feel we need to be more open and progressive in political opinion. On the whole, I think it is good for what it does, but I do think it could be so much more. I will be getting it again because it is really the only national one out there. Just my opinion.
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I love Country French.  It is an expensive magazine, plus the shipping charge.  So, it is a little pricey for me.
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I love this magazine and will continue to read it. I recommend it to anyone who wants to have a better lifestyle.
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I bought the magazine subscription based on a tip that it holds more than enough coupons to pay for the subscription.  I've just received my 1st issue, and sure enough, nearly paid for the full year's subscription in coupons redeemed.  The articles are good as well, up to date, well written.  I would buy again, and I will plan to renew my subscription!
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One of my favorite magazines

I am a person that reads and subscribes to quite a few magazines... my current count is about 10 or so. Marie Claire has been in that rotation for quite some time.  The articles are absolutely well written.  Engaging. Marie Claire also does a great job of having diverse information for varied backgrounds and groups.  Fashion coverage is also fantastic as well.
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Amazon sometimes makes it hard to say "no" to spending money. I really wasn't interested in a magazine subscription, but I knew someone who I suspected would love a subscription to a cooking magazine. And by golly I was right. My sister-in-law is head over heels after only the first issue of bon appetit magazine. And yes I had ulterior motives. She is a fine cook and I knew I would get a meal or two out of the deal.
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I've been subscribing to InStyle since they came into publication and love their magazine. I will not give up on the print edition of this mag. I still have to have the print edition to drool over their pages and hungrily devour their articles. Its part of my R&R routine.
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I am a college educated, professional woman and I still love this magazine.  In fact it was my guilty pleasure while I was attending college and didn't have time to sit down a read a good novel.  US Weekly has some of the best photographs of stars compared to the other mags on the newsstand (ranking only second to In Touch at times).  US Weekly does have the best content.  They have more content than In Touch and less of the stuff that I don't care about like People magazine publishes.  US Weekly is a steal at the subscription price.  So, why don't you check one out at the newsstand and subscribe if you like it as much as I do?
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Uncut for many years ran  a piece in the back portion of the magazine by Allan Jones--"Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before"--which I began to  gravitate to when I saw the magazine.  The magazine lost something when Jones stepped down as editor, and I still miss his piece in the magazine.  Even when the subject was about someone whose music I wasn't all that crazy about, Jones had a way of writing about his subject in a straightforward, honest, and "human" way.  He had (and has) a way of showing something about his subjects--sometimes strange, sometimes funny, sometimes strangely poignant, and sometimes a combination--that somehow seemed to bring them closer to the rest of us "regular" people, even if this was the world of rock 'n' roll.  This great book collects over 70 of his articles from the mid '70s up through the mid '90s.  Plus there's 8 pages of b&w photos of several artists included in the book.  But the emphasis is on the text that brings snippets of his subject's r 'n' r life into a clearer focus or opens up something we never would know except for Jones' writing.

Included are pieces on Leonard Cohen, Tony Iommi, Van Morrison, Roxy Music, Lemmy, Joe Strummer, Gordon Lightfoot, Patti Smith, The Byrds, Lou Reed, Sex Pistols, Gregg Allman, John Peel, The Clash, Robert Fripp, The Pretenders, Def Leppard, The Police, Ozzy Osbourne, R.E.M.,  Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Warren Zevon, and a number of others.  The essays focus more on the years 1977 through 1980, with half a dozen pieces from '74 and eight  from '75. There's a few pieces from '82 through '89, and five from the '90s.  Most of the pieces are 3-5 pages or so in length, making them perfect for either reading  one or two pieces if you don't have much time just then, or to sit down and read at length and being able to stop when an article ends.  This is only a portion of Jones' pieces from Uncut--some as they appeared in the magazine, some reworked a bit, some expanded--all taken from Jone's Melody Maker stories, interviews, and on the road reporting

I found over the years Jones' writing style is curiously addictive--when he wrote for Uncut--after reading a few of his early columns--all of the sudden I found myself going into the back of each issue  to see what he wrote that month.  And I always came away with some insight and/or scrap of knowledge that made it worthwhile.  This book is a treasure chest of Jone's observations along the music trail.  Hopefully Jones will publish a second volume.  This is the kind of writing about rock 'n' roll that shouldn't be lost.
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I've been a Wired print subscriber for about 7 years now. I find Wired to be a good combination of short and long articles. There are numerous one page articles, informational blurbs and insightful tidbits along with the consistent 2-3 longer articles. I don't need every article in a magazine to be a novel. Maybe I'm just too busy, maybe my attention span is too short, but I like the way information is presented in Wired. There is a good combination of graphic and visual presentation combined with text. I don't need to have 15 or 20 minutes free to enjoy this magazine which is one of the reasons I love it. I can flip through the shorter blurbs and save the longer article or two when I have more time.

Sure the magazine has a lot of ads. I find some of them interesting and a lot of them annoying. I'm very tolerant of advertising because I realize they're the reason I can renew my print subscription for one of those crazy offers like $18 for two years.

If you demand many long article... Read more
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I like these magazines. They are fun reads. I think they are over priced and yet can't resist one when I see it. I do think they are in vogue now and so will in time not be as interesting and useful.
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This magazine took a radical change in direction earlier this year, meaning most reviews prior to April 2006 are essentially reviewing a different magazine.

I was a subscriber since the early 90's and have recently cancelled.  This magazine had a mid (end of life?) crisis and now wants to cover just about anything that uses electricity.  And cars!  Why would I pick up PC Magazine to read a car review?  Their "improved" layout uses cartoonish hand drawn arrows and "cool" sayings to replace actual review content.  What is their market here?  12 year old geeks with an extra $80k laying around to drop on an SUV?  Get real.  Until this magazine makes another radical change in direction to get back on topic, it is best avoided.
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It's refreshing to have a magazine from a Libertarian perspective.  It's refreshing to have a magazine that, true to it's name, gives deliberative and reasoned opinions.  Agree or disagree, at least the opinions are clear, cogent and thoughtful
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I received this magazine as a packaged subscription with Money magazine. At first I figured I would just skim through the issues until the subscription ran out, but after reading the first issue, I was hooked. That was several years ago. I thought it would just be a lot of boring articles about business and that I wouldn't be interested. Quite to the contrary, in each issue I would find at least one or two articles on various businesses that I found quite interesting. For example, in the latest issue (July 21, 2014) there was an article on the future of Instagram and one on the visionary founder of HTC including some of the issues the company is facing; I found both these articles of pertinent interest to me.

Fortune also covers many topics of interest to anyone concerned about the economy, financial markets, and interesting people. This particular issue had an article on how big time companies were moving their "headquarters" overseas to avoid paying taxes. There was much beneficial information on this ongoing problem and its causes - and a list of the top ten avoiders. There are also very thought-provoking commentaries by Alan Sloan, Sheila Bair, Beck Quick, Nina Easton, and others.

Fortune provides a quick overview of what's going on in business, the economy, and the financial markets, and often times has some very interesting stories about prominent people or current issues. You can also get the digital version to read on a tablet if you have the paper subscription. That's a nice bonus.
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I am enjoying the articles about people and food in this magazine.  Can't beat it for the price.  Generally a great magazine.
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For several years I was a subscriber, but within the pas couple years it seems the quality has gone down. This magazine is no longer something that I enjoy reading every article of as I did in the past. I still get one or two copies a year, but its content has changed for the worse. Now it seems that its more focused on trends and trying to be hip in a metrosexual sort of way.