“ReadyMade”
I'm the worlds worst crafter – I can't cut anything in a straight line, I can't measure anything correctly, I have a low patience where if something doesn't look perfect I throw down whatever I'm working on and walk away. And yet I totally love this magazine.
I heard they moved the magazine from Berkeley, CA to Iowa, thereby instantly losing it's hip credo. RIP, ReadyMade.
“Hyphen”
Hyphen Magazine is a non-profit Asian American magazine. It's an artsy high-brow magazine about cultural and activist issues which I never, EVER read, even though I'm a regular subscriber. But it makes me feel like I'm supporting the Asian community. That makes me a shitty Asian, doesn't it?
“Real Simple”
Because I'm apparently a 40 year old woman. I don't subscribe to this magazine, so I secretly hide the mag behind a Wired to read this behind a Barnes & Noble. (That's right! When I was 16 it would have been a Playgirl, and now it's a Real Simple. God, I'm beyond lame.)
So what do you think about Giant Robot. I am reading a book on Zines and the creator of it wrote a chapter.
Maybe you could convince a trusted friend to get you a subscription to Real Simple. That way, you get the magazine, but you can claim innocence by rolling your eyes and saying that it was a gift.
Darn, I was hoping “Hyphen” was a magazine for punctuation enthusiasts (“in this month’s issue: a comprehensive history of the pilcrow”).
Hey, nothing wrong with being a 40-year old woman. Welcome to the club, sister.