Magazines

What We (and You) Could Learn from Men's Magazines

23 May 2012

Today Fairchild Fashion Media announced that they're bringing back M magazine, which back in the 80's was initially known as M: The Civilized Man. "It will be a big beautiful magazine with a circulation of about 100,000," Fairchild Editorial Director Peter W. Kaplan The New York Post's Keith Kelly. "It will be for guys in their thirties and forties who are Web-savvy but want to hold onto print."

Health, fitness magazines take different tactics when motivating women, men

23 May 2012

I'm one of those women who likes reading men's health and fitness magazines. Though they all promise bodies and sex lives that most of us will never have, I'm drawn to the funny, self-deprecating tone, the functional workout tips and the emphasis on sweat, competition and strength training. read more

Jezebel Attacks Wired for Dad Cover (Now If They'd Only Go After Parenting Rags)

23 May 2012

I used to keep a running tally of the affronts against fathers perpetuated by so-called parenting magazines: the mom-only contests, the snarky articles suggesting ways to use child-rearing techniques to train husbands, the beauty tips. Every once in a while I?d hit a breaking point and post a brief rant about the myriad ways that ...