Chicago Tribune's "50 Best Magazines"

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Published June 17, 2004

What makes a magazine great? The writing. The ideas. The photography. The design. Sure. But more importantly, a magazine’s worth depends on how it catches readers’ glances, and then their hearts. Here, Tempo presents its second annual 50 Best Magazines list. Our selections reflect the periodicals that we pay good money to buy, that we pile on our nightstands, that we devour on trains, that we consider to be the best at what they set out to do. There are more than 17,500 magazines published in this country, so choosing the 50 best was daunting. We argued, we concurred, we scoffed. And we welcome you to continue the debate.

  1. 1.
    Wired Magazine
    by Condé Nast

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  2. 2.
    Real Simple (10 Issues)

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  3. 3.
    The Economist
    by The Economist Group

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  4. 4.
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    Cook's Illustrated

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  5. 5.
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    Esquire

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  6. 6.
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    The New Yorker

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  7. 7.
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    American Demographics (12 Issues)

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  8. 8.
    Men's Health

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  9. 9.
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    Jane

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  10. 10.
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    Consumer Reports

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  11. 11.
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    Whole Dog Journal

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  12. 12.
    Time Magazine

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  13. 13.
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    Reason

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  14. 14.
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    People Magazine

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  15. 15.
    Business Week

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  16. 16.
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    Fine Homebuilding

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  17. 17.
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    The Atlantic Monthly

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  18. 18.
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    National Review

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  19. 19.
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    Conde Nast Traveler (12 Issues)

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  20. 20.
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    No Depression

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  21. 21.
    Cooking Light Magazine

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  22. 22.
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    Aperture

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  23. 23.
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    Us Weekly

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  24. 24.
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    Car and Driver

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  25. 25.
    Essence

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  26. 26.
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    Science News

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  27. 28.
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    Sports Illustrated

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  28. 29.
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    Vogue

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  29. 30.
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    Entertainment Weekly

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  30. 31.
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    Parenting Magazine

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  31. 32.
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    Gourmet

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  32. 33.
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  33. 34.
    Dwell Magazine

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  34. 35.
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    The American Scholar

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  35. 36.
    The New York Review of Books

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  36. 37.
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    Wooden Boat

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  37. 38.
    New York Magazine

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  38. 39.
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    National Journal

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  39. 40.
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    Donna Hay Magazine

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  40. 41.
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    Texas Monthly

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  41. 42.
    Vanity Fair

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  42. 43.
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    Chicago

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  43. 44.
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    In Touch

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  44. 45.
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    Heeb

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  45. 46.
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    Legal Affairs

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  46. 47.
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    ToyFare

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  47. 48.
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    Rolling Stone magazine
    by Rolling Stone

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  48. 49.
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    Seahorse

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  49. 50.
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    Chicago Wilderness

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