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Chicago Tribune's "50 Best Magazines"

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.
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 Wired Magazine
by Condé Nast
  
2.
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 Real Simple (10 Issues)  
3.
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 The Economist
by The Economist Group
  
4.
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 Cook's Illustrated  
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 Esquire  
6.
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 The New Yorker  
7.
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 American Demographics (12 Issues)  
8.
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 Men's Health
by
 
9.
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 Jane  
10.
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 Consumer Reports  
11.
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 Whole Dog Journal  
12.
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 Time Magazine
by
 
13.
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 Reason  
14.
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 People Magazine  
15.
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 Business Week  
16.
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 Fine Homebuilding  
17.
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 The Atlantic Monthly  
18.
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 National Review  
19.
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 Conde Nast Traveler (12 Issues)  
20.
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 No Depression  
21.
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 Cooking Light Magazine
by
 
22.
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 Aperture  
23.
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 Us Weekly  
24.
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 Car and Driver  
25.
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 Essence  
26.
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 Science News  
27. Budget Living Magazine (Spend Smart. Live Rich., December 2005)
by Various
  
28.
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 Sports Illustrated  
29.
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 Vogue  
30.
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 Entertainment Weekly  
31.
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 Parenting Magazine  
32.
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 Gourmet  
33.
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 Martha Stewart Weddings (4 Issues)  
34.
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 Dwell Magazine
by
 
35.
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 The American Scholar  
36.
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 The New York Review of Books  
37.
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 Wooden Boat  
38.
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 New York Magazine
by
 
39.
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 National Journal  
40.
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 Donna Hay Magazine  
41.
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 Texas Monthly  
42.
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 Vanity Fair
by
 
43.
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 Chicago  
44.
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 In Touch  
45.
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 Heeb  
46.
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 Legal Affairs  
47.
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 ToyFare  
48.
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 Rolling Stone magazine
by Rolling Stone
  
49.
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 Seahorse  
50.
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 Chicago Wilderness  
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