Things that I like... - Magazines that make me THINK!

At challenging times like these I believe it is essential for everyone to find strength in their lives...some sort of re-discovery of things that make life more interesting, special or worth trucking along. In the spirit of eating my own dog food, I decided to do mini-posts here of things that I appreciate. The list will naturally keep growing which may have the welcome side effect of making me feel richer over time :)



For today, I'd like to recognize some of the print publications I have come to appreciate over time:
- THE ATLANTIC
Great critical thinking of our times as the dominant species on the planet ranging from literature and pop culture to economics and politics.
- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
This one's always a gem full of insightful articles telling the real story of an increasingly coalescing world mixed in with awe-inspiring visuals. I am simply unable to throw any of the issues away hoping that I'll catch up on the reading if I get a life extension :)
- BUSINESSWEEK
A great summary of goings on any business professional should know. To me it is a 30 minuted slide presentation - an executive summary of the business world last week. Like the international coverage but could use more of it. They should try doing special reports like The Economist.
- WALL STREET JOURNAL
Required reading for people trading the markets. Very high quality editorial sometimes sabotaged by their political biases.
- WIRED
This one's not been a statue of consistency but most often it produces enough thought provoking hits during the year to be noteworthy of readership. Lately I have been paying less attention though.
- WORLD POLICY JOURNAL
I find the outtake on the world policy issues very balanced. The authors are very well respected foreign policy intellectuals.

So here goes...these are some of my favorite things!