Originally Posted by
rydabent
You are absolutely right. Probably 30 years ago I was subscribed to over a dozen magazines. Now it is down to three. The reason is as you stated. They are all glitz, and have no substance. They are mainly a picture magazines with one or two sentences attached. There is nothing to be learned by reading them anymore.
I quit subscribing years ago for the same reasons. One of my favorites (Stereo Review) was sold to a big publishing corporation who decided to combine my mag with a couple of other "media" magazines. Results? Glitz with no substance. I demanded and received my subscription money back.