Chicago Tribune
Tribune feature-section staffers say The New Yorker "has, pound for pound, more quality writing and reporting than anyone around." Rolling Stone, they contend, has regained its mainstream relevance and "returned its focus to thought-out profiles of musicians and in-depth, expressive political features." Esquire makes the list, even though "it's not as solid as it was in the '70s, but neither are rock 'n' roll and the Miami Dolphins."
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Organize wants to prove that independent mags are alive and well (NYT)