Chicago TribuneSome of the titles and comments from this year's "Our 50 Favorite Magazines" list:
Los Angeles: "Slowly becoming a local magazine that's a must-read for a national audience."
Heeb: "This is a niche mag that accomplishes that rare feat of telling insiders stuff they didn't already know."
Gourmet: "Extreme foodies can find what they want. Novices can learn some basic tricks."
Esquire: "This magazine is like a cool older brother we always wished we had."
US Weekly: "It's increasingly hard not to grab a copy of the weekly must-read pop culture mag."
The Believer: "Smart, jaded and a bit self-indulgent, just like a good literary magazine should be."
I often wonder: what exactly is the motivation behind these...
