No doubt you have your own favorite magazines. It’s really subjective isn’t it? Here is a list of the best magazines according to staff at the Chicago Tribune…

Ranking the 50 best magazines
Here's a subjective list of some of the best periodicals available at newsstands across the country
Chicago Tribune staff reporter

Each year at the National Magazine Awards, a panel of judges decides which of the nation's 17,500 periodicals are the best.

But who cares what some publishing-industry poohbahs think? Magazines speak to each of us differently, and those lauded for slick editing and fancy photography aren't always the ones that capture our hearts. The New Yorker is the best magazine? Tell that to the readers of Armchair General.

Thus, the Tempo staff, for the third straight year, has compiled its own list of best magazines -- our personal favorites, drawn from the titles that clutter our cubicles, litter our nightstands or just, frankly, fire us up. The ranking is deeply subjective. But we've spent a lot of time seriously mulling a vital and eclectic universe. We proudly present Tempo's 50 Best Magazines, 2005. More...

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