Ask HN: What physical publication do you still buy?

#1

Post by sergiotapia » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

I remember as a kid loving to read National Geographic and Club Nintendo in Bolivia.

I want to subscribe to a PHYSICAL publication, to get news or entertainment it's fine. But something physical.

I want to slow it down and have it be my little morning ritual. Like my dad used to read the newspaper.

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#2

Post by ungreased0675 » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC

Make Magazine.

I’d be interested in other good physical periodicals.

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#3

Post by toomuchtodo » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC

https://worksinprogress.co/

https://arenamag.com/

https://killprettymagazine.com/ (nsfw)

https://jacobin.com/

https://mountaingazette.com/

https://wearemakers.shop/

https://christinetylerhill.com/pages/cloudreport

“Gift” from https://openpath.quest/2026/i-am-retiring-from-tech-to-live-... (atheist, but remain curious and want to support those who have left tech)

Publications received go into the book stack to read, Tsundoku style.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku

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#4

Post by zippyman55 » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC

The economist. I like that it’s the right volume that can finish it in time for the next one.

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#5

Post by kjs3 » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC

Garden and Gun (https://gardenandgun.com/)

It's absolutely not a 2nd Amendment apologist rag.

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#6

Post by drivers99 » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC

ungreased0675 wrote: post #2

Make Magazine. I’d be interested in other good physical periodicals.

2600 Magazine

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#7

Post by yepyoukno » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC

Until it went out of print, The Modern Farmer. It was directed to the homesteading lifestylist wishful thinkers. It was quarterly. The quality was astounding. Each magazine like a book of shorts with exquisite photography. Perhaps it will return. Signs of the time.

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#8

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC

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#9

Post by kjs3 » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC

Buying boxes of NatGeo mags at estate/yard sales is not a bad answer. Lot's of folks want to get rid of them, and they are still in every way amazing.

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#10

Post by HardwareLust » Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC

I subscribe to Wired, American Chess, and Architectural Digest. I had a sub to Raspberry Pi Magazine, but now I just read the free PDF version.