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Hey. I’m Levi Weaver. I’m a musician and part-time nerd.
I think the biggest misunderstanding about Wired magazine is that it is some kind of nerd-focused, technology-only magazine for people who know more about computers than you do. While it definitely has its ears open for the latest, fastest, and best, the truth is that Wired is far more accessible than those who haven't read it yet might give it credit for.
If I had to describe Wired, I wouldn't even call it a technology magazine. The best description I can come up with is that it is an "anthropological/science" magazine. Articles on human behavior, politics, space, cars, food and yes: gadgets and technology all grace the pages of Wired magazine in a pretty seamless fashion.
One page, you're comparing the newest apps for your phone, and the next you're reading about how a former CTO of Microsoft has developed a new method by which to cook the world's best french fries.
Did you know that the blood of horseshoe crabs has been a huge help in keeping impurities out of pharmaceutical drugs, and that they have found a way to humanely harvest it? If "Wow, that's actually really cool" is a phrase you don't use enough, you should think about getting yourself a subscription to Wired.
In addition to the printed magazine, their website, as you might expect, is also excellent. It is super-easy to use, you can get most of the same articles, and it also offers a number things you can't find in the magazine. Just today I was streaming the new Brian Eno album.
I'm not sure if this is the goal that Wired had when they set out to create a magazine, but I think their role is kind of a "how-to" for navigating and taking advantage of modern life. Technology is growing so fast that there is absolutely no way that any of us can keep up with it while we also tend to things like school, our jobs and our families.
Wired is a great filter. It sifts through the newest advancements and points out some of the "can't miss" things that you should be using.
Thanks for checking out my Wired magazine subscription review at Magazines.com.
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Best Magazine Out There
on November 17, 2011
by Scooter
from Las Vegas, NV
Pros:
Many Interesting Stories per Issue
Cons:
No Cons
Wired is my favorite magazine. They take subjects which may seem uninteresting and write the heck out of them. I bought my father a subscription along with my own 2 years in a row. If you like science and technology you should NOT go without this magazine!
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Male
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35-54
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6+
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3 of 8 people
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Not just for the Nerd
on November 17, 2011
by Blackbunny
from Florida
Pros:
Variety of fresh articles
Cons:
No sports here
Never read WIRED until recently. It's a fresh magazine that covers science and technology not in a boring repetitive way that our fathers used to read. Geared toward those once looked down upon nerds and geeks.
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Male
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18-34
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Yes
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19 of 36 people
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cut to the chase
on July 01, 2010
by davetarot
from U.S.
Pros:
explains and enlightens
Cons:
some articles are boring
There are too many things to know- but Wired magazine helps cut to the chase and helps me what I need to know.
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Male
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55+
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Yes
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19 of 36 people
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it very colorful
on March 13, 2010
by rody rod
from Lawndale
Pros:
Love it.
I love the whole WIRED magazine.
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Male
Age:
0-17
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32 of 61 people
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Long time reader
on December 17, 2009
by Saryn
from Clarksville, IN
Cons:
None
WIRED magazine provides a lot of articles relevant to today's issues and many interesting facts.
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Male
Age:
18-34
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WIRED was launched in 1993 by Louis Rossetto and Jane Metcalfe. Today it is a publication of Conde Nast, a subsidiary of Advance Publications. Charlie Jackson, a software entrepreneur, and Nicholas Negroponte with the MIT Media Lab, were also behind the initial launching of Wired. Since its beginnings, Wired has received two National Magazine Awards for General Excellence and one for Design. Wired is said to be written from a libertarian viewpoint and originally it was inspired by the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian Media Theorist. Sections include "Start: Technology. Business. People.", 'Play: Culture. Gear. Obsessions.", and "Posts: Dispatches from the Wired World." Readers might also enjoy Popular Science and Rolling Stone.
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