As I'm walking through Bryant Park, an airport, or even the local Muddy Cup, many people have their noses stuck into a magazine the way some have their noses stuck in Hemingway. Many people have scoffed at my friends and I reading magazines in school. The thing is, I don't treat a magazine as a bunch of pretty pictures (well, it depends) but mainly I read magazines for content, the part many disregard. Magazines such as Vogue or i-D have relevant cultural, political and health articles that teach me more than I learn in the average day of school. It's important for kids now to be up to date on current events, and you learn so much more from a fashion article than most would imagine. An article about a new Ralph Lauren store opening might be about all the pretty models drinking champagne, but on another level you learn that the hot business zones are Moscow and Tokyo (this is true, open up i-D sometime) and about culture of countries that aren't just your own. Also, magazines embrace my ADD, changing the topic every few pages so I don't lose interest. Not to say I can't tackle a thick novel (East of Eden anyone?) but I love relaxing with a cup of tea and an article before I have to go somewhere. So next time you see a cute girl reading a magazine *gasp* SHE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE READING. And it might just be an article about new ninja moves, so watch what you say.6.04.2010
As I'm walking through Bryant Park, an airport, or even the local Muddy Cup, many people have their noses stuck into a magazine the way some have their noses stuck in Hemingway. Many people have scoffed at my friends and I reading magazines in school. The thing is, I don't treat a magazine as a bunch of pretty pictures (well, it depends) but mainly I read magazines for content, the part many disregard. Magazines such as Vogue or i-D have relevant cultural, political and health articles that teach me more than I learn in the average day of school. It's important for kids now to be up to date on current events, and you learn so much more from a fashion article than most would imagine. An article about a new Ralph Lauren store opening might be about all the pretty models drinking champagne, but on another level you learn that the hot business zones are Moscow and Tokyo (this is true, open up i-D sometime) and about culture of countries that aren't just your own. Also, magazines embrace my ADD, changing the topic every few pages so I don't lose interest. Not to say I can't tackle a thick novel (East of Eden anyone?) but I love relaxing with a cup of tea and an article before I have to go somewhere. So next time you see a cute girl reading a magazine *gasp* SHE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE READING. And it might just be an article about new ninja moves, so watch what you say.
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Wow, I am not familiar with i-D.... gonna have to check it out.... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you fellow magazine reader. I completely agree with you about how people think that reading magazines is seen as a pointless thing.I have learned a great deal from magazines (end of Polaroid etc.). Though the pictures are very pretty and inspiring the articles are fulfilling and provide interesting info on what's occurring in the world. Working for i-D is a dream of mine.
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