Magazines - The Chicago Tribune staff picked their 50 favorite magazines and it makes me question, is a list this comprehensive really of any value? Give me your top ten, but when you've listed every mainstream magazine ever published, doesn't the ranking lose its effectiveness? And don't dis Us Weekly in one blurb and then go on to name it one of your favorites lower down in the list. For the record, I subscribe to many, many magazines, including Cook's Illustrated, The Atlantic and Entertainment Weekly. I was pleased that Vanity Fair was noted for its crappiness (yes, I subscribe, but just for the pictures), but I'm disappointed that Instinct didn't get an honorable mention.