Wednesday, January 31, 2007

The GIANT Long Island Steamer

I'm sure I'm a bit behind here, but I'd like to take a moment to discuss just how shitty GIANT magazine has gotten. I've been waiting each time, hoping for something better the next time, but no. I just got the new one and was reading it in the can. Man what a disappointing experience (and I'm not talking about BMs here!) I do some of my best reading in there and was highly unentertained. I mean come on people, reader's poll: "which cover did you like better? Diddy or Ciara?" Let's do a feature on Fall Out Boy. I mean, this is some innovative stuff. What happened here? It looked like things started out pretty well...a little nerdy, a little high end, quirky, funny, unusual...then POOF. , "Okay guys, sales ain't great let's try and make some money because there's lots of dough in the urban market. Let's attempt to switch our audience." LAME. Upon further research it appears to have been bought out by RadioOne. You can read all about it here. So what now? Magazine subscriptions are $7.97 for a year. What a deal. I think that money would be better spent on an app at Friday's. Wait I've got another great idea guys. Let's make the logo font more boring, put some bad photos of celebrities on the cover and in the magazine (too much awkward space) and bore our viewers. I AM BORED just talking about it. It's disappointing like the half chicken at Duke's now. Wait I'm still talking about it. And food once again. I'm ordering Chinese.

But again I don't want to be a big ole sourpuss here. New York Magazine I LOVE YOU. You never cease to amaze me. Never leave me. I think I would still get it even if I didn't live in the city anymore. If only just for the nostalgia. I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you like a ham sandwich. My hero. Hmmm. Maybe it's because they talk about food all the time...

Hitting up restaurant week with Doug tomorrow! I missed out on the winter one this time around. Can't wait!

1 comment:

Hunter McClamrock said...

I have been getting Giant in the mail for years without a subscribtion. Maybe I am their target market. It has gone from awful to worse. i figured I was the only person alive reading it.