It's been a long time since read a monthly magazine.  Maybe it had something to do with Internet, maybe not.  Regardless, I didn't realize how much I enjoyed reading those articles in them.  People like me, sensitive to the point of absurdity, can feel the differences in texture among articles in monthlies, weeklies, and dailies.

Between the lines, you can hear the pace of the writer working on the article.  You can hear them talking with their friends and associates about the article they are writing.  Daily and weekly writers are hurried and more distanced from what they write.  Monthly writers drown themselves in their articles.  You can hear their cryies for help as well as sighs of closure.

Where do blogs fit in the picture?  Blogs are hourlies.  There is a wide gulf of difference between hourlies and monthlies which is why I miss reading the them.  I just discovered KeepMedia where articles from 150 publications are available for online for 16 cents a day.  I haven't signed up yet, but I really enjoyed reading My Bodyguards from Esquire by Tom Chiarella so I may do it during my next spending frenzy.