Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Magazine Apathy

I have always enjoyed reading magazines but lately the enjoyment seems to have worn off. I've read Empire, Q and Total Football for years and have always looked forward to getting them at the start of each month. It was great flicking through them when I first bought them and then taking time to read the articles. It kept me up to date with the worlds of movies, music and football.
I think my interest in magazines started with reading comics as a small boy. I remember getting excited every Saturday morning about reading the new Roy of the Rovers and Victor comics. As I got older my tastes changed (along with the rest of Britain as both comics folded) and I started reading monthly magazines. I've actually been reading Empire and Q since I was about 16 I think. Other magazines have been tried and discarded but I have always been loyal to these two and more recently Total Football.
However I'm no longer bothered about reading any of them. I was actually a subscriber for Empire & Q and I have let that run out as I just wasn't enjoying them. They seemed to be changing too much, trying to keep pace with the times. I don't mind change but sometimes it just seemed to be change for changes sake. It could just be that my tastes are changing and I have outgrown these magazines. Perhaps the growth of the internet means that monthly magazines aren't as relevant as they once were. It is a sad time though, almost like the end of a friendship. Empire & Q have been there for me through my late teens and twenties where lots of things have changed but maybe now it's time to move on.

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