Print Magazines Nostalgia

Users discuss the appeal of magazine-like formats for online articles, express nostalgia for physical print magazines, and debate their relevance compared to digital media.

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BBC US JPG imgur.com thedailyshow.com i.e ycombinator.com S100 magazine magazines content print publications journalism articles investigative new yorker yorker

Sample Comments

postalcoder Sep 24, 2024 View on HN

articles like this make me wish I could be reading it on a magazine

cat199 Oct 8, 2019 View on HN

Seems to revive the 'receiving a physical thing' feel like magazines. why not?

steelaz Jun 27, 2012 View on HN

Magazine reading mode is great.

fragmede Nov 14, 2024 View on HN

Have you stopped buying magazines entirely then? It would seem any other "magazine" would have the same property.

pts_ Aug 8, 2019 View on HN

Magazines all over are obsoleted unfortunately.

Jupe Apr 8, 2010 View on HN

Sounds like a request for... ah... a magazine (eek!)

bradhe Apr 24, 2015 View on HN

Wait, people care about magazines still?

tinus_hn Nov 20, 2020 View on HN

The magazine is a permanent medium.

dewey Feb 16, 2015 View on HN

It's an article for a print magazine, not a Buzzfeed post.

timonoko May 6, 2021 View on HN

What is happening to this magazine? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27042906