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People
The Editors Desk:
People is the most wildly, consistently successful magazine in history (not to mention the most stolen from lunchrooms) and it's avidly read by half the population of America each year. Why? The people at People know what you want to read: the absolute latest, impossible-to-get dish on celebrity scandals (a $3-million-a-year fact-checking department keeps it real); definitive tribute issues; snappy wrap-ups on the whereabouts of yesterday's stars and the current Most Beautiful People; riveting stories of real folks caught up in the day's biggest news, health, and crime stories; and quick picks and pans on what's up in entertainment. And after years of black-and-white drabness, the mag has fully mastered the art of flashy, full-color photography. --Bob Brandeis
Avg. Customer Review: 
 One of the few magazines I read all the way through
People has a consistent variety of interesting human interest stories and news. It is one of the only magazines that I actually read cover to cover every week. I like their consistent, always familiar format. I love all of the "standard" sections such as the crossword puzzler, passages, Star Trends, and more. Their book, music and movie reviews are well-presented.
One of my favorite things about this magazine is that they keep their stories together on consecutive pages. No more "Continued on page 3,234..." where you have to dig and dig through all the ads to find the end of the story!
 One of life's guilty pleasures
Oh, why not just go ahead and subscribe? Over the years I've let my subscription lapse several times, but I always renew it because I just end up buying the damn thing at the grocery check-out. Nothing in this magazine is going to improve the quality of your life; it's pure escapism. The Oscar coverage, the best/worst dressed, the sexiest man alive...who can resist? It takes me about 30 minutes to read it cover to cover every Saturday, but it's always a pleasant 30 minutes. Sometimes I get a little tired of the public relations-placed celebrity coverage (the "50 most beautiful people" being the worst offender). While they generally stick to the fluff they do best, the editors can rise to the occasion - their fabulous 9/11 coverage did a great job of addressing both the individual losses and the emotional impact on the whole nation.
I'm a People Person
This magazine has had such a tremendous influence on my life. I know that a lot of readers get this subscription because they think of People Magazine as just "Fluff," but if you are looking for inspiration, the pages of People are loaded with it. For example, several years ago, reading about Tony Robbins in People inspired me to investigate what he was all about. That led to my buying one of his books, then a set of motivational tapes, and ultimately I went to one of his live seminars and WALKED ON FIRE! That experience has led me to a personal understanding that I can do ANYTHING that I set my mind to. All because I read about Tony in People. Another great example is Robert Kyosaki -- I read a profile on Robert which talked about his Rich Dad Poor Dad book, which prompted me to get a copy of the tape set. I drove around listening to those tapes in my car for months -- and then next thing I knew, I made an offer on a house, got it accepted, and suddenly, just a few months later, I went from being a renter to a home-owner. My own personal American Dream story, straight from the pages of People. And lastly -- perhaps most importantly -- I read a small story about a new system for increasing intimacy and passion for couples. I followed up by buying a copy of the "New Sex Now" dvd right here on amazon, and before I knew what had happened, suddenly my lovelife went from ho-hum to humming on all cylinders. I started dating a woman with whom I shared some major chemistry, and soon I turned her onto the experience -- it ignited passion in us both that we had never known before, and intimacy that was unparalleled. Now, a few years later, she's my wife. Talk about fulfillment! I connected with the love of my life because of an article I read in People. Granted, all of the foregoing is not to say that there's not a great deal of very light entertaining reading and pictures in People, for those who want to just veg out and pass the time idly. But for those who are looking to improve themselves, for those who are looking to suck the juice out of every drop of life, People magazine can be the stuff which makes dreamers out of work-a-day slobs by providing pictures and profiles of the people who inspire us to be more than what we are. How much more could you want from a magazine?
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