When I was in college, I sneered at Reader’s Digest, because it was fashionable to do so. When I grew older I rediscovered it, enjoyed it very much, and became a subscriber.
Then they turned the magazine into a small-format version of Oprah, and I cast it into the outer darkness. Good riddance.
RD is the one magazine subscription I actually pay for. I’ve been very frustrated with their renewal notices, which start coming about a month after you renew and never say when your current subscription expires. I’ve noticed also that their historically conservative viewpoint has been weakening in recent years.
Still, it’s a great source of fodder for humorous sermon illustrations. We do the Word Power quiz as a family every month. I’m getting frustrated with that too, since my teenage daughter actually outscored me for the first time ever last month and did it again this month.
As a lifelong hypochondriac, I’ve always been most interested in “I am Joe’s Bodypart of the Month.”
Also, am I right in thinking that Reader’s Digest was one of the first mainstream publications wholeheartedly to advance the idea that smoking is bad for you?
When I was in college, I sneered at Reader’s Digest, because it was fashionable to do so. When I grew older I rediscovered it, enjoyed it very much, and became a subscriber.
Then they turned the magazine into a small-format version of Oprah, and I cast it into the outer darkness. Good riddance.
At least they’ll make chapter 11 a whole lot shorter.
lol
RD is the one magazine subscription I actually pay for. I’ve been very frustrated with their renewal notices, which start coming about a month after you renew and never say when your current subscription expires. I’ve noticed also that their historically conservative viewpoint has been weakening in recent years.
Still, it’s a great source of fodder for humorous sermon illustrations. We do the Word Power quiz as a family every month. I’m getting frustrated with that too, since my teenage daughter actually outscored me for the first time ever last month and did it again this month.
As a lifelong hypochondriac, I’ve always been most interested in “I am Joe’s Bodypart of the Month.”
Also, am I right in thinking that Reader’s Digest was one of the first mainstream publications wholeheartedly to advance the idea that smoking is bad for you?
You may be right, Otepoti. That’s about the first place I ever remember seeing that message.