Thread: GQ Really?

You will not find actual gentlemanly advice in modern magazines since Emily Post died. Far better to pick up a P. G. Wodehouse novel and study the examples of Wooster and Jeeves.

I'd go for MAD next time, at least there you don't have anything like the expectation if intelligence.

I'm mostly like LX my tastes in magazines run to only those that are specific to my interests, though, I used to enjoy Cigar Aficionado quite a bit when I was into that scene. They had some very nice articles on travel, even some fashion, and grooming reviews.

Believe it or but I actually bought a playboy for the articles, a long time ago, when I was still single.
Actually I bought it twice.

Once they had a special on pocket knives, and the other time a lengthy article on shaolin kung fu.

So Bruno....

Which knife exactly had the staple through its navel

And what does David Carradine look like without pants

The old Master himself teaching the ways of the fist? :P

Wooster and Jeeves! There is the stuff! What a life Bertie Had! I love it.

Originally Posted by mparker762

You will not find actual gentlemanly advice in modern magazines since Emily Post died. Far better to pick up a P. G. Wodehouse novel and study the examples of Wooster and Jeeves.

GQ a while back used to be useful and now it is crap. Actually I have been impressed by Mens Vogue with articles about fine rums and cigars and people who are actually interesting. The problem is that it is very new and not everywhere yet but I suppose in time that it will become crap too.

I haven't read GQ in years, I quit about the time I noticed that I noticed that the quality was decreasing as my age increased.

What we need is a good straight razor magazine

I read Esquire which I find to be much better then GQ, at least for a more mature audience. This month's cover has a picture of Jessica Simpson shaving with a DE (Gillette Super Speed Razor). According to the cover they are quite proud of what they call "The most gripping story you will read this year", a story about bringing dead soldiers home.

The magazine is far from perfect but much better then most of the other trash on the shelves.

I haven't read GQ in ages....quality went down the crapper. +1 on Esquire....Esquire has been around since the 1920's I believe. Much better quality and some humor as well. I also read Wired, Fast Company, Conde-Nast Traveller.