Omg, I feel like such a magazine tart bc apparently I get so many - part of the reason is because my DANG NIECES keep having to sell mags for their schools - how can I say no to them? HOW?
Gourmet - for the food porn and recipes
Cooks Illustrated - to make me feel like a crappy cook,
overall
Real Simple - to make feel like sh*t about being unorganized
Martha Stewart - to make me feel like a complete failure at most everything
InStyle - to make feel like I shouldn't wear sweats and baseball hats
W - to make me feel fat and gauche
Budget Travel - to make me feel like I should stay at the Motel 6
Town and Country - so can I see the way 1% of the world lives
Elle Decor - to view what my decor doesn't look like
So, I think for me - magazines are all about promoting low self esteem.