Reviews For Maxim Magazine

Maxim is a wonderful men's magazine that caters to the biggest passions of men: sex, sports, beer, and toys. Maxim has it all; they have features on cars, food, new and innovative gadgets, movies, and of course women.

Back in Maxim's preliminary years, they were small and struggling, but once word spread of their witty humor and sardonic point of view, they immediately became popular. However, this also means that subscription prices are beginning to rise. Nevertheless, this remains a great magazine and a great read.

One of the best features of Maxim is the women that they show. Cover girls have been Alyssa Milano, Caprice, Gena Lee Nolan, Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Catherine Zeta Jones, and many others. They display some very provocative and exciting pictorials as well as humorous interviews.


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Maxim is by far one of the best men's magazines out there. Besides having tons of pictures of beautiful women, it has pictures of hot chix and attractive females :) Maxim also offers advice on such things ranging from the latest fashions to building a sand castle to treating a gun shot wound. Maxim also offers opinions on different beers and explains what they are comprised of as well as their different alcohol contents. Back to the girls...every month maxim highlights a different hot female celebrity and displays a photo layout of them in different barely clothed scenarios. The pictures are done tastefully, yet still in a very sexy manner.


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yo,what can i say? for starters maxim is the best magazine i've read in years(besides hustler of course!)i used to read details but maxim just blows that pathetic rag out of the water.I'm sdo excited i don't even know where to start-the jokes?LMAO!!!!!the women?i can't even talk about that without gettin' explicit!the articles?great stuff!the one on the lapd
in the last issue was great,and so was the one on the stupidest sports screw-ups.The sex tips in this mag are great-i try 'em on girls all the time and they love it!!!and if it all wasn't enough now they got another magazine,Stuff.To make this short and sweet,Maxim has made me a god in my own right,and maybe it can do the same for you!!!


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Maxim is, without a doubt, the greatest men's magazine in history. Unlike Men's Health or Esquire, Details, or the rest of the drivel that passes itself off as a "Men's" magazine, Maxim deals with issues that are important to men. Things like how to land a plane, cheat at cards, and field tested pick-up techniques. (All of them work...I've tried them)

You have to be an adult to really understand that this magazine pokes fun at everything including itself. What some Femi-Nazis would take as misogynistic is actually pure sophomoric humor, which most men enjoy. Maxim doesn't just poke fun at women though, they poke fun at men as well.

For example, one of the articles in the latest issue dealt with a device to extract a sample of your attacker's DNA. The writers and editors took a shot at themselves and said that their response to an attacker would be to give the man all their money, wet themselves and run. Albeit in much more artistic language.

Overall, the best way to sum up Maxim is to used their own tag line...The best thing to happen to men...since women.


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Why couldn't Helen Keller drive?

Because she was a woman.


That's an example of the kind of humor you'll find in Maxim Magazine. Yes, you've seen the covers where famous women pose semi-naked and feature articles about how to lie your way into a woman's panties.

This magazine is the reason Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1450. It is, essentially, the precise kind of mag that the politically correct, post-Anita Hill America of the 1990s was virtually screaming for. A man who reads Maxim says that he's tired of tip-toeing around the ladies, never acknowledging their second most precious attribute: their beauty (brains are the most precious attribute, and Maxim doesn't ignore that part; while presenting women as very sexual objects, it also approaches them with a sort of fearful respect, completely cognizant of the fact that this is how women keep control of the men). Women look good, they sound good, they smell...mmm, oh so good, and Maxim celebrates that and more.

In addition to its utter devotion to the fairer sex, Maxim features articles on how to take and throw a punch, land a crippled plane, deliver a baby, etc. There's also a sometimes unspeakably funny joke page. It occasionally even manages a bit of solemnity; I remember a great article which told the inspiring stories of a number of Medal of Honor recipients.

In its latest issue, it even includes a free supplemental insert with photos of the 100 smokingest girls of 2004. I'm not sure who did the judging, but Jessica Simpson as #1? Gimme a break. Britney Spears is still the queen (#36? Are you outta your mind?!?) Beyonce Knowles is #2, though, which is pretty accurate. Maxim also seems to have taken some wind out of Hugh Hefner's sails, knowing what Playboy hasn't figured out: cover the important parts and leave a little something to the imagination. In the end, a woman's body, more than anything, is a wonderous, beautiful mystery. While we're at it, don't be so damned pretentious all the time (Hello, Esquire? GQ?)

Don't take all this seriously, of course. Maxim's tongue is always firmly in its cheek as it proudly celebrates the joys of beer, sex, food, gadgets and all other things that make America the happiest place on Earth. Read on, brothers!



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This magazine is only six years old, but in those six years they have made over 60 quality issues with quality photos, articles, useful tips and useless tips, and stories. The magazine every month has a cover girl that is either in a popular television show/movie or is a popular song writer or is just plain HOT!! The dedicate at least 5-7 pages about the cover girl with nicely done photos along with an interview where they are asked questions from "What do you look for in a guy?" to "What is your most embarrassing moment?" As well they have a short synopsis of the girl like when she was born to quick facts about her. Along with the cover girl there are at least two other girls who make the magazine that are usually up and coming actresses. The articles in the magazine are equally as good. In one issue taught you how to be like Macyver using stuff you have around the house. Other times they show you how to build a raft other useful information like that. They also have reoccurring articles in the magazine that go from month to month. The "Ask Dr. Maxim " article was started early in the magazines career for example. They have a real cute coed who only wears a red bikini with white crosses in "the right places" who answers questions that readers send in about everything from "backnce" (acne on the back) to why do you have an appendix and why do most people have it removed.
This magazine is a great resource for men and women alike.

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All you seem to hear about Maxim Magazine these days are how they feature nearly naked women in multi-page pictorials.

But, yes...

I have a confession to make...

I actually READ the articles.

Strange but true: I do read the articles produced by Maxim's (dare I say it) talented writers. I think they can't be beat. They have a target audience of readers (probably men in the 18 to 30 year range), and they do a remarkable job of providing a quality product for this audience. And frankly, isn't that the goal of producing a market-oriented periodical?

The articles are written in a humorous, yet informative style, and are kept short, sweet, and to the point. They are the perfect length to read while perched upon "the throne" (don't worry - that's as graphic as I'll get). True, there are pictorials with half-nude women, but they are relatively few and far between. Compared to some of the more "main-stream" publications out there, Maxim is relatively tame. After all, did anyone miss the recent TV Guide featuring half-nude women on the cover? I rest my case.

Besides, Maxim not only meets the reading needs of its intended market, but, in some cases, exceeds it. I've even caught my wife perusing some of the articles featured within its cover.

So, for your literary dollar, Maxim magazine can't be beat.

...and yes! I DO buy it for the articles!






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I passed on Maxim many times at the newsstand. I'd see the gorgeous girls on the cover and want to buy it, but I'll admit, I was a little embarrassed. But when I saw the girls of Coyote Ugly on the cover, I couldn't resist.

When I got it home, I was very surprised by the content. I know, I know, everyone says they read Playboy for the "articles". But in this case the writing is the main draw for me. Of course, it doesn't hurt that while you're reading, you get to see some very sexy (but tasteful) photos of some of the hottest actresses and models in the world.

The humor is great. This magazine feels like it is written by and for my generation. The monthly section "Ask Dr. Maxim" is very informative. Maxim has serious articles that make for very good journalism. For instance, last month there was an article on Saddam Hussein's sons. They have done articles in the past focusing on police corruption in Los Angeles and Terrorism.

I have heard people say that Maxim is like Cosmo for men. I would have to agree with this. Maxim has frank discussions and advice for men regarding sex. Maxim isn't politically correct by a long shot. That's what I like; they make no apologies to anyone.



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As a female college student, I read plenty of magazines. However, the only magazine published for females (Cosmo) does not have, in my opinion, enough of the "nitty gritty." Then, 2 years ago, I found Maxim on the coffee table of a friend. What a magazine.

First of all, this magazine can be read by females with as much amusement as males. Maxim switches the usual for the readers. Instead of "How to get her" you get a great spin on what REALLY matters to college age males.

Second, in every issue, there is a special section on how to get in/out of certain situations. Some past ones have been "how to escape a hostage situation", "how to get her to sign a pre-nup", "how to talk about cars". As a female, I find that this section is usually the most interesting as you really do learn facts that are applicable in life.

Every month they feature a female on the cover and they interview her within the mag. The seducing pictures of the "woman of the month" are truly unlike any publicity shot that you would find of the certain actress/ singer...whatever she is. Tangled within the pictures is an interview. And those interviews are SURELY something you would NEVER find in a typical magazine. Maxim's interviewers are quite raw with their questions and, more suprisingly, their subjects are quite candid in their answers. If you ever REALLY want to know what a famous female is like- hopefully she is in Maxim- you will definitely find the answers there. Some past covers have been Jules Asner from E!, Tara Reid, Jessica Simpson (don't know about that one).

Other features of the magazine include a section of jokes (the good kind) and a section on style for men and much more.

Maxim magazine is by far, the best, funniest, most useful magazine. I highly recommend buying a subscription- and then (if you are female) you don't have to worry about getting funny looks at the grocery store:)



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So, they say women are trashed! Bad tasteless humor! Pandering to our worst instincts! Oh woo hoo to all you P.C. folks out there! Its not the New Yorker, It?s not Martha Stewart?s Living. It?s Maxim! And that?s why I love this rag of a mag! Hotties galore, gadgets and sleazy humor that makes me laugh so damn hard, I?ve come close to incontinent moments! If I had kids, and I caught them perusing Maxim?s pages, I just may have a litter of kittens and do a ?Ward Clever? with overtones of Jack Webb?s Sergeant Friday and discipline them. If there weren?t a market for Maxim, it wouldn?t survive. I feel it eclipses Playboy as the class act in this genre. I respect but strongly disagree with those that find Maxim?s contents and humor Neanderthal. Maxim is more useful than Mad Magazine any day! Sure, the ladies are barley dressed but most pictures are tasteful and make you use your imagination instead of just laying it all out in the buff for all to see. I?ve picked up some really cool tips and ideas from Maxim. I?m not afraid to tell anyone that I find something useful that?s helped me out. And, a must read in each and every Maxim is the ?How to Section!? Maxim?s How to?s have saved my behind on more than one occasion.
One possible red flag. Since Maxim has sky-rocked in readership and popularity they have branched out with other magazines which are good but are blatant rip offs of Maxim. There is the chance of the editors spreading themselves too thin. One other thing I forgot to mention, Maxim book?s distribution and deliver system suck. Slow and unreliable. I highly recommend that Maxim get another company to distribute its mail order and online wares!
This is a little off base but, when I think of Maxim dissers, I think of all those clueless souls acting like idiots with stupid signs trying to get seen on the Today Show and its clones at the other TV networks!


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