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| Publisher: Mental Floss Llc
Category: Magazine
List Price: $29.94
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Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 16
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Trade magazine
Subscription Issues: 6
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 6
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16 Weeks
ASIN: B000085A6U
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Nearly 2.5 million readers/visitors read imental_floss/i magazine and visit its web site. br clear="all" br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"What You Can Expect in Each Issue:/font/strong br ul libFeature Stories to Make You Smile:/b Whether it s "The 15 Greatest Moments in Olympics History," an expose on Shel Silverstein s darker side, a collection of the "25 Most Important Questions in the Universe" (like whether a pregnant woman can drive in a carpool lane), or a frank discussion on the looming social security crisis, imental_floss/i features never fail to deliver. With stories that surprise, sometimes shock and always engage, imental_floss/i won t just leave you grinning, it will leave your friends wondering how you got so interesting all of a sudden. libscatter_brained/b sets the tone for the magazine with its quirky facts, quick tidbits and juicy history. Cheeky, clever and fun, this front-of-book section is consistently rated a subscriber favorite. Recent content includes wit and wisdom from famous insomniacs, secret flops from big-name musicians and the tallest tales in your American history book. libright_brain/b eases readers into humanities by making art and literature accessible without dumbing it down. Why isn t Jackson Pollock an overrated paint thrower? What makes "The Thinker" worth thinking about? It s all right here: imental_floss/i experts spill the beans on why the classics are classic, and they re happy to dish out all the naughty back-stories while they re at it. libleft_brain/b tackles the mysteries of science and technology from paradigm-shifting discoveries to the new generation of military robots. imental_floss/i takes the most exciting ideas and fascinating theories and delivers them in plain English. libspinning the_globe/b opens a window to the world by serving up religion, history and world culture in a way only imental_floss/i can. Want to escape to the South Pacific without leaving your chair? Want to peek across North Korea s borders without risking your life? Ever wonder how an entire island's cuisine became so focused around Spam or how a coffee shop poet drove the Czech nation to vanquish communism without spilling a single drop of blood? imental_floss/i has got the answers right here. /ul strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Magazine Layout:/font/strong br What other magazine would put Albert Einstein in a swimsuit on its cover? Like its content, the style and design of the magazine is fresh, compelling, and often irreverent. .brbr center Click on any image below to see select pages from imental_floss/i:br table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10" width="75%" tr td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss01s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss02s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss03s.jpg" /td /tr tr td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss04s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss05s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss06s.jpg" /td /tr tr td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss07s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss08s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss09s.jpg" /td /tr tr td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss10s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss11s.jpg" /td td width="33%" align="center" center img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/magazines-and-newspapers/MentalFloss12s.jpg" /td /tr /table /center br/br/ br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Contributors:/font/strongbr As a rapidly growing publication with a lot of buzz, imental_floss/i is able to draw from a diverse talent pool of high-profile journalists, academics and subject experts including Ken Jennings (of iJeopardy!/i fame), A.J. Jacobs, Ben Stein, Ethan Trex, John Green, Michael Stusser, and Eric Sass. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Past Issues:/font/strongbr table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="95%" cellspacing="4" tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT01.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT02.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT03.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT04.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT05.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td td img border="0" src=" http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000085A6U.01.PT06.MXXXXXXX.jpg" /td /tr /table br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Comparisons to Other Magazines:/font/strong br "imental_floss/i is an original. It isn t easy to match it with an existing magazine, although some readers have suggested that its quick hits of information and shorter features bring to mind the approach of another highly successful magazine." iThe Week./ibrbr iNewsweek/i called it "a smart-alecky read," another reviewer called it "a liberal arts education in installments," and a third suggested "Got a big cocktail party coming up? Read imental_floss/i first," but no one s been able to find another magazine quite like it. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Advertisers:/font/strong br Unlike most magazines, imental_floss/i is committed to maintaining a high editorial-to-content ratio in the belief that readers are buying the publication for its content. Approximately 80% of its pages are dedicated to editorial, with no more than 20% for ads. Advertisers include Angie s List, Books-A-Million, Borders, Merriam-Webster, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, The Teaching Company, Volkswagen, Target, and Newseum. br clear= "all"br strongfont face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="cc6600"Awards and Critical Acclaim:/font/strong br ulliiChicago Tribune/i 2008 "50 Favorite Magazines" List liiChicago Tribune/i 2007 "50 Favorite Magazines" List liiLibrary Journal/i Best New Magazine Award li"A sharp-looking glossy." iLA Times/i li "imental_floss/i cleans out the cobwebs." iChicago Tribune/i li "A sort of sassy Cliffs Notes." iReader s Digest/i li "The magazine is hard to put down." iGuide to Consumer Magazines/i /ul /b /div /div
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For the record: IMental Floss/I magazine is an intelligent read, but not too intelligent. We're the sort of intelligent that you hang out with for a while, enjoy our company, laugh a little, smile a lot and then we part ways. Great times. And you only realize how much you learned from us after a little while. Like a couple days later when you're impressing your friends with all these intriguing facts and things you picked up from us, and they ask you how you know so much, and you think back on that great afternoon you spent with us and you smile.P And then you lie and say you read a lot.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 131 more reviews...
 Mental Floss magazine December 30, 2008
Rebecka K. Carrier (Fremont, MI)
Packed full of interesting, fun facts. Only problem is that it is too packed full. But we will keep picking it up and learning new things.
 Save your Money October 21, 2008
T. Sandlin (God's Country)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wonder who came up with "Mental Floss"? It's more like "Can you Think"? Very little in this gloss that you wouldn't find in your local paper, near the trivia questions and funny pages. Nothing...zero...nata. Save a tree.
A different kind of magazine September 3, 2008
W. Dietrich (Las Vegas)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Let me start off with I subscribe to at least 15 magazines covering a range of subjects. Mental Floss is the only magazine that I save and leave out for guests. The reason I save it is that is a very quick read that can be read while people have a few moments to spare. The articles are short and don't provide much depth. However it is enjoyable to read something that requires no brain power to process. Mental Floss is a great magazine that you can sit down with and read in one sitting. It even occasionaly brings a smile to your face. I suggest you give it a chance but don't expect to much.
 Great Gift for Husbands/Fathers August 27, 2008
P. Haskew (Birmingham, AL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this for my father, a trivia junkie, and he absolutely loved it. He started giving his copies to my husband, who enjoyed them so much I ordered it for him too. The added benefit is that I get to read them- only after my husband has read them cover to cover.
One fantastic magazine for random knowlegde junkies... August 26, 2008
T. Ellison
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are like me and crave random tidbits about hundreds of subjects, then this magazine is for you. It also has slightly longer articles on the more interesting subjects, but never gets deep enough to bore those with ADD. Honestly, this magazine is my new favorite read and I can't wait for each new issue to arrive. Too bad it's only a bi-monthly; the subscription is worth the price, trust me.
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