‘Fine Homebuilding’ Garners Honor

CHICAGO, ILL. — Tempo, the Chicago Tribune’s online edition, named Fine Homebuilding, a magazine published by The Taunton Press, to its second annual 50 Best Magazines list on June 17.

There are more than 17,500 magazines published in the United States so the task was daunting, the Tempo staff said.

Wired, a “slick, smart and playful cultural journal,” was named the best magazine, followed by Real Simple, The Economist, Cook’s Illustrated, Esquire, The New Yorker, American Demographics, Men’s Health, Jane, Consumer Reports, Whole Dog Journal, Time, Reason, People, Business Week, and Fine Homebuilding.

In awarding Fine Homebuilding, the 16th spot, Tempo said, “If the inside of your head is lined with ceramic tile, then this publication is for you. Amateurs and professionals alike will squint appreciatively at the lavishly detailed photos of distinctive homes. The how-to pieces and the buyer’s guides to tools and products are written with clarity and thoroughness.”

These magazines “are the best at what they set out to do,” Tempo said.

The rest of the list included The Atlantic Monthly, National Review, Conde Nast Traveler, No Depression, Aperture, US Weekly, Car and Driver, Essence, Science News, Budget Living, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Parenting, Gourmet, Martha Stewart Weddings, Dwell, The American Scholar, The New York Review of Books, Wooden Boat, New York, National Journal, Donna Hay Magazine, Texas Monthly, Vanity Fair, Chicago, In Touch, Heeb, Legal Affairs, ToyFare, Rolling Stone, Seahorse, and Chicago Wilderness.