Magazines
Weekly and monthly magazines across news, culture, science and business, and how to read them in full.
37 guides
The Fence Paywall: How to Read The Fence Magazine for Free
The Fence keeps most of its long reads for subscribers. How the London magazine gates its site, which pieces are open, and how to read a full article.
Architectural Digest Paywall: How to Read AD Articles for Free
Architectural Digest meters its home tours and design features. How the Condé Nast paywall works and how to read a full AD article without subscribing.
London Review of Books Paywall: How to Read LRB Essays Without a Subscription
The London Review of Books meters its site and locks most essays after a few free reads. How the LRB paywall works and how to read a full essay or blog post.
Boston Magazine Paywall: How to Read Boston Magazine Articles for Free
Boston Magazine meters its site and locks its long features after a few free reads. How the paywall works and how to read a full Boston Magazine story.
Runner's World, Men's Health and Road & Track Paywalls: How to Read Hearst Magazines for Free
Hearst locks running, fitness and motoring features behind memberships. How the Runner's World, Men's Health and Road & Track gates work and how to read them.
Motor Sport Magazine Paywall: How to Read Motor Sport Articles for Free
Motor Sport Magazine meters its F1 and MotoGP coverage and locks features for subscribers. How the paywall works and how to read a full article free.
MIT Sloan Management Review Paywall: How to Read Sloan Review Articles for Free
MIT Sloan Management Review gives readers a few free articles before locking the site. How its meter works and how to read a full Sloan Review article.
Tes Magazine Paywall: How to Read Tes Articles Without a Subscription
Tes, the former Times Educational Supplement, keeps its magazine articles behind a subscription. How the Tes paywall works and how to read a full article free.
Quillette Paywall: How to Read Quillette Essays Without a Subscription
Quillette locks many of its long essays for paying members. How the Quillette paywall works and how to read a full essay without subscribing.
Nautilus Paywall: How to Read Nautilus Science Essays for Free
Nautilus meters its long-form science essays and asks readers to become members. How the paywall works and how to read a full Nautilus essay without joining.
Prospect Magazine Paywall: How to Read Prospect Articles for Free
Prospect meters its politics and ideas essays and locks the site after a few free reads. How the paywall works and how to read a full article free.
Popular Mechanics Paywall: How to Read Pop Mech Pro Articles for Free
Popular Mechanics locks many of its science, space and health features behind Pop Mech Pro. How the Hearst paywall works and how to read a full article free.
New Left Review Paywall: How to Read NLR Essays for Free
New Left Review locks most of its long essays behind a subscriber paywall. How the NLR gate works and how to read a full essay without a subscription.
Tatler and Bon Appétit Paywalls: How to Read More Condé Nast Titles for Free
Tatler and Bon Appétit meter their sites with the same Condé Nast paywall as Vogue and The New Yorker. How it works and how to read a full story on either site.
Inside Higher Ed Paywall: How to Read Inside Higher Ed Articles for Free
Inside Higher Ed meters non-subscribers after a few stories a month. How its paywall works, how it relates to Times Higher Education, and how to read a full article.
UnHerd Paywall: How to Read UnHerd Articles for Free
UnHerd gives non-subscribers a few free essays a month before locking the site. How its metered paywall works and how to read any UnHerd essay in full.
How to Read Times Higher Education Without a Subscription
Times Higher Education meters its news behind registration, then a subscription. Here is how it works, how to read THE in full, and what does not work.
The Diplomat Paywall: How to Read Asia-Pacific Analysis for Free
The Diplomat meters its Asia-Pacific analysis and asks for a subscription after a few free articles. How the paywall works and how to read any piece in full.
Rolling Stone Paywall: How to Read Articles Without a Subscription
Rolling Stone meters its long features and asks for a subscription after a few reads. Here is how the paywall works and how to read any Rolling Stone article in full for free.
Outside Magazine Paywall: How to Read Articles Without Outside+
Outside meters its features and asks you to join Outside+ after a few reads. Here is how the paywall works and how to read any Outside article in full without a membership.
How to Read The New York Review of Books Without a Subscription
The New York Review of Books locks most of its essays, current and archived, behind a subscription. Here is how its paywall works and how to read any NYRB essay in full for free.
National Geographic Paywall: How to Read Articles for Free
National Geographic gives you a few free articles a month and then asks for a subscription. Here is how its metered paywall works and how to read any story in full for free.
How to Read The Spectator Without a Subscription
The Spectator meters its site and locks articles after a few free reads. How the paywall works on spectator.co.uk and spectator.com, and how to read any piece in full.
Esquire Paywall: How to Read Long Reads and Classic Articles Free
Esquire locks its long reads and classic archive pieces behind a membership. Here is how the Esquire paywall works and how to read any article, old or new, in full for free.
How to Read The New Yorker Without a Subscription
The New Yorker uses a metered paywall that stops you after a few free articles a month. Here is how it works and how to read the full article for free.
How to Read Time and Fortune Articles Without a Subscription
Time and Fortune both meter their websites and push hard for subscriptions. Here is how their paywalls work and how to read the full article, including long features.
How to Read Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy Without a Subscription
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy are essential reading for international relations, and both are metered. Here is how to read their long-form essays in full for free.
Wired and The Verge Paywalls: How to Read the Full Article
Wired meters every article and The Verge now gates some of its reporting. Here is how each tech site enforces its paywall and how to read the complete story for free.
How to Read Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ Without a Subscription
Condé Nast meters Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ with the same system it uses on The New Yorker. Here is how the paywall works and how to read the full story on each site.
How to Read Scientific American Without a Subscription
Scientific American meters its website and limits free reads each month. Here is how the paywall works and how to read its features and news in full for free.
How to Read New Scientist Without a Subscription
New Scientist locks most of its website behind a metered paywall. Here is how it works, why the full text is still reachable, and how to read any New Scientist article for free.
MIT Technology Review Paywall: How to Read Articles for Free
MIT Technology Review meters its site and reserves its best features for subscribers. Here is how the paywall works and how to read a full Technology Review article without paying.
How to Read Slate Without a Slate Plus Membership
Slate meters its website and sells Slate Plus for unlimited access. Here is how the Slate paywall works and how to read its advice columns, politics and culture pieces in full.
New York Magazine Paywall: Read Intelligencer, Vulture and The Cut for Free
New York Magazine meters Intelligencer, Vulture, The Cut, Grub Street and the Strategist under one paywall. Here is how it works and how to read the full article on any of them.
How to Read The New Republic and The Nation Without a Subscription
The New Republic and The Nation both meter their websites. Here is how each paywall works and how to read their political essays and reporting in full for free.
The Economist Paywall: Why Tools Only Get a Teaser and How to Read It Free
The Economist enforces its paywall on the server, so reader tools get a few paragraphs at most. Here is what The Economist sends non-subscribers and the real free routes: libraries, Espresso and gift links.
The Atlantic Paywall: Why Reader Tools Fail and How to Read It Free
The Atlantic meters its site but blocks automated access, so no reader tool can fetch its articles. Here is how the Atlantic paywall works, why tools fail, and the legitimate free routes.