Best Life (magazine)
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 Jay-Z on the cover of Best Life (U.S.) | |
| Editor | Steve Perrine |
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| Categories | Health lifestyle |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Rodale, Inc. |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Final issue | May 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Emmaus, Pennsylvania |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Best Life, published by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was a luxury service magazine for men with a circulation of more than 500,000.[citation needed] The magazine was in circulation between 2004 and May 2009.[1]
History
Spun off from Men's Health in 2004,[2] Best Life was published ten times a year and had a circulation of more than 500,000.[citation needed] Best Life covered health and fitness, finance, fatherhood, relationship issues and fashion and grooming for men 35 and over, with an emphasis on literary writing, humor, and in-depth research. Under the guidance of editorial director David Zinczenko and editor-in-chief Stephen Perrine, Best Life was named to Adweek's Hot List in both 2007 and 2008, and was nominated for a US National Magazine Award for its investigative feature "Our Oceans Are Turning to Plastic...Are We?"[citation needed]
Best Life was the annual sponsor of the Best Life Vail Film Festival as well as the Best Life Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island.[citation needed]
The magazine ended after its May 2009 issue.[citation needed]
In May 2012, it was announced that Best Life would be returning in October 2012 as a special interest publication.[3]
Featured writers
In 2005, Best Life established its literary credentials by becoming the first to publish the "lost" manuscript by Jack Kerouac, entitled "Beat Generation".[citation needed] It also became the literary home of writer-at-large David Mamet and columnists Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, Jr. Other contributing authors have included Jay McInerney, Denis Johnson, Jim Harrison, and Anthony Bourdain.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The Last Page". Advertising Age. December 15, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Company Timeline". Rodale. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Adweek.com 2012
