Backbencher

I looked through the North and South magazine, issues Nov. '05 and Jan '06. Now when I say looked through I mean I spent a lot more time then I expected. I thought I would just skim through it and get a jist, but I found myself intrigued by articles and pictures that kept my attention. The first and obvious thing that I noticed was the January issue stated that inside you could fin the 'Best of summer....' SUMMER in JANUARY?? That is prime winter here...too weird. Another obvious thing that I noticed was how different the advertisement was. They advertised different types of cars, insurance policies, and different fashion lines. This was neat to see how the style and technique of advertising. I always think it is weird when I run across things that talk about the United States because I almost forget that I am reading another county’s magazine. I ran across a little quiz which had questions like ‘Which 3 states were hit the hardest by hurricane Katrina?’ and ‘What do Sean Combs and P Diddy have in common?’ That was weird as I could answer those questions without a thought. I enjoyed reading about their only origami master. I think I would enjoy seeing his giant ‘sculptures’ of paper.

The nature of the magazine was to inform and educate on various topics like food, events, tips, or whatever else is the latest in New Zealand. I think the audience is geared towards middle to older people.

Overall I think this magazine is beneficial to people even in the United States as it helps you to appreciate culture and news in another form other than tv or radio.