there be lot of good thing to say about Harper 's , but maybe the most compelling be this : it be as much fun to read as the New Yorker -lrb- the short piece in Harper 's be fully equal to the cartoon in the New Yorker -rrb- , but induce barely one-quarter the guilt . a monthly magazine just can not pile up by you bed as quickly as a weekly can . subscribe because it be smart , fun , low-guilt , and inexpensive . at -lrb- a small amount -rrb- for a year 's subscription , you really can not go wrong .