There are some major differences out there between the so-called "Men's Magazines" and the "Women's Magazines". I'm not referring to specialty magazines like "Popular Mechanics" or "Home Knitting", but to magazines like "Maxim", "Esquire", "Glamour", and "Cosmo", which are all clearly designed for one sex or the other.

"Maxim" is full of hot women that "We Like", which presumably means that the entire male hetereosexual population at large has exactly the same taste in women, which is hopefully not the case. "Maxim" also has articles and links just for fun-  all of which include more links to incredibly hot women, including exactly what I have been waiting for: "an epic crotch shot for the day". If you see a man reading a "Maxim" on the bus, my advice for you is to get off at the next stop.


The typical "Maxim" reader is probably trying to pick up and/or sleep with the average "Cosmo" reader on any given night out on the town, but there are  quite a few differences between the two magazines. As most of you know, "Cosmo" is full of articles about how to impress men with your hair, beauty, and amazing sexual techniques (some of which are not recommended). At the time of writing, the featured Cosmo video of the day asks the all-too-important question, "Would you do him outside?"

There aren't any features in "Cosmo" covering the hottest men out there-does this mean that women aren't as picky when it comes to looks as women? Of course, "Maxim" usually lacks "sex tips" for the men reading the magazine. Can we all just assume that the typical "Maxim" reader is already adept at bedroom skills and knows everything he needs to know about women already?


That's where "Esquire" comes into play. Of course, "Esquire" magazine (which I read when Nick Hornby was a columnist there) still has a "Women We Love" column, but the magazine includes tips for men on what women are really like and what our preferences are. My personal favorite tip from this month's issue is, "We are more likely to go down on you in the winter because we don't want to shave our legs." Unfortunately, not all of the information is all that useful or even correct and there still isn't any sex advice for "Esquire" readers.

"Glamour" magazine is on the same basic scale as "Esquire", but of course, contains "sex tips" for women and top-secret information about men that no woman could ever guess. The big difference between "Glamour" and "Cosmo" is the inclusion of the importance of fitness and body image, as well as more useful advice about men. http://www.glamour.com/

I still have to wonder why there is so much sex advice for women in women's magazines while the typical men's magazine has no sex information whatsoever. Maybe including a few articles about  female orgasms and what women really like in men's magazines would be helpful for educational purposes. I am pretty sure that there are some men out there who need some sex advice, too.....just saying....