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 (BestLifeOnline.com) is an American lifestyle site for all men and women who are looking for timely and actionable news, advice, and entertaining stories that will help them "live your best life."[1]
BestLifeOnline.com currently reaches more than 110 million annual users. It is one of the fastest growing lifestyle, entertainment, and health sites in the U.S. It publishes breaking celebrity and health news, smarter living and dating advice, and data-backed rankings that cover everything from the best movies to stream to the happiest cities in America and the funniest jokes[2].
The brand is owned and operated by Galvanized Brands and was once a luxury service print magazine for men from 2004 to May 2009.[3]
History
Spun off from Men's Health in 2004,[4] Best Life was a print magazine that published ten times a year and was ublished by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, with 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.[5]
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
- ^ "About Us". Best Life. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Best Life | Galvanized". Galvanized - Powering the New Era of Healthy Living. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "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
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