More news than you can shake a dead tree at

I got a subscription to The Economist for Christmas this year (from my lovely wife). That is a seriously information-rich magazine. Very interesting stuff.

The only slight drawback is that even though each issue doesn't seem that thick, it's printed on tissue-thin, closely typed pages and there's a ton of info about different global issues. Hence, actually reading the whole thing sucks up a bunch of time - and I am by no means a slow reader.

Nonetheless, if you have an interest in what's actually going on in the world and/or politics then I'd strongly recommend buying a couple of issues and subscribing if you like it.