I get National Geographic as a gift from my parents (I guess my Mom's father did the same thing for her - they've got a full set going back to 1963, I think, in their basement)
I personally pay for a subscription to Sound & Vision (formerly Stereo Review, IIRC), sort of a relic from my free-spending single days. It comforts me to look through it and pretend I could actually buy some of that stuff.
My geekiest magazine is Fine Scale Modeler. I haven't built a scale model since I was in college, but I was so into it back then - attended national conventions, worked for a small model kit manufacturer in the summers - it also comforts me to look through the reviews and articles and pretend that I have the spare 4 hours per day to work on that stuff, like I did when I was a student.
I've never subscribed to a news magazine - just too much reading. I'll pick up a copy of the Economist once in a while, and leave it by the toilet. I'll get another after I finish that issue, usually 4-6 issues later.
Generally, I just enjoy going to big magazine stands and picking up whatever looks interesting. It may be fitness related like Bicycling or Outside, or a computer or video game magazine, a news magazine, or the New Yorker, but it's rarely consistent.
