best covers

news and politics

1. The Advocate, formal
2. Wired, formal

sports and adventure

1. ESPN, informal
2. OUT, environmental/ formal
3. Harper's Bazaar, formal
4. ESPN, informal
5. New York, formal

business and technology

1. The Atlantic, informal

family and home

1. FamilyFun, environmental

entertainment and celebrity

1. The New York Times Magazine, formal
2. Harper's Bazaar, informal
3. Vanity Fair, formal
4. Variety, informal

science and health

1. New York, informal

lifestyle

1. Men's Health, formal
2. Bloomberg Buisnessweek, formal
3. Golf Digest, informal
4. Kinfolk, informal