Mainstream patron saint of the Media Nugget, EW is the magazine that you always expect to stink, but never does. When it first appeared about seven years ago, the entertainment landscape was simpler. No 500 channels, no World Wide wackiness. And while a lot of magazines are falling all over themselves to "cover" the infotainment revolution, EW has taken it all in stride. They insightfully review both multimedia and online resources, and are available on the Web as part of Time Warner's monolithic Pathfinder site.

Harold Check