Best newsstand
You know what's great about newspapers? They come in, like, every language. And they're all available at Out of Town News in the center of Harvard Square, an iconic presence in the area. In addition to your standard magazines and specialty mags on subjects ranging from fashion and current events to boating and model trains, Out of Town lives up to its promise and delivers papers from Israel, Russia, Germany, Japan, England, France - pretty much everywhere. You also can find international magazines such as Paris Match and Hello!

At Trident Booksellers and Café, you can buy any magazine you want. There are trade rags for writers, actors, musicians, and artists; film magazines; luminous art mags; countless rare specialty magazines on yoga and New Age living, architecture and design, travel, photography, Zen, anthropology, science, music, business, and electronics; and a collection of edgy pop magazines including Nylon and Bitch. There are also French and Spanish magazines, intellectual and political magazines, bridal magazines, and even good old Glamour. And the kicker is the scrumptious café: grab a magazine, any magazine, settle down with a cup of coffee and a plate of Trident fries, and have a nice, long read.

Out of Town News, Zero Harvard Square, Cambridge, (617) 354-7777; Trident Booksellers and Café, 388 Newbury Street, Boston, (617) 267-8688, www.tridentbookscafe.com.