Reading an issue of The Sun Magazine is like meeting a whole group of new friends and spending the weekend with them. You come away feeling you know something about the authors; something we often don’t experience in our daily encounters with other people.

There is a deep emotional connection in all the writing in The Sun. It is sometimes political, but never preachy; personal, but not sentimental. And most exciting of all, they recently made their entire archive of back issues available on their website. This collection of excellent writing is a creative and intellectual goldmine. Founder and publisher Sy Safransky has created and maintained this beautiful contribution to our culture for over 40 years. There is a wonderful interview with him in the 40th anniversary issue.