''Best Life'', published by Rodale, Inc. in

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, was a luxury service magazine for men with a circulation of more than 500,000. The magazine was in circulation between 2004 and May 2009.

History

Spun off from ''

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'' in 2004, ''Best Life'' was published ten times a year and had a circulation of more than 500,000. ''Best Life'' covered health and fitness, finance, fatherhood, relationship issues and fashion and grooming for men 35 and over, with an emphasis on literary writing, humor, and in-depth research. Under the guidance of editorial director David Zinczenko and editor-in-chief Stephen Perrine, ''Best Life'' was named to

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's Hot List in both 2007 and 2008, and was nominated for a US

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for its investigative feature "Our Oceans Are Turning to Plastic...Are We?" ''Best Life'' was the annual sponsor of the Best Life Vail Film Festival as well as the Best Life Classic Yacht Regatta in

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. The magazine ended after its May 2009 issue. In May 2012, it was announced that ''Best Life'' would be returning in October 2012 as a special interest publication.Adweek.com 2012
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Featured writers

In 2005, ''Best Life'' established its literary credentials by becoming the first to publish the "lost" manuscript by

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, entitled "Beat Generation". It also became the literary home of writer-at-large

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and columnists Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, Jr. Other contributing authors have included Jay McInerney, Denis Johnson, Jim Harrison, and Anthony Bourdain.

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