That confused me a little as well, but I'm guessing he intended to mean he doesn't want to read a whole magazine, just the few quality long-form articles in it.

That confused me a little as well, but I'm guessing he intended to mean he doesn't want to read a whole magazine, just the few quality long-form articles in it. As most magazines contain a lot of fluff, shorter columns or perhaps just long-form stories on subjects that don't interest him. ... I'm guessing.