Though today's periodicals are high-quality publications, the ancient Babylonians' version consisted of tattooed goatskins bound in the jaw of a pit bull. Enjoy the glossy, drool-free feel of a modern magazine with today's Groupon: for $7, you get a one-year subscription (12 issues) to Cleveland Magazine ($14.95 value).

For more than 35 years, Cleveland Magazine has delivered award-winning monthly coverage of local arts, entertainment, and more. The magazine’s robust dining and spirits section presents an impeccable guide to the food scene in the city and beyond, with vivid color photography that can be cut out, pasted to cardboard, and arranged on the dining table for an elegant pretend meal at home. Arts and entertainment articles cover everything from upstart theater troupes to big-name concerts and local art festivals, travel and leisure articles outline perfect summer road trips, and fashion and shopping articles unearth the area's best places to buy.

Subscribers can spend quiet evenings and boring business meetings immersed in comprehensive listings of events, timely features, and profiles of the most interesting local figures who are not moving to Miami. Issues such as Rating the Suburbs in June, Best of Cleveland in October, and The City List in April—which features top city picks and local neighborhood guides—are some of the most popular among subscribers. Cleveland Magazine gives readers peace of mind, letting them know that in the midst of their hectic lives, there is order in the universe, appearing in their mailboxes every month via double-reverse microwave technology.

Redeem this Groupon beginning August 28. This Groupon is valid for new subscribers only.