New Scientist magazine: 'An X-file on every page' — Chris Carter

Carter is the creator of TV's "X-Files."

In an interview with Nancy Palm that appeared in the July 27, 2008 Washington Post, he replied to her question regarding whether he's interested in the unexplained in his personal life as follows: "... I follow science, and science really is delving into the unexplained itself .... There's a fantastic magazine called the New Scientist, a weekly magazine. There's like an X-file on every page. Really, some of the best 'X-Files' stories come right out of science. And you just apply that 'what-if' idea. Oh, what if this were true? And that's why so many times the show is scarier because it was not necessarily improbable."

Off and on for years I've debated whether or not to subscribe to New Scientist.

I probably would if it were a monthly but I'm afraid my compulsivity about reading whatever comes in would make the weekly more a burden than a pleasure.

For now I'll limit the weeklies to Sports Illustrated, The Economist and The New Yorker.