That's why EW is so perfect. Pretty much all their sections except for their feature articles (which I don't regularly read) are short, easily digestible reads that are one page or less. That's why I canceled ESPN the magazine. Too many long articles for the toilet.
They want your information to sell to advertisers. If it wants your credit card, then it's most likely a scam or a ruse that enters you into a longer subscription....while they sell your information to advertisers.