Make It Better 

Every time I get good feedback about the magazine, my response is the same: “We have a great team.”

This product cannot be credited to any single person — there are so many contributors who work so hard to bring it to the finish line every week, so many players who serve a role in the complex enterprise of writing, editing, designing, producing, closing, printing, distributing, selling, and budgeting the package.

The final product is a tangible testament to all that talent and dedication. But there’s another, quieter testament to the caliber of our staff: their receptiveness to criticism.

This is something that you readers don’t get to see, but I see it often, and it’s always so impressive. Especially because these are people who put so much heart into their work — and when you invest so much, criticism can feel very painful. But take a look at these responses to emails pointing out bad word choice or mangled grammar, and you’ll see a team with an unusually open attitude.