When magazines were monumental

Colossal Cadillac on one page, iguanas on the other

In this era of upheaval for magazine publishing, it's worth spending some time with old issues from before the internet age. They reveal much about the ways we have changed - in the way we think, the way we spend, the nature of our attention span, and our relationship with journalism and storytelling.

I've always enjoyed National Geographic, and I'm draw…