2600 is alive and well. I've been reading it for around 10 years and the quality has remained exceptional. It's very community oriented, welcoming new authors while also maintaining very high-quality regular columns. I find myself consistently surprised with what they get away with publishing. A lot of people arrested for hacking get limited access to the internet, so writing articles for a print zine like 2600 is the only way to get their stories out there. lots of really interesting tales of ingenious hacks, both in and out of jail. It's a great example of why we should fight to preserve the first amendment rights of prisoners which so often are being infringed these days. The classified section is also actually worth reading through, there's always some interesting new gadgets or devices and services.
The hacker perspective, that's what it's all about.