“Nation” Editor: Women’s Magazines Are Like HBO’s “Girls”
She says all publications need to change the way they do things to attract more female writers — and that women’s magazines are more serious than many people think.
She says all publications need to change the way they do things to attract more female writers — and that women’s magazines are more serious than many people think.
Maxim is one of several magazines with steep declines in ad pages in the first quarter of 2012. They told Shift they’re turning it around.
Styleite asks, “Is this the most naked magazine cover of all time?”
Hot girl overload! David Letterman welcomed 10 models featured in the 2012 “Sports Illustrated” Swimsuit Issue to tonight’s “Late Show,” first to assist him with the night’s Top 10 list (of reasons this edition is the best one ever), and later to wait anxiously as he unveiled the cover, flanked this year by 19-year-old Michigander Kate Upton.
“From dolls to dinosaurs!” Ugh. At this rate, they might as well get rid of every cover line and just put a big “OMG IT’S A BOY!” stamp across her forehead. (via Dlisted)
The trololol is strong in this one. In what I can only assume is a deliberate attempt to anger the entire GOP, Newsweek’s just-released cover for its upcoming issue teases an Andrew Sullivan piece by asking why President Obama’s critics are “so dumb.” Will Republicans take the bait? Only (a very short amount of) time will tell! Also: Yes. (via SoupSoup)
Victoria Beckham for Polaroid! Jesse Eisenberg for Oxy! Fergie for Bongo Jeans! Pink for Jelly Roll gel pens! Looking back, it seems like any ol’ celebrity would slap their name onto a now-dated product with little remorse for how it would translate years later.
Finally, websites you can take into the bathroom. View List ›
Who knew Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s baby was TV Guide‘s first cover model? Journey with us through media and design history of 21 magazines.
It looks so real (via timemagazine.tumblr.com) View Image ›
The October 2011 issue of Playboy will sell for the same cost as the magazine during the 1960s…60 cents. Why? To pay tribute to the when the original Playboy Club was first opened and to promote the upcoming show, “The Playboy Club”. (via dailymail.co.uk) View Image ›
I’ve never heard of Wooooo but they’ve got a pink James Franco with green hands on the cover of their latest issue and feature a drawing of a ghost with a penis on their website, so yeah, I guess I’m a fan now. (via nymag.com) View List ›
She’s like, so cool she wears a padlock on her Doc Martens!!! (via neonandcigarettes.tumblr.com) View Image ›
This is a disturbing sign that the Great Recession is way worse than anyone imagined. (via https:) View Image ›
Entitled Cadeaux, this article in the Dec-Jan issue of Vogue Paris is a perfect example of how you DON’T want to showcase kids in a fashion magazine. If you must do a kids x couture shoot, this is how you do it. (Via TrendLand who seem to think it’s “adorable.”) View List ›
Most of them involve nudity.
Imagined periodicals from our bleak future. Another phun Photoshop exercise from Something Awful, of which there are plenty more. View List ›
John Westwood has been slipping these petitions to perform oral sex on women into magazines throughout New York City. He’s been doing it for about a year and has actually received 116 responses. Act fast, ladies, he’s pretty booked up! View List ›
As magazines wither from existence, they’ve been trying a bunch of crazy shit to stay relevant. One crazy idea they’ll probably never try is actually telling the truth, so we figured we’d ask you to show us what that might look like.
The pieces of paper that fall out of magazines into your lap. “This magazine is full of lap flaps!”
Man’s Life was a pulp adventure magazine for men (obviously) published in the 1950s. Based on the covers, I’d say that they ran a lot of stories about half-naked studs fending off animal attacks in rivers. View List ›
Probably not to publicize their new movie Whip It!, Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page locked lips for Marie Claire. In their defense, Marie Claire is a dirty magazine for the lez set, right? View Image ›
The June 1st New Yorker cover was finger-painted by artist Jorge Colombo using the Brushes app on his iPhone. Overall it took him just an hour to draw the scene outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square, and for the process nuts, there’s a corresponding video that shows every streak - from start to finish. View Image ›
1980 was a confusing time for Apple, as you’ll see in this classic magazine ad. Don’t bite the forbidden fruit, Adam! Somewhere off set, Eve lies tangled in a sexy web of Steve Jobs’ dreams. View Image ›
Amazon just posted a pre-sale for the upcoming Kindle DX, which has a 9.7-inch screen and bigger hard drive. Perfect for saving newspapers and magazines — all for the price of $498! Read More ›
Let’s just say, she didn’t just lose “half her size.” Can you see what’s wrong with this magazine cover? View Image ›
Woody Allen penned a short story for The New Yorker about elderly New York Jews reincarnated as lobsters. Oh, and Bernie Madoff weasels his way in there, too. The irony, of course? Lobster is about as kosher as a nun covered in pig fat.
The pop culture magazine is shutting down (again). The web site will stick around for now, though they’re revamping it to be a TMZ competitor. Sad times. Read More ›
I wish… View Image ›
Nature magazine runs a cover of John McCain and Barack Obama with an eerily similar back cover. Oops, that’s quite a coincidence, guys. View Image ›
