Mara Reinstein has been a senior writer for Us Weekly since
2002. Prior, she was a staff writer for Teen People and has
written for Glamour, Self and The Guardian.

Blog Entries by Mara Reinstein

Stop the Twilight Insanity!

134 Comments | Posted November 21, 2009 | 02:24 PM (EST)


Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: Miley Cyrus and I have something in common. Last week, the teen pop singer declared that not only does she refuse to see The Twilight Saga: New Moon, she's horrified by its pop-culture domination. ("I feel really lame because everyone's, like, so...

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Jon and Kate: Why We Can't Stop Looking

50 Comments | Posted May 30, 2009 | 02:54 PM (EST)


Big mistake.

That was my gut reaction six weeks ago when I heard that my Us Weekly powers-that-be had decided to put Jon and Kate Gosselin -- stars of the TLC reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8 -- on the cover. Seems Jon had recently...

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I'm Voting for McCain... And Yes, I Wrote the Us Weekly Cover Story

Posted September 4, 2008 | 01:08 PM (EST)


"Shame on you for writing that article! Shame on you!!!"

"I'm calling you because what you wrote is so politically slanderous. I'm shocked that a woman would do that. You are a disgrace to your gender and your country."

"Yeah, great story. You and your freak publisher. Just...

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