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What We Talk About When We Talk About JonBenet

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media

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Joyce Carol Oates' new novel is a full-throated critique of the late Baby-boom culture of celebrity, social-climbing, psycho-speak, "cybercesspoolspace," and "heaven scent" spirituality.

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Us Weekly No Longer For Sale As Wenner Breaks Off Talks: Report

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

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IT'S shaping up to be the summer of no deals in the world of magazines. The biggest deal not getting done is Us Weekly, as Wenner Media owner Jann We...

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How To Piss Off A Parent

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Us Weekly, Nicole Kidman, Cookie Magazine, Homeschooling, Breast Feeding, Pregnancy, Amanda Peet, Parenting, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Babies, Cosleeping, Vaccines, Sids, Living News

Amanda Peet's real mistake? Daring to give other parents advice. She should know by now that the only answer is a wistful smile and a silly anecdote.

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Heath Ledger Cannot Hear You Clap

Daniel Holloway | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Us Weekly, The Dark Knight, Rolling Stone, Etiquette, Heath Ledger, Ghostbusters, Batman, Movies, Entertainment News

So no, I don't like the fact that Heath Ledger is dead, but I'm not going to clap when I see his name on a movie screen. Why? Because neither Heath Ledger nor the people who actually cared about him can hear me.

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Girls Hating Girls

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 07.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Lindsay Lohan, Brittney Spears, Amy Winehouse Drugs, Janice Min, Bad Girls, Tabloids, Heath Ledger, Heath Ledger Death, Feminism, Amy Winehouse, Us Weekly, Celebrities, Media News

While a story about a drug-addicted man is likely to focus on or even celebrate his expected return, coverage of female celebs is more likely to focus on her (self-inflicted) demise and act as "cautionary tales."

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The Facination with Celebrity Women in Crisis

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Hype, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Detox, Amy Winehouse, Amy Winehouse Crack, Celebrities in Crisis, Celebrity Media, Bonnie Fuller, Us Weekly, Celebrity Meltdown, Star Magazine, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Our culture is obsessed with celebrity and when famous women are in crisis, our interest is only heightened. But don't you think we've had enough?

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Michelle And Barack Obama Land Cover Of Us Weekly: Their Love Story

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.17.2008 | Media

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This post has been updated to include information from the article. See below for details. Barack and Michelle Obama appear on the cover of the Us W...

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Tyra's Tyranny of Beauty

Vanessa Richmond | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Tyra Banks, Celebrity Diets, Gwenyth Paltrow, Celebrity Weight Loss, Us Weekly, Tyra Ny Times, Weight Loss, Living News

There is nothing pure about the TV diva's 'self-esteem' preaching. But it does sound liberating -- the doors to this beauty church are open to everyone!

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Obama, Clinton Celebrities Worthy Of Us Weekly Coverage This Campaign Season

New York Times | Julie Bosman | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

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A former editor of People magazine had some hard-and-fast rules: young is better than old, pretty is better than ugly, television is better than music...

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Who Are You Calling a Tabloid?

Lara Cohen | Posted 05.05.2008 | Media

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At Us Weekly we know that every celebrity breakup has two sides -- yet the news media failed to apply that same basic due diligence to the Wright story.

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She's Gotta Be Hot

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 04.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Models, Plastic Surgery, Us Weekly, Bonnie Fuller, Darryl Roberts, Eve Ensler, Documentary, America the Beautiful, Atoosa Rubenstein, Airbrushing, Beauty, Ted Casablanca, Hollywood, Celebrities, Entertainment News

Coming in May, a new documentary tackles America's internationally renowned obsession with beauty.

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You're Asking for It: Chasing the Logic of the Paparazzi

Dipayan Gupta | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media

The dons and doyennes of gossip were all at NYU for "The Britney Show," a panel organized by The Atlantic in honor of its current feature on the media's obsession with the bedraggled pop star.

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Us Weekly's Janice Min Tells "Hills"-Haters: "Stop Judging!"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.26.2008 | Media

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Us Weekly Editor-in-Chief Janice Min used her "From Us To You" editor's note this week to explain why her magazine covers MTV's "The Hills" in such de...

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MTV Reality Star Forced To Backtrack Over Complaints Against Mag That Made Her Famous

TMZ | Posted 03.24.2008 | Media

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Lauren Conrad doesn't know when to shut up. In this week's Us Magazine, poor Lauren goes off about betrayal and how she was stabbed in the back by BFF...

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"Tom Cruise (Not) Gay," According to Newsmag

Jessie Gaskell | Posted 03.21.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Entertainment, Tom Cruise Gay, In Touch, Will Smith Scientologist, Madonna Divorce, Kristin Davis Sex Tape, 236.Com, Us Weekly, Celebrity News, Fake News, Entertainment News

The reporting of something that's explicitly not happening just so elegantly encapsulates superfluous news. "Entertainment News Headline Not Considered to Technically Be News." (Now that's news to me!)

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John Mayer Likes Xanax, Is Just Looking For A Wife

Best Life | Posted 03.12.2008 | Entertainment

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John Mayer sat down with Best Life magazine for an interview, and revealed one of his constant companions: Xanax: In his early twenties, however, some...

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Britney For Smart People! Britney Spears Makes Cover Of The Atlantic

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Us Weekly, Harper's, Britney Spears, Atlantic, Naked Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Lohan Breasts, Jessica Simpson's Rack, Jessica Simpson, America's Next Top Model, Jessica Simpson Breasts, Media News

Via Gawker, we learn that the decline of Britney Spears is the subject of the highbrow academic treatment in the latest Atlantic magazine, after Rolli...

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Us Weekly's Janice Min: Proud To Be Gay-Friendly

The Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 03.05.2008 | Media

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Us Weekly Editor-in-Chief dedicated her "From Us To You" letter to readers this week to sharing news of Us' nomination for a GLADD Media award (which,...

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Born Winners and Oscar Losers

Michael Lewittes | Posted 03.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Kate Hudson Pregnant, Us Weekly, Katie Holmes Pregnant, People, Nicole Richie, OK!, In Touch, Life & Style, Angeline Jolie Pregnant, Britney Spears Pregnant, Entertainment News

Amazingly, there was still more baby news to ensure that the Oscars winners would be nowhere near the front of these magazines.

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The Oscars: A Lesson or Just a Bad Show?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.29.2008 | Media

Read More: The Academy Awards, 2008 Academy Awards, Us Weekly, Entertainment, Celebrity Gossip, Gossip, The Oscars, Celebrity Magazines, 2008 Oscars, Celebrity Journalism, Celebrities, Media News

There is simply too much competition for the show's unique selling principle to remain star-gazing, gown-rating and gossip-mongering.

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Should The Tabloids Lay Off A Mentally Ill Celebrity?

Portfolio | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 02.19.2008 | Media

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Writing in the Los Angeles Times last week, Asra Nomani, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and People contributor, argued that the time has come f...

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Us Weekly Gaining On People After Super-Strong 2007

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 02.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Us Weekl Circulation, People Magazine, Us Weekly, People, People Magazine Circulation, Media News

Sales of US Weekly and a new competitor, OK! Weekly, climbed sharply in the second half of 2007, even as a round of price increases contributed to an ...

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Mag Editors' New Year's Resolutions: "Skip US Weekly And The New York Post"

WWD | Irin Carmon | Posted 01.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Us Weekly, New Years 2008, New Years Resolutions, New York Post, Media News

A fresh New Year offers magazine executives, like anyone else, the opportunity to follow the advice of their own cover lines. Teen Vogue editor in ch...

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Pregnant Jamie Lynn: Who's To Blame?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.26.2007 | Media

Read More: Jamie Lynn Spears, Us Weekly, Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant, Star Magazine, Dr. Phil, Britney's Father, Britney's Sister Pregnant, Lynne Spears, Media News

It's a toss-up! Us blames money-grubbing stage mama Lynne Spears. Star blames alleged bed-jumping non-good-girl lying liar Jamie Lynn. Wait a second...

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Week 3: In Touch Still Claims Britney's Pregnant

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Two weeks ago, In Touch published a story claiming that Britney Spears is pregnant. Us Weekly immediately put those rumors to rest, but In Touch foug...

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