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It's well-known that sex-tips serializer, boinking bible, periodical of promiscuity, Cosmopolitan magazine sends out one, very toned-down, cover to advertisers, while another, significantly racier, cover goes to the newsstand — but playing spot-the-difference with 17-year-old Dakota Fanning's new cover is still fun. "Feel Close After A Fight" magically drops its panties to become "His Best Sex Ever." While one cover promises "Spring Clothes, Hair, Nails!" — all Things, Advertisers, Sell! — the other boasts "Too Naughty To Say Here! But You Have To Try This Sex Trick." "Women and Danger: This Decision Could Cost You Your Life," interestingly, is considered both newsstand- and advertiser-appropriate. [NYObs] More »
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A totally lame group of fun-hating parents demanding their children's minds be shielded from hypersexual content have banded together to petition that Cosmopolitan, the best magazine to read if you'd like to be sexually judged in airports, be concealed in the checkout area of their local supermarkets. Where's a girl got to put a scrunchie in order to get some fearless fun around here?! More »
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We've all watched Dakota Fanning grow up, and though she won't be 18 until next month the folks at Cosmo simply couldn't wait to put her on the cover of the magazine with the line, "His Best Sex Ever" near her head. Fanning's appearance on the cover isn't really all that scandalous. She's a freshman at NYU, and Miley Cyrus was considered an appropriate choice for the cover of women's magazines when she was just 16. However, New York Magazine notes that the cover story "Welcome to Your Cosmo Years, Dakota" creepily lists ways to tell she's quite the adult, and the caption on a photo of Dakota in bunny ears reads, "Two years ago this would have been cute. Now it's hot." Ironically, you aren't really a woman until editors decide it's okay to portray you in a sexy, infantilizing manner. More »
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Yesterday, a tipster pointed out that her local Wegmans in Rochester, NY appeared to have covered up Adele's cleavage on the cover of December's Cosmo. Now Wegmans has gotten back to us with the reason: they cover all Cosmos. More »
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A reader tipped us off to a strange display choice at her local Wegmans grocery store: apparently the store chose to cover up all copies of Cosmopolitan featuring Adele. More »
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Urban Outfitters may have changed the names of their non-Navajo-made "Navajo" products, but in the October issues, Navajo is still super cool. More »
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We've discovered "what your va-jay-jay is dying to tell you": Don't pose for the cover of Cosmo unless you want to have your arms lopped off and reattached at an awkward angle. The mag did thoughtfully draw Dianna Agron a new, curvier silhouette — even though there's nothing wrong with her actual torso. More »
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As we now know, Cosmopolitan just launched an iPad-only magazine called Cosmo For Guys. It's like Cosmo, but … uh, for guys. As card-carrying guys ourselves, we took a look and learned a few things. More »
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This will shock you: The women portrayed in ladymags don't reflect their readership. In this case, when it comes to age. More »
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I haven't read Cosmopolitan magazine since I was 16. More »
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A transgender woman was banned for life from The Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas earlier this month. Her crime: using a women's bathroom. More »
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When we heard that there was app from Cosmopolitan magazine that moaned, we were intrigued. So we downloaded it! Not only does it moan, it grunts, swears and curses (although the curses have been bleeped out by the Cosmo powers that be). It's all part of a story in the digital issue titled "Decode His Bedroom Sounds," as though these utterances are mysterious — it's fairly obvious that "he" is enjoying himself. And speaking of "him" — who is this guy? A Cosmo intern? Some editor's boyfriend? Or did the magazine actually pay a voiceover actor to pretend to have an orgasm?! More »
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• The cover of this magazine has been out for a while, but only the full spread reveals just how well Marc works a handbag. [Fashionologie]
• Trendy label Eleven Paris booked Zoe Kravitz and model Ash Stymest for its lookbook. [TLF]

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You've always known Cosmopolitan had a one-track mind, but this video illustrates just how much the magazine relies on one word: Sex. More »
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A Redditor spotted this Cosmo gem on how to get a refund without a receipt. If tricking the new guy into violating store policy fails, scream, "I'll take my business elsewhere." The cashier making minimum wage will surely be crushed. More »
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The cover of January Cosmo is as sexed-up as ever — on newsstands at least. But we got a copy of the version the mag sends to advertisers, and it's significantly more chaste. What's going on here? More »
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• Miley Cyrus's bong hit video was not a commercial. But. Because people are stupid, sales of salvia have increased since Friday, with customers specifically asking for "the stuff Miley was smoking."

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Last night, Samantha Bee, Cybill Shepherd, Dr. Ruth, Cosmopolitan's editor-in-chief, and a lot of rich people gathered to wish the Pill a happy 50th over steak and cocktails. It was pretty fun, especially when Samantha Bee laid into Cosmo. More »
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In what is perhaps a strange homage to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cosmopolitanis currently running a feature on their website titled "50 Great Things To Do With Your Breasts," and guess what? Most of them revolve around dudes. Sexxxay! More »
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Here's the deal, Neil: I haven't read the October issue of Cosmopolitan, but I have seen the cover, and frankly, I'm concerned. Concerned, I say! More »
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In fall 2007, WWD and The New York Times published pieces about the absence of black models on the fashion runways. We did our own tally of black models in fashion magazines, and came up with some shocking statistics. More »
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Here are 29 covers from the hallowed, heavy September fashion issues (click to soak it all in). So how do Vogue, Elle, and the smaller titles stack up? Let's put September to a full statistical analysis. More »
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The May issue of Cosmopolitan featured four stencils for your pubic hair. Now, the brand-new September issue has a HUGE coverline which yells, "Untamed Va-jay-jays: Guess Which Sexy Style Is Back." Lord. More »
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Hearst magazines chair Cathie Black explains Cosmo's sex-tips app to NPR. Unfortunately, not everyone's clear on the prevailing rate for such services. More »
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• Julianne Moore is returning as the face of Bulgari for fall. With baby lions. Baby lions that make it very difficult to even think about the handbags. Baby lions! Lion babies! [Frockwriter]

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In addition to "balls," "nuts" and "cojones," the Cosmo story "Two Spots He's Dying For You To Touch" uses "his boys," "package," "his twins" and then prints ten weird nicknames guys allegedly use. Winston Churchill? Ghandi? Both bald and wrinkly. More »
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Cosmo editors often recommend sexual activities that could send a person to the hospital, and now we know why. The June issue reveals they've been harboring a sick fantasy: Having hospital sex... with Dr. James Van Der Beek. More »
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Nigel looks fine; Ugo Monye looks amazing. But Stephen Baldwin? It's like a cruel booby trap. More »
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Amazing. The woman who made millions by exploiting female insecurity - and devoted multiple, snarky covers of the tabloids she edited to close-up shots of cellulite - is invited on Today to offer expertise about the "empowerment" of unretouched photos. More »
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The May 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan is the "sexy" issue, much like every other issue every year. But there's a twist: This issue comes with guidelines for giving yourself a Brazilian wax… And four stencils for your pubic hair. More »
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Cosmo, says its editor in chief Kate White, is not "all about guy-pleasing." Except when it is. Huh? More »
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• Will Kell On Earth be renewed? "I don't really know what's going on," says Kelly Cutrone, and Bravo would not reveal the show's future. But Cutrone says she's already signed "a major deal" for a scripted network TV venture. [PRNewser]

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It seems this month Cosmo's editors were on a mission to out-weird Lady Gaga by forcing her into a matronly girdle and beige bra and coming up with even more freakish relationship tips than usual. More »
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• Emily Blunt on Young Victoria's costumer, Sandy Powell: "She said, ‘The shape needs to be right.' I said, ‘Well, I can't breathe, Sandy.' And she said, ‘I don't care.'" [People]

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• According to a source, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been staging photo ops in Venice.

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One would think that after the ponytail-thong debacle of 2009, Cosmo might reassess their sexy-sexy-sexxx dating advice and dial back the crazy a bit. Alas, the flirting guide in the March 2010 issue proves Cosmo's wackiness is here to stay. More »
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The producer of films such as Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy, and Cocoon, and the author of five books. he and Gurley were married over 50 years. He suggested she write Sex And The Single Girl and wrote Cosmo coverlines. [Variety] More »
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Apple's iPad is supposed to save print media, and Cosmo is a magazine that's just begging to be presented in a vibrating format. Here are some sex tips you can expect to see in the digital pages of the magazine: More »
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In the wake of Scott Brown's senatorial win, pundits are asking whether racy pics like those of him in a 1982 Cosmo would have torpedoed the campaign of a female candidate. More »
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Have you and your man ever enjoyed a vegetarian meal or shopped together? According to Cosmo, you might as well cut off his balls. The only way to save your relationship: Dunk his testicles in sparkling water. More »
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