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The Harper's Bazaar Index: Gwyneth, Winter Warmers & The Real Housewives Of New York City

Cheryl — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and really talented at charging more for less. Once again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. This month's issue marked Bazaar's ultimate surrender to the advertising gods, probably something that Harper's would love to rip apart...if it cared about fashion magazines. After the jump, find out just how bitchy The Real Housewives of New York City are, what kind of yellow fever will make you pretty, and how many coats you should purchase in the dead of summer.

The Harper's (Bazaar ) Index: Rich People Pay For Sex, 'Price Upon Request' Gowns

cheryl — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and really fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, Anna and I are taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, discover the alarmingly high percentage of rich people who pay for sex, where George Clooney's ex used to dance in Vegas, and what kind of statues Nicole Richie has in her living room among other things like, oh, statistics about Darfur and Barak Obama.

(Images created by Cheryl Campbell)

Harper's Index, June 2008 [Harper's]
Nicole Richie's Domestic Bliss [Harper's Bazaar]

The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: Hillary Clinton's "Sexless" Style, Julianne Moore, & Orgasm-Inducing Luggage

cheryl — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Do people get confused by Harper's Magazine and Harper's Bazaar? After all, the luxury goods industry is not so different from Halliburton — shameless, ubiquitous, and sooo fucking talented at charging more for less. So again, we're taking things to their (ill)logical end with our own "Harper's (Bazaar) Index", inspired by Harper's famous feature, which parses the world of big oil, big money, big politics and Big Pharma and puts it into easily-digested numerical form. After the jump, Anna and I look at the May issues of both magazines and juxtapose co-sponsored Senate bills among presidential candidates with their sense of style; compare the KKK to luxury design house Lanvin; and "discuss" federal subsidies for American airlines with respect to the chic summer vacations of Chloe Sevigny, Lake Bell and Isabella Rossellini's daughter Ellettra.

(Images created by Cheryl Campbell; click image to enlarge)

Harper's Index, May 2008 [Harper's]
Julianne Moore, Portrait Of A Lady [Harper's Bazaar]

Earlier: The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: The Couture Economy, Demi Moore & Joan Collins' Issue With Rich Guys
•the Harper's (Bazaar) Index: Designer Diets, Little Miss Mortimer & Lindsay Lohan's DUIs
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: J. Lo's Diamonds, Giuliani And The Cougar Allure
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: January 2008
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: December 2007
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: September 2007
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: August 2007
•The Harper's (Bazaar) Index: July 2007