Because People Love to Watch Magazine Editors, Cosmo Gets Another TV Show
Though Cosmopolitan’s already signed up for the scripted show Issues, a new report suggests they’ll be diving into reality as well.
The pilot for the TV show based on the life of a Cosmopolitan editor now has a name and a home: Issues has been picked up by Freeform, formerly known as ABC Family. Deadline reports that it will cover “the lives and loves of the editors behind the Cosmopolitan magazine,” and that editor Joanna Coles is EPing it.
Gloria Steinem Has Written the Rare Memoir That's More Focused on Others Than on Herself
In her 81 years on Earth, including a long former career as a journalist, Gloria Steinem has only written six books, three of which are essay compilations. None are specifically about her life, despite its figurative importance to so many people; she’s never quite explained how she’s accomplished all that she has, how…
Cosmopolitan Is Getting a TV Show
Leslye Headland, who penned the play Bachelorette and its on-screen adaptation, is writing a pilot about a woman who fails at political blogging and gets a job at Cosmopolitan magazine as a sex and dating editor.
Hearst Magazines Is Going After Every Last Lady Millennial Reader
In a surprising development (at least it's surprising for those who didn't catch wind of the "reorganizing" Hearst did last week), Hearst announced Monday that they were giving Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles an additional job: she's now also editorial director of Seventeen, a change Hearst says is part of their…
Washington Is (Still) the Key to Cosmo's Future Success
Recently appointed Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles is trying hard to turn her magazine into something women don't read just as a guilty pleasure. Coles hasn't kept her goals a secret, but it's her tactics that are worth paying attention to: instead of attempting to convince her fellow media-hounds that the magazine…
Gretchen Carlson Explores the Suspicious Obamacare/Cosmo Connection
Just three days into her new show The Real Story on Fox News where she's trying to "hold everyone's feet to the fire," Gretchen Carlson pulled out the big guns by hosting a "power panel of women" that included former Real Housewife of New York Jill Zarin and new Miss America Nina Davuluri. The women decided to tackle…
How Much Do Editors-in-Chief Get for Clothing Allowances?
The above image is a screencap of a random piece of over-the-top Anna Wintour gossip we spotted floating around Facebook. So let's talk one of the chicest perks of the media economy: the editor-in-chief's clothing allowance.
Cosmopolitan Editor Wants to Cover More Politics
On the heels of magazine editors the industry across discussing ladymags' devotion to "serious journalism," Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles has said it's her plan to add more politics to the women's mag, which is considered by some to be only good for sex tips like what a good idea it is to leave fruit in your mouth…
Gwyneth Paltrow Tsk-Tsked for Shilling Kiddie Bikinis
The British anti-child abuse advocacy group Kidscape is pissed off that Gwyneth Paltrow hawks bikinis for four to eight year-olds in her latest GOOP newsletter. She captioned images of the swimwear, a collaboration with designer Melissa Odabash and exact replica of adult bikinis sold on the site, that it's "great for…
Will New EIC Joanna Coles Change Cosmopolitan?
Joanna Coles, the current editor of Marie Claire (and regular "Project Runway All Stars" judge), will replace Kate White as the editor of Cosmopolitan, America's most popular women's magazine and bible for fun fearless women who aren't afraid of psychotic sex tips.
Taylor Swift's Career Enters The Perfume Stage
- Yes, she'll be launching a branded perfume. "I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory…the way certain scents remind you of events and people," says Swift, who's working with Elizabeth Arden. [People]
Marie Claire Responds To "Fatties" Controversy
The editor-in-chief of Marie Claire has responded to the controversy over a blog post on their site entitled, "Should Fatties Get a Room? (Even on TV?)" by saying... almost nothing at all. Meanwhile, author Maura Kelly has apologized.
Christy Turlington Hated The Catwalk
- Christy Turlington says, "There's nothing rewarding about modeling. It was a fun opportunity that allowed me to see the world but spiritually and intellectually there is nothing rewarding about the profession at all."
The Biggest Challenge "In The History Of Project Runway"
Shit just got real.
Marie Claire: Bling On Your Pants, Swank In A Lake
Why does Hilary Swank look so worried on the cover of the November Marie Claire? Maybe because she got a look at the obnoxious questions MC editor in chiefJoanna Coles was about to ask her.
Lindsay Lohan, Couturiere; People Are Angry At Ralph Lauren
- Lindsay Lohan, finally addressing her disastrously received first Ungaro collection, says, "I am learning." But she will be back in Paris for the next show! "It's already in January. I thought it was in March." January? January means couture.
The "New Anna Wintour" Is More Awesome Than The Old One
Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles is known as "the Simon Cowell of fashion"; obviously, she'll make for awesome reality TV.
Ready For Yet Another Fashion Reality Show?
Post-The Devil Wears Prada, The Fashionista Diaries and Stylilsta comes Running In Heels, the new series set behind-the-scenes at Marie Claire. Is anyone still interested in how their magazine sausage is made?
