Depending on who you ask at what time of day, the new Self magazine is either for a "more mature readership" or has gone through a major revamp to specifically focus more on fashion or is still for millennial readers. Alternatively, perhaps it sits in the middle of a venn diagram of all three of those groups, as most…
In news that's very interestingly timed, Condé Nast said Thursday that Self magazine editor Lucy Danziger had been let go from the publication, as had vice president/publisher Laura McEwen. Danziger is being replaced with Cosmopolitan executive editor Joyce Chang and McEwen is being replaced by Mary Murcko from the…
Self magazine is having a rough week dealing with the fall out from their decision to inadvertently make fun of women running a marathon in tutus who were battling cancer. That struggle was made very clear on Katie Tuesday, during an interview with one of the women at the receiving end of their criticism, Monika…
Jennifer Aniston arrives at the SELF Magazine and Jennifer Aniston celebration for Mandy Ingber's new book "Yogalosophy:28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover" by Seal Press at the Soho House on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
"Are you a college girl looking to slim down after putting on the 'freshman 15'?" Why then you could become Self magazine's next intern — as long as you have a lot of friends.
The hypocrisy of women's "health" magazines becomes fairly obvious just by looking at their covers. For example, this month's Self magazine features one cover line, "Be Happy And Healthy At Any Size" tucked below a much larger cover line:
Perhaps I'm just trained to look for weird Photoshop errors, especially in Self magazine, a publication that supports and defends the use of Photoshop, but there's something a bit...off about Carrie Underwood's legs in this picture, right? [Just Jared]
Self readers voted with their wallets on the notoriously Photoshopped Kelly Clarkson cover story: so far, it's the worst-selling issue of the year. Kelly's usually a crowd pleaser — so what changed? I have a theory.
This pitch reads, "Dear Dodai, Want to lose 8 pounds this month? Have flat abs at last? …Let Self help!" Well, if they're using the technique they used on Kelly Clarkson, then I've got some Photoshop to look forward to!
Two Self editors have announced their magazine was right to give Kelly Clarkson a slimmer body on their September issue, explaining that covers shouldn't reflect reality, but "inspire women to want to be their best". Unbelievable.
Kelly Clarkson put on a little weight in the past year — but you wouldn't know it from the September cover of Self, which the editors admit was Photoshopped.
Self (tagline: "You At Your Best") is supposed to be the healthy, life-affirming ladymag. But take a look at the August cover. You've got articles about diet, skin, butts (of course), sex — and electric bills. Swap Rebecca Romijn's sporty shorts outfit for a gown, and this cover would be indistinguishable from Cosmo…
Last night, Joy Behar sat in as host on Larry King Live and Joan Rivers and Isaac Mizrahi joined her for a roundtable discussion on plastic surgery. Joan was her typical funny, frank self, and took the liberty of telling Joy and Isaac what they needed to have done. Then Elaine D'Farley, the Beauty Editor of Self…
You know what it's like. You spend the first six months of your relationship drunk, and by the time you sober up and realize he's crap in bed, you've been faking more in hope than in expectation and it's a wee bit late to say anything. What to do?
