May 10 2016
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This spring and summer marks the release of two biographies on former Cosmopolitan editor and author of Sex and the…
Nov 24 2015
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In the mood to make a big purchase? The penthouse apartment of former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown has been put on the market (after just a little bit of drama). It’s on Central Park West, with “dramatic 360-degree views of Central Park, the southern skyline, and the Hudson River,” and, naturally, features a… Read more
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Aug 24 2015
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A New York Times piece from over the weekend details the complicated status of former Cosmopolitan editor Helen…
Mar 30 2015
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Today, 19 percent of women end their potential childbearing years without having had any children—making…
Oct 9 2013
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Recently appointed Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles is trying hard to turn her magazine into something women don't…
Sep 28 2013
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Helen Gurley Brown is still encouraging people to read from beyond the grave thanks to a $15 million gift from the…
Aug 17 2012
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The late Helen Gurley Brown lived like Peggy, but she plotted like Joan. When she wrote Sex and the Single Girl, she…
Aug 15 2012
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It didn't take long for some to start trashing the legacy of Helen Gurley Brown after the Cosmo editor died earlier…
Aug 13 2012
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Helen Gurley Brown, the former editor of Cosmopolitan who retired in 1997 but remained "Editor in Chief for…
Aug 3 2012
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Most women we know can only stomach Cosmpolitan Magazine if they read it ironically and pretend it's The Onion for…
Feb 2 2010
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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…
Aug 12 2009
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Caitlin Flanagan is back, defending marriage against all those who would destroy it. The villains this time: John…
Jul 17 2009
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Lillian Bassman is hard to define: a pioneering fashion photographer who objected to the politicization of the…
May 26 2009
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May 4 2009
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In Bad Girls Go Everywhere, Jennifer Scanlon tries hard to make Helen Gurley Brown look like an unjustly overlooked…
Apr 22 2009
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According to the new biography of Helen Gurley Brown, the Cosmo Girl was criticized "for not allowing certain…
Apr 10 2009
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This month's Cosmo is "The Sexy Issue," meaning that after months of tough investigative reporting and cerebral…
Apr 10 2009
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"If you're not a sex object, you're in trouble." See, it's quotes like this that tarnish Helen Gurley Brown's…
Jan 14 2009
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Legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown helmed the ladymag for 32 years, and didn't go easy: apparently it took a…
Nov 10 2008
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Former Cosmo EIC Helen Gurley Brown is a self-proclaimed "diet nut," and Esquire unearthed this terrible-sounding…