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I have a few questions.

How did Kim Kardashian get so famous? I still don’t get it.

And why would OK select this as its main cover over DJ AM and Travis Barker’s plane tragedy.

When you look at the rest of the celebrity weekly set (with the exception of Life & Style which covered the crash) each magazine had a compelling cover.

Except for OK!

Why doesn’t this cover work besides what I’ve already said?

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If they did, the magazine made a very good deal.

Last week’s cover promised and delivered on a Britney’s first interview and exclusive photos.

This week, OK features Britney’s toned body.

And OK saved the better issue for last.

This is an incredibly strong cover.

Why?

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TV Guide’s Miley Cyrus Cover

Life & Style’s Lindsay Lohan Cover

When it comes to TV Guide, I don’t get the direction the magazine is going in. One week it’s the x-Files movie, and the next it’s Miley Cyrus. For my complete critique, click here.

Life & Style’s cover is borderline homophobic. The magazine asks if Linday Lohan is gay? And if she is? Is that a bad thing? Plus, the magazine asks the question, which I mentioned earlier this week, shows that the mag probably doesn’t know the answer.

For the best magazine cover of the week, make the jump!

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OK Magazine: Jessica Alba’s baby pics

Star’s winning Shiloh cover

Life & Style asks if Lindsay Lohan is Gay?

National Enquirer’s Oprah relationship problems

TV Guide calls Miley Cyrus a Miracle…I swear!

Us Weekly Covers Reese & Jakes vacation

People Covers Brangelina Twins

Angelina waves bye-bye to In Touch

Globe’s Layout Disaster

Posted by: Mark Pasetsky

Congrats to Candace Trunzo and the staff at Star Magazine for winning CoverAwards’ “Best Celebrity Weekly Cover of the Week.”

Why? Click Here!

For the rest of this week’s critiques, simply click through the following links:

Globe’s Layout Disaster

Life & Style asks if Lindsay Lohan is Gay?

National Enquirer’s Oprah relationship problems

TV Guide calls Miley Cyrus a Miracle…I swear!

Us Weekly Covers Reese & Jakes vacation

Jessica Alba’s baby pics

People Covers Brangelina Twins

Angelina waves bye-bye to In Touch

In case you missed my critiques from earlier today, here they are once again. Also, tune in later for the celebrity cover of the week. One hint - it’s not TV Guide.

Simply click through the following links:

Globe’s Layout Disaster

Life & Style asks if Lindsay Lohan is Gay?

National Enquirer’s Oprah relationship problems

TV Guide calls Miley Cyrus a Miracle…I swear!

Us Weekly Covers Reese & Jakes vacation

Jessica Alba’s baby pics

Stars’ Shiloh cover

People Covers Brangelina Twins

Angelina waves bye-bye to In Touch

Posted by: Mark Pasetsky

Why? Click here.

Missed the rest of Pasetsky’s Celebrity Weekly Cover Critiques?

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Who will be number one on the newsstand?

It looks like People Magazine will retain that title on the newsstand.

But, there is a bit of a shake-up happening in the category when it comes to newsstand sales, which are a key metric for a magazine’s vitality.

Here’s my prediction for the first half of 2008: (This prediction does not include subscription sales):

1. People Magazine
2. Us Weekly
3. InTouch
4. Star
5. National Enquirer
6. OK!
7. Life & Style
8. Globe
9. TV Guide

The official numbers will be out in about a month. But, I bet these are pretty on target.

Thoughts?

Posted by: Mark Pasetsky

Dear Tori,

I want to congratulate you on your second birth.

I’m so happy for you and your husband (what’s his name again?)

Your baby looks like a doll - yes - literally looks like a doll.

How old is your baby in that picture? Is it even a week old?

Well, anyhow, you scored big time. You must have been payed about 300K for these pictures.

Sure, you’re not Angelina Jolie so you won’t get 15 mil but 300K or so isn’t bad.

What’s next for you?

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