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...hour flight, Glamourpuss comes prepared. Despite a laughable susceptibility to motion sickness, she always flies with a host of mags to keep her occupied. The newest issue of Glamour, of course; Cosmo; Seventeen if she’s feeling giddy; Vogue, if she want to look like a heavyweigt; People or US for a little scandal; and a copy of Newsweek if it dawns on her that she’s been cocooned in the anti-real world, Camp Harvard, for too long...
Perhaps my favorite part of any Glamour magazine is the collage of pictures on the last page called “dos and don’ts.” There is a different theme each month and each picture (most of them of real, unsuspecting people) features a woman doing something that is either fashion forward or a huge fashion faux pas. After having leafed casually through pages of beautifully coiffed hair, flawless make-up and perfect teeth, it’s refreshing to see the camera turned on real people for a change...
...trivializes what should be a serious story featured in a magazine with other serious stories. I find myself grimacing at the just-for-shock-value pictures and poo-pooing the sensationalist headlines, while neglecting to read, or even skim, what might be an interesting article. The magazine is called Glamour and not Newsweek for a reason...
...concept Crosby originally agreed to wasn’t as high-profile as the ultimate cover-glamour shot that ended up on display on newsstands (or at least select bookstore magazine racks) across America...
...dead. What kind of magic is this? The jealous mistress is still alive, and doesn't at this stage even know of her new rival's existence. The young woman is killed, it seems, by a sort of telepathic transfer?by the guilt in Genji's dream. The sheer glamour of life in this world is constantly shadowed by forces that could take it all away?forces inside and outside the world...