Least interesting cover story of the week: Justin and Jessica dating again!

Publication: Us Weekly
Date: 18 July 2011

Fresh trash on Thursdays! Us Weekly has a headline with no artwork, so I don't include a picture either. In this case, I think they don't have artwork not to be cheap, but to have kind of a "guess who?" situation. When they write "Justin and Jessica dating again!", you have to ask "Which Justin?" and "Which Jessica?"

These are very popular names in the gossip world.

We can eliminate Justin Theroux and Justin Bieber, since neither of them has a particularly famous ex-girlfriend. This leaves us with Justin Timberlake, who has squired many well known women, but the most obviously Jessica would be Jessica Biel in this case.

No need to be amazed, Watson. It was elementary.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Fans wage war to save the soaps!

Publication: Globe
Date: 4 July 2011

The Globe has yet another story without cover art. This time it's "Breaking News!" that the fans of soap operas are trying to save the canceled shows.

There is no cover art, so I don't include a picture here either.

Least interesting cover story of the week: The film Hunger Games will be juicier than the book!

Publication: Weekly Life & Style
Date: 20 June 2011

The Hunger Games is the new hit trilogy in young adult sci-fi, so some bright filmmaker is hoping it will turn into a hit like the young adult fantasy books Harry Potter and Twilight. Weekly Life & Style tells us it will be juicier on film, but supplies no juicy picture.

Just more planted crap AND planted crap without a photo to accompany it, the worst kind.

Least interesting story of the week: Bethenny's at home yoga plan.

Publication: Us Weekly

Date: 6 June 2011

The plague of cover stories without artwork is spreading through The Only Ten Magazines That Matter, and this week Us Weekly succumbs. Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives is trying to sell a yoga plan, but there is no picture of her stretching or looking serene or anything.

If Us Weekly doesn't think this story is worth a picture, then neither do I.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Sweepstakes for $5,000 trip to Biggest Loser finale.

Publication: National Enquirer
Date: 16 May 2011

Yet another gossip rag gets on the "no artwork for a cover story" bandwagon. The cheaper mags in the AMI kennel do this all the time, but this is the first I can recall from The Flagship. It's also rare for the Enquirer to get involved in promotional giveaways.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Globe tries to save the canceled soap operas

Publication: Globe
Date: 9 May 2011

The Globe has an artwork free headline asking readers to sign an petition to save and All My Children and One Life To Live.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Bret Michael's heath and upcoming wedding.

Publication: Star
Date: 9 May 2011

Star has a headline about Bret Michaels' health and upcoming wedding to his longtime girlfriend. They do not have any picture to accompany this story, so I won't put up a picture either.

Way too many gossip rags are getting into this habit.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Twilight wedding pics, but not on the cover.

Publication: Weekly Life & Style
Date: 25 April 2011

The practice of having a cover story without artwork continues and is spreading. Weekly Life & Style says they have pictures from the wedding from the latest installment of Twilight, but they don't show even a sneak peek on the cover, so I won't add any artwork either.

I'm trying to shame the gossip rags out of this. It's not working. Obviously, shame is not the right tactic to use on these people, but I will continue trying.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Royal bachelor party details!

Publication: OK!
Date: 11 April 2011

The lazy practice of a headline without any artwork is spreading, sad to say. This week, it's OK!, who promised back in December they were the official magazine of the Royal Wedding, who tell us they have details of the bachelor party, but do not include a single picture of Princes Harry or William or Snoop Dogg or anybody.

This is not OK! in my book.

Least interesting cover story of the week: Donald Trump doubts Obama was born in the U.S.A.

Publication: Globe
Date: 4 April 2011

Thick fingered vulgarian Donald Trump shows that he's serious about the Republican nomination for the presidency by hopping aboard the high speed rail to Crazy Town and showing himself to be a birther. This is yet another Globe headline without any picture and so it gets no picture from me and the label Least Interesting Story of the Week.

Actually, any story about Donald Trump that doesn't include a picture is a blessing, isn't it?