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The Guardian
by Valej If you are a member of the Guardian-reading community, do you appreciate it as you should? Are you truly engaged in terms of issues around what makes this paper so outstanding vis-à-vis notions of fiercely committed, über-intelligent progressive journalism? Here's a little test. This is a sub-heading from a recent article by the Guardian ... journalist Gary Younge: "Trayvon Martin's death is lifting the lid on the US's racist underbelly." How did you react to that? Well, if you didn't laugh out loud, I'm afraid you don't appreciate the Guardian as you should. If you didn't spot the solecism either, I'm afraid you don't even appreciate the English language as you should. That sub-heading sums up what makes the Guardian so outstanding in terms of issues around semi-literate, pseudo-intellectual, self-righteous progressive politics. I also suspect a sub-editor was deliberately taking the pee of Mr Younge, who is famous for his mixed metaphors -- my favourite is probably the "kernel of a message" that took "centre stage" after black folk had been trying to "hammer it home for decades". Believe me, it is not easy to write as badly and thoughtlessly as that. Guardian journalists do it with ease, though few with the fluency and skill of Mr Younge. His article this time was about a murder in the US. Travyon Martin was a thirteen-year-old Black choirboy who was returning home from inventing a cure for cancer when he was set upon by fifteen neo-nazi skinheads with close links to the Republican party. The skinheads gang-raped the defenceless teen, tortured him with cattle-prods, then beat him to death with copies of Mein Kampf printed on paper made from non-sustainable rain-forest resources. That's the way the Guardian would like it to have been, anyway. In fact, the death of Trayvon Martin is a bit more "nuanced" than that and not the simple story of evil white racism that the Guardian would like it to be. They've still tried to spin it in the right direction by using a photo of the victim that is three years out of date, to pretend that the victim was much younger and more innocent-looking than he really was. Lying in a righteous cause is no crime to Guardian journalists or to most Guardian-readers. But sometimes the Guardian does use accurate, up-to-date photographs that reflect an important reality. For example, there is a vile sexist myth that feminists are ugly, embittered, and over-weight. The Guardian demolishes this myth by publishing photos of its feminist columnists, who are revealed to be... Then there's Polly Toynbee, Queen of Compassion and Concern. She looks like a cross between Rosa Klebb and a phosphorescent ferret. Rosa Klebb is the blood-thirsty lesbian torturer in the James Bond book (and film) From Russia With Love. Polly isn't a lesbian and doesn't drink blood, to the best of my knowledge, but she does operate a torture chamber. For the English language. Here she is, merrily mixing her metaphors almost as skilfully as Gary Younge: "Labour [is] still straddled between being a tarnished government and an insurgent opposition. But since the budget, blame for the past is receding; Tory finger-pointing is losing its poke. Labour's cautious tendency tugs back towards the centre-ground "where elections are won", but Bradford West shows over-caution has great dangers too. What's it to be: a fiscal straitjacket or a business-building, demand-stimulating, jobs-and-growth Keynesian answer to hyper-austerity? Some blend of the two is cooking ...[The Tories'] every step will be hobbled through to the next election, stifling any high-flown protestations of political virtue... The political establishment needs shock treatment from time to time: a whiff of revolution from riot or electoral rebellion gives Westminster a defibrillator jump..." --- I repeat: it is not easy to write as badly as that. Try it sometime. Unless you're a member of the Guardian-inflected community yourself, you'd probably find it very difficult. But I'd be guilty of dishonest spin too if I pretended that all Guardian journalists write badly. No, I have to admit that some write well. Simon Hoggart writes well and is funny with it. I don't agree with many of George Monbiot's political views, but I do think he's a good writer. Catherine Bennett is much less well-known than Polly Toynbee, but a much better writer. She's rumoured to have been behind Norman Johnson, the "Free Radical" columnist who wrote a very funny (and clever) spoof of David Aaronovitch, the ex-communist, Iraq-war-supporting, former Guardian journalist whose conceit, deceit, and autophilia were viscerally skewered with clubs of acidic satire on a week-by-weekly basis. As Gary Younge might have put it. Read the complete review |
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Bella
by xd-o-n-z-x I'm a sucker for magazines. I buy loads of them; Cosmopolitan, Glamour, New!, More! Etc, however, if I am out shopping or travelling then I will load up with extra magazines. One of my most recent buys is a magazine called Bella. Bella is a British weekly women's magazine. The magazine is issued every Tuesday and is currently ... priced at 89p per issue, which I think is excellent value for money and also means that the magazine is very affordable. The issue which I am going to review is the April 10th 2012 issue. The cover is very attractive and definitely stands out. The main headline consists of a picture of This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby along with the headline 'Has Holly Made A Huge Mistake?'. I think that this title looks very dramatic and makes you think 'oh my gosh!' - however, having read magazines like these before, I know that the story isn't going to be as dramatic as the cover makes out - I find out I'm right when I read the full story! Back to the cover; it's very colourful with lots going on. It looks very exciting indeed and covers many topics. I like how it features normal people and celebrities as it shows that the magazine is easy to relate to and for us 'normal' people. ~ * CELEBRITY * ~ There is a quite a bit of celebrity gossip in this magazine; not as much as celebrity gossip magazines, but just enough to inform you of what's going on. I like how the magazine features different celebrities of all ages as well as different 'levels' of famous people from actors to pop stars and television presenters. In this particular interview there is a double page interview with Fearne Britton. I enjoyed this interview and liked that the questions we really wanted to know are answered. There is also a Britain's Got Talent interview, which as I don't watch the show anymore, didn't find interesting. There is also a section called 'Star Style' which shows you how to dress like a certain star (this issue features Christine Bleakly). I liked this section. ~ * REAL LIFE * ~ There are lots of interesting stories; some of which are very dramatic. There also some 'small stories' on stories which were big in the news a while ago - this is interesting as it allows you to see 'where things are' now. There was also an article called 'comp queens' which featured 3 women who are competition mad and live a life of luxury from their prizes. I like how the magazine focuses on real people, especially as a lot of the people feature are inspirational. ~ * FASHION * ~ There are some 'simple' fashion articles in here - which I like and are 'easy to follow' unlike a lot of 'fashion magazines' which are too over the top. The only thing I find, although it's not really a problem for myself (I'm 21), but as the magazine is aimed at women of all ages (including women in their 70's etc), whilst the fashion is meant to be suitable for all, I do feel sorry for older women as the fashion seems to be very young; featuring 'glittery tops' and things teenagers would wear etc. So in a way, I think it would be nicer if they featured fashion items that really were suitable for all. ~ * BEAUTY AND BODY * ~ In this issue, there is a big article on dieting; featuring a special diet by Rosemary Conley. The diet itself looks very easy to follow and even allows you to eat chocolate, and so it is a diet for 'normal people' and not a faddy diet. The only thing is, is that a lot of the food is meat based, and so being a vegetarian, I would be unable to follow this diet, which is a shame, as I was really interested in it. ~ * WHAT ELSE? * ~ Also considering that the magazine is a cheap, weekly magazine, some of the fashion items featured are very expensive; for example in this issue I found a playsuit that was £95 and a top that was just under £90 which I think is very expensive. There are some adverts in this magazine, although not so many that they take over the magazine (take note Marie Claire magazine etc). The adverts are for everyday household items such as food and other items you would find in the supermarket - and so I feel that the adverts are aimed at normal people and not 'glamorous women on 100k+ salaries who can afford the handbags which are a few hundred quid (as featured in magazines like Marie Claire and Red). I feel that 89p is excellent value for price - you do get your money's worth from this magazine as there is plenty of reading to be had. I would say that this magazine is suitable for women of all ages - from teens to women in their seventies. There are beauty articles, celebrities, real life stories, fashion, diets, travel etc; so plenty to keep all ages occupied. There are some competitions in this magazine where you can win holidays etc. There are also some puzzles; one includes a crossword with a £200 prize. There is also a travel section which features one location per issue. This article is accompanied by lots of colourful pictures and is very informative telling you where to eat, stay and what to do whilst your there. This article always makes me want to visit the place mentioned. There are some recipes which may interest you if you like cooking. I myself haven't actually tried out these recipes and am therefore unable to comment. There's also some television gossip, horoscopes, and health information (this issue focuses on hay fever - telling you the symptoms, how changing your diet can help and medication to take etc). There's also articles such as how to look slimmer with make-up which is easy to follow. Some of these articles require you to buy products you may not have, whilst others, you can try out using products you already have. So all in all this is an excellent magazine which I would definitely recommend! Thanks for reading! April 2012 Xdonzx / xd-o-n-z-x Read the complete review |
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People Magazine
by rosebud2001 I first started reading "People" magazine in the 90s. Back then I used to frequent Tower Records rather a lot and spied the magazine on their racks and was intrigued. What intrigued me was the mixture between celebrity news and human interest stories, which was a refreshing change to many of the UK magazines available ... then. I say this because "People" is an unashamedly American publication, and it's only in the past couple of years or so that it's become widely available in the UK. In the intervening period I did read it fairly regularly thanks to American owned media stores selling it - first Tower Records and then Borders Books - and the occasional international newsagent helping me out too. With both Tower and Borders consigned to the shopping mall of history, I was delighted to see it become more widely available and as such I never miss an issue. ~~The Magazine~~ "People" was originally called "People Weekly" and certainly when I first started to buy the magazine back in 1996 it was still going by its original name. The magazine launched in 1974 and has thrived over the years, along with spin off titles including "People en Espanol" and "People Stylewatch". The magazine is unashamedly a celebration of celebrity, but major crime or human interest stories will feature predominantly. If you have an interest in North American culture, as I do, the magazine covers it brilliantly with the premise of covering people who are in the news for whatever reason. ~~My Thoughts~~ "People" magazine has, undoubtedly, changed over the years, and not always for the better, but I still buy it and enjoy it. I used to be a total magazine junkie but these days I tend to buy a couple a week and "People" is the one I tend not to miss. I like the mix of light hearted celebrity news and the human interest stories it has but what I like best about "People" is the absence of snark which is so predominant in UK celebrity magazines and even better, an absence of the weekly "benefit scrounger" type stories that blight magazines such as "Closer". "People" is an altogether more positive magazine and while some of the exclusives can be a little too nice for words, none of the interviews are ever as fawning as anything you will find in "Hello". Certainly Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie seem to give all their exclusives to "People", and you can hardly blame them when you see the weekly headlines they get in less reliable US magazines such as the "National Enquirer". "People" on the other hand maintains a level of deference which means you might not get the full truth but certainly what you do get most definitely does come from the horse's mouth as opposed to the imagination of the editor. The magazine is unashamedly glossy and every page is in colour. Most pages are at least half - sometimes more - photographs - with each picture receiving a caption which generally isn't repeated within the article itself. Reality TV features, with the magazine seemingly in thrall of the show "The Bachelor". I have no need to watch this programme (assuming it airs in the UK - I actually don't know!) because the regular articles (usually cover articles) "People" run on it tell me all I need to know. Similarly the magazine loves to feature contestants on "Dancing With the Stars" (the US version of "Strictly Come Dancing") especially if there is a human interest story such as with William Levy who punts his tale of fleeing Cuba for fame and fortune in America which is mildy interesting, or J R Martinez' far more gripping life story. "People" love weddings and babies but also will do deaths in a big way. When Whitney Houston died earlier this year she received a fitting send off in "People" with a 20 page spread of tributes, photographs and analysis of her life and death. Similarly when Elizabeth Taylor died the magazine gave her a cover worthy of her status as a superstar. The human interest stories in the magazine do tend to focus more on crime so whenever there is a big crime story in the country, they will cover it in depth, so cases such as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and the death of Caylee Anthony received a large number of column inches (and photographs). The magazine loves a dramatic trial too, so when Caylee's mother Casey was on trial for her murder the magazine carried the story every week, along with the trial of Michael Jackson's physician Conrad Murray. Like so many Americans, the magazine also loves our royal family, and the Duchess of Cambridge regularly features on the cover now. The magazine loves the younger royals so Princes William and Harry are staples but the Queen is also the subject of many stories in the magazine. The magazine also loves people who help others and I must admit I enjoy these stories too - it makes a blessed relief from the almost unremitting glamour of Hollywood at times. The "Heroes Among Us" section features ordinary people who try to make a difference and the American tradition of giving to charities is nicely highlighted here. The magazine used to feature more stories on "real people" in the past and I have to say it's my only real complaint about the magazine in 2012 - I wish they would bring back more stories which focus on people outwith the world of celebrity. The magazine does have a small fashion and beauty section and also includes a recipe every week but the focus is firmly on celebrity and the "Passages" section neatly ties up marriages, births, deaths, divorces, illnesses and trouble with the law on one page. ~~Final Thoughts~~ There's nothing demanding in "People" magazine - it makes for a light and generally escapist read but I prefer it to most UK magazines for several reasons. First up, the writing style doesn't assume I am a teenager and I rather like that. Too many of the women's magazines produced in the UK seem ridiculously childish to me and I don't see much of a difference between them and the teen magazines my daughter buys. Secondly I find "People" an altogether more positive read. They don't have those tedious "worst dressed" features so beloved in other magazines, which seem to deduce readers are too stupid to decide for themselves if they liked or loathed a dress worn by a celebrity. I generally don't take a lot of interest in what stars wear to award ceremonies - I mean let's face it I can't imagine ANY time I'd be caught dead in a ball gown. The tone in the magazine is probing without being nasty and while they do ask some awkward questions in intereviews the magazine doesn't adopt a preachy or judgemental tone in any of the articles it publishes, which I really like. American celebrities being what they are, dysfunctional families, and even different types of families are just accepted and reported without any suggestion in the articles that this might be a little odd. The magazine allows people to pass judgement in the Letters page of course - which always reveals how divided Americans are on a whole host of issues. The cover price in the UK is £1.99 per week which seems a little steep but it's actually less than what you pay in the US. The only snag is the magazine tends not to hit newsagents here until almost a week after it is published in the US. Not every newsagent will sell it but larger WH Smith branches have it as do supermarkets and branches of RS McColl. If you find UK magazines which focus on celebrity and fashion a little formulaic then you should give "People" a go - I only wish there was a carbon copy version for the UK! Read the complete review |
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