by Stuart Heritage
One of the perks of being a famous woman is that if you ever have a baby, magazines will pay you millions of dollars to take photos of it.
And that’s true whether you have an adorable baby or an angry pink monster with freakish little grasping fingers that creep you out every time you look at them. Like Christina Aguilera’s baby.
Now before you get upset, remember that we’re not the ones saying that. People magazine paid $1.5 million for exclusive photos of Christina Aguilera and her new baby Max, but since hardly anyone bought the issue, it’s basically you who are saying that Christina Aguilera’s baby is a ridiculous, funny-to-look-at waste of everyone’s time. And you should be ashamed, damn you.
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by Stuart Heritage
Here’s a conundrum: you see two magazines, one that promises exclusive pictures of Jennifer Lopez and her new twins and another one that’s about generic mid-20th century brickwork – which do you buy?
No question – the brickwork one every time. Because a) hey, bricks, woo, and b) you really couldn’t give a tenth of a rat’s chuff about anything to do with Jennifer Lopez.
Still, that hasn’t stopped People magazine from paying an estimated $6 million for exclusive American distribution rights for Jennifer Lopez’s baby photos. We honestly can’t see how Jennifer Lopez is that much of a draw, so maybe People has heard something we don’t know – maybe J-Lo’s twins are co-joined at the arse or something. Yes, that’s definitely it.
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