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Magazines, Sex and the City

If Manhattan is the fifth lady in the Sex and the City cast, then magazines are the sixth. With "What Sex and the City Means for the Future of Magazines," Folio reports on the key role of magazines in the movie.

“Keffiyeh kerfuffle”: Advertising in the Internet Age

The New York Times weighs in on the Rachael Ray/Dunkin' Donuts fashion faux pas.

This Old Content

For its June issue, This Old House is the latest magazine title to publish 100 percent reader-created content. It is the first Time Inc. title to jump on the bandwagon.

Mr. Magazine brings up an interesting point regarding reader-generated content. He thinks it is a sign that the journalists' role is morphing from "creators" to "curators."

And speaking of content, here's an interesting article on reading online magazines vs. print magazines.

The Future of Magazines is Here

While in Africa, journalist Richard Behar caught a deadly parasite but survived and wrote an impressive 24 pages in this month’s issue of Fast Company on China in Africa.

New online Organic Lifestyle Magazine from Green Magazine features an interview with champion vegan bodybuilder Robert Cheeke. Regular items will include articles on alternative health practitioners, farmers, chefs and environmentalists.

And speaking of digital magazines, USA Today reports the future of magazine publishing is here.

So Long Magazine Reader

Today, Peter Carlson, The Washington Post's magazine critic, is signing off on his column, "The Magazine Reader." Carlson has covered magazines for The Washington Post for the past 12 years and he is taking an early retirement buy-out. At this time Carlson states he is off to pursue other interests “such as sloth and gin.”

Memorial Day: Remember, Honor, Support

Remember. Honor. Support.

Canadian Mag Publishes Issue on Wheat, Not Rye

Today Canadian Geographic is the first mag ever to publish its annual environmental issue on sheets made of wheat straw. According to the CBC News, reps from the mag state adding agricultural waste to tree pulp could mean additional revenue for farmers and diminish the demand for tree pulp.

Cover Story: Blogger's Life Lessons

Media Bistro’s Daily Fishbowl has the inside scoop on the buzz surrounding Emily Gould’s New York Times Magazine cover-story out tomorrow. Gould (blogger, author, former Gawker writer and now contributor to MB’s Galleycat blog, as you may know, has made a career writing about her personal life.

Meanwhile, I don’t know about you, but I’m already devouring my copy of Wired’s 15^th anniversary issue. In its June issue Wired packs a sentimental punch with its anniversary feature “What We Got Right and What We Got Wrong,” complete with fold-out diagram of “How 1993 invented the future.” Also, the cover story “Attention Environmentalists,” is not to be missed.

David vs David

Check out a few 'American Idol' finale opinions, predictions and rumors at some of our favorite magazines.

Your Brain on Drugs

Today a New York Times article questions whether Wired’s May cover story called “12 Ways to Super-Charge Your Brain” misleads readers with its sidebar, “Do the Right Drugs,” which lists both legal and illegal drugs that are known to “boost cognitive output.” Other tips in the cover package for getting smarter include "think positive" and "eat fish."