AMERICA'S ANATOMY

For my Introduction to Mass Media class, I basically have to dissect a magazine from front to back. I was browsing the magazine rack this evening, and low and behold I came across something quite astonishing. First comes LOST: The Official Magazine, then 24 the Magazine, and now this:


(SOURCE: http://abc.go.com)

It's genius, really. Ecstatic fans will flock to their magazine racks to pay the [steep] price of $6.99 for their latest Grey's dirt. Instead, they'll find themselves with a slim, 66-page advertisement and a half-boner. Pity. The magazine will be dead within a year, but if you multiply the price of the magazine X the amount of diehard fans, there are big bucks to be made.

Nothing surprises me anymore.