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Provides an author's insights on the topics discussed in the previous issues and essays published at Time and Newsweek Magazines.

Reports that U.S. television personality Rachael Ray has teamed up with Reader's Digest Inc. to publish a food and lifestyle magazine called "Every Day With Rachael Ray."

Discusses the proliferation of magazines tailored for the very wealthy. Reference to the fact that five percent of the 6,200 magazine titles published for the general public in the United States are aimed at the wealthy; Suggestion that the market is flooded with such magazines, with more to come; Reference to "Absolute," a magazine from Absolute Publishing for distribution to New Yorkers with an estimated annual household income of at least $500,000; Other examples of new luxury glossy magazines, including "Capitol File," from Jason Binn, the publisher of "Hamptons" and "Ocean Drive," aimed at Washington residents.

Reports on the launch of the publication "Cookie" by Fairchild Publications which is about children's products that is really for parents.

Examines whether "The Paris Review" literary magazine would we able to survive without its founding editor, George Plimpton who died in September 2003. Board members' efforts to look for an editor who will extend the magazine's range and raise its profile even higher; Literary magazines which were able to get a second life.

Reports that, in one of the most closely watched experiments in the publishing industry, Rumbo, a new chain of Spanish-language newspapers, has started four Spanish-language daily newspapers in Texas in the past year. Expectation that Hispanics will be the majority in the state within 20 years; Skepticism and resistance from larger publishers; Reference to the fact that Spanish-speaking readers have long been the domain of small family-owned newspapers.

Reports that the Paris Review is searching again for a new editor, barely a year after appointing a replacement for George Plimpton, the only other person to fill the post in its five decades as one of the nation's premier literary magazines. Decision by the board not to renew the contract of Brigid Hughes, who succeeded Mr. Plimpton as the magazine's top editor last January; Struggles by the quarterly to adapt to a formal management structure and to being overseen by a board of directors that, for the first time, is trying to influence its editorial direction; Efforts to publish more nonfiction articles and themed issues designed to raise the review's profile; Challenges to replacing George Plimpton.

Reports on the resignation of James Truman as the editorial director of Condé Nast Publications. Number of years that Truman ran the firm; Magazines published by Nast, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue; Naming of Thomas J. Wallace as Truman's successor; Descriptions of Truman's accomplishments at Nast, including the co-founding of the magazine Lucky.

Focuses on literary magazines and small presses in the U.S. Celebration of "The Threepenny Review" literary quarterly's 100th issue; Focus of most literary magazines on specific audiences, with small readerships and low annual budgets; Examples of the small and struggling magazines, including "Quick Fiction" and "Blue Collar Review: Journal of Progressive Working Class Literature"; Comments of Jeffrey Lependorf, executive director of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, founded to help literary magazines compete in the marketplace; Readers; Difficulties for young writers.

Focuses on Suzanne Boyd, the editor in chief of "Suede" magazine. Description of Boyd's career in publishing; How and why she created "Suede"; Way that the magazine is meant to appeal to black and multiethnic women; Contents of the magazine.

Reports on the 25th anniversary celebration of "The Threepenny Review," the literary quarterly publication founded by Wendy Lesser in California.

Profiles Modern Drunkard magazine editor and publisher Frank Kelly Rich. Career background; Job responsibilities; Career highlights.

Focuses on two new online ventures by Kirkus Reviews and the practice of charging for reviews and recommendations. Reputation of Kirkus as a book review source that is independent from advertising; Launching of the Web sites Kirkus Discoveries which will charge $350 to review a book and Kirkus Reports which will charge $95 to recommend a lifestyle title; Consideration of selling advertising space in its flagship publication; Reasons for the decision to charge publishers for the reviews; Comments from Jerome Kramer, managing director of VNU U.S. Literary Group which publishes Kirkus; Influence of Kirkus on book sales; Questions about whether they can retain their objectivity while allowing publishers to veto reviews.

Reports on the plan of media company Hearst Corp. to team up its British magazine arm with one of Australia's biggest magazines to publish weekly consumer publications in Great Britain.

Reports on the dismissal of executives and editors in Dennis Publishing USA, a publisher of men's magazines Maxim and Stuff and music magazine Blender in the U.S.

Reports that a growing evangelical advice industry is selling millions of books and drawing thousands to Christian conferences. Michelle McKinney Hammond, who has published five books in the past 18 months, all of them devoted to helping Christian women navigate the territories of love, dating and self-empowerment; Excerpt from the book "Sassy, Single and Satisfied," by Hammond; Statistics indicating an increase in the number of Christian-themed books offering advice to singles, according to the Evangelical Publishing Association.

Reports that the Tribune Co.'s directive that its publishing division shed more than one percent of its workforce by the end of June 2004 has kindled labor tensions at the offices of "Newsday" and the "Baltimore Sun," both of which have unionized employees. Reaction of union officials to the memorandum circulated about downsizing plans; Business performance of the company.

Reports that "Life" magazine is being revived by Time Inc. as a magazine supplement for Sunday newspapers. Background on the demise of "Life" in 1972; Details of Time Inc.'s plan to challenge Advance Publications' "Parade" and Gannett's "USA Weekend," which currently dominate the newspaper supplement business; Comments by the editor of the new "Life" magazine, Bill Shapiro, on the value of the brand; Details of plans to distribute the magazine; Speculation about whether the magazine will succeed; Background on why Time Inc. chose to launch a newspaper supplement, rather than a new weekly magazine.

Reports on the increase of magazine advertisements in the United States for May 2004 according to the Publishers Information Bureau.

Reports on the selection of J. Russell Denson as chief executive of Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing. Problems that the company hopes Denson will be able to fix; Difficulty of the search for a new chief executive; Description of the company and the magazines it publishes; Denson's career in publishing.

Lists the top magazines in the United States as of June 2004, which include "Parenting," "Parents," and "Child".

Answers a question on the first book published in New York City. Lack of information on the book or pamphlet published by William Bradford in 1693; Bradford's printing of the first Bible and the "The New York Gazette" in 1725.

Reports that when OneWorld, an urban living magazine that featured Russell Simmons, the hiphop entrepreneur, as editorial director, published in the December/January 2004 issue, it left behind more disappointed readers.

Reports that Axel Ganz, the president of the international unit of Gruner and Jahr, which operates the French and American companies, has said that he was glad the company was finally getting past the embarrassing litigation in Manhattan over Rosie magazine. Charges filed by Playboy Enterprises against Prisma Presse, Gruner and Jahr's French unit.

Provides corrected versions of articles published in the periodical "New York Times".

Claims that David J. Pecker, chief executive of magazine publishing company American Media Inc., wants his company to acquire another publisher before going public later this year. Background on American Media, which owns a number of tabloids, including the "National Enquirer;" Plans to redesign "The Star;" Report of recent setbacks to the company caused by a drop in advertising revenues and tabloid sales; Details of the company's financial performance; Comment by Pecker on the timing of the IPO; Speculation about which companies American Media may try to acquire, including Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing and Dennis Publishing USA; Details of new titles and other developments at American Media; Comments by industry colleagues on Pecker's management style.

Reports that Conde Nast Publications has decided to published a magazine aimed at shoppers for home furnishings.

Reports that magazine advertising pages declined in February 2004 for the ninth consecutive month, according to the Publishers Information Bureau n New York City.

Reports that USA Today had concluded an inquiry into the accuracy of several articles by a foreign correspondent without resolving he had falsified information. USA Today editor Karen Jurgensen's awareness of an internal complaint; Similarities between a September 1998 article describing a gun market and an article that appeared in "The Washington Post"; Specifications of the investigations.

Reports on the decision of Fairchild Publication Inc. to make "Vitals" a stand-alone publication in September 2004. Growth of interest in shopping magazines; Profitability of the magazine in its first publication in 2000; Reaction towards the decision of Fairchild to publish a shopping magazine.

Announces a series of changes for the periodical "The International Herald Tribune". Need for the appointment of as publisher; Development of a series of columns; Extension of news deadlines.

Covers the Rosie O'Donnell trial in which her former magazine publishers, Gruner & Jahr USA, are suing the celebrity for breach of contract. O'Donnell's courtroom behavior and testimony; Basis for the suit and countersuit; Anticipated wrap-up of the trial.

Reports on the decision of Book Magazine to stop its publication after its November/December issue. Withdrawal of Barnes and Noble Inc.'s financial support from the magazine.

Focuses on the publication of the first issue of the "MTV" magazine. Retail presentations; Number of copies for the initial issue.

Focuses on the plan of the 'Oprah Magazine' to publish a separate publication called 'O at Home,' which will be bagged with the magazine in its October 2003 issue.

Reports that Wal-Mart Stores will partly obscure the covers of four women's magazines sold in its checkout aisles. Effort to address concerns expressed by some customers about the racy cover lines on some of the magazines; Response of the Magazine Publishers of America; Magazines that include 'Redbook,' 'Cosmopolitan,' 'and 'Marie Claire'; Decision of Wal-Mart to pull three men's magazines from stores in response to customer complaints.

Focuses on 'New York' magazine. Publishers who are interested in purchasing 'New York,' which is owned by Primedia; Background on the magazine and its editors; How its graphic design created a template for modern magazines; The magazine's unpredictability; Its growing emphasis on consumer-oriented topics; Outlook for the sale of the city magazine.

Reports that Thomas S. Rogers, chief executive officer of Primedia, resigned over the company's plant to dismantle the business he was hired to build. Magazines published by Primedia including 'New York' and 'Seventeen'; Role of controlling investor, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, in the plan to sell much if not all of Primedia; Divisions to be sold including consumer magazine group, the television group and it's business-to-business group; Reasons why Kohlberg Kravis would like to pare the business back to just hobbyist magazines like 'Guns & Ammo' and 'Truckin''; Economic indicators of Primedia's financial health.

Details the economic trends in the U.S. magazine market in 2002.

Details the decision of the Forbes family, which owns 'Forbes' magazine, to close 'Forbes ASAP,' a magazine founded in 1992 to cover the digital economy.

Reports on British magazine publishers that have developed magazines for young men in the U.S. Lack of American magazines targeted at young men; Indication that American magazine companies, such as Time Inc., are interested in developing young men's magazines; Mistaken belief that young men in the U.S. were not interested in reading.

Reports on the closure of the British magazine publication 'Punch' in England.

Focuses on the outlook for fashion magazines in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States. Efforts of publishers such as 'Harper's Bazaar' editor Glenda Bailey to respond to consumers who are placing fashion on a lower roster of priorities because of the national crisis; Inclusion of fantasy, Americana, and escapism in the periodicals.

Presents information on the magazine `Estiator.' Comments from Peter Makrias, editor of the magazine; Issues being tackled in the magazine; Information on restaurateur Steve Tenedios who was featured in the September 2000 issue.

Discusses information on fashion. Collection of fashion forecasting journal `Presage'; Discussion on fashion publishing which encourages eating disorders; Details on the animated film `Spy Groove' which deals with fashion.

Reports on the decision of Vibe/Spin Ventures company to end the publication of `Blaze Magazine,' a hip-hop monthly magazine founded in 1998. Concerns regarding circulation and advertising; How the magazine started.

Reports that monthly periodicals are increasing in size. Magazines such as 'W,' 'In Style,' 'Bride's,' and 'Vogue' and the number of pages by which they have increased; Increases in pages dedicated to advertising; Reasons behind the change; Role that the strong economy plays in the magazines' decision; Role that specialization plays; Implications for media.

Reports that the Internet magazine `Industry Standard,' published by IDG Publishing, a subsidiary of the International Data Group in the United States, is introducing an edition in Europe in the year 2000. Views on the introduction of the edition in Europe; Specifications of the edition to be introduced in Europe.

Relates how Mortimer B. Zuckerman broke the news to `Atlantic Monthly' magazine's writers and editors in Boston, Massachusetts that the magazine was being sold. Why he delivered the news to writers and editors in New York over a speakerphone; How he delivered the news in Boston; Who will replace William Whitworth, the magazine's longtime editor.

Provides information on custom published magazines. Amount generated by custom publications in revenue for the magazine industry; Magazine produced by custom publishing division of Time Inc.; Company policy of Time.