Magazine Review

People Magazine’s report that Rosie O’Donnell will temporarily retire from blogging was a dampener for most of her fans. Rosie.com is a must-read if you want to know the nitty gritties about your favorite personalities.

People Magazine said O’Donnell will stop blogging for a month and then she will take it from there. Rosie.com will stop blogging effective August or tomorrow.

Rosie, according to People Magazine said blogging has become too much for her and has proven to be too draining. Her commitment to the blog has also resulted in loss of several projects for her.

Uganda’s Idi Amin and the Philippine’s Ferdinand Marcos are among the dictators given prominence in world news for one reason or another. Amin because of the award-winning movie on his life and Marcos for the famou People’s Power. However, Maxim Magazine has compiled a list of dictators all over the world who have been overlooked! Here goes.

Maxim Magazine said Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus is one overlooked dictator. He is known for rigging the 2006 elections that his opponent only got 6% of the total votes! And when the parliament tried to impeach him he had a very good solution: he created his very own parliament!

And how about Charles Taylor of Liberia? Maxim Magazine reveals how he overthrew his government and tortured the sitting president to death. This despot has been educated in the United States and is famous for gunrunning, diamond smuggling and assisting rebels in Sierra Leone. He is facing 11 counts of war crimes in the International Criminal Court.

Myanmar’s Than Shwe is rarely mentioned in the papers and that’s because he has suppressed free speech in his country. He is known for refusing foreign aid despite a natural disaster that affected his country. Maxim Magazine said this despot has reached the manadatory retirement age over 15 years ago but he is still in power.

Remember Cosmopolitna Magazine’s Sexiest Movie Heroes? Now it’s the ladies’ turn. Always the fair one in terms of giving magazine real estate exposure to both male and female stars, Cosmopolitan Magazine has come up with Syperchicks—actresses who do not only have superbods but can kick ass too!

X-Men have one too many superchicks according to Cosmopolitan Magazine. Included in the list is X-Men: Last stand’s Red-head Mystique, Rebecca Romijn thereby debunking the notion that only the blondes have fun! Also includes is Anna Paquin who plays Rogue in the same X-Men movie.

Cosmopolitan Magazine also played tribute to Cats—the feline species who played demanding roles in several flicks. Topping thelist is Halle Berry who showed a great bod as Catwoman in the movie with the same title. And then there’s Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns. She may not be a catwoman but Alicia Silverstone’s Batgirl character in Batman and Robin also made the list.

Otehr Superchicks on the list are Jessica Alba as the Invisible Woman in Fantastic Four and Jennifer Garner who plays Elektra in Daredevil.

Republican Presidential candidate John McCain may be facing another battle this time to clean up his technology act. PC Magazine has reported on McCain’s admission that he was not tech-savvy enough.

While PC Magazine does not want to blame McCain’s age, he is the oldest Presidential candidate, for his seemingly allergic reactions to technology, it could not help but be nervous about someone who is so technophobic lead the country.

PC Magazine reported that McCain belonged to the set of people who have managed to reach their 50’s and even 70s or 80’s but have sidestepped technology. McCain, who said other people like his wife and aide are getting online information for him however said he is working on that aspect. The clincher for People Magazine though was when McCain admitted that he does not email and has never felt the need to do that.

As PC Magazine said, how can you expect someone so non-tech savvy even in terms of email to lead in the 21st century?

Cosmopolitan Magazine has chosen the sexiest superheroes and why is it no longer a surprise that the heroes in the recent releases of Marvel are included in the list.

Cosmopolitan Magazine found the following Marvel heroes sexy! Incredible Hulk’s Edward Norton, Ironman’s Robert Downey, Fantastic 4’s Chris Evans (Human Torch), Spiderman’s Tobey maguire, X-Men’s Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and James Marsden (Cyclops).

And who would not list the Dark Knight’s Christian Bale in his own list of sexy superheroes? He was in fact the sexiest Batman of all time! Batman Forever’s Chris O’Donnell (Robin) is also on the list.

People Magazine has given fans of Patrick Swayze a boost when it reported that things are looking positive for the actor’s health. The 55-year old Dirty Dancing star has been fighting cancer for quite sometime now but People Magazine confirms he is back to his old self and showing signs of recovery.

People Magazine had a chat with Swayze while he was leaving for Chicago to film the new TV series “The Beast”. Swayze told People Magazine he is “..a miracle dude”.

Swayze’s started chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer last March and a month after, he and his wife Lisa announced he was responding to treatment People Magazine reported that the couple attributes his recovery to prayers and meditations from people who cared.

Katherine Heigl topped People Magazine’s list of Emmy’s Best Dressed List from 1997 up to 2007. The Grey’s Anatomy star got 49% of the vote thanks to the Escada gown she wore on the 2007 red carpet, which looked like second skin on her hourly figure. The matching Jimmy Choo clutch bag and shoes helped in making the blonde beauty look outstanding.

Jennifer Aniston came next with a vote of 18% for her 2004 beaded Chanel outfit with matching earrings by Fred Leighton. Aniston, who got an Emmy last 2002, has been nominated for the Emmy’s five times.

Halle Berry ranked third with 14% of the votes for her 2005 red carpet Ungaro gown. Berry was a double-nominee that year but People Magazine reports she was not so lucky except for her fashion vote.

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker got 10% of the vote with her 2003 over-the-top couture gown by Chanel. As usual, Sarah showed her quirky fashion sense.

Also in People Magazine’s best dressed list during the Emmy’s Red Carpet event are Courtney Cox for 2002, Jessica Alba for 2001, Debra Messing for 2000, Sarah Michelle Gellar for 1999, Christina Applegate for 1998 and Demi Moore for 1997.