Grocery Store Literally Shields Children from Elton John US Mag Cover

According to a grocery store in the South you may be risking damage just by gazing on Elton John.

A resident of Mountain Home, Arkansas noticed a "family shield" at her local Harp's grocery store. Specifically, it was censoring shoppers from seeing the cover of US Weekly Elton John and partner David Furnish holding Zachary, their new infant son.

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Magazine Ad Revenues Increasing After 3-Year Slump

With the rise of social media and the ease of availability to find the dirt on your favourite areas of interest that naturally follows suit, it is only human for us to assume that the sales of physical magazines will dwindle in the year of 2010. However, a recent report by Reuters published that they enjoyed an increase in advertising revenue for the first time in three years; mostly due to the automobile industry.

According to data from rate cards compiled by the Publishers Information Bureau, advertising revenue grew by 3 percent in 2010 to about $20 billion, where $1 billion is raked up by People Magazine. On the other hand, food magazine, Food Network, grew the most with a 174 percent jump in ad revenue in 2010 as compared to the previous year.

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Lady Gaga Most Celebrated Cover Girl of 2010

According to WWD:

“According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Gaga was the runaway hit at the newsstand in 2010 for monthly and biweekly magazines. The results don’t extend all the way through the end of the year, and they do vary (figures for Condé Nasttitles go through November; Hearst titles through October). But it’s safe to say no celebrity will catch up in time to match Gaga’s strong and steady performance throughout the year.”

Rihanna placed second the stands. Her topless January issue of GQ was the second best selling issue while Seventeen enjoyed a top seller featuring the “Only Girl” singer.

Blake Lively placed higher than anticipated. The “Gossip Girl” enjoyed the spoils of being Allure’s best seller. However, she barely made a blip on Vogue sales. Anna Wintour dubbed her one of the best dressed, but she failed to drive sales. 


Esquire also found Blake to be a bust. Seems she best stick with her female fans.


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