Blogger Jim Hanas may have picked up on a media trend. Either that or his lack of decaf is leaving him in a psychotic paranoid state of conspiracy.

I began tracking the Redbook curse a year ago, when Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards graced the February cover, then promptly hit the rocks. Since then, cover subjects Nick and Jessica (March 2004), Jennifer Aniston (June 2003), and Heather Locklear (October 2001 and July 2005) have all taken up residence in Splitsville. Hilary Swank (March 2005) has also been pricing real estate there.

Between the glossy sheets, Sheryl Crow dishes, "“Lance and I were and are just happy to be together.” That was probably back in November, before the curse of the Redbook had time to work its magic.

And what about poor Richie Sambora? Bet he wishes he had known about this curse … then, maybe he wouldn't have been the very last person on the planet to know that his wife was filing for divorce.

Curses. Again. [Updated] [Encyclopedia Hanasiana]