With the announcement that Rina Stone is replacing John Korpics to become creative director at InStyle, of course, comes a farewell memo from People's Larry Hacket, who is saying goodbye to his five-year veteran. "We suspect her new assignment will give her a happy excuse to expand her wardrobe."

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• Jack Shafer speaks from the mount, gives maybe-plagiarizing novelist Ian McEwan a pass.

• Louise MacBain continues snapping up art properties, ignoring her art magazines.

• Rodale takes a groundbreaking step to give a shit about the Internet.

• InStyle begins to look like a herd at the feeding trough.

• NBC received 4,000 emails about its single sponsorship stunt. Single sponsor Philips soaks up the PR.

• Nick Denton comes off every bit as smarmy in his Guardian profile as he does at his loft parties.

• Anna Wintour leads the charges in figuring out what to do with skinny bitches banned from runways.

In order for this item to work, you're going to have to get past the fact that we have TiVo on a season pass for Family Feud. And, in an effort of full disclosure, we also have season passes for The Price Is Right and Wheel Of Fortune. So get over it — that you TiVo The Tyra Banks Show already vindicates us.

So here we have it: Family Feud asked 100 women which women's magazines give the best fashion advice. The obvious options are up there – Vogue, et. al – but it's the magazines guessed at but not listed that should really have publishers upset. Like the fact that O: The Oprah Magazine made the list and not, say, InStyle.

Some of us rely on September Vogue as a gym replacement during the waning days of summer, hauling it around in our Bottega Veneta tote to tone our arms, back and shoulders and wielding it like a crowbar when that bearded fella on East 64th violates our personal boundaries.

What to do then when this year's September issues, even beyond Vogue, aren't hitting their ad pages from last year? Since our nutritionist is rehabbing from an eating disorder, we have nobody else to ask but Stuart Elliot. And really, we thank our biceps and triceps he's so knowledgeable.

Even though Vogue is running 691 ad pages over last year's 651, it's 800 pages still won't beat last year's record setting 832-page book. Cosmopolitan is down 9.4 percent, Out dropped 19.7 percent, InStyle is down 1.9 percent, O: The Oprah Magazine crumbled 25 percent and Vanity Fair saw a 20.4 percent decline.

Which means if you're looking to bulk up for fall, you might have to lug around both Vogue and Vanity Fair. And no cheating by signing on to Style.com.