Stupid and ubiquitous tabloids

Dariya Nifontova

Once a week Wonderzine talks about the things to which we have weakness, contrary to all the arguments of reason and love that seems to be not supposed to. In the second issue - tabloids, which are embarrassing to read in public, and even alone with themselves. But to refuse it it is impossible, and it is OK.

In January 2013 The British newspaper The Sun came out in a record circulation for itself - 2,409,811 copies were printed.

To believe that all these two million newspapers have not been read by any hipster, only those who came out of the Whitechapel Gallery, is almost impossible, although I really want to. In addition, many foreign and Russian publications also gradually began to erase the framework between what is called quality journalism and thoughtless gloss. Of course, Olesya Gerasimenko’s material and “the list of the most poorly dressed actresses on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival” will never be in the same category. On the other hand, Jezebel’s fiercely feminist resource has a gossip section (by the way, one of the most popular on the site): filibaster Wendy Davis and booties for her daughter Kim Kardashian are discussed there equally actively.

Those who still feel guilty about the presence of perezhilton.com in the history of their browser, can calm the conscience by the fact that most of the modern gossip is somehow important. The future royal baby is not only a discussion of the value of Kate Middleton’s chamber, but also an important cultural event in the UK, and at the opening of the MIFF attention was equally riveted on Alena Ahmadullina’s and Romas Zabarauskas’s legs, which came in a Pussy Riot shirt.

Well, even if the regular news about rehab / booze / rehab / booze Lindsay Lohan do not have any cultural value, then remember that you have already gone all this way with her. After all, you have the right to know what happened to your favorite childhood actress.

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