at some point magazine editors have decided that fug is the new cover look

seriously, we all know that keira knightley is a pretty girl. maybe she's waaaay too thin but she's got a great face (and i've heard she's spectacular in 'atonement'- pause for a moment to think of james mcavoy...mmmmmm....ok, done). why would they put her in something like this for the cover of a magazine? why would they make a 22 year old look way older and washed out? why would they make her sooooo fug? that outfit makes me want to stick sharp things in my eyes so that i never have to see anything like that again. ever ever again.

now this is keira as she should be... pretty, fresh-faced, looking young, nice outfit. this should be a cover!!

but then there's this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wtf is going on here, people? she looks 40! and not a good, young 40- and old and haggard 40. the make-up is WRONG. outfit- WRONG. what's with the arm glove things? and the suspenders? is that so that we can see that she actually has no breasts at all? cus that's what i see!! who the hell approved this cover? where are her PR people? why would she let them do this to her?!?!?!?

she's not the only one. don't hate me, but i LOOOOOVE gwyneth paltrow. from 'sliding doors' to 'shakespeare in love' to 'proof'. i just can't get enough (we'll forgive her for 'bounce' for now). she has fallen victim to this fug is the new cover as well. she's soooo beautiful (she's the new grace kelly- and how fab is chris martin? i don't care if you don't like coldplay- his oxfam, make trade fair, charity work makes him a superstar in my book- plus he did that HILARIOUS guest spot on 'extras'). so what the hell happened on this cover?!?!

seriously, she looks like a man. and not an attractive one. why is she feeding a rat? why are her eyebrows so fing dark? why are her lips invisible? why does she look miserable? what the hell is going on? she's been in the industry long enough to know how to do damage control. where are her PR people? is she just trying to be so cutting-edge that it makes her that much cooler, but she's failed miserably? ugh, someone help.

see, this is my gwyneth...

look how beautiful she is. esp with her amazingly stunning mother blythe danner. this is my girl. beautiful, feminine. grace kelly. see how she has lips? see how her eyebrows match her face? see how she looks like a woman?

please help explain this new phenom. of the cover fug. it's driving me mental!!!