Mirabella

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Mirabella
ISSN
1044-5153

Mirabella was a

editor in chief, in partnership with Rupert Murdoch.[5]

It was originally published by

Elle, a more lighthearted issue from the same publisher.[5] Declining ad revenue contributed to a reported $9 million loss in 1999, and the magazine folded immediately after the debut of Oprah Winfrey's magazine O in April 2000.[5]

Mirabella's circulation stood at 558,009 at the time of its demise.[5]

Editors

Cultural references

In the

Fore, Father", Stewie Griffin
picks up the December issue of Mirabella in the doctor's waiting room.

In a season 3 Sex and the City episode, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) says that she never should have signed up for a Mirabella trial subscription.

In season 4 of Scrubs, a goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers hockey club sees an issue of Mirabella and changes his last name to Mirabella. He goes on to be the number one goalie in the National Hockey League (NHL).

In the episode "The State Dinner" of

C.J. Cregg
is irritated that the reporter from Mirabella is asking about food & wine in her press briefings.

In Jeffrey Eugenides' short story "Baster", Tomasina learns of age-related fertility issues from an issue of Mirabella.

Terence Trent D'Arby mentions the magazine on "Castilian Blue", a track from his 1993 album, Symphony or Damn.

In the 1993 film

TIME, and the National Enquirer
.

References

  1. ^ a b "From Mirabella to U.S. Edition of Elle". The New York Times. May 19, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Grace Mirabella". Vogue. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "'Mirabella' publisher moves to 'W', 'Mirabella names acting publisher". Advertising Age. February 22, 2000.
  4. ^ Mirabella Magazine. January 1989. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Elder, Sean (April 28, 2000). "Mirabella folds". Salon. Archived from the original on October 19, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  6. . Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Bercovici, Jeff (May 2000). "T'wasn't beauty killed Mirabella but beastly bungles". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2013.