US Weekly Magazine Review

Bottom-line: While US Weekly is fine for the undemanding and tedious world of the exercise treadmill, I would not read the magazine on continual basis; there is just not enough substance. 

The New Year brought a new commitment to fitness; Yeah!  But no, this time I'm serious about wanting to shed a few pounds (okay more than a few) and lighten the load on my poor knees.  Of course this mean a copious amount of time on the treadmill shedding those unwanted pound, listening to Christina Aguilera and reading US Weekly Magazine, which my gym seems to have an over abundance of to the exclusion of any other periodical.

My Viewpoint

I am not usually given to reading entertainment magazines; I would hate to think of myself as a celebrity hound, but US Weekly is short on words and long on pictures and advertising; in other words just right for the treadmill machine where my attention is not ripe for reading.  Unlike Entertainment Weekly, or even People, US Weekly does not pretend to be serious, the magazine does not attempt to cloth itself in the veneer of serious journalism. 

There are no articles in US Weekly, at least not anything that would pass as an article in say Entertainment Weekly, or People; there are instead picture captions and the occasion short write-up (a paragraph or two) on this star or that, or those stars over there.  US Weekly is just a tad more reputable than say The National Enquirer or Star Magazine, but just barely. 

Concluding Viewpoint

While US Weekly is fine for the undemanding and tedious world of the treadmill, I would not read the magazine on continual basis; there is just not enough substance.  And while I have to admit that (women) celebrities intrigue me, I would rather not read a whole magazine devoted to their every step; US Weekly is not for me.