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Cosmopolitan (Magazine)Cosmopolitan, or simply Cosmo, is a magazine published monthly from New York by the Hearst Corporation. It was founded in 1886 as a "magazine for the whole family". Through the years, Cosmopolitan magazine has been able to open versions in various languages, such as Spanish, Swedish and French. It reaches readers in many countries worldwide. It was banned in Singapore until recently. In earlier incarnations, such as under John Brisben Walker from 1889 to 1905, it was one of America's leading markets for fiction, and for a briefer period was known for important investigative journalism. Circulation had been in decline for years, until Helen Gurley Brown became chief editor in 1965, and remodeled the magazine. Cosmopolitan became a women's magazine complete with a sexy cover shot every month of a woman (usually) in a low cut dress or bikini. In recent years the magazine, and in particular, its cover stories, have become more sexually explicit in tone. Cosmopolitan in the UK started in the early 1970s, it was well known for its sexual explictness, espically with strong sexual language, male nudity (without genitals, or it would considered pornographic) and sexual themes such as rape. Criticism The magazine's increasingly sexual focus has led to some controversy, especially since it is often sold in clear-view at checkout counters of family grocery stores. Many parents are uncomfortable with their children reading magazine headlines such as "How to date 8 men at once and get away with it." While Cosmo has evolved into a magazine that has features to attract both male and female readers, female readers are still the most heavily engaged target audience. The magazine features mostly feminine topics such as sex, makeup, hair tips, etc. Certain third-wave feminists have argued that although the present iteration of Cosmo was started to stop discrimination and empower women, it now contributes to women's oppression through inspiring uneasiness over their physical image, due to the magazine's venerated display of women's sexuality and statuesque body image. Voting drive Cosmo has recently pursued an effort to encourage their readers to vote. As part of the undertaking, editor Sam Baker set up interviews with the three main political parties in the UK, in order to enlighten and rouse readers under the age of twenty-four to vote. Voting among younger ages is an enduring problem in both the UK and the United States. Baker hoped to use the magazine to promote interest in voting in this group. External link - http://www.cosmopolitan.com/
- http://www.hearst.com/magazines/property/mag_prop_cosmo.html
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