links for 2009-06-28

The weeklies are their own world, with their own rules. Their priority is to keep the rollercoaster of a star's life – romance, betrayal, marriage, separation, reunion – moving as quickly as possible. Real facts play a role, but not always a leading one. "A tabloid version of a fact isn't exactly a lie," is how one editor at a prominent celebrity weekly puts it. "But it isn't the truth. You know what I mean?"