Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Self Magazine Done After 47 Years, Glamour Mag Editor in Chief Ousted, WIRED Italy Over: Conde Nast in Turmoil

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Self Magazine is no more.

Already reduced to a website, now Conde Nast has pulled the plug.

This is despite a moment in which health and fitness are more under the spotlight than ever with weight loss drugs, vaccines, and remedies of all kinds a bigger business than ever.

The magazine lasted 47 years. Its most popular era was under editor Alexandra Penney.

Conde Nast is also closing the international editions of Glamour, the magazine which is supposed to absorb the coverage being left behind by Self. There’s a report that Sam Barry, the editor-in-chief of Glamour, is leaving, according to a note she sent to her staff.

Conde Nast, once the king of kings in magazines, is in publishing freefall. Nonetheless, they’ve put all their resources and time into the ridiculous Met Gala and the upcoming movie, “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

Anna Wintour is unbothered. She was seen last night sitting right up front at the opening of the Broadway play, “The Fear of 13,” starring Adrien Brody.

Publisher Roger Lynch’s message to the staff is here.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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