Guilty Pleasure: something one enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it. The “guilt” involved is sometimes simply fear of others discovering one’s lowbrow or otherwise embarrassing tastes, such as campy styles of entertainment. Fashion, video games, music, films, and junk food can be examples of guilty pleasures. Thank you, Wikipedia.
So, there’s this thing…
That I really seriously love. Especially during certain times of the year.
Namely, hot summer days and Oscar season:
PEOPLE Magazine.
I feel like I should pooh pooh the celebrity scene and tell you I read nothing but intellectual things like Plato’s Republic (which I have read three times), or books about the scourge of materialism in America like Radical or Seven (own both of them), or life changing works about the homeless or the AIDS epidemic.
The thing is, I do love books that make my brain work. Hard. I do. I love being stretched and pushed and I love having to re-read sentences six or seven times just to unpack its meaning. I’m reading through Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters for probably the tenth time. It’s one of my favorites. Ever.
But you know what? Sometimes I just want fluff. I don’t want to think. I don’t want to process and mull over. I just want to look at pretty pictures and take a peek into the lives of the rich and famous.
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I don’t necessarily want to live their lives…frankly, I kinda like my mostly boring, unassuming, suburban life…but I am forever fascinated by celebrity fashion…particularly for awards shows like the Oscars. I know this sounds really random, considering the bulk of my movie watching is comprised of the cartoon variety…but I really looooove looking at all the pretty dresses. I know little (nothing?) about fashion…but boy do I love seeing the gowns and the jewels and the hair dos and the shoes. I find it fascinating to see what someone with unlimited funds and world class designers who create clothing specifically for their body…ends up with. I like seeing what colors are trending. I like to see Justin Timberlake in a tux. Oh wait. How did that get in there? But really…Anne Hathaway? Girl is flawless.
I don’t so much care who is dating who or any of that other jazz…I just like to pour over their dresses, pick out my favorites, and pretend what I would wear if I wasn’t wiping snot 325 times an hour. Sometimes, my brain just needs pretty pictures of pretty people in pretty dresses. And you know what? Maybe I’m okay with that. Maybe it’s okay for me to let my noggin take a break. Right?
PEOPLE Magazine Oscars Double Issue will be on sale starting March 1, 2013. It will only be available until March 18, 2013. This is exciting. No. Truly. DOUBLE issue. That’s a lot of pretty dresses. And even some hideous ones too (Nicki Minaj I’m looking at you).
So, here’s the fun part: I’m giving away a $20 gift card to Target to one lucky reader! Target will for sure be carrying the PEOPLE Magazine Oscars Double Issue, so…I mean…you should totally pick that up. Don’t even tell me you won’t be there at least three times in the next week. I see your instagram feed.
To enter to win the $20 gift card, leave a comment on this post answering the following question:
Which stars/celebs do you want to see on the cover of this year’s PEOPLE Magazine 2013 Oscars Double Issue Campaign?
I will pull a winner on Monday, February 25th.
If you’re feeling really lucky, you can also test your PEOPLE Trivia skills for a chance to win! Enter each week for a chance to win one of hundreds of rewards cards!
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I want to see Bradley Cooper
Probaby Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio). We’re buds, so I always just call him Leo…. Yeah, anyway. I feel like he has been ripped off over and over throughout the years. He’s done A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. jobs in movies and has been overlooked every time. I want him to win. Anyhoo… ;) Yeah, Jeanett. Give your brain a BREAK! :)
Channing Tatum…need I say more!
Anne Hathaway for sure . . . Les Mis . . . what more needs to be said?
hard to say, I always like to see what the lovely Julia Roberts is wearing… um and hello Ryan Gosling?? Yes please!
I have no idea who’s supposed to be where but i always love seeing Jennifer Aniston. Loved her in Friends and have loved her since. She is too much gorgeous. Anne Hathaway is pretty stunning too.
Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garber. Ann Hathaway. Audrey Hepburn. Jimmy Stewart. Err. Sorry. Wrong decade.
Bad dress? Wardrobe malfunction? Meat dress?
Yes, please. Bring on the weirdness.
Besos,
Caryl
Hello! I just found your blog today and had to leave a comment – I thought I was alone in my intense Oscar anticipation but alas, I am not! I’ll be sad to see award season come to an end at the end of this week. There really is something special about seeing the fashion choices celebrities make for these events. I also really like seeing the red carpet interviews… which leads me to hope for Jennifer Lawrence on the cover – she’s so funny and genuine. I’d also like to see Anne Hathaway, simply because she’s rocking that pixie hairstyle and killed it in Les Mis.
Looking forward to following your blog!
I kinda wanna see Sandra bullock come back into the limelight.
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I’d like to see the guys from GRIMM!
I’d like to see Hugh Jackman
Anne Hathaway! Les mis….and she has been having some bold fashion choices lately!
Ben Affleck or Hugh Jackman…yumm!
definitely Bradley Cooper
Oooh, I’d love to see Anne Hathaway. And, just for you , Jeannett, JT. I was cracking up.
George Clooney… never get tired of him. Also, anxious to see what Jessica Chastain will be wearing…she is one of my new favorites.
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I don’t really care who is on the cover of People magazine as long as they are modestly clothed.
Jennifer Garner & Anne Hathaway for sure. Love them!
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Bradley Cooper!
Definitely Jessica Chastain! To me, she has been left out of all the awards show hub bub this year and I’d love to see her make her mark on the People Cover! Maybe mix it up with some old/new Hollywood, (Robert Deniro (if he shows up at the awards), Sally Field, Steven Speilberg, Tommy Lee Jones)
I’d love to Jennifer Lawrence on the cover! I’ve loved all of her dresses from this awards season. Not that I’ve been looking. ;)
Kate Hudson, and Channing Tatum…obvs. He is fine fine fine. Really diggin the girl from Hunger Games too, I can’t think of her name at the moment, not enough coffee yet this morning. But she rocks…oh hello, the comment above mine listed her too — Jennifer Lawrence!
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I’d like to see Daniel Day Lewis on the cover.
I usually like to see what the ‘older’ actresses are wearing. Older meaning, they are my age. Meryl Streep, Ellen Barkin, etc.
Love, love, LOVE award season. My husband pokes fun but I told him this is like my sport season! I admit to watching the E! coverage hours before as well. I love Anne Hathaway – she always looks so classic.
Love People and Oscar season!! I would like to see Jennifer Lawrence on the cover. Such a great new actress and I would love to see what dress she wears. Can’t wait! :-)
its my guity pleasure too- i read it and the “others” when i get my nails done. thing is tho i could totally care less who os on the cover.
and by the way, i have only been to target twice this week, but there is always tomorrow….
Bradley Cooper, Merryl Streep, Daniel Day Lewis.
Anne Hathaway is my fav right now. Beautiful, talented and pretty down to earth.
Jennifer Lawrence – love her! I am a people junkie too :)
I’d like to see Bradley Cooper too!!
So ummm, yeah…I’m a subscriber…I’d happily pass on my Peoples to you if you want :) It’s totally my guilty pleasure too!
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Oh yes, and I would also love to see Anne Hathaway or Jessica Chastain or Bradley Cooper :)
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Hmmm, I think Ryan Gosling or Ann Hathaway would make a such a great cover! Thanks!!
Anne Hathaway for sure–she broke my heart in Les Mis, and I agree with you–she’s flawless!
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Nicole Kidman, she has looked stunning at the Grammys and the SAGs so I expect nothing less than perfection on Sunday.
I always love seeing what Kate Hudson wears! I’m already gearing up for Sunday – I couldn’t care less about the actual awards (I haven’t seen any of the movies) but I LOVE the dresses!!
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I’d simply ask for a trifecta of hotness: Bradley Cooper, Channing Tatum, and Hugh Jackman. Yes. PLEASE.
I also LOVE the Oscar dresses…awards season is my fave :)
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Keira Knightley would be my choice
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Jennifer Lawrence for sure!
I’m more of a tv girl, but if I had to pick a movie actor..I’d go with Bradley Cooper!
Daniel Craig… you can never go wrong with James Bond. And Jennifer Lawrence is lovely and unexpected.
i LOVE FLUFF MAGS TOO, ESPECIALLY ON THE BEACH WITH A PINA COLADA! I’D LOVE TO SEE ANN HATHAWAY ON THE COVER-SHE’S JUST REALLY FUNNY AND SEEMS SO DOWN TO EARTH! BUT A LITTLE EYE CANDY IN THE GUY DEPT WOULDN’T BE BAD EITHER!
I want to see Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley, Hugh Jackman, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Is it bad that I really don’t even know who is nominated? and I am probably just going to watch the Oscars for the fluff? Oh! and the hope that they really are going to get all 6 Bond’s together!!!! that would be awesome! Hmmmm, I would love to see Adele, although she can be hit or miss… Anne Hathaway, always lovely! and George Clooney, so debonair! Always! yup. that’s it. Pick me! I always gaze longingly at the People Mags, and never can justify the price… *sigh*
i would love to see jennifer lawrence. Thanks for this awesome giveaway
I’d like to see Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner
I’d love to see Jeremy Renner and Julia Roberts (I just love her!). Really, I’ll be happy to pour over whomever is on the cover and the pages inside. The fluff makes my grey matter happy.
I’ve always LOVED Julia Roberts. And you can’t go wrong with Ryan Gosling. ;)
I don’t have a “celeb” I care to see on the cover.
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