R.I.P.

7/11/2008 9:00 AM ET | Filed under: R.I.P.

Magazine ad pages fell 7.4% in America during the first half of this year.

Can we blame that on high oil prices???

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bling says – reply to this

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blame it on who the fuck cares i wipe my ass with the sponsors' shit. i want to see actual words on paper thats why the fuck we get magazines.. unless u just get playboy to jack off
Jenni says – reply to this

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Blame it on the internet.
kelsi says – reply to this

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youre an idiot perez, high oil prices are the fault of the democratic congress
MIKEP123 says – reply to this

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ok ok i won' tpost my shitty video any more
brieasy says – reply to this

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…………..sooooo sad…..*yawn*
Berth says – reply to this

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No, you can't blame it on oil prices.

Blame it on allocating bigger portions marketing budgets to internet ads.
eli says – reply to this

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America needs a lot less of Madison Ave blasting "must have" crap in our faces. Way too much excess consumerism and debt as it is.
KTS says – reply to this

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No, Perez. It's not the fault of high oil prices. It's the fault of entertainment and specialized news being available for free on the internet (ie: here). But that doesn't make us love you any less.
ruffmama says – reply to this

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PEREZ! STOP using the "R.I.P." headline for stupid shit! It makes people think someone died.
DC says – reply to this

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No, dummy. They're going down because advertisers are moving to the internet and TV. Just look at your website!
RAIN says – reply to this

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BLAME IT ON THE STUPID WHITE- CUNT MOTHER FUCKER N OFFICE!!! STUPID ASS WHITE PEOPLE ALWAYS IN CONTROL BUT CAN'T DO SHIT. FUCKERS!!!!
meme says – reply to this

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Don't be ridiculous (bordering on retarded).

The internet is why - who the hell buys a magazine nowadays?
lame says – reply to this

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This is an all time low for LAME STORIES for you. You OFFICIALLY SUCK.
Who the fuck cares about this? or Cuba? or any of your personal crap? I'm so done with this suck site. Plenty of other interesting ones to view. BTW, you're not even FROM Cuba, it's your heritage, which makes you a poser. oh yah, and a loser.
boB says – reply to this

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I have always been trying to ask everthing about her as I could.
People say she is a member of a celeb club
____WEalthySoulMate.com_____
I once was there and met my rich girlfriend.
It's a place to meet the rich and celebrities.
3l$@ says – reply to this

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its a recession perez durr
Gwen says – reply to this

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Sure, blame it on high oil prices. You will be blaming it on the Democrats that way. Maybe you will actually start putting blame where it belongs.
inter says – reply to this

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actually we can blame it on you! or thank you! the internet is linked to the demise of the print media
fatdu says – reply to this

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actually a lot of ink used for magazines comes from oil.
Ghia says – reply to this

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You say blame. I say thank. Magazines were getting ridiculous with the ads. It was like buying a large sales circular.
mffdv says – reply to this

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It's probably Bush's fault.
KArin says – reply to this

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blame it on perezhilton.com!!
fyou says – reply to this

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sure YOU can. oil prices, the Pres., the V.P., global warmimg, CRIMINAL immigrants, your fat ass, your stupid hair, etc. YOU can blame it on anythig you want. now, whether or not IT IS TRUE does not matter. fat fuck.
imrig says – reply to this

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Blame it on the internet and people like you Perez. HA!
Laura says – reply to this

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Well considering that a photographer (for and ad or magazine) gets paid more than likly at the most for a cover $500 and for a back cover ad at lest $5000 it really sucks but considering that the company running the ad pays the magazine oh some where aroung $30,000 (depending on the magazine and placement) maybe it would be a GOOD thing foe photographers everywhere!!!(specs taken from ASMP handbook)Since we are DENIDED the right to a UNION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anne says – reply to this

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I would probably blame it on people not buying magazines because they can find all the info they want online from bloggers like yourself. Just a guess.
NYer says – reply to this

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No we blame it on YOU! People arent reading magazines like years ago cause of the internet and your site..dont let this get to your head either!
Brazen Hussy says – reply to this

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Re: ruffmama – Yes, Perez. Number 9, I agree. I'm always afraid it's gonna be some famous actor, actress, author, legend, statesman, etc.
(Notice I did not mention a Spears, a Hilton, a Lohan, a Hogan, or any other celebrity famous for doing nothing.)
beth says – reply to this

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No but you can blame on internet sites such as yourself. I work an advertising campaign and we're shifting everything to online because a). the prices for online are way cheaper than print and b). you can monitor traffic and results much better with online than print. It's that simple - quit making everything into a political issue. It's clear by the comments that your liberal political spin on everything is starting to annoy your audience. You'd better hold back before your traffic, cpcs and ad rates drop because people are jumping ship to other gossip blogs.
sid says – reply to this

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blame it on the far left .. such as Newsweek and Time (who by the way are going bust) who are so one sided folks are tired of their bullshit
mia says – reply to this

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shut up mario, you know nothing about economics, so why bother.
Jodi says – reply to this

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Yes, let's face it. The US economy is in the crapper.

My only consolation is that this is going to affect the world economy to some degree since the US is the largest consumer of goods/resources. Now, I have nothing against other countries (in fact, I wish them well). But if I have to suffer everyone else should too!
lies says – reply to this

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Yes do what democrats do best and blame something…..instead of doing something keep bitching and whinning, I bet now the oil prices will change because you btiched so much~! COME ON! Democrats can never be blammed because they never actually DO anything
gabi says – reply to this

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k, c if you were educated u'd know that the INTERNET is to blame. its been whats been driving us (real) journalists up the wall for the past 7 years.

what the hell does that have to do with oil?
Jenn says – reply to this

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No. You can't. I don't waste my money on magazines anymore since the internet provides all the news, gossip, etc. out there.
wilma says – reply to this

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Blame it on the prices of these magazines, that is why I stopped buying them. And the fact that they & you have resorted to picking on kids and intruding in their lives. stars ask for what they get, but their kids do not!
Lucy says – reply to this

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Anything that isn't 'essential' people will try and cut from their monthly budget's if they're skint, that and live on Tesco baked beans if you live in the UK!
yourm says – reply to this

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Re: 3l$@ – And its only going to get worse.
JJAZZ says – reply to this

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NO…….WE CAN BLAME IT ON THE INTERNET
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FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T HAVE TO BUY STAR MAGAZINE OR THE ENQUIRER ANYMORE BECAUSE OF YOU
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I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WATCH ET EITHER
kalei says – reply to this

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Yes
poot says – reply to this

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I always see your RIP posts and the first thing I think is someone died. Please stop aith the classless teasers!
Serio says – reply to this

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Right, it has to do with rising gas prices. Magazines are yesteday. Why buy paper when you can access all rags and pubs online. Seriously Perez, stop inciting fear amongst ignorant people. You're perpetuating something that doesn't exist. Magazine ads are falling because the overall sale of mags are falling? Why?? Because people are more eco-conscious and not buying magazines anymore. For fuck's sake, you have the chance to report things to the masses, so why the fuck don't you do it with some veracity???
go go says – reply to this

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I hate to waste all that paper, and for what? I can get all my info on the web. Such a waste of resources.
C- says – reply to this

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Print is dead. Why pay for a magazine when you can get for free on the internet.
Amber says – reply to this

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Everything is based on the prices of oil. It takes oil to transport magazines from the presses. It takes energy to print the magazines too.
skyla says – reply to this

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Re: go go – I was just thinking that! Why waste paper (which I'm not sure is recyclable anymore with all that ink in it) when you can look online. Yes, computers use electricity but so many trees are saved.
fatty says – reply to this

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blame your fatness piggy. everythig is down due to your weight
Amber says – reply to this

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Who needs magazines when we have Perez?