Unsung_Hero: There's no reason to have a real person on your magazine cover any longer when you can have a fake one for less money and hassle.

Tell me you don't work in media without telling me you don't work in media.

There is a reason that celebrities -- real people -- are on the covers of magazines and newspapers. They sell more papers that way.

As an example, either the Boston Globe or Boston Herald (I forget) once found out that they sold more issues whenever one famous Red Sox player (I forgot who) was on the cover. So, guess what? They put stuff about him on the cover more often.