September 2008 Table of Contents

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FEATURES
michelle_obama_scary.jpg What's so scary about Michelle Obama?
Everything you always wanted to know about America's next first lady (but were too afraid—or too PC—to ask).
By Ana Marie Cox
 
kardashian.jpg Kim Kardashian: American Booty
Her famous backside may have rocketed her to stardom, but E!'s accidental superstar isn't looking back.
By Willa Paskin
 
school_daze.jpg SCHOOL DAZE
Crumbling campuses! Slothful students! Perverse professors! Come along on our annual semiscientific tour of the worst colleges in America.
A Special Investigation
 
hipster_hooker.jpg Secrets of a Hipster Hooker
Why are stylish, well-educated, and professionally successful women turning tricks on the side? $2,000 an hour, for starters.
By Jessica Pilot
 

INCOMING  
Opening Shot
Love for Sale
As gays rush to tie the knot in California, the wedding industry is pulling out all the stops.
 
Fresh Intelligence
Stars' vanity projects; how chefs are surviving the foodie crisis; political plastic surgery; tarting up Strawberry Shortcake.
 

Fashion
Agyness Is More
A concise, six-point guide to Agyness Deyn—the most obsessively talked-about model since Kate Moss.

 
Politics
Spinners and Losers
For TV's political pundits, a presidential election can make or break a career. So who's up and who's down?
 
Species
The Fopsters
Sure, they look ridiculous, but a new breed of retro poseurs is radically remaking the hipster agenda.

In Play  
The Briefing
From Kid Sister to Meg Ryan's face, what you need to know about this month.

Books
The First Lady is a Tramp
The heroine of Curtis Sittenfeld's controversial new novel bears a striking resemblance to a certain political spouse.

Music
Kid Rock
Why have indie artists become America's badass babysitters?

Movies
Allen Town
Like leaf-peeping and pumpkin pie, a new Woody Allen flick has been an indispensable fall tradition for four decades. Radar rates them all.

TV
Fall TV Preview
Which new boob-tube offerings are worth Tivo-ing? We pick the cream of the crop.


COLUMNS  
Crime
My Dinner with O.J.
O.J. Simpson has a new life in Miami, new friends, and a whole new set of problems. Now, on the eve of his trial, he makes his case to Radar.
By Jamie Schram
Media
Notes on a Scandal
A private in Iraq decided to write about his experiences. He never suspected he'd start a war.
By Spencer Ackerman
Social Studies
Girls Gone Wilde
From Katy Perry to Tila Tequila, girl-on-girl chic is all the rage these days. But is Lindsay Lohan the real deal?
By Sarah Horne
Radar 100
Signs your college isn't prestigious



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The Secret Side of Shannen Doherty
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