4/03Rank of Kim Jong Il and the Saudi royal family among the world’s worst dictators, according to Parade magazine: 1,2

Parade, 2/16/03

11/96Year in which Barbara Bush was named “First Lady of the Century” by Outlaw Biker magazine: 1995

Outlaw Biker (Hoboken, N.J.)

3/97Chance that a magazine sold at a U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force base is an adult magazine: 1 in 5

Army & Air Force Exchange (Dallas)/Navy Exchange Service (Virginia Beach, Va.)

4/99Ratio of Americans who say they trust TV news magazines to those who say they trust print news magazines: 2:1

The Gallup Organization (Princeton, N.J.)

    Ratio of those who say they trust local TV news to those who say they trust C-Span: 2:1

The Gallup Organization (Princeton, N.J.)

6/96Number of last year’s newsweekly magazine covers featuring women who are not princesses, murderers, or models: 0

Forbes Media Critic (N.Y.C.)