black women's magazines are smarter than white women's magazines

I purchased this magazine because I loved the photo, above, and because I wanted to know how Vivica "secretly makes millions in the movie biz." And also because all the Cosmos and Glamours and Elles around me were advertising "How to get smoky bedroom eyes" and "His secret sex desires" and "Flat belly by summer!"

I was not disappointed! Sister 2 Sister ran a full-on eight-page interview in which Vivica Fox explained how residuals work, and the financial benefits of producing in addition to acting. An excerpt:

Jamie: So does that mean that those are intellectual properties that, should they play again, you get residuals from them?

Vivica: That's right!

Jamie: Okay. So people don't understand that. I'm always teaching in my magazine....

Vivica: So basically when I say "produce," that means I'm getting two checks.

Can you even imagine seeing that in a magazine for white chicks? Either it's a fashion and beauty mag telling you how to self-tan while losing weight, or it's a feminist magazine that's against capitalism and will tell you how to knit your own tampon cozy, but is afraid to talk about making money in any real way.

The guy I bought the magazine from at the subway newsstand was, however, a bit miffed.