They said we’d never last.
But with great love, too, comes great responsibility.
The ink stains may fade, but the legacy is indelible.
What a gift and a pleasure that we got to do it at all.
First cover: k.d.
Along came a feisty PEOPLE spin-off to offer meticulous pop culture curation and savvy reporting.
BeholdEW’s first cover, starring up-and-coming singer k.d.
“She set her own path, and so did we.”
This was also EW’s second cover onTwin Peaks; the first featuredDavid Lynchin April.
We championed cult hits from the start, and would continue to venture into places both wonderful and strange.
“I’m anchored.”
The Gay ’90s
EW’s commitment tocovering Hollywood’s LGBTQ+ communitybegan here.
“We got a bunch of ‘don’t force your lifestyle on us’ mail.
We got more mail saying, ‘I needed this so much.'”
Wild Wild West
July 9, 1999
Not all EW covers were celebrations of pop culture.
In fact, this one corralled the bad buzz on theWill Smith-Salma Hayeksteampunk western.
“I wore it as a badge of honor,” says Svetkey.
A sheriff’s badge, even.
(Sarah Michelle Gellargraced seven covers in all.)
We ended up doing afew moreTwilightcovers, as you may recall.
“That’s when I have to take a vacation.”
Naturally, we recreated her nightmare for a cover.
He provided editors with only one image and an edict that it should not be cropped.
(Luckily, it was perfect.)
So did we there wasn’t a dry pant leg in the house.
(That’s a lot of blood to pair with our sweat and tears.)
It was so compelling, EW held onto the shot and used it instead forcover No.
I really love it."
(Sorry, Channing Tatum.)
They are not eye candy.
Although we do look pretty damn fly, I must say!"
Taylor Swift
May 17/24, 2019
“I did anactual interviewwith a human journalist!!”
Tay tweeted, thanking then EW music editor Alex Suskind for “such a wonderful experience.”
Oscars 2021
May 2021
We’ve obsessed over the Oscars since our first preview in 1990.
Decades later, directorRegina Kingand nomineesViola DavisandChloe Zhaoled a historic race.
He lives on in a newDisney+prequel series, and as the cover ofEntertainment Weekly’s final print issue.
Oh, and if you want to read about the time starEwan McGregorlost Obi-Wan’s lightsaber, just clickhere.
