Popular Cover Stories of the Past Year
The global warming controversy has been heating up as the media issues dire warnings about the planet’s future. Riding the media heat wave, Al Gore recently released his documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Despite plaudits from the major media, NewsMax Magazine finds that the film, in fact, offers some “convenient lies.” In the July edition, you’ll find out if all the talk by Gore about global warming points to a legitimate threat – or if it’s a lot of hot air. NewsMax Magazine’s special report “Al Gore Spins Global Warming” debunks many widely promulgated notions about the global warming threat and finds that truth is the first casualty in Gore’s apocalyptic film.
As The Da Vinci Code movie sets to open in theaters worldwide this week, it is generating even more controversy and criticism than the hugely successful novel on which it is based. Surprisingly, the movie was previewed at the Cannes Film Festival this week with numerous critics panning the film. Despite its critics, the “Da Vinci Code“- directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks - may still turn out to be a billion-dollar blockbuster for Hollywood. And many Christians see the book and movie as nothing more than big cash for blasphemy. NewsMax Magazine will soon be releasing its special report “The Da Vinci Con” authored by James Hirsen, columnist for NewsMax’s Left Coast Report and author of The New York Times best-selling books “Hollywood Nation: Left Coast Lies, Old Media Spin, and the New Media Revolution” and “Tales from the Left Coast: True Stories of Hollywood Stars and Their Outrageous Politics.”
Laura Bush is one of the most popular – and powerful – first ladies in American history, best-selling author Ronald Kessler reveals in a groundbreaking new book “Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady.” And NewsMax Magazine has an exclusive excerpt from Kessler’s biography, whose advance buzz heralds it as a sure-fire best-seller. In writing “Laura Bush,” Kessler had unprecedented access to Bush and her longtime friends, family members, aides and political insiders such as Condoleezza Rice. The award-winning journalist is the first to penetrate Laura’s secret world and reveal the life and times of America’s extraordinary “comforter in chief.”
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s celebrity wife Maria Shriver is wielding surprising influence in the Golden State as she becomes America’s new Evita. Can her power and charisma provide the boost that Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to win re-election this year? And what is Maria’s own agenda for her Schwarzenegger and his career, California and the nation. NewsMax Magazine’s special report “The Rise of Maria” reveals why observers believe the former broadcaster, Kennedy heiress and mother of four has even eclipsed her movie star husband’s power.
NewsMax Magazine’s special report “Bono’s Politics” is just out and it reveals how one of the world’s best known rock stars is transforming politics as he becomes influential in Washington, London and around the globe. U2 and its lead singer Bono are waging a global battle against poverty, AIDS and famine. Bono says he is motivated by his Christian faith. Is he? Or his crusade another celebrity-driven effort to influence politics? NewsMax Magazine’s special report “Bono’s Politics” reveals how the music idol capitalizes on his superstardom to champion the cause of the world’s poor, ailing and hungry and why the world’s leading politicians – from George Bush, Tony Blair, the Pope and others are bending their ear for him.
Could terrorists smuggle a nuclear bomb through a U.S. port and explode it on American soil? Now that Iran has nuclear material and North Korea has actual nuclear weapons — could they or terrorists they work with attack a major U.S. city? These and other questions are answered in a recent NewsMax Magazine special report “Avoiding Nuclear D-Day.” This NewsMax report, authored by best-selling author Kenneth R. Timmerman, finds the nuclear threat is real — and reveals what the U.S. government had done to stop a nuclear surprise attack. The NewsMax report reveals how high-tech gear and vigilance are protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism. This NewsMax report takes an in-depth look at how security measures in the U.S. have been completely overhauled since 9/11 and discusses the threat of a suitcase nuclear bomb or nuclear suitcase bombs.
