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107-583: Over the years, Phileleftheros has expanded into a publishing company and has released several magazines (including the Cyprus editions of Cosmopolitan and Top Gear ), as well as recently launching its own radio station, Radio Sfera. In a newspaper scene dominated by political parties, Phileleftheros gains a reputation of being independent and not under the influence of any particular political party. The paper's motto reads: "Ημερήσια Εφημερίδα στην Υπηρεσία του Κυπριακού Λαού", which translates into English as

214-464: A "torch-bearer of Truth", an emissary of a hidden Spiritual Hierarchy that, according to theosophists, guides the evolution of mankind. This was repeated by Besant as early as 1896; Besant came to believe in the imminent appearance of the "emissary", who was identified by theosophists as the so-called World Teacher . In 1909, soon after Besant's assumption of the presidency, Leadbeater "discovered" fourteen-year-old Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986),

321-538: A British perspective can be entered. In May 2015, Cosmopolitan UK announced they were launching their first ever fragrance. This is considered a first in the magazine industry. Named 'Cosmopolitan, The Fragrance', the perfume takes on the notion of their much-loved phrase 'Fun, Fearless Female' and was set to launch in September. Cosmopolitan played a role in passing the Seventeenth Amendment to

428-483: A South Indian boy who had been living, with his father and brother, on the grounds of the headquarters of the Theosophical Society at Adyar , and declared him the probable "vehicle" for the expected " World Teacher ". The "discovery" and its objective received widespread publicity and attracted a worldwide following, mainly among theosophists. It also started years of upheaval and contributed to splits in

535-582: A barely legible twelve points. After Hearst died in 1951, the Hearst's International disappeared from the magazine cover altogether in April 1952. With a circulation of 1,700,000 in the 1930s, Cosmopolitan had an advertising income of $ 5,000,000. Emphasizing fiction in the 1940s, it was subtitled The Four-Book Magazine since the first section had one novelette, six or eight short stories, two serials, six to eight articles and eight or nine special features, while

642-735: A book by the American birth-control campaigner Charles Knowlton . It claimed that working-class families could never be happy until they were able to decide how many children they wanted. It also suggested ways to limit the size of their families. The Knowlton book was highly controversial and was vigorously opposed by the Church. Besant and Bradlaugh proclaimed in the National Reformer : We intend to publish nothing we do not think we can morally defend. All that we publish we shall defend. The pair were arrested and put on trial for publishing

749-415: A book called Occult Chemistry . In 1906 Leadbeater became the centre of controversy when it emerged that he had advised the practice of masturbation to some boys under his care and spiritual instruction. Leadbeater stated he had encouraged the practice to keep the boys celibate, which was considered a prerequisite for advancement on the spiritual path. Because of the controversy, he offered to resign from

856-474: A bottle . In conjunction with the campaign, Cosmopolitan 's editor-in-chief, Kate White, approached Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney , known for her support of women's health issues, with concerns that women were not fully aware of the dangers of indoor tanning and the effectiveness of the current warning labels. After careful review, the Congresswoman agreed that it was necessary to recommend that

963-712: A close friendship. Besant made an abrupt public change in her political views, at the 1885 New Year's Day meeting of the London Dialectical Society, founded by Joseph Hiam Levy to promote individualist views. It followed a noted public debate at St. James's Hall on 17 April 1884, on Will Socialism Benefit the English People? , in which Bradlaugh had put individualist views, against the Marxist line of Henry Hyndman . On that occasion Besant still supported Bradlaugh. While Bradlaugh may have had

1070-525: A conquered race." She encouraged Indian national consciousness, attacked caste and child marriage, and worked effectively for Indian education. Along with her theosophical activities, Besant continued to actively participate in political matters. She had joined the Indian National Congress . As the name suggested, this was originally a debating body, which met each year to consider resolutions on political issues. Mostly it demanded more of

1177-593: A degree course at London University. Then, 1879 to 1882, she was a student of physical sciences at Birkbeck Literary and Scientific Institution . Embarrassed by her activist reputation, the Institution omitted her name from the published list of graduands, and mailed her certificates to her. When Aveling in a speech in 1884 announced he had become a socialist after five years close study, Besant argued that his politics over that whole period had been aligned with Bradlaugh's and her own. Aveling and Eleanor Marx joined

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1284-541: A family and women's magazine, first published based in New York City in March 1886 by Schlicht & Field of New York as The Cosmopolitan . Paul Schlicht told his first-issue readers inside of the front cover that his publication was a "first-class family magazine". Adding on, "There will be a department devoted exclusively to the concerns of women, with articles on fashions, on household decoration, on cooking, and

1391-520: A feature claiming that women had almost no reason to worry about contracting HIV long after the best available medical science indicated otherwise. The piece claimed that unprotected sex with an HIV-positive man did not put women at risk of infection and went on to state that "most heterosexuals are not at risk" and that it was impossible to transmit HIV in the missionary position . This article angered many educated people, including AIDS and gay rights activists. The protests organised in response to

1498-553: A film company based in New York City from 1918 to 1923, then Hollywood until 1938. The vision for this film company was to make films from stories published in the magazine. Cosmopolitan magazine was officially titled as Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan from 1925 until 1952, but was simply referred to as Cosmopolitan . In 1911, Hearst had bought a middling monthly magazine called World To-Day and renamed it Hearst's Magazine in April 1912. In June 1914 it

1605-510: A free correspondence school: "No charge of any kind will be made to the student. All expenses for the present will be borne by the Cosmopolitan . No conditions, except a pledge of a given number of hours of study." When 20,000 immediately signed up, Walker could not fund the school and students were then asked to contribute 20 dollars a year. Also in 1897, H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds

1712-562: A granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst (founder of Cosmopolitan 's parent company) and sister of Patty Hearst , has lent her support to a campaign which seeks to classify Cosmopolitan as harmful under the guidelines of "Material Harmful to Minors" laws. Hearst, the founder of an evangelical Colorado church called Praise Him Ministries, states that "the magazine promotes a lifestyle that can be dangerous to women's emotional and physical well being. It should never be sold to anyone under 18". According to former model Nicole Weider , who

1819-492: A legal battle to regain guardianship, against the will of the boys. Early in their relationship, Krishnamurti and Besant had developed a very close bond and he considered her a surrogate mother – a role she happily accepted. (His biological mother had died when he was ten years old.) In 1929, twenty years after his "discovery", Krishnamurti, who had grown disenchanted with the World Teacher Project , repudiated

1926-699: A member of the Theosophical Society and a prominent lecturer on the subject. As part of her theosophy-related work, she travelled to India. In 1898 she helped establish the Central Hindu School , and in 1922 she helped establish the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board in Bombay (today's Mumbai ), India. The Theosophical Society Auditorium in Hyderabad, Sindh ( Sindh ) is called Besant Hall in her honor. In 1902, she established

2033-475: A near-nude centerfold of actor Burt Reynolds in April 1972, causing great controversy and attracting much attention. The Latin American edition of Cosmopolitan was launched in March 1973. In April 1978, a single edition of Cosmopolitan Man was published as a trial, targeted to appeal to men. Its cover featured Jack Nicholson and Aurore Clément . It was published twice in 1989 as a supplement to Cosmopolitan . In its January 1988 issue, Cosmopolitan ran

2140-490: A say for middle-class Indians in British Indian government. It had not yet developed into a permanent mass movement with a local organisation. About this time her co-worker Leadbeater moved to Sydney. In 1914, World War I broke out, and Britain asked for the support of its Empire in the fight against Germany . Echoing an Irish nationalist slogan, Besant declared, "England's need is India's opportunity". As editor of

2247-608: A sense of duty to society, and under the influence of the Tractarians . As a young woman, she was also able to travel in Europe. In summer 1867, Wood and her mother stayed at Pendleton near Manchester with the radical solicitor William Prowting Roberts , who questioned Wood's political assumptions. In December of that year, at age 20, Annie married the cleric Frank Besant (1840–1917), younger brother of Walter Besant , an evangelical, serious Anglican . The Rev. Frank Besant

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2354-587: A small allowance from her husband. In 1878 Frank Besant successfully argued her unfitness, after Annie Besant's public campaigning on contraception , and had custody from then of both children. Later, Annie Besant was reconciled with her son and daughter. Her son Arthur Digby Besant (1869–1960) was President of the Institute of Actuaries, 1924–26, and wrote The Besant Pedigree (1930). Initially in London, Besant attempted to support her daughter, her mother (who died

2461-613: A spinoff magazine targeting a teenage female audience, was created for international readership. It shut down in December 2008. There are 64 worldwide editions of Cosmopolitan , and the magazine is published in 35 languages, with distribution in more than 100 countries making Cosmopolitan the largest-selling young women's magazine in the world. Some international editions are published in partnerships, such as licenses or joint ventures, with established publishing houses in each local market. During 2015, Cosmopolitan found popularity in

2568-598: A then-newfound medium, the "discover" section on Snapchat. At the time, Cosmopolitan's "discover" had over 3 million readers a day. In October 2018, Bauer Media Group announced that after 45 years, publication of the Australian edition of Cosmopolitan would stop due to the commercial viability of the magazine no longer being sustainable. In March 2022 the Russian edition, Cosmopolitan Russia , changed its title to Voice after Hearst revoked its affiliation following

2675-593: A video on The Making of the World's Sexiest Calendar in 1994 followed by a 14-month Cosmopolitan Men Calendar. Photographer Richard Reinsdorf shot the entire Calendar and helped direct the video. Cosmopolitan releases a Male Centerfold issue every few years that features hot male celebrities from the United States. Here is a partial list of the men that have appeared in Cosmopolitan's Centerfold Editions over

2782-398: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cosmopolitan (magazine) Cosmopolitan (stylized in all caps ) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine . Cosmopolitan

2889-521: Is also part of this campaign, the magazine's marketing is subtly targeting children. Billboards have been hung in states such as Utah urging the state to ban sales of the magazine. In 2018, Walmart announced that Cosmopolitan would be removed from checkout lines after the anti-pornography organization National Center on Sexual Exploitation , formerly known as Morality in Media, labeled the magazine as "sexually explicit material". Cosmopolitan Australia

2996-609: Is famous in India because Indian monk Swami Vivekananda addressed the same event. In 1895, together with the founder-president of the Theosophical Society, Henry Steel Olcott , as well as Marie Musaeus Higgins and Peter De Abrew , she was instrumental in developing the Buddhist school, Musaeus College , in Colombo on the island of Sri Lanka. Besant saw freemasonry, in particular Co-Freemasonry , as an extension of her interest in

3103-438: Is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports and modern interests. Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine. Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, horoscopes, and beauty. Cosmopolitan is published by New York City–based Hearst Corporation . The magazine's office in

3210-409: Is one of the best-selling magazines. Formerly titled The Cosmopolitan and often referred to as Cosmo , Cosmopolitan has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles. Now it

3317-485: Is pro-life because that's not in our readers' best interest." According to Joanna Coles, the magazine's editor-in-chief , the endorsements of Cosmopolitan will focus on "candidates in swing states or candidates who are strongly in favor of issues like contraception coverage or gun control." In the 2014 U.S. elections , Cosmopolitan officially endorsed twelve Democratic candidates. However, only two of them won their respective political campaigns . Victoria Hearst,

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3424-749: Is today based in Chennai , India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar . Following the split, Besant devoted much of her energy not only to the society but also to India's freedom and progress. Besant Nagar , a neighbourhood near the Theosophical Society in Chennai, is named in her honour. In 1893, she was a representative of The Theosophical Society at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. The World Parliament

3531-582: The Bryant & May match factory. She was drawn further into this battle of the "New Unionism" by a young socialist, Herbert Burrows , who had made contact with workers at the factory, in Bow . They were mainly young women, were very poorly paid, and subject to occupational disease, such as Phossy jaw caused by the chemicals used in match manufacture. Louise Raw in Striking a Light (2011) has, however, contested

3638-819: The Hearst Tower , 300 West 57th Street near Columbus Circle in Manhattan in New York City. Cosmopolitan has 21 international editions in Bulgaria, China, Czechia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Cosmopolitan originally began as

3745-622: The Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India, and dominion status within the British Empire. This led to her election as president of the Indian National Congress, in late 1917. In the late 1920s, Besant travelled to the United States with her protégé and adopted son Jiddu Krishnamurti , who she claimed was the new Messiah and incarnation of Buddha. Krishnamurti rejected these claims in 1929. After

3852-595: The Irish Home Rulers and supported them in her newspaper columns during what are considered crucial years, when the Irish nationalists were forming an alliance with Liberals and Radicals. Besant met the leaders of the Irish home rule movement. In particular, she got to know Michael Davitt , who wanted to mobilise the Irish peasantry through a Land War, a direct struggle against the landowners. She spoke and wrote in favour of Davitt and his Land League many times over

3959-735: The London matchgirls strike of 1888 . She was a leading speaker for both the Fabian Society and the Marxist Social Democratic Federation (SDF). She was also elected to the London School Board for Tower Hamlets , topping the poll, even though few women were qualified to vote at that time. In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky , and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew, whilst her interest in secular matters waned. She became

4066-558: The Social Democratic Federation , followers of Marxism , and then the Socialist League , a small Marxist splinter group which formed around the artist William Morris . In 1883 Besant started her own periodical, Our Corner . It was a literary and in time a socialist monthly, and published George Bernard Shaw 's novel The Irrational Knot in serial form. Meanwhile, Besant built close contacts with

4173-625: The US Constitution , which allowed for the popular election of US Senators (previously they were elected by state legislatures). In 1906, William Randolph Hearst hired David Graham Phillips to write a series of articles entitled " The Treason of the Senate ". These articles, which were largely sensationalized, helped galvanize public support for this cause. In September 2014, Cosmopolitan began endorsing political candidates. The endorsements are based on "established criteria" agreed upon by

4280-473: The birth control pill , which had gone on the market exactly five years earlier. This was not Brown's first publication dealing with sexually liberated women. Her 1962 advice book, Sex and the Single Girl , had been a bestseller. Fan mail begging for Brown's advice on many subjects concerning women's behavior, sexual encounters, health, and beauty flooded her after the book was released. Brown sent

4387-404: The invasion of Ukraine . On the cover of its October 2018 issue, Cosmopolitan featured plus-sized model Tess Holliday . Some people, such as TV presenter Piers Morgan , criticized this choice, arguing that it amounted to promoting obesity. Editor of Cosmopolitan Farrah Storr called the cover choice a bold stance in favor of body positivity . In December 2020, actress Emma Roberts became

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4494-459: The "Daily newspaper serving the people of Cyprus". According to the article on the paper on page 239 of "Τόμος 13, Μεγάλη Κυπριακή Εγκυκλοπαίδεια, Πρώτη Έκδοση (1990)", the first issue of Phileleftheros came out on 7 December 1955. According to the same source, the paper published for many years on the first page is the satirical verse of Anthos Rodinis. For many years the Sunday edition included

4601-684: The Bachelor of the Year, who is announced at an annual party and media event in New York. The 50 bachelors generally appear on programs such as The Today Show . Past winners include: In the May 2006 issue of Cosmopolitan , the magazine launched the Practice Safe Sun campaign, an initiative aimed at fighting skin cancer by asking readers to stop all forms of tanning other than tanning from

4708-541: The Central Hindu College also agreed to the Government of India's precondition that the college should become a part of the new University. The Banaras Hindu University started functioning from 1 October 1917 with the Central Hindu College as its first constituent college. Blavatsky had stated in 1889 that the main purpose of establishing the society was to prepare humanity for the future reception of

4815-561: The Church were those who despised women the most, "Against the teachings of eternal torture, of the vicarious atonement, of the infallibility of the Bible, I leveled all the strength of my brain and tongue, and I exposed the history of the Christian Church with unsparing hand, its persecutions, its religious wars, its cruelties, its oppressions." In the section named "Its Evidences Unreliable" of her work "Christianity", Besant presents

4922-534: The Church. In 1873 she left him and went to London. She had a temporary place to stay, with Moncure Conway. The Scotts found her a small house in Colby Road, Upper Norwood . The couple were legally separated and Annie Besant took her daughter Mabel with her, the agreement of 25 October 1873 giving her custody. Annie remained Mrs. Besant for the rest of her life. At first, she was able to keep contact with both children and to have Mabel live with her; she also got

5029-1046: The FDA take a closer look. She and Representative Ginny Brown-Waite introduced the Tanning Accountability and Notification Act (TAN Act – H.R. 4767) on February 16, 2006. President Bush signed the act in September 2007, and the new federal law requires the FDA to scrutinize the warning labels on tanning beds and issue a report by September 2008. Cosmopolitan UK launched the Cosmo Blog Awards in 2010. The awards attracted more than 15,000 entries and winning and highly commended blogs were voted for in several categories including beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and celebrity. The 2011 awards launched in August 2011 and nominations are open until August 31, 2011. All UK-based bloggers and blogs written by British bloggers abroad with

5136-541: The Knowlton book. They were found guilty but released pending appeal. The trial became a cause célèbre , and ultimately the verdict was overturned on a technical legal point. Besant was then instrumental in founding the Malthusian League , reviving a name coined earlier by Bradlaugh. It would go on to advocate for the abolition of penalties for the promotion of contraception. Besant and Bradlaugh supported

5243-564: The Malthusian League for some 12 years. They were concerned with birth control, but were not neo-Malthusians in the sense of convinced believers in the tradition of Thomas Malthus and his demographic theories. Besant did advocate population control as an antidote to the struggle for survival . She became the secretary of the League, with Charles Robert Drysdale as President. In time the League veered towards eugenics , and it

5350-518: The Marxists. In her Autobiography , Besant follows her chapter on "Socialism" with "Through Storm to Peace", the peace of Theosophy. In 1888, she described herself as "marching toward the Theosophy" that would be the "glory" of her life. Besant had found the economic side of life lacking a spiritual dimension, so she searched for a belief based on "Love". She found this in Theosophy, so she joined

5457-484: The Theosophical Society and doctrinal schisms in theosophy. Following the discovery, Jiddu Krishnamurti and his younger brother Nityananda ("Nitya") were placed under the care of theosophists and Krishnamurti was extensively groomed for his future mission as the new vehicle for the "World Teacher". Besant soon became the boys' legal guardian with the consent of their father, who was very poor and could not take care of them. However, his father later changed his mind and began

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5564-427: The Theosophical Society in 1906, which was accepted. The next year Besant became president of the society and in 1908, with her express support, Leadbeater was readmitted to the society. Leadbeater went on to face accusations of improper relations with boys, but none of the accusations were ever proven and Besant never deserted him. Until Besant's presidency, the society had as one of its foci Theravada Buddhism and

5671-581: The Theosophical Society, a move that distanced her from Bradlaugh and other former activist co-workers. When Blavatsky died in 1891, Besant was left as one of the leading figures in theosophy and in 1893 she represented it at the Chicago World Fair . In 1893, soon after becoming a member of the Theosophical Society, she went to India for the first time. After a dispute the American section split away into an independent organisation. The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant,

5778-525: The Throat of the Republic" (December 1907 – March 1908) and "What Are You Going to Do About It?" (July 1910 – January 1911). Other contributors during this period included O. Henry , A. J. Cronin , Alfred Henry Lewis , Bruno Lessing , Sinclair Lewis , O. O. McIntyre , David Graham Phillips , George Bernard Shaw , Upton Sinclair , and Ida Tarbell . Jack London 's novella, " The Red One ",

5885-448: The Year award was awarded to Kayla Itsines (2015), Nicole Scherzinger (2012), Mila Kunis (2011), Anna Faris (2010), Ali Larter (2009), Katherine Heigl (2008), Eva Mendes (2007), Beyoncé (2006), Ashlee Simpson (2005), Alicia Silverstone (2004), Sandra Bullock (2003), Britney Spears (2002), Debra Messing (2001), Jennifer Love Hewitt (2000), Shania Twain (1999), and Ashley Judd (1998). Cosmopolitan Men released

5992-487: The age of 90. Her vision is still evident in the design of the magazine. The magazine eventually adopted a cover format consisting of a usually young female model (or prominent female celebrity), typically in a low cut dress, bikini, or some other revealing outfit. The magazine set itself apart by frankly discussing sexuality from the point of view that women could and should enjoy sex without guilt. The first issue under Helen Gurley Brown, July 1965, featured an article on

6099-573: The article's publication were turned into a 30-minute documentary titled "Doctors, Liars and Women: AIDS Activists Say NO to Cosmo" by two members of ACTUP, a New York City based collective of HIV/AIDS activists. One of the articles in its October 1989 issue, "The Risky Business of Bisexual Love", promoted the ' bisexual bridge' theory. The 'bisexual bridge' theory suggests that heterosexual women are unknowingly put at risk for contracting HIV through sexual contact with bisexual men who covertly have sex with other men (colloquially described as being "on

6206-598: The better of the debate, followers then began to migrate into left-wing politics. George Bernard Shaw was the speaker on 1 January 1885, talking on socialism, but, instead of the expected criticism from Besant, he saw her opposing his opponent. Shaw then sponsored Besant to join the Fabian Society . The Fabians were defining political goals, rejecting anarchism in 1886, and forming the Fabian Parliamentary League, with both Besant and Shaw on its Council which promoted political candidacy. Unemployment

6313-416: The care and management of children. There was also a department for the younger members of the family." Cosmopolitan 's circulation reached 25,000 that year, but by November 1888, Schlicht & Field were no longer in business. Ownership was acquired by John Brisben Walker in 1889. That same year, he dispatched Elizabeth Bisland on a race around the world against Nellie Bly to draw attention to

6420-599: The case of why the Gospels are not authentic: "before about A.D. 180 there is no trace of FOUR gospels among the Christians." Besant and Bradlaugh set up the Freethought Publishing Company at the beginning of 1877; it followed the 1876 prosecution of Charles Watts , and they carried on his work. They became household names later that year, when they published Fruits of Philosophy ,

6527-519: The coming decades. Bradlaugh's family circumstances changed in May 1877 with the death of his wife Susannah, an alcoholic who had left him for James Thomson . His two children, Alice then aged 21, and Hypatia then 19, returned to live with him from his in-laws. He had been able to take a house in St John's Wood in February of that year, at 20 Circus Road, near Besant. They continued what had become

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6634-480: The down low"). The New York Area Bisexual Network performed a successful letter-writing campaign against Cosmopolitan . Since the 1960s, Cosmopolitan has discussed such topics as health, fitness, and fashion, as well as sex. The magazine has also featured a section called "Ask Him Anything", where a male writer answers readers' questions about men and dating. The magazine, in particular its cover stories, has become increasingly sexually explicit in tone. In 2000,

6741-486: The electors to vote for me, and the non-electors to work for me because women are wanted on the Board and there are too few women candidates." From the early 1880s Besant had also been an important feminist leader in London, with Alice Vickery , Ellen Dana Moncure and Millicent Fawcett . This group, at the South Place Ethical Society , had a national standing. She frequented the home of Richard and Emmeline Pankhurst on Russell Square , and Emmeline had participated in

6848-424: The end of 1888. Besant was further involved in the London dock strike of 1889 . The dockers, casual workers who were employed by the day, were led by Ben Tillett in a struggle for the "Dockers' Tanner". Besant helped Tillett draw up the union's rules and played an important part in the meetings and agitation which built up the organisation. She spoke for the dockers at public meetings and on street corners. Like

6955-474: The first overseas Lodge of the International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain . Over the next few years, she established lodges in many parts of the British Empire . In 1907 she became president of the Theosophical Society, whose international headquarters were, by then, located in Adyar , Madras , ( Chennai ). Besant also became involved in politics in India, joining the Indian National Congress . When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch

7062-442: The first pregnant celebrity to appear on the cover of the magazine. For over a decade, the February issue has featured this award. In 2011, Russell Brand received the magazine's Fun, Fearless Male of the Year Award, joining Kellan Lutz and Paul Wesley (2010), John Mayer (2008), Nick Lachey (2007), Patrick Dempsey (2006), Josh Duhamel (2005), Matthew Perry (2004), and Jon Bon Jovi (2003). The Fun, Fearless Female of

7169-410: The first three degrees and Annie returned to England, bearing a Charter and founded there the first Lodge of International Mixed Masonry, Le Droit Humain." Besant eventually became the Order's Most Puissant Grand Commander and was a major influence in the international growth of the Order. Besant met fellow theosophist Charles Webster Leadbeater in London in April 1894. They became close co-workers in

7276-463: The following year) and herself with needlework . Besant began in 1874 to write for the National Reformer , the organ of the National Secular Society (NSS), run by Charles Bradlaugh . She also continued to write for Thomas Scott's small press. On the account given by W. T. Stead , Besant had encountered the National Reformer on sale in the shop of Edward Truelove . Besant had heard of Bradlaugh from Moncure Conway. She wrote to Bradlaugh and

7383-489: The freethinker and publisher Thomas Scott . Encouraged by Scott, Besant wrote an anonymous pamphlet On the Deity of Jesus of Nazareth , by "the wife of a beneficed clergyman", which appeared in 1872. Ellen Dana Conway, wife of Moncure Conway befriended Annie at this time. The Besants made an effort to repair the marriage. The tension came to a head when Annie Besant refused to attend Communion , which Frank Besant demanded, now fearing for his own reputation and position in

7490-481: The grocery chain Kroger , at the time the second largest in the US after Walmart , began covering up Cosmopolitan at checkout stands because of complaints about sexually inappropriate headlines. The UK edition of Cosmopolitan , which began in 1972, was the first Cosmopolitan magazine to be branched out to another country. It was well known for sexual explicitness, with strong sexual language, male nudity, and coverage of such subjects as rape. In 1999, CosmoGIRL! ,

7597-445: The historiography of the strike, stating that "A proper examination of the primary evidence about the strike makes it impossible to continue to believe that Annie Besant led it." William Morris played some part in converting Besant to Marxism, but it was to the Social Democratic Federation of Hyndman, not his Socialist League, that she turned in 1888. She remained a member for a number of years and became one of its leading speakers. She

7704-529: The island of Sri Lanka , where Henry Olcott did the majority of his useful work. Under Besant's leadership there was more stress on the teachings of "The Aryavarta", as she called central India, as well as on esoteric Christianity. Besant set up a new school for boys, the Central Hindu College (CHC) at Banaras which was formed on underlying theosophical principles, and which counted many prominent theosophists in its staff and faculty. Its aim

7811-519: The jailed workers and support for their families. In its aftermath the Law and Liberty League, defending freedom of expression , was formed by Besant and others, and Besant became editor of The Link , its journal. Besant's involvement in the London matchgirls strike of 1888 came after a Fabian Society talk that year on female labour by Clementina Black . Besant wrote in The Link about conditions at

7918-428: The magazine's editors and scouts searched America over the course of a year, seeing thousands of men before deciding on James. Cosmopolitan 's November issue features the hottest bachelors from all 50 states. Pictures and profiles of all the bachelors are posted on www.cosmopolitan.com, where readers view and vote for their favorite, narrowing it down to six finalists. A team of Cosmopolitan editors then selects

8025-399: The magazine's editors. Specifically, Cosmopolitan will only endorse candidates that support equal pay laws , legal abortion , free contraceptives , gun control , and oppose voter identification laws . Amy Odell, editor of Cosmopolitan.com, has stated that under no circumstances will the magazine endorse a political candidate that is anti-abortion : "We're not going to endorse someone who

8132-501: The magazine. Under John Brisben Walker's ownership, E. D. Walker, formerly with Harper's Monthly , took over as the new editor, introducing color illustrations, serials and book reviews. It became a leading market for fiction, featuring such authors as Annie Besant , Ambrose Bierce , Willa Cather , Theodore Dreiser , Rudyard Kipling , Jack London , Edith Wharton , and H. G. Wells . The magazine's press run climbed to 100,000 by 1892. In 1897, Cosmopolitan announced plans for

8239-561: The magazine. Brown remodeled and re-invented it as a magazine for modern single career women, completely transforming the magazine into a racy, contentious, and successful magazine. As the editor for 32 years, Brown spent this time using the magazine as an outlet to erase stigma around unmarried women not only having sex, but also enjoying it. Known as a "devout feminist", Brown was often attacked by critics due to her progressive views on women and sex. She believed that women were allowed to enjoy sex without shame in all cases. She died in 2012 at

8346-426: The marriage was already under strain. As Besant wrote in her Autobiography , "we were an ill-matched pair". Money was short and Frank Besant was parsimonious. Annie Besant was sure a third child would impose too much on the family finances. She wrote short stories, books for children, and articles, the money she earned being controlled by her husband. Besant began to question her own faith, after her daughter Mabel

8453-629: The match-girls, the dockers won public support for their struggle, and the strike was won. In 1889, Besant was asked to write a review for the Pall Mall Gazette on The Secret Doctrine , a book by H. P. Blavatsky . After reading it, she sought an interview with its author, meeting Blavatsky in Paris. In this way, she was converted to Theosophy. She allowed her membership of the Fabian Society to lapse (1890) and broke her links with

8560-461: The matchgirl organisation. Besant came out on top of the poll in Tower Hamlets , with over 15,000 votes. She wrote in the National Reformer : "Ten years ago, under a cruel law, Christian bigotry robbed me of my little child. Now the care of the 763,680 children of London is placed partly in my hands." Financial constraints meant that Besant closed down both Our Corner and The Link at

8667-468: The message that a woman should have men complement her life, not take it over. Enjoying sex without shame was also a message she incorporated in both publications. In Brown's early years as editor, the magazine received heavy criticism. In 1968 at the feminist Miss America protest , protestors symbolically threw a number of feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can". These included copies of Cosmopolitan and Playboy magazines. Cosmopolitan also ran

8774-452: The name Cosmopolitan Arianna . From January 1976 the masthead changed to the current Cosmopolitan . In 1996 the magazine, owned by Della Schiava Editore, ended its publication, which resumed with Mondadori in 2000, with the editor Silvia Brena. In July 2010 Cosmopolitan passed to the editorial Hearst Magazines Italia, becoming a monthly magazine. Annie Besant Annie Besant ( née Wood ; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933)

8881-578: The oath of loyalty. It took more than six years before the matter was completely resolved, in Bradlaugh's favour, after a series of by-elections and court appearances. He was an individualist and opposed to socialism in any form. While he defended free speech, he was very cautious about encouraging working-class militancy. Edward Aveling , a rising star in the National Secular Society, tutored Besant during 1879, and she went on to

8988-648: The other three sections featured two novels and a digest of current non-fiction books. During World War II, sales peaked at 2,000,000. The magazine began to run less fiction during the 1950s. Circulation dropped to slightly over a million by 1955, a time when magazines were overshadowed during the rise of paperbacks and television. The Golden Age of magazines came to an end as mass market , general interest publications gave way to special interest magazines targeting specialized audiences. Cosmopolitan's circulation continued to decline for another decade until Helen Gurley Brown became chief editor in 1965 and radically changed

9095-598: The rights of women and the greater brotherhood of man and saw co-freemasonry as a "movement which practised true brotherhood, in which women and men worked side by side for the perfecting of humanity. She immediately wanted to be admitted to this organisation", known now as the International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women, "Le Droit Humain" . The link was made in 1902 by the theosophist Francesca Arundale, who accompanied Besant to Paris, along with six friends. "They were all initiated, passed, and raised into

9202-711: The role that many theosophists expected him to fulfil. He dissolved the Order of the Star in the East , an organisation founded to assist the World Teacher in his mission, and eventually left the Theosophical Society and theosophy at large. He spent the rest of his life travelling the world as an unaffiliated speaker, becoming in the process widely known as an original, independent thinker on philosophical, psychological, and spiritual subjects. His love for Besant never waned, as also

9309-484: The special status of Christianity and allowed her to act as one of its public speakers. On 6 March 1881 she spoke at the opening of Leicester Secular Society 's new Secular Hall in Humberstone Gate, Leicester. The other speakers were George Jacob Holyoake , Harriet Law and Bradlaugh. Bradlaugh was elected to Parliament in 1881. Because of his atheism, he asked to be allowed to affirm , rather than swear

9416-415: The theosophical movement and would remain so for the rest of their lives. Leadbeater claimed clairvoyance and reputedly helped Besant become clairvoyant herself in the following year. In a letter dated 25 August 1895 to Francisca Arundale, Leadbeater narrates how Besant became clairvoyant. Together they clairvoyantly investigated the universe, matter, thought-forms, and the history of mankind, and co-authored

9523-441: The war, she continued to campaign for Indian independence and for the causes of theosophy, until her death in 1933. Annie Wood was born on 1 October 1847 in London , the daughter of William Burton Persse Wood (1816–1852) and his wife Emily Roche Morris (died 1874). Her father was English, attended Trinity College Dublin , and attained a medical degree; her mother was an Irish Catholic . Her paternal grandfather Robert Wright Wood

9630-525: The weekly magazine "ΣΕΛΙΔΕΣ", while the Saturday issue started offering a TV magazine named "TVμανια". This tradition continues into 2014. The Sunday magazine was sometime replaced with DownTown , which continues to be given as one of the supplements in 2014. While the daily costs €1.20, the Saturday price is €2.50, and the Sunday issue is offered at the price of €3.50. Additional magazines are offered every Sunday. This Cypriot newspaper-related article

9737-513: The years: Burt Reynolds 1972, Jim Brown 1973, John Davidson 1975, Arnold Schwarzenegger 1977, Scott Brown 1982, David Hasselhoff 1990. Male super-model Tracy James was named Cosmopolitan's 25th Anniversary Centerfold in 1995: his centerfold garnered so much attention that Cosmopolitan printed an extra 500,000 copies to meet demand. Cosmopolitan 's Editor-in-Chief Helen Gurley Brown sat with James for interviews on America's Talking and on Oprah with Oprah Winfrey , on how

9844-471: Was a British socialist , theosophist , freemason , women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist and campaigner for Indian nationalism. She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule . She became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. For fifteen years, Besant was a public proponent in England of atheism and scientific materialism. Besant's goal

9951-436: Was a brother of Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet . Wood's father died when she was five years old, leaving a son, Henry Trueman Wood, and one daughter. Her mother supported Henry's education at Harrow School , by running a boarding house there. Annie was fostered by Ellen Marryat, sister of the author Frederick Marryat , who ran a school at Charmouth , until age 16. She returned to her mother at Harrow self-confident, aware of

10058-562: Was a central issue of the time, and in 1887 some of the London unemployed started to hold protests in Trafalgar Square . Besant agreed to appear as a speaker at a meeting on 13 November. The police tried to stop the assembly, fighting broke out, and troops were called. Many were hurt, one man died, and hundreds were arrested; Besant offered herself for arrest, an offer disregarded by the police. The events became known as Bloody Sunday . Besant threw herself into organising legal aid for

10165-645: Was a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge , ordained priest in 1866, but had no living: in 1866 he was teaching at Stockwell Grammar School as second master, and in 1867 he moved to teach at Cheltenham College as assistant master. In 1872, he became vicar of Sibsey in Lincolnshire, a benefice in the gift of the Lord Chancellor —who was Lord Hatherley , a Wood family connection, son of Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet. The Besant family, with their two children, Arthur and Mabel , moved to Sibsey, but

10272-404: Was a prolific writer and a powerful orator. She addressed causes including freedom of thought , women's rights, secularism , birth control , Fabian socialism and workers' rights . Margaret Cole called her "the finest woman orator and organiser of her day". Besant opined that for centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil and that the greatest saints of

10379-689: Was accepted as an NSS member. She first heard him speak on 2 August 1874. Through Bradlaugh, Besant met and became a supporter of Joseph Arch , the farmworkers' leader. Her career as a platform speaker began on 25 August 1874, with topic "The Political Status of Women". The lecture was at the Co-operative Hall, Castle Street, Long Acre in Covent Garden. It was followed in September by an invitation from Moncure Conway to speak at his Camden Town church on "The True Basis of Morality". Besant published an essay under this title, in 1882. She

10486-466: Was from the outset an individualist organisation, also for many members supportive of a social conservatism that was not Besant's view. Her pamphlet The Law of Population (1878) sold well. Besant was a leading member of the National Secular Society alongside Charles Bradlaugh. She attacked the status of the Church of England as established church . The NSS argued for a secular state and an end to

10593-560: Was launched in May 1973. It continued publication until December 2018 when the licence holder Bauer Media axed the title, stating that it was no longer commercially viable. In 2023 it was reported that Hearst wanted to relaunch Cosmopolitan in Australia. The publication was relaunched in August of 2024. In 1973 there was a merger between Cosmopolitan and the Italian magazine Arianna , published by Mondadori since in 1957, assuming

10700-464: Was published in the October 1918 issue (two years after London's death ), and a constant presence from 1910 to 1918 was Arthur B. Reeve , with 82 stories featuring Craig Kennedy , the "scientific detective". Magazine illustrators included Francis Attwood, Dean Cornwell , Harrison Fisher , and James Montgomery Flagg . Hearst formed Cosmopolitan Productions (also known as Cosmopolitan Pictures),

10807-633: Was serialized, as was his The First Men in the Moon (1900). Olive Schreiner contributed a lengthy two-part article about the Boer War in the September and October issues of 1900. In 1905, William Randolph Hearst purchased the magazine for US$ 400,000 (equivalent to $ 13,564,000 in 2023) and brought in journalist Charles Edward Russell , who contributed a series of investigative articles, including "The Growth of Caste in America" (March 1907), "At

10914-590: Was seriously ill in 1871. She consulted Edward Bouverie Pusey : by post he gave her advice along orthodox, Bampton Lecture lines, and in person he sharply reprimanded her unorthodox theological tendencies. She attended in London, with her mother, a service at St George's Hall given by the heterodox cleric Charles Voysey , in autumn 1871, and struck up an acquaintance with the Voyseys, reading in "theistic" authors such as Theodore Parker and Francis Newman on Voysey's recommendation. Voysey also introduced Besant to

11021-438: Was shortened to Hearst's and was ultimately titled Hearst's International in May 1922. In order to spare serious cutbacks at San Simeon , Hearst merged the magazine Hearst's International with Cosmopolitan effective March 1925. But while the Cosmopolitan title on the cover remained at a typeface of eighty-four points , over time span the typeface of the Hearst's International decreased to thirty-six points and then to

11128-469: Was still a member of the Fabian Society, the two movements being compatible at the time. Besant was elected to the London School Board in 1888. Women at that time were not able to take part in parliamentary politics but had been brought into the London local electorate in 1881. Besant drove about with a red ribbon in her hair, speaking at meetings. "No more hungry children", her manifesto proclaimed. She combined her socialist principles with feminism: "I ask

11235-532: Was the case with Besant's feelings towards him; concerned for his wellbeing after he declared his independence, she had purchased 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land near the Theosophical Society estate which later became the headquarters of the Krishnamurti Foundation India. As early as 1902 Besant had written that "India is not ruled for the prospering of the people, but rather for the profit of her conquerors, and her sons are being treated as

11342-467: Was to build a new leadership for India. The students spent 90 minutes a day in prayer and studied religious texts, but they also studied modern science. It took 3 years to raise the money for the CHC, most of which came from Indian princes. In April 1911, Besant met Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and they decided to unite their forces and work for a common Hindu University at Banaras. Besant and fellow trustees of

11449-562: Was to provide employment, better living conditions, and proper education for the poor. She became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society (NSS), as well as a writer, and a close friend of Charles Bradlaugh . In 1877 they were prosecuted for publishing a book by birth control campaigner Charles Knowlton . Thereafter, she became involved with union actions, including the Bloody Sunday demonstration and

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