Magazine fodder doesn't tell us anything about an era anyway. I remember all those promising pics before the ARTPOP era.
Media brainwashing is horrifyingly effective, especially amongst older people who go by magazines and TV to measure relevance. With the amount of media coverage J. LOL gets, my parents think that she's still as huge as ever.
the way gaga ended her own career and all the kats rushed to insist it was safety's doing, just because gaga will forever be the barometer for their fave's success their fanfics are really endearing