But wait, there does seem to be a free way to cover some of the costs of that budgetary train wreck after all.

FORBES: Cap & Tax: California's Recipe To Feed The Texas Economy

The REIT wreck "THE UNSTOPPABLE REITjuggernaut" read the headline on our Dec. 29, 1997 cover story on booming real estate investment trusts.

FORBES: Follow Through

At its best, an issue of the Star under Ms Fuller, whose winning streak began with a March cover on celebs who became obese, has the magnetic appeal of the proverbial car wreck.

ECONOMIST: Face value