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What Brangelina can do for declining magazine sales

Sep 20, 2016
News of the celebrity couple’s divorce could give lifestyle weeklies a chance to compete with digital sites.
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The 'Angelina Jolie effect' on medical testing

Mar 24, 2015
In a New York Times op-ed, Angelina Jolie writes of a tough medical decision.
Director Angelina Jolie attends the UK Premiere of 'Unbroken' at Odeon Leicester Square on November 25, 2014 in London, England. 
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The blueprint for Oscar winners

Feb 17, 2015
Alex Hillkurtz's storyboards have shaped movies like "Argo" and "Unbroken."

Angelina Jolie's boon to a small film headed to Cannes

May 15, 2013
Until days ago, 'Decoding Annie Parker' -- a film about a genetic researcher and a cancer patient -- was a low-key production with modest ambitions. Then Angelina Jolie revealed she had the very genetic mutation that stars in the film.

The cost of Angelina Jolie's cancer testing? More than $4,000

May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
Actress Angelina Jolie leaves Lancaster House after attending the G8 Foreign Minsters' conference on April 11, 2013 in London, England.
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