For the first time in decades, we are in a feminist moment that holds serious hope for becoming a movement. But New York’s cover story, “They Fired the Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street,” smacks of the kind of cry-wolf sensationalism that breeds backlash. First off, rather than proving that sexism played a role in Cruz’s dismissal, Joe Hagan relies on i-banking’s chauvinist reputation. Second, Hagan omits the concept of “turncoat” from his narrative. But that’s how Cruz was viewed by Morgan Stanley loyalists when she aligned herself with Phil Purcell, the former Dean Witter CEO who took Morgan’s top job when the two companies merged. After Morgan mutineers ousted Purcell, Cruz, naturally, was sacked. So maybe being a woman was an unfair strike against Cruz, but it was her traitorous stance that ultimately did her in.

Us Weekly declares war! “How They Fake the News” is a story-by-story look at how Star, OK! and other downmarket gossip rags manufacture scoops. The implication, of course, is that Us Weekly is the only celebrity rag to trust. And even though Us Weekly doesn’t have fact checkers on the masthead, the brainwashing has worked. Somehow it seems like a classier outfit, and truthfully I’ve never understood the people who prefer cheesy titles like In Touch — B&T loyalty alone couldn’t float it. In any case, here’s hoping Us has started a trend with magazine-to-
magazine combat. Catfights in the pages of Vogue, W and Bazaar would be so much fun. Pull out the knives, girls, it’s time to pounce!

I totally get Benoit Denizet-Lewis’s legitimacy argument in his New York Times Magazine story, “Young Gay Rites” — that gay guys are getting married in their tender early 20s in order to validate their relationships to their families. So here is a reason that might encourage them to wait, as the reportedly studly — and definitely hot — Denizet-Lewis seems to want them to do: By the time these boys are 30, they will hate everything they registered for as young pups. And if you’re two gay guys with ugly china, well, honestly, it’s just not allowed. You might as well join one of those churches that will make you straight.

Do you think four-time Oscar nominee Julianne Moore was a wee bit like “WTF” by Domino’s declaration that “decorator” is her “best role yet”? Maybe the claim wouldn’t seem so unjust if Julianne hadn’t been so thoroughly swindled by the Academy in 2002, when Nicole Kidman won Best Actress for looking ugly in that dumb movie, “The Hours,” while Julianne was such a gorgeous revelation in “Far from Heaven.” Oh, and also? Julianne’s acting is a lot more interesting than her decorating.

This is what I look like on the Pilates stability ball.