T'S a radical new departure in terms of newspaper magazines and we hope you like it. Tribune Magazine is different in size and in attitude from today. We've combined top quality Sunday Tribune feature writing with a glossy new publication. In it you will find the best of celebrity interviews, a wry look at modern life, a scrumptious food section, up-to-the-minute fashion and beauty tips and a confident sense of what's current – particularly for our female readers.

This week Derek O'Connor looks at the relationship manuals that will turn you into a 'lurve' machine while beautiful actress Eva Mendes shares a pizza with Alex Miller. In our new food section, Rachel Allen defends salt against its bad reputation and offers some delicious recipes for eating in. In travel we look at the options for a break as the kids head back to school and the new Tribune Magazine also gives you a comprehensive seven-day TV listings guide to keep on your coffee table for the whole week.

Under the editorship of Fionnuala McCarthy, Tribune Magazine introduces exciting new columnists. Novelist Chris Binchy kicks off with a hilarious prayer to the God of Broadband for mercy while Una Mullally, with her finger on the pulse of all that is hip, chronicles how child stars make us all feel bad.

This is just the start of an exciting programme of changes at the Sunday Tribune which we will be bringing to you over the coming weeks. Our strategy is to further improve the newspaper by marrying our reputation for intelligent, quality journalism with initiatives that enhance your Sunday reading experience. We hope you enjoy the new Tribune
Magazine today and we'd love to hear your views on it or indeed any other subject at www.tribune.ie.

Nóirín Hegarty

Editor