Pierce Mattie Public Relations New York & Los Angeles

It’s been a bumpy year in the magazine world with titles like Cargo, Shop Etc., Budget Living, Shape en Espanol, For Me, Teen People and ELLEgirl closing up shop. Just when there was a lull in magazines closing, British publishers, Emap announced this week that it will be shutting down FHM’s U.S. edition after its March issue because of the difficult advertising market.

FHM, a men’s magazine that began publishing in the United States in 1999, had been guaranteeing advertisers an average monthly circulation of about 1.25 million, but it lost money in the first half of the year after revenue fell 20 percent.

With FHM published in about 30 different editions around the world, including ones in Britain, France and Russia, I’m sure the company won’t be hurting too much. Here in the U.S., readers can still log on to FHM’s website for content. Sound familiar? Teen publications Teen People and ELLEgirl went only online this year too! Though, he FHM site might face some tough competition online with sites such as AskMen.com.

According to Media Bistro’s blog, FHM is still going ahead with plans for its party at Pacha on Saturday — hosted by Sopranos stars and velvet rope regulars Jamie Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler. What a way to go!