--- title: Martha Stewart Mocks Gwyneth Paltrow Again… With Photo of Pie description: The domestic expert goes after her younger counterpart in "conscious uncoupling" magazine spread canonical: https://time.com/3506109/martha-stewarts-magazine-mocks-gwyneth-paltrows-conscious-uncoupling/ author: Daniel D'Addario article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-14T14:45:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:07:25.485Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Martha Stewart Mocks Gwyneth Paltrow Again… With Photo of Pie og:description: The domestic expert goes after her younger counterpart in "conscious uncoupling" magazine spread og:url: https://time.com/3506109/martha-stewarts-magazine-mocks-gwyneth-paltrows-conscious-uncoupling/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3963dd2f7ff52e8e/698760a4f887dcd434e877bc/ap267407185795.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Martha Stewart Weddings Celebrates 20 Years of Weddings og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Martha Stewart Mocks Gwyneth Paltrow Again… With Photo of Pie twitter:description: The domestic expert goes after her younger counterpart in "conscious uncoupling" magazine spread twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3963dd2f7ff52e8e/698760a4f887dcd434e877bc/ap267407185795.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Martha Stewart Mocks Gwyneth Paltrow Again... 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The [photo spread](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/13/martha-stewart-gwyneth-paltrow%5Fn%5F5966142.html), entitled “Conscious Coupling,” features a caption describing a picture of a pie as “a long-married pair who bring out the best in each other, are completely enamored despite their differences, and leave every other guest thinking, _I’ll have what they’re having_.” The fact that the “couple” the article is describing are, nonsensically, the crust and filling of a pie only serves to emphasize just how gratuitous the slam is: As connoisseurs of celebrity gossip will recall, Paltrow used her newsletter to describe her divorce from ex-husband Chris Martin as a “conscious uncoupling.” To be clear: It was more important to the _Martha Stewart Living_ editorial team to shoehorn into their Thanksgiving issue a food-article-length subtweet at Paltrow than to make any coherent sense. We’re now to the point where a mere act of flipping through a lifestyle magazine or opening up an email newsletter is now fraught with the tension of an openly derisive rivalry. What seems clear is that Stewart is the one running scared. These are wince-inducing defense tactics, and only make Paltrow’s self-awareness seem more appealing. We _will_ have what she’s having. ### From Gwyneth to Jay Z: 7 Celebrities Who Have Lifestyle Brands  Blake Lively's website Preserve launched in July. She also recently announced through her company blog that she's pregnant with her first child. Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images  Reese Witherspoon's lifestyle brand, Draper James, hasn't launched yet, but will likely be influenced by her Southern sensibilities. Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic  Ellen DeGeneres's lifestyle brand will include pet products and is set to launch late in 2014. Kevin Winter—Getty Images  Jessica Alba's Honest Company focuses on organic, environmentally conscious baby products. The eco-friendly business is worth nearly $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Former reality TV star Lauren Conrad offers everything from fitness to crafts on her lifestyle blog, Laurenconrad.com. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop is the gold standard of celebrity lifestyle brands, and she just hired a former Martha Stewart exec as her new CEO. Pascal Le Segretain—Getty Images  Jay Z's lifestyle website, Life + Times, is aimed at stylish men. Samir Hussein—WireImage ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3506109/martha-stewarts-magazine-mocks-gwyneth-paltrows-conscious-uncoupling/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3506109/martha-stewarts-magazine-mocks-gwyneth-paltrows-conscious-uncoupling/"},"headline":"Martha Stewart Mocks Gwyneth Paltrow Again... 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