@lheron (then verified that date then checked it was the right cover then found a larger version of it then put that one on imgur) — Alex Ogle (@Alex_Ogle) October 18, 2012 THE ANNOUNCEMENT comes as no surprise, with weekly magazines struggling to stay alive in the new-media era. It is, however, the dawning of [...]
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Obama, the Only Moderate Republican in 2012
“Obama is the conservative reformist of my dreams. #ToryPOTUS” – Andrew Sullivan (via Twitter) IF YOU have any remaining doubts about how far right the Democratic Party has been led under President Obama perhaps now you’re finally getting the picture. Obama’s been aided by the wingnut right in falsely caricaturing him as a radical socialist, [...]
Our Puritanical Media and America’s Sexuality Phobia
TINA BROWN’s latest cover is causing media critics to gasp yet again. It’s becoming a ritual. That’s because our media has a very high opinion of itself, never mind they haven’t earned it and don’t deserve it. “Food porn” is a big seller and should be applauded for its capitalistic value, but sexual innuendo is [...]
Super-Powered and Halo’d, Obama is Still the One?
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. When I saw the NARAL release yesterday, announcing their endorsement of Obama – no surprise to anyone, I’m sure – I flashed back to the 2009 Ms cover, “This is what a feminist looks like.” I’d recalled the same thing a few days earlier, with [...]
Queer Talk: Newsweek Names Obama the ‘First Gay President’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. To this point, maybe the best reaction I’ve seen to this cover for the latest Newsweek is from John Aravosis: “Hmmm.” Of course the “first gay president” is recalling Toni Morrison naming Bill Clinton the “first black president.” The story was written by Andrew Sullivan, [...]
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