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Bag’s Take-Away:
What?? Two breastfeeding covers in a row?
(photo: Marco Grob for TIME
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Yes,”WELCOME BACK TO 1965” — when Newsweek was viable and a bigger franchise then, well, Mad Men.
(credits: Design Director Dirk Barnett/ Art Director Lindsay Ballant/ Director of Photography Scott Hall)
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Talk about geo-political history, mass murder and web marketing which pulls at the heartstrings. Paired with WAPO’s Joseph Kony slideshow, I encountered this ad for a “Band of Brothers” tour package hitting the emotional touchstones of the Great War for those of all religious and cultural backgrounds. The ad is a classic, isn’t it, for the way it plays on guilt and remembrance?
Here’s a snip of the ad copy:
Return to 1944 as the Allies prepare for the invasion of Europe on our Beyond Band of Brothers tours. These all-inclusive historical tours visit iconic sites such as the beaches of Normandy, the Ardennes forest and Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Or join our Holocaust and Central Europe tour for a challenging yet rewarding experience. The end of the 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers tour overlaps seamlessly with the beginning of the Holocaust and Central Europe tour, a unique, 19-day trip that is the ultimate World War II tour.
To really seal the deal, though, how about a stop through Uganda first?
(photo: Jahi Chikwendiu / THE WASHINGTON POST caption: Sept. 15, 2004: Children gather at the children’s shelter called Noah’s Ark in the northern Uganda town of Gulu. Every night, more than 25,000 children leave their villages or camps throughout the district and walk to Gulu to escape being killed or abducted by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which is waging war against the Ugandan government.)
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Sadism is funny. And combine it with “cute,” it’s a killer.
via: Coverjunkie
(artwork: Bigshot Toyworks)
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Is media still covering Occupy or (always looking for click bait) are they just clowning around?
via: Reuters Editor’s Choice slideshow
(photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters caption: New York Police Department officers arrest a member of the Occupy Wall St movement during a “national day of action” demonstration by the movement in New York February 29, 2012. )
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Bag’s Take-Away:
In Asia, we guess patronizing the insanity over an Asian basketball player takes precedence over the patronizing/lampooning of an Asian leader. Second thought: if a phrase would have been objectionable for the Asian markets, it’s probably got the same effect elsewhere. Third thought: Both easy lay-ups.
via: TIME
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Bag’s Take-Away:
As if Ron Paul was TIME’s domestic cover editor.
via:TIME
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Bag’s Take-Away:
Tease? Threat? Frustration showing? Adbusters, the catalyst behind (non-violent) Occupy movement, upholds its reputation for provocative design with a “black bloc”/ violent anarchist-inspired UK edition cover.
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Bag’s Take-Away:
New ESPN cover cites sexual abuse as the sports “story of 2011.” But also note the NIKE’s behind the chicken wire when everything else about the kid is generic, and virginal. The brand ID can be seen to implicate the huge role of $$$ in college sports. Remember the tell-tale line about abuse? It’s not about sex, it’s about power. Via CoverjunkieTopping LIFE.com’s 2011 list of Best Photo Blogs, follow us at: BagNewsNotes; BAG Twitter; BAG Facebook; Bag by Email.
