Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Cover: An Inside-the-Bubble Story

I yield to the impulse to weigh in on the New Yorker cover, but my point is purely technical, not political or philosophical. I quote Kevin Drum:
If artist Barry Blitt had some real cojones, he would have drawn the same cover but shown it as a gigantic word bubble coming out of John McCain's mouth — implying, you see, that this is how McCain wants the world to view Obama.
Hm, good point. But why stop here? In the Photoshop age, there is really nothing to stop somebody else from creating the bubble and slapping the cover inside it, not so? Web 2.0, baby, we are the world. And if you see one, send me a link.

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