On Mar 24, 3:15=A0am, bill van <bill...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> =A0Pushmi-Pullyu <PullmiPus...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 23, 11:45 pm, Brettster <brett.ba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > I subscribe to the New Yorker, but I have to admit that the meaning
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> > > the cover art is lost on me more weeks than it isn't.
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> > > Here's the March 3, 2008, cover:
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> > >http://tinyurl.com/2zj3od
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> > > Is the silhouette supposed to be a famous person? I am assuming it
> > > ties in with the date, but it still went "whoosh."
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> > When I saw that, I assumed it was Abraham Lincoln.
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> My first thought was a dark Uncle Sam. But only for a moment.
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> > The reason for him being silhouetted in cigarette smoke eludes me,
> > though.
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> Cigar smoke. The cigar is the clincher that it's Castro.
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> The fact that it's not clear to everyone says it's not the New Yorker's
> best moment. Has anyone seen the issue? Is there any insightful prose
> about Castro inside?
Yes, there's a peice about his recent handoff to brother Raul.
Oh, you said insightful. Eh. I don't know. Maybe. If you want the
magazine I can send it to you, it hasn't hit the recycle bin at my
house yet. Send me a snail address.
Mary
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