MediaSlut (@MediaSlut)’s choice of the best international magazine covers this week:
- M (Le Monde)
- New Scientist
- Newsweek
- Scuba Diver
- WIRED
INTERNATIONAL
M (Le Monde)
The photography on the cover of M (supplement to Le Monde) is what drew my attention. For its special “New York” issue, its main cover story is about everything in New York that is “always higher”; this specific picture illustrates it perfectly as it’s clear the picture was taken from a building that is still being constructed, and higher than most other buildings.
New Scientist, 1 November 2014
The age-old debate, on whether new technology is better or worse for children, continues on a beautifully illustrated and conceptualised New Scientist cover. Read part of the article and interesting points raised.
Newsweek, 7 November 2014
Newsweek is investigating how the “black market trade for endangered animals flourishes on the web”, including on Facebook, and this way speeding up their extinction. The article is not just about our beautiful rhinos, but you can read the full (scary) article right here.
Scuba Diver, Issue 7, 2014
This cover encapsulates the wet dream for any and all scuba divers, as this is the view they live for and dream of experiencing themselves — or, even better, want to capture with their GoPro :-)!
WIRED, November 2014
Vanity Fair always does it brilliantly with its annual “Hollywood Issue”, with a three-panel foldout cover featuring “distinguished actors” to celebrate “a year of spectacular film”. Well, I think WIRED has also done a bloody good job with its own foldout featuring the who’s who from the Disney collection of brilliant movies.
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