The New Yorker cover

[Capt. Obvious]

[RoverSuswade]

1. OMG - that is fantastic.

nt

[Faux pas]

2. Excellent!

[hlthe2b]

3. Perfectly conveys....

[uppityperson]

4. k&r and so sad

[TBF]

5. Very sad K&R nt

[Spazito]

6. Wow!

Very powerful, says it all.

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. Powerful image

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Just Perfect. n/t

[Gothmog]

9. Good cover

[mainstreetonce]

10. Truth

In a year when gay rights made great strides,racial problems dominate the end of the year news.
Sorry about that,2014.

[logosoco]

11. That is a powerful image, and it reminds me of how broken my heart is.

[napkinz]

12. WOW ... K&R!

nt

[irisblue]

13. powerful image

[rhett o rick]

14. Ditto. nm

[DeSwiss]

15. ''St. Louis......

...gateway to racism.''

- K&R

[Grey]

16. K&R

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

17. Sad but true.

[underpants]

18. Oooh!

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Wow.

Speechless.

[panader0]

20. Strong

[SummerSnow]

21. "A house divided against itself cannot stand."...Lincoln

were falling fast, well what's left of us

[Lifelong Protester]

22. A K & R

for another keeper of a cover.

[AngryAmish]

23. Loki.?

[snappyturtle]

24. Very poignant for obvious reasons but the

building in the center of the picture, the Old Courthouse, makes it even more so.


From Wikipedia:

In 1846 the slave Dred Scott sued for his and his wife's freedom as they had been held as slaves in free states. All of the trials, including a Missouri Supreme Court hearing, were held in Old Courthouse. The case was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford, which ruled against the Scotts, saying they did not have grounds as citizens to sue.

[maddiemom]

33. Thanks, I wasn't aware of that, although I've up in the Arch. Not for the claustrophobic and

pretty much a waste of time. There IS a great Native American museum below, however.

[bvf]

25. New Yorker covers are almost always

great, but this has to go near the top of the list.

Touching, inspired and sad all at once.

Thanks, Cap.

[Demoiselle]

30. What bvf said…...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. Racism, bigotry will destroy this once great country!

[catbyte]

27. Wow, just, wow...

[stage left]

28. so sad. nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

29. Rec #171

That is all.

[gordianot]

31. St. Louis is rapidly gaining a reputation that will hit the$$$$$

Case in point the Cardinals of the 60's had an excellent reputation in a decade that defined the Civil Rights movement. 2014 Cardinals fans chant racial slurs. I have no intention visiting St. Louis for any purpose and it is not from fear of protest. The virulence of white bigotry in St. Louis and the surrounding communities is astounding. It is getting worse I am in a state of utter disgust.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. Heard an interview with the artist today on NPR: (link)

They played the opinions of numerous people on this cover and asked him for his reactions. He said he thought they all were valid, though he agreed with the person who said she thought that the community would come together again. Sounds like a cool and thoughtful guy:

'New Yorker' Cover Shows A Divided St. Louis

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bob Staake, illustrator of the controversial cover of The New Yorker, which depicts the St. Louis skyline divided in half.

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/28/367244318/new-yorker-cover-shows-a-broken-st-louis?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr