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kpete

(72,745 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2024, 09:28 AM Sep 9

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Cover of the forthcoming Atlantic. YOU WANT IT DARKER? [View all]

This is quite possibly the first cover of TheAtlantic magazine ever (in 167 years!) to be published without a headline or typography describing the stories inside. Here is The Atlantic's October cover:
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Cover of the forthcoming Atlantic. YOU WANT IT DARKER? [View all] kpete Sep 9 OP

k and r BoRaGard Sep 9 #1

A picture tells a thousand words Zambero Sep 9 #5

Truly OMINOUS liberalla Sep 9 #17

Something wicked this way comes. Efilroft Sul Sep 9 #2

By the pricking of his tiny little thumbs ... 11 Bravo Sep 9 #77

Superb roscoeroscoe Sep 9 #3

gothic! et tu Sep 9 #4

Wow RainCaster Sep 9 #6

Two riders were approaching . . . And the wind began to howl NBachers Sep 9 #7

Yes they are LiberalArkie Sep 9 #31

WOW. Just wow. nolabear Sep 9 #8

The Second Coming - Yeats k55f5r Sep 9 #9

Ah reckon that Yeets fella might have been onta somethin... localroger Sep 9 #14

Wow! I'd never read this poem until you posted it. jmbar2 Sep 9 #43

Lots of book titles, too. ShazzieB Sep 10 #95

That's really impressive jmbar2 Sep 10 #96

And if this doesn't scare the crap out of you, nothing will. mucholderthandirt Sep 9 #69

Not really OrangeJoe Sep 10 #97

Ty. I only know parts of this poem. The last lines came right to mind. electric_blue68 Sep 9 #90

Not real familiar with the Atlantic. Prairie_Seagull Sep 9 #10

I doubt it was created by AI. The Atlantic has some of the most talented writers erronis Sep 9 #11

Will do again for sure. Prairie_Seagull Sep 9 #12

As I see it, the real problem is. Prairie_Seagull Sep 9 #20

Justin Metz. See reply 25. highplainsdem Sep 9 #28

See reply 25. highplainsdem Sep 9 #27

I keep seeing its articles on Facebook that I want to read. NH Ethylene Sep 9 #78

I don't think they used AI. It is a real magazine. Jk23 Sep 9 #82

No need for words bdamomma Sep 9 #13

K&R bdamomma Sep 9 #15

MSM Ananda62 Sep 9 #16

The Atlantic has been warning about Trump for some time.. wnylib Sep 9 #39

Whoa, Nellie. n/t Lulu KC Sep 9 #18

That should rattle some higher echelons of the GOP bucolic_frolic Sep 9 #19

Plus, I think, the track he's taking is not a regular path, but a stream that comes from underground in DC muriel_volestrangler Sep 9 #60

He blamed Democrats for the Deep State, so by projection, he has his own version all along. /nt bucolic_frolic Sep 9 #67

Whatever the source of the water; on either side are some kind of brambles, leafless bushes? . electric_blue68 Sep 9 #92

Trumpian Dystopia wolfie001 Sep 9 #21

The old Leonard Cohen song. Demnation Sep 9 #22

Wow! peggysue2 Sep 9 #23

1,000 words. live love laugh Sep 9 #24

The cover illo is by Justin Metz, and inspired by Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks: highplainsdem Sep 9 #25

Thank you highplainsdem. nt Prairie_Seagull Sep 9 #30

Thinking this might be AI, although it doesn't have the obvious tells, I was hesitant to rec. Mousetoescamper Sep 9 #49

Thanks! Bet there was a bit of Rod Serling in the mix, too, consciously or unconsciously. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 9 #68

Brilliant art Mysterian Sep 9 #26

The curtains on the horse-drawn coach wnylib Sep 9 #46

666 CoopersDad Sep 9 #29

They Tried AndyTiedye Sep 10 #94

That is an amazing cover LetMyPeopleVote Sep 9 #32

Holy crap! karin_sj Sep 9 #33

Dayum sheshe2 Sep 9 #34

Reminds me of Dumbo. Dave Bowman Sep 9 #35

Just imagine -- something too dark even for Dick Cheney Blue Owl Sep 9 #36

Something Wicked This Way Comes MagickMuffin Sep 9 #37

exceptional artwork... WarGamer Sep 9 #38

The Capitol burning would have been more effective Owens Sep 9 #40

I think it appropriate that there is an Elephant in the hearse. FalloutShelter Sep 9 #41

Creepy rogerballard Sep 9 #42

We are bdamomma Sep 9 #48

K&R Docreed2003 Sep 9 #44

Chilling StarryNite Sep 9 #45

NOW The Atlantic cares. ancianita Sep 9 #47

I suspect the sawed off tusk represents... Mr.WeRP Sep 9 #50

what an amazing and absolutely chilling picture orleans Sep 9 #51

error VanceFan Sep 9 #54

K&R gademocrat7 Sep 9 #52

Whoa. CBHagman Sep 9 #53

Couldn't figure out why the elephant was in the chart. Then it hit me--the republican Party. That whole debm55 Sep 9 #55

Reminded me of Rod Stewart, many years ago. BobTheSubgenius Sep 9 #56

Not quite accurate VanceFan Sep 9 #57

There perhaps should be a cloud of flying elephantine harpies around him. Beartracks Sep 9 #84

kompromat! AndyTiedye Sep 9 #85

Wow, that is absolutely amazing! PatSeg Sep 9 #58

Pulling his kairos12 Sep 9 #59

"One magpie for sorrow" Buns_of_Fire Sep 9 #61

Beautifully done, so dark and meaningful. runnergirl Sep 9 #62

His hand dweller Sep 9 #63

Crazy scary. spanone Sep 9 #64

Stop showing him in positions of power... RobertDevereaux Sep 9 #65

wonder if Barnes and Noble has print copies? WarGamer Sep 9 #66

Reminds me of the coach to the castle in "Dracula." betsuni Sep 9 #70

Some people will like this image. That's what we're up against. yardwork Sep 9 #71

I don't get it. Who's the guy with the whip? Frank D. Lincoln Sep 9 #72

wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 9 #73

That elephant is no victim. Any 5% of it could bring this entire misery to a screaming halt if it wanted to. meadowlander Sep 9 #74

The elephant in chains breaks my heart EncantoCatColony Sep 9 #75

Don't feel bad. That elephant jumped right in there. it's just where it wants to be. Autumn Sep 10 #99

Holy crap awesomerwb1 Sep 9 #76

As a professional illustrator... GiqueCee Sep 9 #79

The art of illustration has become moniss Sep 9 #83

Oh, I remember GEO! Gorgeous! .... electric_blue68 Sep 9 #91

I want to see the wheels falling off and the horses bucking trump into a deep ditch IcyPeas Sep 9 #80

After we defeat Trump in November perhaps the artist will redraw it that way. nt Frank D. Lincoln Sep 9 #86

"From Hells' heart moniss Sep 9 #81

i wonder what James Earl Jones would've made of that cover walznotwalls Sep 9 #87

By the pricking Linda ladeewolf Sep 9 #88

Woahhhh... very heavy AmBlue Sep 9 #89

Woahhhh... cue ominous movie score! electric_blue68 Sep 9 #93

He will see this as all powerful and positive. NT SayItLoud Sep 10 #98

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Sep 10 #100