From high style to low blows, ladies of power, mass murderers and full frontal nudity, these are some of the magazine covers of 2013 that we remember most vividly – for a range of different reasons.
Burke’s Backyard, March 2013.
After 15 years on the shelves, the printed, glossy version of Burke’s Backyard
met its demise and we’re totally glad they took the news of being axed with a grain of salt. We’re also especially interested in the ‘Gnomes: Friend or
Foe?’ article. They’re obviously foe, the terrifying garden creeps.
Vogue, March 2013.
Who better than Queen Beyonce to grace the cover of Vogue for the ‘Power’ issue? Yes, it’s a great photograph of beautiful woman, but more importantly, Beyonce best represents a woman who has spent the year in her element, upstaging the already impossibly high expectations along the way. That’s powerful stuff.
The New Yorker, July 2013.
To celebrate the Supreme Court’s July decision to grant same-sex couples “equal liberty” – as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment in the American Constitution – The New Yorker published this touching image of Bert and Ernie snuggling on their cover, reminding readers around the world that the people the Supreme Court’s decision effects are ones you love and know well – just like Sesame Street’s beloved roommates who’ve been making families laugh since before 1970.
Rolling Stone, August 2013.
Rolling Stone sure did stir the controversial pot when they decided to place Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of its August issue. The world erupted in fury (especially on good ol’ Twitter) to which Rolling Stone responded vehemently, defending the article saying it’s an important piece of journalism given that Tsarnaev is the same age as its readers.
Time Magazine, August 2013.
In August, the Asian / South Pacific versions of Time Magazine published the true faces of Australia on their cover reminding all the jerks out there once again that we are a multicultural society and they should quit complaining about it.
Honi Soit, August 2013.
Continuing on with the whole “people come in all shapes and sizes” motif is Sydney University newspaper Honi Soit who gained widespread attention after their cover of 18 different lady parts was first censored and then removed from circulation all together because apparently lady-parts should never been seen, ever – much like a woman’s ankles.
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