Unfortunate Time magazine cover of Billy Graham

I hadn't heard about this until my very religious sister sent it to me. And my very religious mom wonders if it is intentional.

I've got to think it was an accident. It took me a minute to notice how the "M" over the head looked. But somebody's got to notice how it looks before it goes out. You would think that the magazine cover would be seen by many people before it is printed. If it was a magazine other than Newsweek or Time, I'd wonder about intentions, but those magazines try to play it straight in their editorial decisions.

 

Oh, that happens all the time...happened with Clinton's man of the year photo. The M is right in the middle of the cover, so it's probably unavoidable

 

This one's not as bad:

 

Riiiiiiiight. Nothing wrong here. Just move along.

 

I don't think there's any big deal here.

 

I've got a bigger problem with TIME pimping a book by its two reporters, Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs, similar to the way they pimped a former editor's book on Ben Franklin.
Are reporters getting to be like radio hosts who get book deals simply because they can sell what their book subject as a cover piece at their place of business?
I'm sure the book is good and I enjoyed the Graham special on ABC that I'm sure was part of a PR push by the book publisher, but I do have to question Time's judgement.

 

Since the only way I've seen a devil's horns portrayed have been side by side -- as opposed to the stegosaurus-style front-to-back alignment in the Graham photo -- I can't say I see the big deal.

 

I thought maybe a cat was hiding behind him.

Im in ur magazine, sataning ur preachers

 

His head is obscuring Fritz the Cat.

 

First laugh I've had on a Monday that has fellated wilderbeasts. Thanks, MM.

 

I agree. He looks more like Sonic the Hedgehog than Satan.

 

Think about this.
Graham is in profile. If you're trying to say those are devil ears sticking out of his head, it would mean his ears are rising from his forehead and the crown of his skull.
Ridiculous.