Mark Pasetsky's Cover Awards

Cover 1: LeBron James

Cover 2: Dana Torres

Richard Stengel, Time’s Managing Editor, appeared on my favorite morning news show MORNING JOE on MSNBC, and said something like he simply couldn’t decide who to put on the cover of this special Olympic preview issue of Time Magazine.

Both stories were equally compelling. Dana Torres, the 41-year old swimmer and can LeBron James lead the men’s Olympic basketball team back to glory? (BTW-Time’s cover of Lebron James is not controversial at all compared to his appearance on Vogue with Giselle.)

Long story short.

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Even your piggy bank is losing weight!

“This is our third annual special issue on the environment but also a historic first: for this one issue, we’ve exchanged our trademarked Red Border for a green one.  By doing so, we are sending a clear - and colorful - message to our readers about the importance of this subject, not just to Americans but to everyone else in the world,” says Richard Stengel, Managing Editor, Time.

Is changing the color of Time’s border such a big deal? 

What do you think?

BTW - I’m wearing shorts today for the first time this year!

You Will Not Be Able To Put Down This Article!

This week Richard Stengel’s Time Magazine focuses on the violent protests in China and offer “unparralled insight into the life and mind of Tibet’s holiest leader, the Dalai Lama.”

The big question is what happens after the Dalai Lama is gone?  Sadly, in his lifetime he has not made much progress witht the Chinese governement.  Unrest continues and is becoming an even bigger issue as China gets ready to host the Summer Olympics.

The story is fascinating and indepth!