RIP Time magazine.

The Diabolical Monocle

Today I saw the most recent copy of Time magazine.

The acclaimed, long established internationally distributed magazine that has previously featured on its cover such historic figures as hitler, bin laden, Bush, Churchill, Palin and any number of controversial, yet undeniably important figures in the spheres of world politics, finance, history.

Todays copy features Kanye West, full page cover spread, face portrait.

It is now dead to me.

Sorry to start a whole thread about this, but its beyond trivial annoyance.


My jimmys have officially been rustled, at the thought of that buffoon framing his Time magazine cover of himself on his wall. The world must feel my pain.

Is nothing sacred ?

Anyone else feel the same ?

NegativeCreep

I love Kanye West.

dodderangler

It's only dead to you now? It's been covered with Kim cowdashian and every other idiot for years and it's just a Shiite anyway

Littlehorny

Totally agree, that talentless asshole actually believes he is some kind of a god, horrible person altogether.

frag420

It's about time!!

It was always a bit...light. Kinda an inoffensive publication, where countries would advertise how great they were. Can't remember the last hard hitting analysis I've read on it. Strictly for dentists waiting rooms.

Harry Palmr

In the summer of 1983 David Bowie was on the cover. Lets Dance had just propelled him to global superstardom.

http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19830718,00.html

The letters page two weeks later did contain some angry correspondence.

who the fug

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It was always a bit...light. Kinda an inoffensive publication, where countries would advertise how great they were. Can't remember the last hard hitting analysis I've read on it. Strictly for dentists waiting rooms.

I rember it from the barbers my father dragged me to as a child.

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

In the summer of 1983 David Bowie was on the cover. Lets Dance had just propelled him to global superstardom.

http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19830718,00.html

Yeah but that's Bowie, not Kanye ****ing West

phasers

I dropped Time after they named this eejit person of the year in 2006

phasers

phasers wrote: »

I dropped Time after they named this eejit person of the year in 2006

Hey, I bloody deserved it back in 06!

Gatling

Felt exactly the same when his wife appeared in playboy

The Diabolical Monocle

Deleted User wrote: »

It was always a bit...light. Kinda an inoffensive publication, where countries would advertise how great they were. Can't remember the last hard hitting analysis I've read on it. Strictly for dentists waiting rooms.

Ok fair point and I agree, and as someone above said maybe I've missed the boat since other halfwits have previously graced its cover.

But surely at one time it was a symbol of something, ... maybe it represented an appreciation of that which is important and not the utter trivial shyte which we are bombarded with.

oh well, its gone now.

Nodin

Littlehorny wrote: »

Totally agree, that talentless asshole actually believes he is some kind of a god, horrible person altogether.

In his defence, he is by all a/c's mentally ill in some fashion. The fact that this is hard to discern amongst so many rampant egos with no such excuse is the frightening part.

Nor may there be such an excuse for sticking him on the cover of Time. They need cash, I suppose.

RGDATA!

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Todays copy features Kanye West, full page cover spread, face portrait.

It is now dead to me.

You think that's bad? U2 were on the cover 20 years ago.
(PS whatever you think of him, Kanye is as much relevant today as they were then).

darkpagandeath

Fishsticks.

bonzodog2

OMG, what next? The RTE Guide? Say it ain't so!


They shoulda kept up with the times!



:rolleyes:

Aidric

I'll stick with The Economist.

Right Turn Clyde

Littlehorny wrote: »

Totally agree, that talentless asshole actually believes he is some kind of a god, horrible person altogether.

Asshole? Yes. Think he's god? Yes. Horrible person? Yes. Talentless? No chance. He is a truly imaginative and gifted music producer.

BlatentCheek

Time's been very light for a very long time. This video from the Onion pretty much says it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TT81o4hL4c

The Diabolical Monocle

Right Turn Clyde wrote: »

He is a truly imaginative and gifted music producer.

maybe once or twice, but so is mmm... I dunno, Britney or whoever.

Cienciano

OP, you're getting old. Do you find yourself saying "music was better in my day"?

Right Turn Clyde

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

maybe once or twice, but so is mmm... I dunno, Britney or whoever.

You're only showing your ignorance now. It's possible to dislike something whist appreciating the artistry involved in it. I don't like his music, but it's absolutely brimming with originality and ideas. Think of how big rap/hip hop is, and how recognisable it is. He is one man, and he changed it, virtually on his own. That's pretty impressive. When you consider how fundamental hip hop has been to mainstream American culture for the past 20 years, I think it's appropriate that he's on the cover of Time.

bodice ripper

Used to be a big fan of Time when i was young ( as would you be if you were raised by Americans overseas...). But fuxk me, it went to ****.

donegaLroad

the front page of Time magazine sometimes publishes a different 'lighter' front page story for American audiences..

somefeen

Its True Kanye West might be a complete arsehole and an otherwise absolute waste of space but his music is hugely influential. He is a modern Phil Spector.
I wouldnt be a fan myself but listening to his latest stuff on the radio and it is more original than most of the crap thats come out in the past twenty years.

Would you have a problem with Elvis being on the cover?

catallus

Aidric wrote: »

I'll stick with The Economist.

The Economist is gone kind of fluffy these days too.

artanevilla

[godwin] Sure Hitler was on the cover several times, he wasn't a particularly pleasant person either. [/godwin]

Monotonous

Well, not that I like his music or anything, but Kanye West is "relevant". He is everywhere, on the internet, in the magazines, and is spoken of very damned often. Just like Hitler, Bin laden, and Bush, who have all been featured on the magazine, Kanye West is very controversial. You either love or hate him. Time hasn't really changed, but is just doing what it's always done.

catallus

Monotonous wrote: »

. Kanye West is very controversial. You either love or hate him.

That's just not true.

Many people don't care.

hatrickpatrick

Doesn't having one's jimmies rustled mean getting sexually excited?

If it doesn't, it really should.

the_monkey

Damn you Time magazine with Kayne West on the front cover!!!

Bring back the good ole days like 1938 when Hitler was man of the year ...

RobbingBandit

Yo OP, I'm real happy for you and I'm going to let you finish but this cover and issue of time magazine was the best one ever.

Dangerous Man

Time magazine is another rag trading off a reputation it never deserved. It seems to do little else but peddle faddish opinion and outright falsehoods.

Garbage.

folamh

Boards.ie doesn't care about black people

RobbingBandit

folamh wrote: »

Boards.ie doesn't care about black people

:eek: Randy Marsh is that you.

Guy:Incognito

AdamD wrote: »

Yeah but that's Bowie, not Kanye ****ing West

Bowie is overrated. There, I said it.

Earthhorse

I think Time used to be more culturally and socially relevant but it's been on a downward trajectory for quite a while. Maybe I was just a slightly less discerning reader when I was young though.

Guy:Incognito

catallus wrote: »

That's just not true.

Many people don't care.

Lots of people seem to get very worked up about how they dont care though.

Right Turn Clyde

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Lots of people seem to get very worked up about how they dont care though.

It's hard to not care when someone thinks you care too much about not caring.

Rabbo

NegativeCreep wrote: »

I love Kanye West.

Welcome to Boards, Kanye

Scuid Mhór

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

Today I saw the most recent copy of Time magazine.

The acclaimed, long established internationally distributed magazine that has previously featured on its cover such historic figures as hitler, bin laden, Bush, Churchill, Palin and any number of controversial, yet undeniably important figures in the spheres of world politics, finance, history.

Todays copy features Kanye West, full page cover spread, face portrait.

It is now dead to me.

Sorry to start a whole thread about this, but its beyond trivial annoyance.


My jimmys have officially been rustled, at the thought of that buffoon framing his Time magazine cover of himself on his wall. The world must feel my pain.

Is nothing sacred ?

Anyone else feel the same ?

Kanye's probably been the most influential figure in hip-hop in the last quarter of a century so I don't really see the problem.

bodice ripper

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Kanye's probably been the most influential figure in hip-hop in the last quarter of a century so I don't really see the problem.

Ah now. Is his stuff actually hip hop? And seriously, 25 years? I question your commitment to hip hop.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Rabbo wrote: »

Welcome to Boards, Kanye

His avatar suggests to me he is the Ice King disguised as a horse. The Ice King is indeed treacherous and has a God complex much like Kanye.

If Kanye has ever disguised himself as a horse I'm willing to bet the farm that all these people are indeed interconnected and part of the New World Order.

Or they could all be the one person. I just don't know anymore.

Doris300

The write up of him done by Elon Musk. Speaks volumes compared to what some boards member who probably isn't familiar with his music and production.

hidinginthebush

phasers wrote: »

I dropped Time after they named this eejit person of the year in 2006

Hes the guy that stopped all those forest fires, and is responsible for safety in my workplace. It's about time he got the recognition he deserves!

BlatentCheek

Doris300 wrote: »

The write up of him done by Elon Musk. Speaks volumes compared to what some boards member who probably isn't familiar with his music and production.

He does himself no favours as far as minding his image with non-fans goes.

On the one hand he has a body of work that is ceaselessly inventive, transcends genres and gives him a strong claim to being one of the great musicians of his generation.

On the other he carries on like a massive tool all the time so anyone who isn't into his music has every reason to hate him.

Doris300

BlatentCheek wrote: »

He does himself no favours as far as minding his image with non-fans go.

On the one hand he has a body of work that is ceaselessly inventive, transcends genres and gives him a strong claim to being one of the great musicians of his generation.

On the other he carries on like a massive tool all the time so anyone who isn't into his music has every reason to hate him.

I feel like he is the definition of an eccentric but doesn't mean bad. The problem is he can have a quite reasonable interview and one line gets blown out of proportion by the media and that's all people hear. That's happened about x100 times and people just immediately dismiss and hate anything his name is near probably because they're just not that interested to look into it. It's really all quite an amusing mess.

Scuid Mhór

bodice ripper wrote: »

Ah now. Is his stuff actually hip hop? And seriously, 25 years? I question your commitment to hip hop.

Yes, yes his artistic output is definitely hip-hop, with progressive roots in gospel, r'n'b, French-house, maximalism and industrialism. Having a minority of songs with strong pop radio appeal doesn't make his music any less hip-hop than it would be otherwise. The only exception to that is 808s and Heartbreak but personally I think that will probably go down in history as his most influential album of all; there's a very strong case to make saying we wouldn't have Drake, The Weeknd, or any Channel Oranges either, without it. You'll have to forgive me for not providing any further contentions but disregarding his creative output as 'not actually hip-hop' means it would pretty much be impossible to get through to you anyway.

Yeah, I'd say twenty-five years is more than accurate. Definitely since the turn of the millennium at least.

bodice ripper

Yeah, you didn't get through to me.

Bobby Baccala

The Diabolical Monocle wrote: »

maybe once or twice, but so is mmm... I dunno, Britney or whoever.

Big difference between a music producer and a recording artist