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The Function of Illustration at the Present Time

There's trouble afoot on the internet today, namely over at right-wing web blog/apparent Matthew Arnold fanzine Sweetness & Light. It seems they've taken none too kindly to a certain magazine's Controversial cover image -- and it's not the cover image (or the magazine) you're thinking of!

No, their bone to pick is with the Jester, specifically the cover of its "Tragedy" issue, which memorably features the Titanic crashing into the World Trade Center. Says S&L: "Granted college humor is normally juvenile and often in bad taste. But this is somewhat beyond that."

Commenters chime in with hilarious noose jokes, while others point out that the cover is obviously a reflection of Columbia's "socialist" and "pro-Islam" bias.

UPDATE 6:32 PM: We receive an exclusive statement from Jester's press attaché: "The staff of the Jester would like to issue our sincerest apologies. We have no idea how this offensive image was not caught by our art staff, layout editors, publisher, editor in chief, printer, or distribution staff. As a token of our true regret, please accept one free humor magazine."


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