The Planet Hillary magazine cover is getting a lot of attention on the internet. New York Times Magazine released a preview of the cover on Thursday, January 23, 2014, which shows Hillary Clinton's face photoshopped onto a planet with a galaxy themed background.
The bizarre photoshopped graphic has led to several copycat versions on the internet, including one of the recently arrested Justin Bieber and another where Miley Cyrus rides Planet Hillary like a wrecking ball. The same photoshopped image can be seen as the sun featured in the Teletubbies and as a ball in President Barack Obama's hands.
The absurd and hilarious nature of the photoshopped Planet Hillary cover resulted in the magazine's website releasing a post on how the cover concept was conceived and images of other Planet Hillarys that did not make the cut.
Political Planetary Covers
New York Times Magazine's Planet Hillary Cover is Out of this World
Trend Themes
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Industry Implications
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