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| What's his cover story? Anthony Weiner faces trial by New York tabloids | What's his cover story? Anthony Weiner faces trial by New York tabloids |
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| Concerns for the man's psychological health aside, the coincidence of Anthony Weiner's indiscretions happening in the one media market on earth that most prides itself on nailing the news with outrageous tabloid headlines is, for anyone with a passing appreciation for the genre, a happy one. | Concerns for the man's psychological health aside, the coincidence of Anthony Weiner's indiscretions happening in the one media market on earth that most prides itself on nailing the news with outrageous tabloid headlines is, for anyone with a passing appreciation for the genre, a happy one. |
| It is hard to think of a more direct challenge to the headline writers of the New York Post and the Daily News than to do what Anthony Weiner has done: interwoven a run for mayor of New York City with a habit of photographing his own penis and hitting "send". | It is hard to think of a more direct challenge to the headline writers of the New York Post and the Daily News than to do what Anthony Weiner has done: interwoven a run for mayor of New York City with a habit of photographing his own penis and hitting "send". |
| The tabloids have responded to the challenge, taking daily swings at Weiner since new indelicate pictures were released on Tuesday. Some readers – it’s a tough crowd – have found the writers’ efforts lacking. The bar is set very high, as the Weiner scandal has gone on for so long (since before he resigned his congressional seat in June 2011), and the details of the case are so wild, that even the fact that the candidate’s surname is Weiner stopped being funny quite a while ago. | The tabloids have responded to the challenge, taking daily swings at Weiner since new indelicate pictures were released on Tuesday. Some readers – it’s a tough crowd – have found the writers’ efforts lacking. The bar is set very high, as the Weiner scandal has gone on for so long (since before he resigned his congressional seat in June 2011), and the details of the case are so wild, that even the fact that the candidate’s surname is Weiner stopped being funny quite a while ago. |
| This is the best the NYP could do? http://t.co/SM1rA3CQrK | This is the best the NYP could do? http://t.co/SM1rA3CQrK |
| Here, we compile a gallery of front covers from the last week for your edification and judgment. (Weiner has said he is not an addict, is in counseling and that the matter is between him and his wife. He also is still a serious candidate to run the city, with the latest horse-race poll finding him in second.) Note that some of the covers riff on “Carlos Danger”, a pseudonym Weiner apparently used while sexting. | Here, we compile a gallery of front covers from the last week for your edification and judgment. (Weiner has said he is not an addict, is in counseling and that the matter is between him and his wife. He also is still a serious candidate to run the city, with the latest horse-race poll finding him in second.) Note that some of the covers riff on “Carlos Danger”, a pseudonym Weiner apparently used while sexting. |
| For our money, the best Weiner cover so far comes from the least-tabloid of New York publications: The New Yorker. Here’s the cover of next week’s issue, by artist John Cuneo. Cuneo describes his process – and how the King Kong allusion came to him – here. | For our money, the best Weiner cover so far comes from the least-tabloid of New York publications: The New Yorker. Here’s the cover of next week’s issue, by artist John Cuneo. Cuneo describes his process – and how the King Kong allusion came to him – here. |
| Next week's @NewYorker cover, by John Cuneo: "Carlos Danger" http://t.co/24LaN9NW23 pic.twitter.com/GsMeS86vID | Next week's @NewYorker cover, by John Cuneo: "Carlos Danger" http://t.co/24LaN9NW23 pic.twitter.com/GsMeS86vID |
| What do you think of our Friday cover? #Weiner pic.twitter.com/WSw19t7Uqg | What do you think of our Friday cover? #Weiner pic.twitter.com/WSw19t7Uqg |
| Huma Abedin: The good wife? Oh, give us a break! http://t.co/nsUSxj2ZxN pic.twitter.com/nPc9vB9J2b | Huma Abedin: The good wife? Oh, give us a break! http://t.co/nsUSxj2ZxN pic.twitter.com/nPc9vB9J2b |
| Man. New York Daily News ain't even playing with their front page today. "Tip of the Weiner" pic.twitter.com/DcRwdk7IJA | Man. New York Daily News ain't even playing with their front page today. "Tip of the Weiner" pic.twitter.com/DcRwdk7IJA |
| NY Daily News Tells Weiner to “Beat It”! http://t.co/AykOA0gVJU pic.twitter.com/uZhyI5nK24 | NY Daily News Tells Weiner to “Beat It”! http://t.co/AykOA0gVJU pic.twitter.com/uZhyI5nK24 |
| Front page of our metro edition today http://t.co/NqtDrQyony pic.twitter.com/nqPOdctJX1 | Front page of our metro edition today http://t.co/NqtDrQyony pic.twitter.com/nqPOdctJX1 |
| NY Post headline writers dispense w/Weiner puns & go the secret agent route: "Meet Carlos Danger..." pic.twitter.com/Jy183NK3Uk | NY Post headline writers dispense w/Weiner puns & go the secret agent route: "Meet Carlos Danger..." pic.twitter.com/Jy183NK3Uk |
| And here’s a chestnut from earlier this year, when Weiner launched his political comeback bid by jumping into the mayoral race: | And here’s a chestnut from earlier this year, when Weiner launched his political comeback bid by jumping into the mayoral race: |
| Today's front page: Weiner's second coming! http://t.co/LdblxIguqt pic.twitter.com/lYPEslNqMD | Today's front page: Weiner's second coming! http://t.co/LdblxIguqt pic.twitter.com/lYPEslNqMD |
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