nolaboy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I just received this issue of Time magazine (Dated 10/28/13), I haven't had a chance to read through it yet but it looks like it will be a good read. Theres a blurb towards the front of the magazine that talks about how the coverpage artist developed the graphic. She had a map of the US laser cut into puzzle pieces, which she spent hours trying to assemble into the shape of Texas. I'm not sure if each state is scaled the same, as Alaska is significantly smaller than Texas (I believe it should have twice the area of Texas in reality). Regardless, I think its a really cool cover. Link to the Time article (subscription required to read full article) http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/2013/1101131028_600.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Can someone post the article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) not exactly the article but... http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2013/10/time_magazine_cover_the_united.php Edited October 19, 2013 by LarryDierker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryGattis Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Here's some more on the article:http://ideas.time.com/2013/10/17/10-reasons-texas-is-our-future/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The comments are embarrassing. Look at the childish fits people throw. Makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 The comments are what one should expect these days. Sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciaphile Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Back when Rick Perry was running for president, somebody noticed that much of the "Texas miracle" was owing to public-sector jobs ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/perry-criticizes-government-while-texas-job-growth-benefits-from-it/2011/08/18/gIQAPPZQSJ_story.html ... and that job growth had not kept pace with population growth. Come to think, that does sound kind of like the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 So is this a utopian or dystopian version of the future? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 On a similar note, article from yesterday's New York Post talking about migration from the Northeast. http://nypost.com/2013/10/31/fleeing-the-nightmarish-northeast/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I agree that TX and specifically Houston will lead the way in many sectors this century and I am proud. What I hope and pray though, is that when and if a sociological study of this state is examined and perhaps even published, what will shine is our ability to embrace diversity. Let's be honest, El Paso, SA, Austin Dallas and Houston could be located in different regions of our great country. And I think it is a credit to us as a people that these distinctly different cities along with their cultures exist in one state. Albeit a big ass state, but one state never the less. That's one of the main things I took from the article. I loved in LA for 20 yrs and when I first moved there, I celebrated the cultural diversity that existed just in a line at Ralphs market. Well, I was in an HEB off of Hwy 6 near Copperfield this past week, and experienced exactly the same thing. I hope what we show to the world is neither extreme leftist or extreme right, but good ole TX common sense. I like that we give business big and small a chance to flourish, but also can tout that our roadside interstate rest stops are almost entirely built from recycled materials. You know, common sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ^The problem is how to present ourselves to a world that largely wants to believe we are the stereotype that has been portrayed for 50+ years. The ignorant remain so because they decided a long time ago that their opinion on places/people/things matters more than what is actual fact. Our elected representatives have also not helped us too much of late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Our elected representatives have also not helped us too much of late...Our elected representatives are talking monkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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