{"id":5243,"date":"2010-07-02T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-02T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.transversalmedia.eu\/via-theatlanticcom-the-whole-thing-reads-like\/"},"modified":"2010-07-02T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-02T11:03:00","slug":"via-theatlanticcom-the-whole-thing-reads-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theresearchpapers.org\/archive\/via-theatlanticcom-the-whole-thing-reads-like\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5243 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theresearchpapers.org\/archive\/via-theatlanticcom-the-whole-thing-reads-like\/attachment\/5244\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/theresearchpapers.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/tumblr_l4xg2ic03y1qbkli6o1_540-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theresearchpapers.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/tumblr_l4xg2ic03y1qbkli6o1_540-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/theresearchpapers.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/tumblr_l4xg2ic03y1qbkli6o1_540-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"255px\" data-loftocean-lazy-load-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-loftocean-loading-image=\"on\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2010\/06\/al-qaedas-first-english-language-magazine-is-here\/59006\/\">theatlantic.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The whole thing reads like something straight out The Onion. Come to think of it, the magazine cover also looks like something out of The Onion.<\/p>\n<p>As an aside, I still have the style manuals for some Gulf countries (some of the countries in the Arab Gulf use branding and marketing concepts to &ldquo;design&rdquo; their image, logos, symbolism, etc. I even know a few people that were hired to &ldquo;design&rdquo; countries&rsquo; &ldquo;images&rdquo;). And this cover hits the trifecta of &ldquo;Gulf&rdquo; style: sandy colors, gold logo in the upper left, insipid photography. Well done marketing guys, obviously you are pros with a penchant for regional stereotypes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>via theatlantic.com The whole thing reads like something straight out The Onion. Come to think of it, the magazine cover also looks like something out of The Onion. 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