There might be hidden messages in Trump's Person of the Year cover
Is Time secretly trolling Donald Trump with its Person of the Year cover? Some people think so. After the magazine announced the designation for the president-elect early Wednesday morning, Twitter users began to notice sneaky design choices that draw not-so-flattering comparisons:
Then there is that other person of the year:
And while we're at it, doesn't the triangle formed by the space between the arms of the "Y" in "year" looks suspiciously like an inverted Illuminati pyramid? The truth is out there, people.
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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