So says National Geographic and who is better placed to know? Pleasingly, John Geiger, CEO of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and publisher of Canadian Geographic, is about to undertake a similar study of his magazine’s history. Chirac’s museum is a living Geographic magazine of old and I could see some visitors reacting with interest, others like me with a shudder. The National Geographic cover is a triumph, albeit a plaintive apology. Its multiracial sisters are the embodiment of the late Rodney King’s question during riots following the 1992 acquittal of the cops who beat him: “Why can’t we all just get along?” hmallick@thestar.ca

Source: thestar March 19, 2018 10:07 UTC