Magazine cover variants

[carlos]

3 hours ago, Eejay said:

It would be interesting to know the actual criteria because the practice is not consistently applied. It  must be difficult to balance the need for diversity against paying unnecessary token homage to todays gnat-straining political sensitivities.

I think the covers are the same in all the Western world. Our images usually depict people from different races and cultures. In most of the world people are used to seeing humans from different colors and races. The special covers are for some specific cultures, mostly Africa and the Muslim world where people often have stronger reactions to what looks foreign.