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It's about time for Paper, the New York-based culture magazine, to debut its annual issue on all things viral, which is better known as "Break the Internet." This year, viral feminist Amber Rose, fresh from promoting her book How to be a Bad Bitch, and partnering with Slut Walk to create The Amber Rose Slut Walk, is its cover star. In an interview with Paper's Sirius XM radio show, Rose said of the shoot, "I paid homage to feminists throughout the years — it was an amazing shoot."
Last year, Rose's ex's wife, Kim Kardashian, was on said theme's cover, and though everyone's wifi connections were working fairly well, the internet did react fairly insanely. The cover was shot by revered French fashion photographer and graphic designer, Jean Paul Goude. Goude had Kardashian recreate one of his most iconic photos, "Champagne Incident," which also led her to shut down critics about her supposed lack of talent. Only time will tell whether Rose can manage to destroy the world's servers and cause a cyber meltdown.