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So I tried to Google the number of magazine covers Brad Pitt has graced since November 2008 vs. the number of magazine covers Abraham Lincoln has done posthumously since then. I couldn’t find hard numbers. But I’m thinking Lincoln would come out on top. Huge resurgence in popularity since Obama’s election. Huge. And understandably so -- he arguably laid the groundwork for Obama’s presidency, and Obama doesn’t mince words when naming Lincoln one of his political heroes. Plus, the man is turning 200 years old today, which warrants some sort of recognition. But Lincoln’s resurgence transcends birthdays and the thank-you nod we’ve all been giving him for catalyzing the rise of this new administration.