Taking a trip down memory lane, it wasn't an easy task to bring down 200 covers to just 20 but we did.
WAVE presents to you the finest 20 covers over the past 18 years. From bright to dark, from pretty to handsome and to just simply the best covers out of all the 200 issues that we've published, here are the 20 heart-throbbing, head turning covers that you most enjoyed
What were we thinking?
Wave turns 18 this month…and how great these years have been! Flipping through the pages of WAVE revived fond memories…but some made us go WHAT WERE WE THINKING! Here are some of the 'things' from the WAVE archive that made us fall flat on our faces… laughing. Enjoy!
Issue #17 March 1997
Feature: Cover Page
What were we thinking: Red lipstick gone bad!
There are no glitches in the picture. It's really good but what made us wonder was how we would look if we put on lipstick that way, without any definition whatsoever. Funny when you think about it today!
Issue #18 April 1997
Feature: What type of a lover are you? What were we thinking: The sperms!
The article is about the kind of lover that you are, depending on the type and the flavor of the condom you choose. Funnily enough, the article is set on a RED background, but the funny looking thread like thingies at the end just made us laugh!
Issue #20 July 1997
Feature: Okley
What were we thinking: The picture says a thousand words.
The picture for this feature has made the two guys look weird and crazy…even though they seem rather good looking. This must have induced some pretty great laughs, it did the trick for us!
Issue #48 December 1999
Feature: What your skin is telling you
What were we thinking: A picture of girls clad in full make-up
The article talks about acne and skin rashes and how to take care of our skin, while the picture shows the complete opposite…girls with full on make up! And by full on…we mean completely! Shocking!
Issue #21 August 1997
Feature: The contents page What were we thinking: Highlighting the pictures with borders
The bright lipsticks on the girls stand out on the black and white print…and the borders make it even funnier.
Issue #39 June 1999
Feature: Cover Photo shoot What were we thinking: Gel-soaked hair, baggie denims and a man's t-shirt on a girl!
The hair swept back with a little too much gel, baggie denims that can put 50 Cent to shame and a t-shirt that is a little too manly for anyone's liking…great tattoos on the girl though! Wonder if anyone would wear this ensemble now!!
Issue #40 July 1999
Feature: School Rocks
What were we thinking: Distorted photos
It just doesn't make sense, first, you will never know who they are and what they were doing, second, there is no way we can tell if the picture is related to the article in any way. The blurred faces look funny!
Feature: Laff lines
What were we thinking: How did we come up with this timeless piece?
The article: 'You might be a college student when…
you wake up 10 minutes before class
you wear the same jeans 13 days in a row- without washing them
your breakfast consists of a Coke on the way to class
your social life consists of a date in the library
Your idea of 'doing your hair' is putting on a baseball cap
It takes a shovel to find the floor of your room.
You get more sleep in class than in your room
Before I came to college, I wish I knew
That I would change so much and barely realize it
That college kids throw airplanes too
That chem labs need more time than all my other classes put together
That if you knew that you were smart in high school
So what?
That you can know everything and still fail a test
That you can know nothing and ace a test
That most of my education would be obtained outside the class
That friendship is more than getting drunk together
That I would be one of those people my parents had warned me about
That psychology is really biology, biology is really chemistry, chemistry is really physics and physics is really maths!
Guess some things never change!!
Issue #42 September 1999
Feature: Horoscope What were we thinking: (Leo) lion farting?
Why does a lion have to have a grin on his face when farting? Not a sign of glory for Leos. Hilarious though!
Issue # 29 May 1998
Feature: The cover
What were we thinking: The cover itself!
The cover ha two young men flaunting super long hair and what appears to be super colourful sarongs!
Issue #147 March 2008
Feature: You tube and Nepal What were we thinking: the title 'You(r) Tube
The article is about the appeal of YouTube in Nepal; its short and articulate…but the title is just awkward.
Issue #122 February 2006
Feature: Useless Gyan What were we thinking: Top dating spots in Kathmandu
Oh how the times have changed… or have they?
2006:
Snowman, Freak Street
Lazimpat Art Gallery
A Garden Restaurant, Bhaisepati
Helena's Rooftop, Thamel
OR2K, Thamel
North Palace, Thamel
Grasshopper, New Roda
Basantapur Chiya Pasal
2012
The Garden of Dreams, Kesar Mahal
Chobar and Taudaha, Kirtipur
Bricks Café, Kupandol
Helena's Rooftop, Thamel
Fire and Ice Restaurant, Thamel
1905, Kantipath
Durbar Square Café, Basantapur
Fun Park, Bhirkutimandap
Swayambhhunath Stupa
