Tag: Expert Advice
When Experts Fail – The Atlantic
Experts hate to be wrong. When I first started writing about the public’s hostility toward expertise and established knowledge more than a decade ago, I predicted that any number of crises—including a pandemic—might be the moment that snaps the public back to its senses. I was wrong. I didn’t foresee how some citizens and their leaders would respond to the cycle of advances and setbacks in the scientific process and to the inevitable limitations of human experts.
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Best Wardrobes in Britain: Davina Wedderburn
If looking through the wardrobe of Davina Wedderburn, head of brand and communications at the British Fashion Council, tells us anything, it’s that she is one of the few people who has truly mastered the art of the capsule wardrobe. As expected, she has plenty of tailoring, all of the well-cut essentials and a neutral colour palette, but Wedderburn uses this refined edit as the foundation for some exceptional accessorising that helps to bring each look to life.
It makes … Read more
Trust Us—You Want Halle Bailey to Be Part of Your World
What is it like to meet a Disney princess? Exactly what you’d think.
A soft, mellifluous voice, an elegant presence, and even a small animal companion—seriously.
Halle Bailey arrived at our cover shoot with her adorable cat Poseidon in tow. Her fur baby was under the weather, and like any good Disney princess, she was concerned with the care of her creature but still made sure to greet everyone with a warm smile. Bailey is beautiful and luminous in a … Read more
Riley Keough Has Found Her Voice
The year was 2019. Riley Keough was fresh off filming Netflix’s psychological thriller The Devil All the Time and looking for her next project when she heard about a series being made called Daisy Jones & the Six. Without knowing any details, she wanted to do it. She just had a gut feeling. After learning that the show was based on the popular Taylor Jenkins Reid novel about a fictional rock band in the ’70s, there was no turning … Read more
Harris Reed Is Changing the Industry—and Dressing Harry and Adele Along the Way
Harris Reed is undoubtedly one of the most exciting designers working in the industry right now, who at only 25 years old has already made a powerful mark. He doesn’t simply make clothes, but uses his designs and platform to spark conversation, fight for inclusivity and champion gender fluidity. Harris only founded his eponymous label three years ago but his aesthetic is firmly established. He mixes aristocratic references with ’70s silhouettes, the grittiness of London nightlife and a glam rock … Read more
The Seven Habits of COVID-Resilient Nations
The tweet has stuck with me for months now: a chart of cumulative COVID-19 deaths per capita in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. The U.S. and U.K. lines rise up like mountains relative to the valley of South Korea below. Even as Omicron-related deaths have increased in South Korea more recently, the picture hasn’t changed much.
South Korea “kept deaths 40 times lower all the way till 75% of population fully vaccinated,” the physician Vincent
Tessa Thompson in Black and White
There’s something about Tessa Thompson—an alchemy that, at the mere mention of her name, makes people start to swoon.
And rightfully so. For all the heart eyes that surround her name, the woman IRL is proof that all the excitement is well worth it.
While the rest of us have been trying to figure out how many books to prop our laptops on or buying ring lights for our monitors, Thompson effortlessly glows over Zoom. She looks the height of … Read more
Amandla Stenberg Is the Voice of a Generation, so Listen Up
It’s nearly impossible to be anonymous in our hyper-connected world. While millennials have been flouted as early adopters of technology to a detrimental degree, Gen Zers were born into the age of digital media. They know that what gets published on the internet stays on the internet. That’s a fact of the 21st century that many young people have embraced, including actress, singer, and activist Amandla Stenberg.
Stenberg is many things, but she’s certainly not your average starlet. The 22-year-old … Read more