l i fe s t y l e fo r c i t y wo m en
P OW E R WO M E N 2 018
Rewi n d Ka t h a r i n e Hep bu r n favo r i t e m ov i es (t her e's a l o t)
New York The City that never sleeps ...together
L OOK ISM 21s t cen t u r y & i t ’s s t i l l b ea u t y over b r a i n s
An t hony Bou r d a i n T he Hu ma n Cond it ion R ICHA R D ROX BURGH T h e origi n a l Ra k e f ro m D own Un d er
Michelle
Rodriguez
leave on stands through 02 2019
I just couldn’t help myself.
Exclusively at Amber Cove • Antigua • Aruba • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Cabo San Lucas • Costa Maya Cozumel • Curaçao • Grand Cayman • Grand Turk • Jamaica • Key West • Nassau • Orlando Puerto Vallarta • Roatan • San Juan • St. Kitts • St. Lucia • St. Maarten • St. Thomas • Tortola 1-800-51-JEWEL
© 2018 Lenox Corporation
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S POWER WOMEN
DESIGNED BY G E O R G IN A C H A P M A N A N D K E R E N C R A I G THE MARCHESA SHADES, PAINTED CAMELLIA AND GILDED PEARL COLLECTIONS LENOX.COM/MARCHESA
_
contents
departments 016 backstage how we do it 018 contributors the artists 020 bitch shout it out as loud as you like 024 dish the city that never sleeps... together 030 cheers sake 032 rockstar diners 038 rewind rock n’ roll and katharine hepburn 048 profile richard roxburgh 062 profile james wolk 124 profile chris coy 130 rant lookism 140 profile marcia belsky Patricia Clarkson photography by Robby Klein 008
contents
features 028 anthony bourdain we love you 044 where it all began beginning of infinity 054 fashion respects... 060 why we changed a planet 068 cover story patricia clarkson 079 power women 2018 the honorees 135 power forum equal opportunity
James Wolk photography by Stewart Shining 010
H OT E L GR A N D OPE N I NG EXPERIENCE THE PERFECT BALANCE OF SANCTUARY + SCENE A new hotel in NYC’s hippest neighborhood n signature cuisine at Scarpetta n craft cocktails + music at The Seville Four Bodies Wellness in-room programming n complimentary James Club coffee + wine hour 2 2 E A S T 2 9 T H S T R E E T, N Y C | J A M E S HOTELS.COM | RESERVATIONS: 888-526-3778 | @JAMESHOTELS
17473_4533_New York Moves_Spring2018 .indd 1
4/26/18 4:57 PM
mamoonah ellison PUBLISHER
richard ellison
EDITOR IN CHIEF
nicky black
ART DIRECTOR
phil rowe, assoc. editor pete barrett, ass. production editor marie butler asst. editor sarah joan roston editorial asst. wendy wright, graphic design emmy best graphics editorial chesley turner, bill smyth, joe bannister, zoë stagg, ron dole, yasmin yaqub, christina ying features liz watson, dora oliver, elsie cleveland art department richard peters sarah jeffries event director monty reynolds admin office managers susan north, jessica mcginley office assistants anna johns, jo bell, jen parke tech support adrian cornell web design ken williams photography tony gale, nathan heyward,maksim axelrod sales marty ann robertson YES Sales Consultants, L.L.C. contributors: Tim Morrow, Jim Wright, Robby Klein, David Roemer, Shanna Fisher, Chelsea Claydon, Tony Gale, Travis Keyes, Bo Poulsen, Anna Shagalov, Kristin Herrera, Ryan Hall, Brooklin Rosenstock, David Edwards, Stewart, Chris Shanahan, Shanna Fisher, Dean Burnett, Paul Bloom, Nancy Isenberg, Carol Anderson, Timothy Snyder, Tomass, Laura Mareno, Matt Dunston, Jennifer Rocholl, Matt Monath, Nathan Johnson, Emily Barnes, Orlando Behar, Paster, Ejaz, Callan Stokes, , David Sheff, Willam Davis, Chesley Turner, , Elle Morris, Celia Vargas, Zoe Stagg, Nathan Heyward, Frances Rossini, Sophia Fox-Sowell, Melissa Farley, Andrew Roth, Jeff Maksym, Matt Stubbs, Samantha Kelly, Zoe Stagg, Zee Krstic, Fiona Hill, Michael David Adams special thanks: Halstead, Yves Durif, Sue Choi, Danielle Dinten, Fiskars, Michelle Caspers, Landsend, The Little Door, Think Dutchess, D’Arcy Brito, Sophie Taleghani, Becktive, Michelle Richards, Katie Feldman, Pamela Gomez, Turner Networks, Audrey Adlam, Discovery Networks, Stan Rosenfield, Cindy Barraga, WW Norton, Harper Collins, Eve Sadoff, Studio 60, Electric Pony Studios, Shelter PR, Engel Voelkers, Platinum Properties,, Lisa Cera, Alison Garman Carri McClure, Joseph Cassel, Penguin Books, Sonia Lee,The Wall Group, Tracey Mattingly, the magnet agency, Robin Bouchet Benet, Tyler Albright, Rabia Ahmed, J, Susan Patricola, Barbara Jariri, Rosemary Mercedes, Mia Santiago, Segundo Guaman,Platinum Properties, Asia Geiger, Jillian @ Exclusive Artists, Mindy Saad, Wendy Iles, Vera Steinberg Criterion Group, Weiss Artists, The Wall Group, Giant Artists, Kelly Brown, Erin Walsh, Robert Vetica, Marisa Dutton, David Stanwell, Solo Artists, The Rex Agency, Cindy's Eagle Rock, Amelie, Leila Barrett Denyer, Jo Strettel, David Kelly, Drift Studios, KarolinaBorchet-Hunter, Philip Kadowaki, Bective, Magnet Agency, Exclusive Artists, Artmix Beauty, Starworks Artists, Darin Barnes, Ruth Bernstein, Molly Schoneveld, Marla Farrell, Stephanie Gonzalez, Warner Bros Pictures, Next Models Paris, WWRD, Guylian, Crabtree & Evelyn, New York Moves Magazine p.o. box 4097 lexington ave., new york, ny, 10163 ph: 212.396.2394 fax: 212.202.7615 all contents © 2012 New York Moves Magazine reproduction without permission is prohibited. ISSN 1553-8710
www.newyorkmoves.com Application to mail Periodicals postage rates is pending at New York, N.Y. and additional mailing offices. Send address changes to New York Moves, P.O. Box 4097 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10163. New York Moves assumes no responsibility for content, text or artwork of advertisements other than those promoting New York Moves, placed in the magazine. The opinions and viewpoints of the contributors do not necessarily represent the opinions and viewpoints of New York Moves, L.L.C.
WATERFORD.COM
backstage
I, Me, Mine. Let’s play a game. I’m the government, and you are an uninformed citizen. Let me tell you something you already know, a vague general statement about something quite miniscule; but then go in depth about why it’s significant. Are you ready? Instant gratification has suddenly led to a spike in narcissistic behavior. I know—it’s mind blowing. In New York City, you can pay someone to do any task for you—walk your dog, move your possessions, even follow you around with a video camera and document every waking moment of your life. Oh wait, there’s no need for that last one, because we already do that ourselves. We have become a nation defined by instant gratification. Anything we could possibly want is at our fingertips. The internet made things possible; smart phones made those things accessible. In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter with such an inflated ego that he drowned in his own reflection. I fear, along with Albert Einstein other notable intellectuals, that we as a society have already started that slow mirroring gaze into a watery grave. Humans began as hunter-gatherers. Nomads wandering the earth with only the basic instincts to guide our survival: food, water, shelter, and sex. As we evolved as a species and culture, those basic instincts were met. Farmers provide nourishment. Buildings provide shelter. And social media provides any type of human connection you could possibly imagine. Yet still, we remain unsatisfied. We aren’t simply driven to procreate; if that we true, unprotected sex in motel rooms across the country with complete strangers would dictate the majority of the population—which may or may not be the case, but that’s not the point. It’s much more complicated than a one night stand. We crave connection, a sense of home and belonging—to find our own little niche in the world. Now for all the math wizards out there, what do you get when you add the internet to insatiable narcissism? An infinite space for the self-centered.
In the days of disposal cameras, strangers actually communicated with each other. The phrase, “Excuse me, would you mind taking out picture?” was a common connector. Unfortunately, that type of random conversation in addition to selfless acts of kindness has disappeared and instead given way to the anti-social hypochondriac version of stranger danger. The selfie. Made popular by every insecure teenage girl on the planet, this activity is no longer an annoying novelty. That isn’t to say it’s not annoying, it’s just no longer uncommon. We’ve all seen people in the subway checking themselves out on their camera phone. Hell, you’ve probably done it. We’ve all been in the bathroom at a bar or nightclub where a posse is attempting a mass mirror snapshot. And we’ve all stalked enough social media profiles of the potential, yet very unlikely love of our life/soulmate/person I’m interested in sleeping with at this very moment, but is subject to change tomorrow or within the next few hours, to see a closeup photograph of their face that disguises any possibility of another human being actually taking it for them. This is the world we live in: medical advancements, amazing CGI in action flicks, and an indefinite amount of selfies. It could be worse. There is an upside to the epidemic, an unforeseen ripple in the time space continuum pond of New Age Narcissus.
REME
MBER
READING IS YOUR CONNECTION TO OTHER MINDS
Young entrepreneurs are thriving. Men and women are propelling themselves forward into successful careers in positions they’ve created for themselves. YouTubers, Tumblrs, App innovators, Bloggers—it’s the modern version of the American Dream! In the 1950s, the American Dream force fed by every parent to any child in the United States regardless of race or income stated that if you worked hard, with enough time and patience, you’d land your dream job and establish yourself in the life of luxury you’ve always wanted. But in the words of the notorious viral video woman who stated the impetuously timed phrase that crosses everyone’s minds when they are unjustly frustrated, “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” We may be the generation of the self-involved, but god damnit if we’re not ambitious! We’ve decided to take the plunge into deep water and keep on swimming.
017
contributors
O
t r i b tO rs 018
JIM WRIGHT began his career as an assistant to renowned photographer, Peggy Sirota, and has gone onto photograph some of the world’s best known actors, musicians and pop icons. His list of clientele has included everyone from Jay-Z to Michelle Obama, from Bruce Willis to the Sex Pistols. With a client list that includes Sony, Warner Music Group, Mountain Dew, and Miller Lite, Jim lives in LA with his wife,Megan, new born baby girl Lennon Marie and his trusty sidekick dog, Reggie!
DANIELLE DINTEN is a fashion stylist and collection coordinator based in New York City. Her current and former clients include the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Yeezy, and many other A-List celebrities. Danielle is a selfmade entrepreneur and is very excited to be a part of Moves Magazine.
CHESLEY TURNER is a longtime contributor to Moves. This issue, she catches Patricia Clarkson’s perspective on the changing atmosphere for women in film and the wider world, and discusses the importance of gratitude. Chesley also crafted the article of a wise and empathetic Ciarán Hinds. Chesley lives in Philadelphia.
Stylist JEFF KIM has been exposed to a multitude of inspirations and his ambition, tenacity, attention to detail and ability to draw inspiration from the world around him has ultimately created the foundation for his successful vision and unique eye. Jeff approaches each project with the goal of evoking emotion and creating a cohesive image/story, making him one of the most sought after stylists and one of the cover stars of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Most Powerful Stylists Issue.” (Pictured with actor Michael B. Jordan) .
BROOKLIN ROSENSTOCK is a commercial photographer specializing editorial and advertising. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two kids, and two dogs. Brooklin is a huge Seinfeld fan, and he’s an ultra-runner so when he’s not on set shooting you can find him out running the trails in the Santa Monica mountains.
ROBBY KLEIN is an entertainment photographer hailing from New Orleans, and currently based in Nashville. Often found surfing in Los Angeles or eating bagels in New York City, Robby travels the world with his camera—and family—telling the stories of his subjects one portrait at a time.
MEET MOXY TIMES SQUARE AN ENERGETIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE TYPICAL HOTEL EXPERIENCE, MOXY OFFERS CLEVERLY DESIGNED BEDROOMS, A BUZZING ATMOSPHERE, AND IMMERSIVE SPACES FOR CO-WORKING AND MINGLING. FIVE NEW DINING VENUES BY TAO GROUP INCLUDE NYC’S LARGEST ALL-SEASON HOTEL ROOFTOP LOUNGE. MOXY HAS AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND A PLAYFUL SOUL— AT RATES THAT MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
@MOXYTIMESSQUARE
MOXYTIMESSQUARE.COM
___
bitch
“...You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time...”—Abraham Lincoln
and not return until midnight. It means that I am often sleep deprived. However, it also means that I am finally doing what I love to do, that I find my life exhilarating and full, and that means, in the words of my sister, that I am some sort of Power Woman.
“...Selfie, Selfie on the stick, who is the fairest self-centered, boring, friendless dick?...” It’s super hard dating someone when you’re a complete narcissist. I didn’t realize I was until recently I went on a date and forget shortly thereafter what the guy looked like. Sure, I remember laughing and drinking, but mostly I remember talking about myself and being hilarious. Which is horrifying. Surely this man had something to contribute, but I was on a roll with my one woman show and wouldn’t be stopped. Can someone please find me someone as funny as I am to get me out of my own head? Or really, just tell me how to score a second date, because people seem to fucking hate me. Amy, model, UES
True Love Ways “Welcome to Quik’n’Easy Dates for You!” An impossibly perky woman thrust a nametag and clipboard at me. I resisted the urge to laugh and glanced at my friend Li, who groaned, and confirmed that yes, we were here for the speed-dating event. It was of the extra speedy sort tonight, 20 dates in one hour, three minutes each, to be exact. “Don’t worry, this will be fun,” I assured her. I was confident that if nothing else, it would be an utmost interesting experience and a great laugh. You see, I work three jobs. As a novice New Yorker, or even an experienced one, this is not uncommon. Which means that to make ends meet, I must dash from one job to the next. It means I leave my box of an apartment at 8am every morning with my ginormous purse—not because it’s the season for Balenciaga, (well, partly) but because I must carry an extra set of work clothes, food, shoes, and everything I need for the day—
Power Woman and all, the fact is that the time I have to go out with friends or even, dare I say, dating, has been downright rare. And in a city filled with TK men, there just isn’t the time to sashay bars looking for guys to date. So there must be a way to take the reigns of dating into my own hands. Which is why, based on a friend’s suggestion, I bribed Li with the promise of free drinks to sign up with me on this nontraditional, “real quik, real easy, match guaranteed or your next event half-off” speed-dating event. I’m not sure what was causing Li’s anxiousness: the event itself, that they couldn’t properly spell “quick,” or the fact that if we didn’t match with any guy, our next event would be equivalent to bargain shopping. But, no matter what, I persevere. I was here, and a flurry of activities enveloped me, cocktails were being drunk, bells were ringing, and yes, I introduced myself, you guessed it, 20 times. It must be admitted that some three minutes were longer than others. No offense to the dear sweet gay man or the wild-eyed actor who referred to himself in the third person, but I digress. There was one boy however, who I’ll call “Matt,” whose three minutes felt unexpectedly rushed to me. In short, I thought it would be nice to spend an entire half hour having a drink with him. I had a lovely time, and when I thought about it, felt giddy with having a new crush. He called me the day after our drink (usually unheard of). “So when are you free again?” he asked easily. I paused, my mind racing. When was I free again? Genuinely baffled by the question, my worn out day planner had to be pulled out. Flipping rapidly through the pages, I found a tiny blank spot. “Oh here we go,” I said, relieved. “I get off work early Tuesday night at ten, not next Tuesday, but the one after that…” I trailed off when I could actually hear him frown. “Go ahead and pencil me in,” he told me. “But maybe before that, say, tomorrow? I can pop into your work and bring you lunch…” I smiled at him over the phone. I really did like this boy, who I met in a situation as funny as speed dating. Who would’ve thought? “You know what? I’ll just take a long lunch tomorrow.” Because busy as I am, I know I can do all that I need to do, and then, I’ll make time for him. I am, after all, a Power Woman. Julie, optician, Upstate NY
“ A Royal Mess” What the fuck is wrong with you people and the Royal Family and the Royal Wedding and the Royal Couple and the Royal Inlaws and the Royal Sex Life—as in when is Meghan going to be pregnant, come on Harry keep the Royal End up!! As an ex-Brit I can only say you are collectively missing the discrimination gene. These people don’t deserve your attention never mind your fixation. At the very best those in the UK have no choice as they are stuck with these morons at the top of their food chain. (The Queen, poor soul, at around 90 years old, is obligated to drag herself up the steps to the throne room every day to keep the bald head of the moron-in-chief crownless). What were the sacrifices of the Continental Army all about if they weren’t supposed to free us from this outdated yoke? Enough already. We have plenty on this side of the Atlantic to be excited about without succumbing to the idolatry of the idle rich plus their hangers-on (hmm, sounds vaguely familiar). A Royal Mess was a 2013 movie FOR KIDS from DISNEY. What are you missing? What are we lacking? Where the fuck are we heading? Dick, caretaker, Queens
“...You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time...”—Abraham Lincoln I am sure I am not the only person finding it difficult to keep their patience until the current members of the current administration are out of office—hands no doubt forcibly prised from the levers of power, kicking and screaming and forever crying foul—and the age of personal responsibility begins; congressional hearings, court trials and countless news stories for trial in the court
“...Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force...”—George Bernard Shaw
of public opinion. No hiding place will be available. Do they think they will just get away with it? Mention no names but there are appointed public servants—on the national payroll with our dime—who lie, blatantly lie, not obfuscate or spin or prevaricate but lie every single day, knowing that we know they are lying and just don’t care. They know for the next few months their utterly shameless behavior is without oversight thanks to a House that chooses to close its eyes, hold its breath...and hope. However, their denouement will come. As Theodore Parker and MLK via Obama observed. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” So my comfort is taken from the knowledge that I have many, many nights of tv vilifying these moral perverts to enjoy, with a glass of something served with ice because as we all know, revenge is a dish best enjoyed cold. Peter, editor, Battery Park
The American spirit of independence born of the spirit of the wild frontier. Well guys (and it’s not only guys) we live in an ever-shrinking world environment and Marion Mitchell Morrison is long gone. It’s time to grow up and realize those people who don’t look like you, or talk like you, or dress the way you do, are not the enemy. If the Bonobos share 98.8% of our DNA—and look at them— then every single human being on this planet is our brother and sister. The point being that a system—call it capitalism— designed to make a profit with every single clause of its theory that leads us to seek a profit from every single person with whom we engage cannot teach a ten-year-old the value of every single person with whom they do business.
I understand that junk food can be less expensive and sometimes more convenient. (This however is not always the case. Sometimes poor education, catchy advertising slogans and jingles and yes, sheer criminal laziness, are the causes of what could be construed as abuse of our most precious assets, our kids.) Doctors and dentists and healthcare in general are considerably more expensive than easy options of meal choices and there is way too much information available to not rethink the way we feed our children and ourselves. But then I’m just an East Coast Liberal with a vision too clouded by PC who takes all the fun out of life. Yeah right. Try telling that to 15-year-olds who are too fat to walk up the stairs; so obese it will take most of their young adulthood to get over their parents’ dietary choices even if they could or wanted to try. Richard, server, Midtown
BREXIT = NEXT HIT?
“...Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force...”—George Bernard Shaw To encourage the sight of ten-year-olds with high-powered rifles in their hands is the purview of the few; loose gun nuts with limited vision and a limiting affect on American society. And only the same few would argue with this observation. When another American stalwart— corrosive, unfettered capitalism—comes to the fore, opinion is again just as one-sided; this time however in favor of the motion. So when a ten-year-old entrepreneur rises to the top of the news cycle there is nothing but praise heaped on the able young American; nothing but kudos for his exceptionalism, wonder at his energy and inventiveness; envy at the ruthless determined way he pursues his goals. Not a thought paid by the majority for the effect this adulation for capitalistic success has on a young mind, his is the American way. No wonder then that the recent chauvinism has taken such a hold. This after all is the American Way.
That the system works is indisputable, just as all guns are not evil. Both, however, hold the seeds to destruction. To expose our young people to either without constant regard to the dehumanizing dangers of both is to shirk our responsibilities as adults. John, composer, UWS
A whole lot of Americans believe that the UK exit from the European Union has absolutely nothing to do with the USA. Does not, could not, will not have any effect, influence or consequence for us. Maybe they’re right. But consider this: is the difference between say France and the UK any greater than that between say California (or New York) and say Texas (or Arizona or anywhere in the Midwest)? (Even the language barrier is similar!) If the Founding Fathers were trying to perform their magic today would they have any success? Or would they meet the same zenophobic, isolationist, tiny-minded nationalism that is causing the problems in Europe (stirred up by hungry politicians). Of course the disparities in the various economies and the widespread differences in national character and culture of member states present huge hurdles to overcome, but without the necessary vision the alternative is a return to World Wars and The Wild Frontier. Attractive to some no doubt. Geoff, construction, UES
“...They f*** you up your mom and dad...” With so much information on the dangers of high fructose corn syrup, particially-hydrogenated anything and plain old sugary and fatty food, it still boggles my mind how parents will not hesitate to feed these kinds of food to their children.
email: bitch@newyorkmoves.com snailmail: Moves: PO BOX 4097 Lex. Ave New York, NY 10163
021
dish
You Can’t Hurry Love by Suanne Polovin
Is it now the City that never sleeps... together ? In New York today, our lives are so busy we rarely hook up never mind find true romance. I sat across from him in a softly lit boutique restaurant in Nolita. The tablecloths were white linen, the table flowers were beautiful and the candles made such sexy shadows on the walls. Everything screamed romance and passion— but I just wanted to scream. I wanted to jump up onto the table and pull out my hair. Everybody else seemed to drink in the ambience and here was I on a job interview, perusing my menu as if it were a dating manual. Actually it was a first date, which in New York is about the same thing except for one thing: I wasn’t sure I wanted the job. Whatever happened to love in the City? I know New York is fast-paced and everybody has an angle. Free time is limited to a point where it’s almost nonexistent. We’re used to getting whatever we want and fast here. We can have our clothes cleaned, ironed and folded in a few hours. Food delivery is at the touch of a button or swipe of a thumb. Have we become so addicted to speed and variety that getting to know someone just takes too long? The romantic atmosphere in the restaurant was making a mockery out of me. I excused myself with “severe stomach cramps,” hailed a cab and went home. Date over. Search continues. This was not the first time that a first date has ended so disastrously for me. Going on dates has become like trying on every outfit in my closet on a fat day. The problem was that when it came to dating in New York, nothing seemed to fit. In the cab ride home I let my mind roam through a few of my other past bad dates. Most had left me feeling empty as they usually had an impersonal feel to them. Perhaps the limitation of time is not the only thing that is hindering romance in New York. This is a City that offers so many things to fall in love with: restaurants, events, galleries, museums, parks, shopping, millions of people to meet. Does the extensive amount of people and places discourage intimacy?
I delved a little deeper into this topic as I left for work on a typically freezing January morning and joined the herds on the slushy sidewalk on my way to the subway. As the train flew out of the station, I surveyed the packed car. Everyone seemed to be completely preoccupied with his or her own activities. Whether it was flipping through a crumpled up New Yorker, checking Instagram or Twitter posts, or intently staring into space and avoiding eye contact, everyone was in their own world wrapped in a blanket of self-interest. Everybody seemed to be riding alongside each other disengaged and alone. My phone rang, interrupting my reverie. It was my friend Sasha. From the moment I picked up, she began gushing in my ear about an incredible fifth date—in New York that’s practically marriage. I seemed to recall how they met: a brutal argument over a cab. Like two rottweilers, neither relented. They realized that they had common ground and proceeded to share that cab to what became known as their first date. Sasha’s situation provided me with a glimmer of hope. Everybody here is subject to the same dating circumstances, whether it be lack of time or too many options, it is up to us to learn to adapt. Pre-occupation is a common phrase for New Yorkers and it’s in our surroundings that we lose sight of what’s really important” love. Love in everything we do. We seem to push ourselves too hard and impatience is our true virtue. But that’s why we came. For it all. New Yorkers are conditioned to be tough. Real estate prices and the standard of living exceed most other cities and we’re forced to excel. That’s why we’re here. We may have to work a little harder to attain their love and their “spacious” abodes, but once acquired, the view is fabulous. We work hard and we play hard. The beauty of it all? When we do finally find someone to play with there are so many more games to play in this City.
025
_
profile
Anthony Bourdain 1956, — 2018, , By Christina Ying
028
“Travel isn’t always pretty,” he said. “It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s OK. The journey changes you.” It was his iconic voiceover that changed travel television. Anthony Bourdain’s reflections about his travel were poetic, painful, and transcendental.“Travel isn’t always pretty,” he said. “It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you.” We’ll never know for sure how much the journey changed Anthony Bourdain, but for fifteen years he impacted audiences most remarkably. From floating on the Mekong River to eating fondue on the French Alps, to even escaping an attack in Beirut, there was no one on television that lived with more excitement. As CNN shows the final season to Parts Unknown, the world still remains bewildered by Bourdain’s suicide this past June. For a man who was ostensibly living the American Dream, we cannot imagine what it was that Anthony Bourdain was missing from his life. Bourdain was hilarious, but punk rock to the bone. Unlike other chefs on television, he wasn’t cheesy and prepackaged. Bourdain was an acerbic, cultured, introspective rebel with great taste in books. Sure, he made more than a few snobbish comments about the Food Network and its stars, but his honesty about food and politics was an essential part of his brand. He wasn’t your grandmother’s favorite chef—Anthony Bourdain was a cultural icon for Gen Xers and Millennials. He also applied the same transparency about his past in his writing. In interviews, Bourdain was always candid about his issues with addiction. As a youth in New Jersey, he had a problem with heroin and crack, but kicked the habit in the 80’s. When he got sober, he followed his first wife, an older woman named Nancy Putkoski, to New York City. After graduating from culinary school, he slaved away as line cook for twenty years. Those suffering times would be the material to his best-selling book Kitchen Confidential, chronicling a lifestyle filled with aggression, exhaustion, and struggle. Even when became executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in 1998, Bourdain had not filed or paid his taxes for ten years. If Bourdain was always meant to be a television star, he certain didn’t see it at the start of his career. A television producer who formerly worked on ER, Lydia Tenaglia, was a fan of Bourdain’s writing. Like Bourdain, she too was eager to leave the repetition of her profession. When she found out he was going to write a second memoir, A Cook’s Tour, she convinced him to film the same concept for a travel show. Together their television credits include A Cook’s Tour, No Reservations, The
Layover, Parts Unknown, and PBS’s The Mind of a Chef. Their work on the travel channel platform made Bourdain in a superstar. The Layover and No Reservations remain among the top five highest rated on the Travel Channel. Bourdain’s popularity carried over at CNN when he started Parts Unknown in 2013. When asked why he would leave his previous network, he told Adweek, “There are a lot of places where me and my team have been wanting to make television for a long time and haven’t been able to.” CNN had the means and the infrastructure to expand his brand even more, which was an effort that gloriously paid off. In 2015 Parts Unknown had the second highest rated season premiere, winning the 25-54 demographic. The political tone of Parts Unknown transitioned Bourdain from celebrity chef to CNN correspondent. The shift was a deviation from No Reservations that was becoming repetitively formulaic. For him, food was the gateway conversation to understanding the world, even when he was in parts of the world filled with extreme poverty. With CNN he was able to travel to more conflict regions such as Libya, the Congo, and Myanmar, but the new work dramatically transitioned him from TV food chef to sometimes war correspondent. His experience of awful things was made viscerally clear in a Parts Unknown episode filmed in Haiti, which was still ravaged by the disaster of the earthquake in 2010. As homeless residents watched him eat on an open street, Bourdain wanted to provide a good deed by purchasing food for everyone on the street. When a fight broke out amongst the those who had not received food, Bourdain expressed his regret in his miscalculation on camera. It was a harrowing moment that one cannot forget. Perhaps in true journalist form, Bourdain ignored the PTSD of being in war-torn countries. Informing the world of its dark places was a way for him to avoid his issues with depression. He often compared his life to David Bowie’s Space Oddity, where he’s “sitting in a tin and orbiting the earth for much of the time.” Fan adoration left Bourdain functioning in a fishbowl. It was an obstacle, especially when filming. The beauty about his food scenes was that they weren’t contrived and staged, but when there’s hundreds of fans outside of a restaurant it takes from the production. In an interview with Bravo, Bourdain said, “I’ll be eating in a restaurant, and there will be 100 people outside, all of them really nice with cameras. And I feel like an utter shit. It just changes the whole dynamic.”
Despite the mania, Bourdain kept going with the grueling film schedule and extending his presence towards activism. When his girlfriend, actress Asia Argento, came out publicly about her sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Bourdain became a public advocate of the #MeToo Movement. He spent the last year of his life vocalizing about women’s inequality in the workplace. In the wake of the sexual assault scandals facing chefs Mario Batali and Ken Friedman, Bourdain stood away from his peers on the issue. In an article he wrote for Medium, he took ownership for his part in the problem. “To the extent which my work in Kitchen Confidential celebrated or prolonged a culture that allowed the kind of grotesque behaviors we’re hearing about all too frequently is something I think about daily, with real remorse.” From the surface, Anthony Bourdain experienced all of the pleasure that world could offer, but for a man with chronic depression and addiction issues, carrying the weight of the worlds’ problems just became too much. Bourdain often indicated that the fame and the success felt undeserved. In an interview for Biography, Bourdain expressed, “I feel like I’ve stolen a car—a really nice car—and I keep looking in the rear-view mirror for flashing lights. But there’s been nothing yet.” Bourdain dedicated the majority of his midlife to inform a hungry television audience. Bourdain was fiercely aware of his luck and success all the time, but always expressed what he had to give in exchange. “I have the best job in the world and I’m very grateful for that,” he told People magazine in 2016. “ And I don’t plan on walking away from that any time soon, I can assure you—but it comes at a cost.” He sacrificed his marriages, and time as a father, for the best job in the world. Anthony Bourdain’s life has changed everyone who’s followed him. We would love to have him back, even for just one last voiceover. Please tell us Anthony, one last time, what have you learned in this life?
cheers
In a society often seen as overly structured and traditional, you might think any change in japan’s centuries old national drink would be unthinkable. Ah So... not so.
I’ve been known to do things I’m not supposed to do. I count on my fingers, mix stripes and polkadots, eat raw cookie dough, date married men (What? He said he was separated) and I drink sake cocktails. Purists and connoisseurs would agree that adding “stuff” to sake is highly faux pas, akin to a wine cooler, even. But if purists ruled the world, who knows what we might miss out on. Would we have sangria? Screwdrivers? Bellinis?
Sake to Me To me, a bigger gaucherie than polluting the ancient potation is the use of the common misnomer, “rice wine.” Wine is made from a single fermentation process, and sake from a two-step process, similar to that of beer. Therefore sake, more accurately, is its own entity: an alcoholic beverage made from filtered water, rice, sake yeast, and koji, a mixture of rice and koji-kin (aka mold). It’s generally clear, sulfite and preservativefree, and is purported to leave even the worst over-indulger hangover free. Served in ritualistic ceremonies and celebrated as the national beverage in Japan, the first sake imported to the US was of poor quality and thus heated to mask the flavor. It’s still ordered warm by the novice imbiber, but those better acquainted with the elixir know to vary the temperature, from iced to even slightly warm, according to the type of sake or preference of the consumer. En Vogue? Wine’s overdone, so as of late, sake seems to have grown in popularity. Sake tastings, saki-tinis, and sake flights have found a place on menus as well as the occasional sake services on some wedding registries. What was once an older man’s drink in Japan is ready for the affected masses and can even be found gussied up for girl’s night. Should you learn about sake, its history, its tradition, and many, many variations? Sure. Should you let
muddled mint mess with its delicate balance and fine flavor? Definitely. God Bless You. Wherever sake cocktails are served, so too is Shochu. While quite dissimilar to sake, both are Japanese, made from rice and are often neighbors on drink specials lists. With this, you’ll also find sparkling sake, created in Japan for younger, Western-minded residents, recently made popular in the US. For Heaven’s... Sake Sure you can create many a luscious libation at home in the confines of your own apartment, but sake is much weaker than traditional liquor cabinet-dwellers like gin and vodka and its fusion might be best left to the pros. Sake synthesis is taken very seriously in the restaurant world, blending it with high-quality fruit purees. Try a Geisha’s Dream, (fukunishiki sake with fresh mint, lime, and pear puree) mildly reminiscent of a mojito, except lighter and cleaner (and won’t make you miss work the next day); or the Nigori Colada (nigori sake, fresh pineapple juice, Ty-Ku sake liquor). In the bottle, unfiltered Nigori sake appears cloudy with rice sediment, and in the colada, creates the perfect, not-too-sweet tropical amalgam. Or the turquoise blue and mildly fruity Rhythm Nation (plum sake, Russian Standard, triple sec, lychee, blue curacao) Now, I like a blue drink as much as anyone, but I prefer the Kanpai (Bacardi Lite, raspberry, pineapple juice, sparkling sake). The fizzy drink, rife with fresh raspberries, had a celebratory feel even before I found out that Kanpai means “Cheers” in Japanese. So, next time you’re feeling defiant and maybe a touch rebellious, sidle up to the bar at your favorite Nuevo-Japanese restaurant, raise a blue glass and give everyone a big Kanpai... cheers to pissed-off purists everywhere. by Michelle Buffardi photography by Naoya Fujishiro
Bomb 031
By Christine Ying
rockstar
There is a reason that every mega movie in the ‘popular’ genre include a scene in a diner. It is the epitome of All American. You cannot mistake a local diner for anywhere else in the world. Superman got his mojo back in a diner. Pulp Fiction had two pivotal diner scenes. There was the opening with Pumpkin and Honey Bunny planning their potentially fatal robbery, and then there was Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace’s seductive dance contest at Jack Rabbit Slims. The diners in Swingers, American Graffiti, and Back to the Future bring us a sentimentality that many of us have never lived but know all too well. What would Happy Days without Al’s or Beverly Hills 90210 without the Peach Pit? It’s a place for important conversations and comfort food. Whether you need to be alone at the counter or in a booth with your date, diners are a staple within the American consciousness. From childhood to adulthood, every type of American has eaten at a diner at some point in their life. It’s a place that will attract both wholesome and nefarious characters, can you imagine Tony Soprano and the Fonz sharing counter space? It would happen at a diner because they draw every type of person from every kind of background. It’s where can get the most basic yet the most delicious
food you’ve ever had. Diner pancakes, meatloaf, and egg benedicts have fulfilled the hangovers of many Americans. It’s an excuse to completely splurge on a high-fat mat meal. Guy Fieri has made a whole career on our fixation on American diner food. The American Diner started with the night owls. It’s the reason why you’re able to get a decent plate of ham and eggs at 2:00 AM. The first diner was invented by a 17-year-old Rhode Island entrepreneur named Walter Scott, who transformed a horse-pulled wagon into a car that served sandwiches, coffee, and pies to those working the night shift. Originally meant to supplement his income, he eventually quit his job as a printer to sell food from his wagon full time. Scott welcomed those on the fringe and weary, accommodating those who could not afford a fine dining experience. Soon, copycats opened their own food trucks in every small town and major city in America. During the 1930’s there were more cars on the road than we’d ever seen. And with the first freeway built in 1940, there were mom and pop restaurants filling up the side of the highways ready to serve hungry drivers. It was a perfect evolution in the food industry just as America was rapidly industrializing and transitioning from farming to urbanization. As more Americans were leaving rural
hometowns for opportunities in big urban cities, diners became a great way to mass market an affordable food industry for a growing workforce. People could no longer make it in time for supper with their families, so eating alone at the counter like an Edward Hopper painting was becoming a cultural norm. It was also an alternative to fine dining during the Great Depression and a safe haven for GI’s returning from World War II. The diner’s signature look of bright colors and chrome is mainly due to how diners were mass produced. Unlike restaurants that are built on site, diners are manufactured in a factory and then shipped to their location. If there was an issue manufacturers would pick up diners and repair them at the factory. It was this manufacturing technique that gave them their bullet chromed shape. The look was futuristic yet ordinarily utilitarian. It’s bright and peppy aesthetic invited the materialistic consumerism that was taking over the country. Alan Hess, an American architect, describes the aesthetic of a diner as a “postwar mirage.” American youth were engaging in the sense of fun and sexual exploration not yet explored by their predecessors. Diners are so synonymous with youth culture that it would be absolute blasphemy not to include a diner scene in a teen-centric TV show. By the 1950’s there are 6,000 diners across the country, and as a result became the genesis of the teenage dating. Time Magazine labeled this group, “The Luckiest Generation because all over the
world, White working- and middle-class teens in 1950s America were, for the most part, incredibly lucky.” The youth of that time were experiencing freedom and awakening that no other generation had ever seen. As writer Windy Sombat notes, “Teenagers in the 1950’s are so iconic that, for some, they represent the last generation of innocence before it is “lost” in the sixties. When asked to imagine this lost group, images of bobbysoxers, letterman jackets, malt shops, and sock hops come instantly to mind.” It was an era that cemented the image of teenage love in America’s popular consciousness. Movies like La Bamba and Grease show us how much we romanticize this type of courtship generations later. The diner was also crucial in the birth and the movement of Rock N Roll, which marked the era of a new liberalized culture where teens were starting to rebel against their parents . From the moment Elvis shook his hips on everyone’s televisions, teen girls were never the same. Rock N Roll was now a deviant sexual force. So unable to listen to the music at home, diners became the perfect place to congregate to hear to it on a jukebox. Soon Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, and Fats Domino became pop music fixtures. Although the music in diners was integrated by the 1960’s the actual diners were not. The diner has always been the central hub of many American social movements, but many were still racially segregated. Food became a contentious centerpiece for the civil rights movement as black college students
challenged racist diner owners with lunch counter sit-ins. Students from North Carolina to Tennessee sat in protest and segregated lunch counters refusing to leave, often enduring physical and emotional abuse. There were a handful of restaurants that defied Jim Crow segregation and fed the civil rights protestors, and soon diners like Chris’ Hot Dogs in Alabama and Paschal’s in Atlanta became meeting spots for civil rights leaders and activists. It is not too far to suggest that without these restaurants, social activism wouldn’t have gotten as far as it did in the civil rights movement. Diners continue to be the pitstop for America’s social movements, and still have a political influence this very day. In every political campaign, from preseidential down to dog catcher, you can find candidates stopping at every highway diners to connect with the more “average Americans.” In a world of fast food franchises and corporate conglomerates, diners still represent the values of the hardworking independent business owners. Diners can disarm even the most pretentious customer with excellent comfort food. The mom and pop type vibe without any type of tricks or frills creates an appeal that is truly American. Diners remain a symbol of mid-century optimism and innocence lost. Whether or not we want to keep romanticizing them with the 50’s let’s not forget the social impact that they’ve had on American progression and social justice. If we’ve learned anything from diner inventor, Walter Scott if you find a way to feed everyone then no one loses.
033
rewind
music
r Powe
en Wom HOUND DOG BIG MAMA THORNTON Originally recorded by the rock goddess, Thornton’s crooning voice stands her ground when telling somebody off for their sleazy ways. Thornton’s version was a hit, selling a half million copies. Years later the track was gentrified by Elvis Presley. His version become one of his iconic hits. While Presley made millions, Thornton didn’t.
.
I WALK THE LINE JOHNNY CASH His first number one hit on the Billboard Charts, Johnny Cash was inspired to write this ballad when he was in the Air Force stationed in Germany. Intended to have a slow pace, the faster tempo fits perfect for a ride down a back country road. His biopic Walk The Line (starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon) displayed a grim upbringing which fuels the song.
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & THE COMETS While the alcohol flows through your blood stream, don’t worry about forgetting how to count along with this dance hit. Better known as the Happy Days theme, the song brings nostalgia while it hums from the juke box in the back room.
SHOUT THE ISLEY BROTHERS “Shout” is the original party anthem! No matter what function—whether it be a wedding, high school prom, or karaoke night—everybody will be up and shouting (no pun intended) the lyrics. How can anybody forget the legendary toga party in Animal House? Make sure to stock up on some tea to cure your hoarse throat the morning after.
.
GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY LITTLE RICHARD The Godfather of Rock is in awe of the wonderful Ms. Molly. This thumping rock tune is a perfect transition of blues and rock with a twang of swing hypnotizing you to get up and dance. With over half a century in the music business, it is a disgrace that Little Richard has not received a Grammy or The album that solidified Madonna as a pop music icon, this one showcases theeven ballsy-ness that lay at her foundation as an artist. There a nomination..
wasn’t anything that Madonna was afraid or ashamed to sing about as a woman. She championed female empowerment on tracks like
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE JERRY LEE LEWIS Way before The Beatles were unleashed on the American youth, Jerry Lee Lewis preluded with his song “Great Balls Of Fire.” Right off the bat, Lewis announces “you shake my nerves and you rattle my brain. Too much love drives a man insane!” Just think how many baby boomers were conceived with this tune playing in the background.
DREAM LOVER BOBBY DARIN Mr. Darin’s angelic melodies of young love make us swoon. As he prays for a love to come his way, you want to crawl right through the speaker to be with him. This was way before “Johnny Angel” answered our prayers. Even decades since its initial release, “Dream Lover” is a relevant classic with its numerous covers and remakes on YouTube.
LOLLIPOP THE CHORDETTES Within this infamous cover song is a blatant innuendo as the center of attention for this sugary sweet, bubblegum track. Like the teen-directed groups to follow, the lyrics dance on the line between innocence and sex. It was the 50s and the sexual liberation was moving ahead. The message reflects their other hit “Mr. Sandman,” but through a fantasy or dream. And those day dreams can repress our inner emotions.
JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY Tight jeans will always be a fashion statement, and by the 1950s, Elvis Presley gyrated his hips through the television screen and became a household name; his juvenile delinquent aesthetic partnered up with James Dean’s rebellion among teenagers. This bonafide hit concerned parents, who though rock n’ roll lead their children to many temptations.
BANANA BOAT SONG HARRY BELAFONTE Who else covers their mouth for the opening echo of DAAAYOO!? The calypso beat shuffles your feet while Belafonte’s baritone voice keeps you focused on the dance. This classic has cemented itself in pop culture with the epic dance trance in Beetlejuice and was recently sampled by rap legend Lil Wayne.
039
rewind
moves
Power Woman Katharine Hepburn
ADAM’S RIB 1949 The notorious affair between Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy steams the screen as the famous couple play married lawyers who ironically oppose one another in court on behalf of a women who shot her husband. The “battle of the sexes” arc is thrilling in the constrained court room setting. In the age of #MeToo, Adam’s Rib portrays a dated story that still hinders the lives of women and how to overcome sexism in the patriarchy. LITTLE WOMEN 1933 Based on the classic story by Louisa May Alcott, Hepburn stars as the courageous Joe March, an aspiring writer who lives with her family in postCivil War Massachusetts. The film follows Joe’s journey into adulthood through a romantic fling with the next door neighbor Laurie (the classic bad boy trope), cutting her hair to make ends meet, becoming a writer in New York City, and the loss of her sister. Hepburn’s staunch performance trail blazed the talkies further into the mainstream.
STAGE DOOR 1937 Terry Randall (Hepburn) is an aspiring actress who moves into a boarding house filled with other women pursuing a career in the entertainment business. Ginger Rogers stars as Maitland, a cheeky dancer, and Gail Patrick as Linda, who is dating a theater producer. Director Gregory La Cava sent his assistant Winifrid Thackery to live in a boarding house inhabited by up-and-coming actresses for research on the picture.
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 1940 Hepburn plays Tracy Lord, a socialite whose wedding plans are interrupted when an ex-husband and tabloid journalist re-enter her life. After a string of critical and box office flops, Hepburn reclaimed her reigning status with the success of this picture.
BRINGING UP BABY 1938 This screwball comedy follows paleontologist Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant) who is on the verge of finishing his Brontosaurus, but is missing the final bone. Convinced by his fiancé, Huxley plays golf with a rich lawyer who he hopes will become a benefactor. Enter Hepburn as Susan Vance a spoiled heiress who shakes up Huxley’s life. As the film slaps the audience with joke after joke, Grant and Hepburn take care of a leopard named Baby, and from their chops ensues. Backlash from commercial reviews labeled Hepburn as box office poison. Wow, were they wrong!
THE LION IN WINTER 1968 Winning her third Academy Award, Hepburn portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine, the imprisoned wife of King Henry II. Based on the Broadway play, the film is set in 1183’s Chinon, Anjou during Christmas. Lavish sets and costumes flaunt the family drama centered in the Angevin Empire. Hepburn’s confined performance controls Eleanor’s plans of choosing her favorite son to take the thrown. Talk about a dysfunctional family saga. A young and striking Anthony Hopkins stars as Richard the Lionheart, the eldest son. WOMAN OF THE YEAR 1942 Tess Harding (Hepburn) is an international affairs correspondent who has just been chosen as “Woman of the Year.” Sam Craig (Spencer Tracy) is a sportswriter and Harding’s rival. They eventually meet and marry, and while their marriage starts off strong, Sam becomes tired and resentful of Tess’ hectic way of living. The budding gender dynamics fuel the performances at a time where women controlled the workforce when men battled overseas. While the films has aged, it demonstrates the social advances America has made yet still needs improvement.
ON GOLDEN POND 1981 In her final Academy Award-winning performance alongside Henry Fonda, the couple arrive at their New England lake house for the summer. Their estranged daughter (Jane Fonda) arrives with her new boyfriend and his son. As the summer cruises along the shores, the family’s differences erupt but soon come together. Whether expressing comedic relief with flipping the bird or diving into rocky waters to save her loved ones, Hepburn proves to be a powerhouse after all these years.
.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER 1967 The controversial film that defined a generation is sadly still applicable in the political climate of today. Hepburn and Tracy play the parents of Katharine Houghton who are about to meet her new fiancé, John Prentice (Sydney Poitier). To their surprise, John is not white like them and an awkward family dinner turns into a loving home by the end. In the height of the Civil Rights Movement, this film impacted society by forwarding racial equality on the big screen, paving the way for mainstream films centered around black characters. .
THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951 Humphrey Bogart took home his only Academy Award for his role in this sleeper hit. Hepburn plays a missionary who convinces Bogart, a drunken riverboat captain, to execute an attack on an enemy ship in the Congo during WWI. Considered to be past their prime, Hepburn and Bogart challenged critics with their charged performances through this entertaining adventure.
041
JOHN FLUEVOG SHOES NY Moves Magazine Ad: EMBRACE PECULIARITY TRIM SIZE: 9"W x 10.75"H, SPREAD
EMBRACE
P
E
PECULIARIT Y
JO HH N !NF! LF U G G s sN N EW ! Y! O RK JO LE UV EO VO EW YO RK ! "!# $ M U L B E R R Y $ S T $ % A T $ P R I N C E & $ ! ' ! 路 ( ) ' 路 ( ( * ( E VO G +CO MM " # $ M U L B E R R Y $ S T $ % A T $ P R I N C E & $ ! ' ! 路 ( ) ' 路 ( ( * $($ $$ FLU $ $ FLU E VO G +CO
___
feature
Where It All Began...
The Principle of Optimism All evils are caused by insufficient knowledge. Optimism is, in the first instance, a way of explaining failure, not prophesying success. It says that there is no fundamental barrier, no law of nature or supernatural decree, preventing progress. Whenever we try to improve things and fail, it is not because the spiteful (or unfathomably benevolent) gods are thwarting us or punishing us for trying, or because we have reached a limit on the capacity of reason to make improvements, or because it is best that we fail, but always because we did not know enough, in time. But optimism is also a stance towards the future, because nearly all failures, and nearly all successes, are yet to come. Optimism follows from the explicability of the physical world, as I explained in Chapter 3. If something is permitted by
the laws of physics, then the only thing that can prevent it from being technologically possible is not knowing how. Optimism also assumes that none of the prohibitions imposed by the laws of physics are necessarily evils. So, for instance, the lack of the impossible knowledge of prophecy is not an insuperable obstacle to progress. That means that in the long run t here are no insuperable evils, and in the short run the only insuperable evils are parochial ones. There can be no such thing as a disease for which it is impossible to discover a cure, other than certain types of brain damage—those that have dissipated the knowledge that constitutes the patient’s personality. For a sick person is a physical object, and the task of transforming this object into the same person in good health is one that no law of physics rules out. Hence there is a way of achieving such
a transformation—that is to say, a cure. It is only a matter of knowing how. If we do not, for the moment, know how to eliminate a particular evil, or we know in theory but do not yet have enough time or resources (i.e. wealth), then, even so, it is universally true that either the laws of physics forbid eliminating it in a given time with the available resources or there is a way of eliminating it in the time and with those resources. The same must hold, equally trivially, for the evil of death—that is to say, the deaths of human beings from disease or old age. This problem has a tremendous resonance in every culture—in its literature, its values, its objectives great and small. It also has an almost unmatched reputation for insolubility (except among believers in the supernatural): it is taken to be the epitome of an insuperable obstacle. But there is no rational basis for that reputation. It is absurdly
.
“...There is a traditional optimistic story that runs as follows. Our hero is a prisoner who has been sentenced to death by a tyrannical king, but gains a reprieve by promising to teach the king’s favorite horse to talk within a year. That night, a fellow prisoner asks what possessed him to make such a bargain. He replies, ‘A lot can happen in a year. The king might die. I might die. Or the horse might talk!’...” by Professor David Deutsch FRS, University of Oxford parochial to read some deep significance into this particular failure, among so many, of the biosphere to support human life—or of medical science throughout the ages to cure ageing. The problem of ageing is one of the same general type as that of disease. Although it is a complex problem by present day standards, the complexity is finite and confined to a relatively narrow arena whose basic principles are already fairly well understood. Meanwhile, knowledge in the relevant fields is increasing exponentially. Sometimes ‘immortality’ (in this sense) is even regarded as undesirable. For instance, there are arguments from overpopulation; but those are examples of the Malthusian prophetic fallacy: what each additional surviving person would need to survive at present-day standards of living is easily calculated; what knowledge of the person would contribute to the solution of the resulting problems is unknowable. There are also arguments about the stultification of society caused by the entrenchment of old people in positions of power; but the traditions of criticism in our society are already well adapted to solving that sort of problem. Even today, it is common in Western countries for powerful politicians or business executives to be removed from the office while still in good health. There is a traditional optimistic story that runs as follows. Our hero is a prisoner who has been sentenced to death by a tyrannical king, but gains a reprieve by promising to teach the king’s favorite horse to talk within a year. That night, a fellow prisoner asks what possessed him to make such a bargain. He replies, ‘A lot can happen in a year. The king might die. I might die. Or the horse might talk!’ the prisoner understands that, while his immediate problems have to do with prison bars and the king and his horse, ultimately the evil he faces is caused by insufficient knowledge. That makes him an optimist. He knows that, if progress is to be made, some of the opportunities and some of the discoveries will be inconceivable in advance. Progress cannot take place at all unless someone is open to, and prepares for, those inconceivable possibilities. The prisoner may or may not discover a way of teaching the horse to talk. But he may discover something else. He may persuade the king to repeal the law that he had broken; he may learn a convincing conjuring tick in which the horse would seem to talk; he may escape; he may think of an achievable task
that would please the king even more than making the horse talk. The list is infinite. Even if every such possibility is unlikely, it takes only one of them to be realized for the whole problem to be solved. But if our prisoner is going to escape by creating a new idea, he cannot possibly know that idea today, and therefore he cannot let the assumption that it will never exist condition his planning. Optimism implies all the other necessary conditions for knowledge to grow, and for knowledge-creating civilizations to last, and hence for the beginning of infinity. We have, as Popper put it, a duty to be optimistic—in general, and about civilization in particular. One can argue that saving civilization will be difficult. That does not mean that there is a low probability of solving the associated problems. When we say that a mathematical problem is hard to solve, we do not mean that it is unlikely to be solved. All sorts of factors determine whether mathematicians even address a problem, and with what effort. If an easy problem is not deemed to be interesting or useful, they might leave it unsolved indefinitely, while hard problems are solved all the time. Usually the hardness of a problem is one of the very factors that cause it to be solved. Thus President John F. Kennedy said in 1962, in a celebrated example of an optimistic approach to the unknown, ‘We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because but because they are hard.’ Kennedy did not mean that the moon project, being hard, was unlikely to succeed. On the contrary, he believed that it would. What he meant by a hard task was one that depends on facing the unknown. And the intuitive fact to which he was appealing was that although such hardness is always negative factor when choosing among means to pursue an objective, when choosing the objective itself it can be a positive one, because we want to engage with projects that will involve creating new knowledge. And an optimist expects the creation of knowledge to constitute progress—including its unforeseeable consequences. Thus Kennedy remarked that the moon project would require a vehicle ‘made of new metal alloys, some of which have not yet been invented, capable of standing heat and stresses several times more than
have ever been experienced, fitted together with a precision better than the finest watch, carrying all the equipment needed for propulsion, guidance, control, communications, food and survival’. Those were the known problems, which would require as-yet-unknown knowledge. That this was ‘on an untried mission, to an unknown celestial body’ referred to the unknown problems that made the probabilities, and the outcomes, profoundly unknowable. Yet none of that prevented rational people from forming the expectation that the mission could succeed. This expectation was not a judgment of probability: until far into the project, no one could predict that, because it depended on solutions not yet discovered to problems not yet known. When people were being persuaded to work on the project—and to vote for it, and so on – they were being persuaded that our being confined to one planet was an evil, that exploring the universe was good, that the Earth’s gravitational field was not a barrier but merely a problem, and that overcoming it and all the other problems involved in the project was only a matter of knowing how, and the nature of the problems made that moment the right one to try to solve them. Probabilities and prophecies were not needed in that argument. Pessimism has been endemic in almost every society throughout history. It has taken the form of t he precautionary principle, and of ‘who should rule?’ political philosophies and all sorts of other demands for prophecy, and of despair in the power of creativity, and of the misinterpretation of problems as insuperable barriers. Yet there have always been a few individuals who see obstacles as problems, and see problems as soluble. And so, very occasionally, there have been places and moments when there was, briefly, an end to pessimism. As far as I know, no historian has investigated the history of optimism, but my guess is that whenever it has emerged in a civilization there has been a mini-enlightenment: a tradition of criticism resulting in an efflorescence of many of the patterns of human progress with which we are familiar, such as art, literature, philosophy, science, technology and the institutions of an open society. The end of pessimism is potentially as beginning of infinity. Yet I also guess that in every case—with the single, tremendous exception (so far) of our own enlightenment—this process was soon brought to an end and the reign of pessimism was restored.
Excerpted from Beginning Of Infinity by David Deutsch, published 2011 by Viking Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
045
To the Women who have made Success a part of their Style– Congratulations! YVES DURIF SALON
35 East 76th Street New York City 10021 212.452.0954 www.yvesdurif.com
Photography Deborah Feingold
profile
One of Australia’s most respected classical actors—with a broad Hollywood history and a Cate Blanchett / Broadway two-hander in his portfolio — is the subject of a glorius discovery by the Moves staff this past summer. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Rake is a courtroom comedy/drama series with more than a hint of irony, anarchy and self deprecation. If you were unmoved by the American version, please search out this original on Epix... and binge!
Richard Roxburgh ... ...Home At Last . by Moonah Ellison & Zoe Stagg photography: Tim Swallow
Richard Roxburgh can make himself disappear. In a world where being a “celebrity” has become a job and actors’ daily lives are as close as our Instagram feed, you would think that losing track of someone in a character is next to impossible anymore. Not for Roxburgh. His spell begins the second he’s cast. A pretty neat trick for someone who never thought he was going to make acting his career. “I imagined that acting would be a good hobby.”
“... His is an understated impishness, the mix of deadpan and droll that is as much the national flavor of Australia as Vegemite... “
.
049
“...He used to hang around with us because we were intellectual equals, but he had this sort of hypnotic charismatic quality, but quite violently self-destructive...�
“... I was the youngest of six kids who mostly went on to become scientists. It wasn’t like there was any clear guidelines to become an actor in my family, or indeed the town I grew up in... “
“I was the youngest of six kids who mostly went on to become scientists. It wasn’t like there was any clear guidelines to become an actor in my family, or indeed the town I grew up in, and the high school I went to.” From his first school performance as Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman, a turn he admits was probably “hilarious,” today Roxburgh dissolves time and place, as believable in a bowler as a barrister’s wig. From stage to blockbuster, he’s racked up credits from Moulin Rouge! to Mission Impossible 2 and played everything from Uncle Vanya to Count Dracula. With a filmography as long as Roxburgh’s, chances are you’ve been binging on his work for years without even realizing. But lately it’s his work in the five seasons of the Australian TV show Rake, that has dropped him in a beautiful, all-consuming Netflix bundle, right in your lap. His is an understated impishness, the mix of deadpan and droll that is as much the national flavor of Australia as Vegemite. Well that, and those delicious, sun-earned crinkles that crisscross his chiseled face. In Rake, he takes all of that into Cleaver Greene, the Sydney lawyer with all the magnetic charisma a selfdestructive swagger on the edges of ethics can conjure. The character didn’t appear out of thin air. “There’s quite a bit of a younger version, a more haptic version of my life in Cleaver that I guess has to do with the time in my life when I wasn’t settled in my skin.” It’s just a loose interpretation, though. “I didn’t have the addictive demons that Cleaver has. It wasn’t like I was a gambling person
or an alcoholic, but I certainly medicated with booze in my life, a lot. There have been times when there’s a passing resemblance in Cleaver, but he is also based in part on people in my life.” And it’s here the story gets good, and Roxburgh gets a run for his shape-shifting money. Cleaver is based in part on a student from his school days that wasn’t at all what he seemed. “We all kept him in beer and cider because he was fabulous company. At some point I realized he wasn’t actually even a student at the University. He used to hang around with us because we were intellectual equals, but he had this sort of hypnotic charismatic quality, but quite violently self-destructive.” If that’s the genesis of the dangerous charm, the modern-day political circus is a nod to what comes next—entertainment and democracy collide. (Sound familiar?) “When we were filming our last season, our election night on Rake coincided with the actual election night in Australia. People were taking Instagram photos where they added in an additional box for Cleaver.” He recounts with a plummy chuckle that people were calling radio stations insisting that Cleaver was the candidate for them. To be fair, it might not be a crazy solution. While we’ve been obsessed with our own political drama here in the U.S., it’s just as upside-down Down Under with six new prime ministers revolving through in just over a decade. Adding to the turnover, is the recently up-ended rock of nasty racial politics
“...It made a sort of profound and unexpected difference. Just having the hormone balance corrected in the house is a wonderful thing. I really noticed that when the girls are away, honestly the testosterone was hair raising—the house became like a lair of werewolves...” (On the arrival of his daughter.)
photography byTim Swallow @ the kitchen creative management stylist Brad Homes @ viviens creative groomer Samantha P @ viviens creative producer Chelsea Claydon @ the kitchen creative management location Hermit Bay, Australia All clothing Salvatore Ferragamo
advocated on the Senate, while another Senator was censured for sexist statements. The universe of Rake skirts the edge of satire, and when your character has been called “an ideal anti-hero for the Trump era,” maybe what we all need is just that; a perfectly imperfect firebrand who speaks his mind, consequences be damned. When he’s not causing a ruckus in the fictional Australian Senate, Roxburgh is dad of three, to two boys and a baby girl; Roxburgh admits balancing time on the road with family time is hard. “We’ve had certain time limits, which I find difficult to linger and it’s around the 7-week mark.” For longer gigs, he’s had to get creative. “Working on Broadway put pressure on that because I was in New York by myself away from the family.” In the midst of his hit TV show, he also made his Broadway debut in The Present, based on Chekhov’s Platonov. “I flew my oldest boy over to New York my last two weeks. He was our little theater mascot. We always have to find a way to make it work.” While his son loved the backstage life, there aren’t any plans to expand the family business just yet. “We just want them to be content in their skins. I think it is really key to learn the quality of hard work, and that it is important and part of the secret of life—if there is such a thing—is in the very matter of working hard in whatever it is that you do.” From this role, he found his author’s voice, writing the kids’ adventure novel, Artie and the Grime Wave, where the hero could be the inclusion of the sport of “bungee-wedgie” or the world-changing invention, the “Fartex 120Y.” After two sons, the addition of his daughter gave balance to this snips-and-snails sensibility. “It made a sort of profound and unexpected difference. Just having the hormone balance
corrected in the house is a wonderful thing. I really noticed that when the girls are away, honestly the testosterone was hair raising—the house became like a lair of werewolves.” In case you’re mourning the impending ending of Rake and need a Roxburgh fix, he also voices the audiobook. If the list of charming details about Roxburgh wasn’t already long enough, he wrote the book in his local library, a place he’s unabashedly enthusiastic about for its endless stream of people of all sorts, and its free solution to the Italian town square. While he’s an Aussie by birth, Roxburgh is caught between the beaches of Sydney and those piazzas of Italy. “I’ve always been a closet Italian or closet Mediterranean although you would never know it if you looked at me.” He married Renaissance woman Silvia Colloca in Tuscany after the two of them starred in the dracula-thriller Van Helsing. Colloca is an operatrained actress who just happens to excel in Italy’s other national art: food. With a celebrity chef in the house, is there a magic solution to keeping his bigscreen-ready physique? “Italians are very crafty with their eating habits,” and then the big reveal! “They’re all about moderation.” Oh. Whatever the moderation is, it’s not low-carb. “You can’t open a sock drawer in this house without finding bucket of sour dough starter!” Though he’s saying goodbye to Cleaver, a disentangling he calls “a strange process,” he’s looking to his next projects, a few he’s building from the ground up. Wherever he pops up next, count on it being your next obsession. Forget disappearing, Roxburgh’s real trick is making rogues irresistible. And that trick we’ll fall for, any time.
fashion
R E S P E C T S... photography by Orlando Behar
Robert Rodriguez dress H&M gloves L’eggs hosiery Sam & Libby shoes
055
[these pages] Ted Baker dress H&M gloves L’eggs hosiery Sam & Libby shoes
057
&
farewells
Robert Rodriguez dress H&M gloves L’eggs hosiery Sam & Libby shoes
photography by Orlando Behar stylist Mina Beharast hair and makeup Eri Vincent @ wilhelmina artists model Jocelyn wilhelmina ny
059
___
feature
It’s sweaty and dusty business extracting clues from the past. Ask any paleoanthropologist. Which may explain why it’s taken scientists the better part of 180 years to find that at least 27 different human species (probably more) have walked our planet over the past seven million years, give or take a few hundred millennia. This surprises most people because it is a whopping departure from the way we used to see our passage from the past to present. Not long ago we imagined that we Homo sapiens evolved serially, up from a single line of gifted ancestors, each replacing the previous model once natural selection had managed to get it right. (We all know the image of the hunched simian that slowly morphs in the perfect upright walking man.) The story of our emergence, however, turns out to be much more interesting (and messy) than that. Rather than consisting of a single stalk, the human family tree is bushy with a startling assortment of other human species that struggled and evolved side by side, competing, even mating from time to time. These creatures initially had diverged after our lineage split from a common ancestor we shared with chimpanzees seven million years ago. Populations ebbed and flowed in tight little tribes, at first on the expanding savannas of Africa, later throughout Europe and Asia, all the way to the archipelagos of Indonesia. As recently as 100,000 years ago, there were still several human species sharing the planet: Neanderthals in Europe and West Asia, the mysterious Denisovan people of Siberia, the so-called Hobbits of Indonesia (Homo floresiensis), and other yet unknown descendants of
Homo erectus who left smoking gun evidence that they were around (the DNA of specialized body lice, to be specific). And, of course, there was our kind, Homo sapiens sapiens (the wise, wise ones), still living in Africa, not yet having departed the mother continent. At most, each species consisted of a few tens of thousands of people hanging on by their battered and primal fingernails. Yet somehow, out of all of them, our particular brand of human emerged as the sole survivor, and then went on, with rather alarming speed, to materially rearrange an entire planet. Surprising and illuminating as all of this information is, it still begs the question: if there were so many other human species roaming planet Earth all of this time, why is only one still standing? And why is it us? It turns out the reason we, and we alone, are still here to contemplate our success while so many others found their way to the genetic trash bin is because we are all big babies, scientifically speaking at least. And we are because of a rare, and largely forgotten, evolutionary phenomenon called neoteny, defined as “the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.” Originally this term had nothing to do with us. A German embryologist named Julius Kollman, a contemporary of Charles Darwin, coined it to describe the behavior of salamanders like the Mexican axolotl and mud puppy, animals that stubbornly refuse to fully grow up and out of their larval stage, even in their adulthood. (This would be something
Why We Changed a Planet
The Evolution of Childhood Gave Us the Wellspring of Our Creative Power
like a toddler behaving in every way like a full-grown, sexually mature twenty-five-year-old). In us neoteny isn’t quite that pronounced (probably a good thing), but still, it is remarkable, and when its Darwinian hand descended upon our ancestors, it set in motion events that endowed us with cerebral powers no other animal possesses. Its first effect was to lead to our predecessors being born “earlier,” or more accurately, less physically mature, than their cousin primates. If, for example, you came into the world as physically mature as a baby gorilla, you would have had to pass 20 months in the womb—clearly unacceptable to your mother! This makes us, basically, fetal apes, born entirely helpless. Why did this happen? And why should we care? More than a million and half years ago small bands of our direct ancestors were barely managing to scrape out a living on Africa’s savannas. As if they didn’t have enough to contend with, two key trends were placing them in an even nastier evolutionary pickle. Partly because they were eating a meatier diet, their brains were growing larger. Generally speaking bigger brains are a good thing when trying to survive, but they had also taken to walking fully upright. And while by itself this was also good, striding along on two legs requires realigning the pelvis, which in turn narrows the birth canal. That, coupled with larger heads began to make it increasingly difficult to deliver a full-term baby. So our ancestors developed into a species of “preemie” primates that were not only born younger, but began to remain that way longer. While other apes abandon their fetal and childlike traits as they grow up, we Homo sapiens steadfastly hang on to many of ours. We remain relatively hairless even in adulthood, for example. Our jaws stay square like a baby chimp’s, and our foreheads remain high and flat rather than developing a simian slope as we grow older. At the same time in the early years after birth our neurons continue to multiply as exuberantly as if we were still in the womb. In short, youth was amplified and elongated. We needed more time to grow up and that led to something entirely new: childhood. We take childhood for granted because we all live through one. But childhoods are rare in nature. Other mammals pass through a brief infancy then leap directly to a juvenile stage just before they reach childbearing age. Inside of six months of their birth, dogs are ready to mate. For rabbits and mice the time is even shorter. Chimpanzees and gorillas reach adulthood at age 11, about six years earlier than we do. The odd thing about neoteny is that it makes no evolutionary sense. Why insert this new stage of life that delays getting on with
the pressing business of having babies and continuing the species? If you were a betting primate a million-and-a-half years ago, wagering against early births and elongated childhoods would have looked especially astute. Helpless offspring wouldn’t seem likely to survive the harsh realities of the African savanna, or for that matter much help their parents stay among the living either. Nevertheless, the line of savanna apes that led to us managed to make it, and then some. The reason neoteny, risky as it was, succeeded was because by bringing us into the world prematurely, it forced our brains to develop after we were born. A monkey comes into the world with 70 percent of its cerebral development already behind it. The rest is completed within six months. A chimpanzee manages all of its brain development 12 months after its birthday. Ours is just gathering steam as we exit the birth canal. At birth your brain is a paltry 23 percent of its adult weight, but in the first three years of life it triples in size, continues to grow through age six while furiously rewiring itself, undergoes another growth spurt in adolescence and finally completes most, but not all, of its development by the time you reach your mid-twenties. Even then our brains continue to rewire themselves in reaction to our experience right to the bitter end. These circumstances are so extraordinarily strange and rare that they are unique in nature. It means that unlike any other primate, your brain, the seat and foundation of your reality and personality, is shaped not in the quiet safety of mother’s womb, but the boisterous, complicated world outside it. And that is what makes you you and me me, Everything from trauma to exposure to music can shape the people we grow up to be. This helps explain how you can be born in Fargo, North Dakota, learn to speak fluent French in Paris, develop wit like Woody Allen or become as reclusive as Howard Hughes, all while devotedly plumbing the intricacies of subjects as wildly different as calculus, Mozart and baseball. It’s how you get Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga and Aaron Judge, all in the same species.. So while being born “young” delayed the time when we could bring new versions of ourselves into the world, it has also endowed us with powers that make us the most intelligent, adaptable, collaborative species to have yet come down the evolutionary pike, ingenious enough to paint the “Mona Lisa,” rocket rovers to Mars, construct the Internet, wage war, and invent both WMDs and symphonies. In other words it is the reason we are the last ape standing. Can we remain that way? I think so. I’m betting on the child in us. The part that loves to meander and play, go down blind alleys, wonder why and fancy the impossible. After all, it’s has gotten us this far, hasn’t it?
061
___
profile
James Wolk By Sarah Price Photography: Stewart Shining
Actor James Wolk was late for our interview. But it’s cool, he’s apologetic, and since he’s the dad of a toddler under two years, I’ll let it slide. After all, it’s a life-changing experience. No sleep but life-changing nonetheless. “This kid, from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep, I’m like a human guard rail so it’s good to have some energy,” laughs Wolk. “I feel like when I go to sleep at night and I make a green smoothie like an athlete who’s preparing for a game, I’m preparing myself to keep up with him at any given point.”
063
It’s that sort of energy that Wolk needs nowadays just to keep up with his blossoming career. You may have seen Wolk in a number of other shows, most notable as junior accountant Bob Benson on Mad Men, starring in the CBS drama Zoo, a cast member on the CBS sitcom The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar, or a tech billionaire on Showtime’s Billions.
“... I don’t have a hatred for it (social media) but I try to set aside time, like allowances for myself, because if I have two extra hours in a day I want to be able to read, to draw, to daydream. And if I’m spending all that time on social media, I feel like I’m shutting down a creative side of myself... “
For now, Wolk has two projects he’s concentrating on. Fresh off season two of Amazon Prime’s legal drama Goliath, starring Billy Bob Thornton, William hurt and Maria Bello, Wolk plays an FBI agent, “a straightforward character,” and Jordan on CBS Access’ web series Tell Me a Story, a modern take on fairy tales that “takes these kinds of stories that we know so well and flips them on their heads. It’s taking the morals and the darkness of those fairy tales and just setting it in a gritty modern-day New York.” For its first season set to air late October, the show weaves together The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel. But what’s not a fairy tale is the material and storylines while being the parent of a toddler. These shows are psychologically dark. “ I think we have a responsibility as adults to make sure that what they’re watching is shaping them in a positive and right way,” insists Wolk. “So to answer your question, I think as a parent I’m definitely going to be careful with what I put in front of him on the tablet—there are so many mediums now, YouTube, Instagram, for kids to watch… when you think of entertainment, I just don’t think of our old school concept of it. You can’t shut them off from the world we live in now but how do you protect them? And I think if we continue asking ourselves that question, then we’re doing an all right job.” So how do we as a society come together and help change the
world we live in? It’s a scary time, but there is optimism. Wolk has a quick answer: it starts with him. “I look at myself to just lead by example for him [son]. While there’s so much craziness in the world, I feel like what I can immediately control--not to say that I can’t be a participant in our democracy in a huge way, and I believe in that responsibility—but I think what I can immediately control is what he sees from myself and from his family around him, and are we leading with love, are we leading with kindness, are we leading with empathy?” Right now Wolk is comfortable in the digital space with his projects and loves the control the audience has over it’s watching diet. “Some of the most exciting content is coming out of that space. If you look at viewers, they love binge watching or they want to be able to have it when they want it. If you even look in the last, I don’t know how many years, it’s changing so fast. Streaming is becoming a big part of it. I think it’s an exciting area.” But his own personal digital footprint in social media? Tread with caution. “It’s a huge tool across so many different realms, and I think it has some amazing applications, and at the same time, I want to be mindful about what I’m putting out there because it’s so easy to go click, post, it’s up. I just want to be mindful about what energy I’m putting out there, what message I’m putting out there. I think I’m still learning as I go. That’s my best answer.” Is social media essential in the life of James Wolk? “I don’t have a hatred for it but I try to set aside time, like allowances for myself, because if I have two extra hours in a day I want to be able to read, to draw, to daydream. And if I’m spending all that time on social media, I feel like I’m shutting down a creative side of myself so I do limit myself on it.” Reality? Check.
065
cover story
Patricia Clarkson by Chesley Turner photography by Robby Klein
Patricia Clarkson, a lady with a worthy body of work, is a rarity: an in-demand, one-of-a-kind character actor who seems oblivious to the financial draw and cultural sell-out of those high-cost productions Hollywood excels in. Instead keeping intact her integrity. In spite—or perhaps because of—this status, she is recently experiencing a new surge in her popularity with a pipeline of projects on stage, movies and TV.
“...There’s a true shift,
almost at a cellular level, amongst men in this world, that our rightful place must be alongside them. We’ve fought hard and long and now we just want to exist...”
Saint Laurent blazer Wolford turtleneck Derek Lam pants Barneys shoes Diaboli Kill jewels
“...I can’t tell you how many people have said, ‘Listen. If Elizabeth Warren is running for president, she has to start wearing makeup.’ Oh my god!” Society, to be sure, is image driven. “I know we want to say that we aren’t, but we are...”
There’s a subtle talent held by some women, evidenced by the ability to draw the attention of everyone in the room without putting on a show. It’s not an overt power-play, nor the work of clever machinations or feminine wiles. Rather, it’s an invocation of charm, awareness, and intelligence. It’s the power of poise, and Patricia Clarkson boasts it in spades. When she speaks about equality of the sexes —with that gravelly voice that leaves you subconsciously wanting to reach for a blanket, or a cigarette, or a glass of whiskey—she does so with an inviting conviction. “There’s a true shift, almost at a cellular level, amongst men in this world, that our rightful place must be alongside them. We’ve fought hard and long and now we just want to exist.” No longer must we rail and rage for women’s rights to be considered an issue. It’s in the ether, ladies. Now we just have to prove the point. “You know, I think we were in survival mode for so long as women. But in businesses across our country and across the world we were often
struggling just to stay in the game, to be in the game. And so now, imagine the power and what we can bring when we’re not in the struggle. You see all of our intellect and our ideas and our character emerge that is not suffering and struggling, that’s just co-existing in space. “The struggle is not over,” she adds. “But at least now it is an issue.” Clarkson’s repertoire boasts countless collaborations with female directors and writers—so many of her favorites and good friends that she can’t list them off the top of her head. They roll off her tongue like the end of an Awards speech, when the orchestra starts to play. “I’m fortunate and proud of the fact that I’ve worked with many women directors. Isabel Coixet, Carol Morley, Agnieszka Holland, Robin Wright. Sally Potter is another one. These are women who’ve had to really fight the toughest of fights.” Meanwhile, at the 2018 Venice Film Festival only one of the films shown had a female director. “It’s appalling.” Clarkson’s mind immediately jumps to a dramatic way to protest. “Can you imagine if all those remarkable, remarkable men—and I mean
they’re all brilliant men that are going with their films; Damian Chazelle, Alfonso Cuarón, Bradley Cooper who’s just one of the great men I know— you know, had all boycotted the festival? Yeah! Can you imagine that power? But it didn’t happen.” Of course, there are publicity opportunities for multi-million dollar films at stake, and Clarkson knows that it’s not easy for these men to take a stand. “But it is shocking behavior, and it must be called out.” The Toronto Film Festival, by comparison, is recognizing women directors in high numbers, including one of Clarkson’s latest projects, Out of Blue, directed by Carol Morley. She’s anticipating the first public screening of the film with great trepidation and excitement. “I mean, who wouldn’t want to play a woman named Mike?” She’s also quite proud of the presence of the fairer sex in the production of HBO’s Sharp Objects, also starring Amy Adams. “It was written by a woman, directed by a man, starring three female leads at the center of this project, produced by a woman; I mean, it has a lot of women on board. We’re inescapable now.”
[this page] Alberta Ferretti leather jacket Barneys shoes Wolford tights [opposite page] Givenchy blouse Calvin Klein bra Alberta Ferretti skirt Barneys shoes
0
“... I’m fortunate and proud of the fact that I’ve worked with many women directors. Isabel Coixet, Carol Morley, Agnieszka Holland, Robin Wright. Sally Potter is another one. These are women who’ve had to really fight the toughest of fights...”
[these pages] Alberta Ferretti turtleneck, skirt Barneys shoes
07
“...What we learn in our childhood persists within us. “Of course, as I entered one of the most ageist, misogynistic, sexist industries in the world, I had to confront it dead on. But I think because I had a childhood that was so empowering....” She tapers off, remembering, then finishes, “And so I hope from the cradle, as long as women can teach their daughters, and that fathers can teach their daughters, and that older siblings can teach their younger siblings just the power that lies within them; the innate power that we have as women...”
[this page] Alberta Ferretti leather jacket Barneys shoes Wolford tights [opposite page] Givenchy blouse Calvin Klein bra
photography by Robby Klein stylist Victor Blanco styling asst Danielle Dinten hair Marco Santini makeup Kim Bower location The Penthouse @ 50 Gramercy Park gramercy park, nyc
How do we maintain this newfound and hard-fought presence of higher numbers of women in the industry? What needs to be done to put down roots and prevent backsliding? Although she’s never had any children, Clarkson grew up in a household with four sisters. “I think the most important thing...I urge mothers with their daughters, fathers with their daughters... that from a very early age I never questioned, I never thought of myself as different or unequal.” With this strength of self-confidence and self-knowledge, young women are more likely to make the best decisions for themselves and not fall prey to the pitfalls of the industry. “I have been put in compromising positions. I mean of course. How many hotel rooms have I been invited to? How many times, you know, have certain men tried to compromise me? And women too! Let’s not disregard that women in power can sometimes be as sexist and difficult as men.”
And most of us aren’t. And most of us struggle. And most of us have, sadly, been subjected to either some form of childhood abuse or neglect. So few people have perfect childhoods.” Clarkson quickly adds, “The irony is, I had pretty much close to a perfect childhood.” While contemplating her character roll call of damaged and traumatized people, she chuckles a bit. “I shouldn’t laugh. Maybe because I’ve had the fulfillment of such an extraordinary upbringing I can imagine living without it. It lets me be incredibly empathetic to the characters that I’ve played that have been so brutalized in their lives and then become the brutalizer, as with Adora. And Adora is one for the ages.” Clarkson was reluctant to take on the role at first. Not being quite sure she wanted it, she had a long talk with Gillian Flynn, the author of the book, before deciding to commit. With graciousness, she speaks of the people on the project that she got to know better,
“And how many times would we all sit and watch Hilary Clinton in the middle of debate, and she’s fiercely intelligent and quite beautiful. And we’d say, ‘Oh my God, she’s so...that’s the color she should wear...her hair looks so much better!’” Clarkson laughs, loud and expressive, at the thought. “I can’t tell you how many people have said, ‘Listen. If Elizabeth Warren is running fro president, she has to start wearing makeup.’ Oh my god!” Society, to be sure, is image driven. “I know we want to say that we aren’t, but we are.” Looking back at the variety of her recent characters, Clarkson again recognizes the women she’s worked with and the talent she interacted with. Where does this overarching and ready sense of gratitude come from?
Positions of power often corrupt and distort perception, something we’ve seen all too often in every walk of society. But the power that comes from within, Clarkson maintains, is what has kept her authentic and on track. “In the end, what remains is at the core. I knew who I was. I had a firm grasp on who I was and what I wanted and that was unshakeable.”
“Well, I think I, you know, I’ve suffered the slings and arrows of this industry. We all have. I’ve had the good fortune....” She catches herself and offers an aside: “I used to say I was lucky to still be in this place at 58, but there’s not a single man at 58 who would say he was lucky; it’s just a normal occasion.” She returns to her point. “I think we do rise on the backs of others, men and women. It’s the only way we really can.” She mentions the people who help her every day, her remarkable team and her remarkable family, agents, managers, publicists that respect and admire the actors and actresses they work with. “My life is by no means perfect, but it is one that is graced with good fortune and very good people.
Delivering such candid and careful advice for the next generation, it’s no surprise that much of her past repertoire has been standard mom-roles. But lately she’s had the opportunity to expand. Although still a matriarch, she strikes quite a different feel playing Adora in HBO’s Sharp Objects. “It’s tackling a real serious mental illness, and some very serious issues of image and self-worth, with Amy’s character Camille at the center, a kind of anti-hero in a way. A deeply flawed young woman who does survive in the end, which is maybe what is most powerful.” This powerhouse piece of work centers on three women, a family that is far from perfect. “We can’t all be Wonder Woman.
The Party, another recent film, addresses British politics, also boasting an amazing breadth of talent among the cast and crew. “It’s a farce and a romp, and whatever you want to extract from it, you can.” However, what stood out most to Clarkson were the lines of her character that are most often quoted back to her. “If you want to run this country, actually, you must, you have to do something about your hair.”
including Amy Adams, Eliza Scanlen, and director Jean-Marc Valleé. “Ultimately, that’s what’s most important for me. It’s the talent that surrounds me.”
“I do think we are dependent, often, on of course the kindness of others, but the insight of others, and the belief that they possess in us. Without that, we can’t go very far.”
WE BELIEVE THAT ALL WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. WE SUPPORT THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ACROSS THE GLOBE AND ARE HONORED TO BE TEAMING UP WITH THE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT CENTER TO DO JUST THAT - The Poulsen Shagalov Team
Please contact us for any Real Estate related needs and enquire how we will donate 5% of our commission, on your transaction, to the Eleanor Roosevelt Center, in your name. Bo Poulsen & Anna Shagalov Licensed Real Estate Broker PoulsenShagalovTeam@halstead.com Bo : 917 302 0956 | Anna : 917 912 5762 www.halstead.com
POULSEN SHAGALOV
Civility
motionality Power Women 2018
Equanim advocates women's rights, social fairness and equal opportunity. It is a celebration of women from all spheres who endorse these aims and make a difference. An example and role model for future generations of young women, our nominees lead by example, are accommodating and exible by nature, yet strong and immovable on points of principle; always determined but always aware of circumstance.
Celerity 079
Civi
quabilit “... Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get—only with what you are expecting to give—which is everything... “
Katharine Hepburn Four-time Oscar winner (but never showed up to collect any of them) Katharine Hepburn was a Hollywood star who fearlessly took charge of her own career and whose real life persona— savvy, strong, intelligent, quick-witted—not only came through seamlessly in her movie roles, but influenced generations of women. Her fierce independence and self reliance set an example which is still cited to this day. If you’re looking for the best definition of a Power Women, look no further. “In some ways I’ve lived my life as a man, made my own decisions. I’ve been as terrified as the next person, but you’ve got to keep a-going; you’ve got to dream... ”
Ban
vility Power Women 2018
ity
Hosts: Patricia Clarkson & Michelle Rodriguez MC: Poppy Harlow, CNN LINDA APSLEY | VP, Data Engineering, Capital One CYNTHIA ARMINE-KLEIN | EVP, CCO, First Data Corporation THERESE BASSETT | Chief Strategy, Innovation & M&A Officer, Avnet KATHLEEN CAMPISANO | VP, GMM Barnes & Noble MARY CHANDLER | VP, Cummins Inc.; CEO, Cummins Foundation Inc. HEIDE GARDNER | Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Interpublic Group ANNA GRIFFIN | SVP, Marketing, CA Technologies VALERIE GRILLO | SVP, Human Resources, American Express AMY HALL | VP, Social Consciousness, Eileen Fisher POPPY HARLOW | Anchor, CNN
ankability CATHERINE HERNANDEZ-BLADES | SVP, Chief Brand & Communications Officer, AFLAC ANNE HUNTINGTON | VP, Business Development, Huntington Learning Center ERICA MANN | Independent Board Director
KAREN MCLOUGHLIN | CFO, Cognizant
ALLISON PAGE | President, HGTV & Food Network, Discovery RAJ SESHADRI | President, US Issuers, Mastercard LORI SILVERBUSH | Filmmaker, Activist TAMARA TUNIE | Actor, Activist
SANDIE VAN DOORNE | Executive Director Corporate Strategy & Genever, Lucas Bols NICOLE WESCOE | President, Northeast Region, Whole Foods Market
Corrigib “... From an early age, we learn the value of teamwork and I think that holds true in the boardroom. By working together, as women, we can support and build each other up. We can be advocates for the positive work each of us accomplishes, we can foster mentorships and truly invest in future talent. We can use our voices and our influence... “
Dependabil PWQ: What can we best do to support women?
Divers Anne Huntington
VP, Business Development, Huntington Learning Center
Durabi
ibility Amy Hall
VP, Social Consciousness, Eileen Fisher
bility “... It’s Barack Obama, you know what I love about him is was his humor, his grace while facing difficulties, extraordinary wisdom and intelligence, his vision, his true honest vision for a better world for all people and it came through in his actions and it came through his words. It came through in how he did everything possible, he wasn’t always successful but he didn’t let that stop him. I think there is a lot to be learned from how he led and continues to lead even though he’s not in office... “
rsity
bility PWQ: Who do you most admire?
Effec Effica Equal
Allison, Amy & Anne
“...If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun... ” Katharine Hepburn
ectualit cacity alility Allison Page
President, HGTV & Food Network “... Women have long been objectified and demeaned in popular culture in various forms. Social media has certainly accelerated and intensified the speed at which we are forced to confront these unpleasant and sometimes deeply painful dynamics, but the male oriented fantastical escapism, which is at the core of contemporary porn and many violent video games, has existed for centuries. Our primary challenge isn’t on the internet or an XBox—it’s in corporate boardrooms and at the ballot box... “ PWQ: Do you believe that porn, violent video games, social media etc., contributes to violence against women?
085
Equanim Catherine Blades
SVP, Chief Brand & Communications Officer, AFLAC “... character attacks and personal assaults are really an affront towards our country’s values. We have to be transparent and bold to effect positive change so I think if we can learn to have the courage to have difficult conversations, radical candor if you will, but respectfully and solutions based. I think you can legislate behavior with consequences, but I don’t think you can legislate values... “
Emo
PWQ: What do you think is the number one action we as a society can take?
Excepti
essentia
imity
Karen McLoughlin
“... when women step out of the workforce to raise children, they often lose the momentum of their male colleagues by coming back into the workforce, perhaps, at a similar salary level where they left off, not having had the chance for advancement or promotion. It’s an interesting question, I think, to consider what would happen if women were paid as they stayed home, raising their families... ”
CFO, Cognizant
motionality PWQ: What issues in the workplace contribute most to the gender pay gap?
ptionabili
ality
Femin Fidelity Valerie Grillo
SVP, Human Resources, American Express
“... we need to ensure that women’s voices are heard and considered equally. In my role, I work hard to create safe spaces. If a woman is interrupted or talked over in a meeting, I call it out. If someone is not speaking up, I make it a point to ask their opinion to ensure their voice is heard... ” PWQ: In what way do you work for women’s power and equality?
Formid
Flex
ininity Karen, Catherine & Valerie
idability
xibility “... I realized long ago that skirts are hopeless. Anytime I hear a man say he prefers a woman in a skirt, I say, `Try one. Try a skirt.’... “ Katharine Hepburn
089
Civility Raj Seshadridri
President, US Issuers, Mastercard
“... I’m gonna flip that and tell you what is the most important virtue that people should either have or embrace, which is decency and doing the right thing. I think that’s by far the most important virtue you should have, own and give to others around you. Doing the right thing is the most important thing in life... ”
Concin PWQ: What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Cons
Convi
ty
Cynthia Armine-Klein
EVP, CCO, First Data Corporation
“... Being your authentic self is the key to being a Power Woman. When you are authentic you feel more comfortable in your skin, you take on challenges, you’re more creative. I think this is really true at every stage of your life whether it’s school, work or relationships. In my experience this is on-going; you’re reflective, you think about how you’re going to improve, stay true to oneself. Being able to engage in the world and your relationships while just being authentic, that makes you a Power Woman... ”
nnity PWQ: In your opinion, what qualities make a Power Woman?
nspicuity
vivialit
Capac Causality “... I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex... “ Katharine Hepburn
Kathleen & Erica
Effec
Celer Linda & Anna
acity Anna Griffin
SVP, Marketing, CA Technologies
“... I think I got to a place where I don’t believe it is the government’s responsibility to take care of people. I believe it’s the people’s responsibility to take care of people and the government can provide infrastructure to do so. I felt like I can be more powerful or better useful in the world if I apply my energy to take care of the people and the flock that I was given and shape their capacity... “
ectuality PWQ: In what way do you work for women’s power and equality?
erity
Genero
Fo
Erica Mann
Independent Board Director “... I think we may believe that we can demand equality but it cannot be directed and therefore it has to be part of the fabric of everything that we do and every institute that we operate. But, I think the number one action is attitude and education. The reason I say so is really a need to instill in girls at a very young age that anything is possible, that they can break down any barriers, they should not believe in ‘cannot’... “
Germina PWQ: What do you think is the number one action we as a society can take ?
rosity Kathleen Campisano
VP, GMM Barnes & Noble “... It makes me sad in this day and age to even say I have to be passionate and an advocate for women’s equality. I want that to be part of our history. I can’t let it be our future. The focus should be on the idea of just humanity and understanding the skillsets - regardless of whatever opportunity it is - the skillset is the critical element here—not the gender. Who cares what your gender is... “
ormid PWQ: How do you balance your efforts in pursuit of gender equality?
nability 095
Adapta Linda Apsley
VP, Data Engineering, Capital One
“... Women are finding their voice in a more public way, and it’s encouraging to see so many women running for office. Fear of speaking out and expressing oneself is going away. This is important because when there are hidden secrets that continue without being seen and discussed, bad behavior also continues. It’s important that we all have a voice and use that voice... solutions are almost always available when you’re able to share the problem in a way that others can hear it. When you get down to the core, and people start to build empathy, solutions follow... “
Acuity PWQ: What changed in the political landscape for women over the past few years?
Effectua
tability
respe Ability Erica, Kathleen, Linda & Anna
ty
uality
“... Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then... “ Katharine Hepburn
Functio Lori, Poppy, Sandie & Heide
Generosity
H
Ideality “... It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean... “ Katharine Hepburn
Which historica most identify w
Im
tionality Lori Silverbushri Filmmaker, Activist
ity
Humanity
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
“... I most identify with Margaret Thatcher because she got the job done and famously stated, ‘If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.’ She led by example, was a true trailblazer, true to her values and core, never faltered and always prevailed. I completely identify with her uncompromising sense of wisdom, power, vision and unwavering sense of self... “
Impartiality PWQ: Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Inscru nscruta ta “... I think what I’m most passionate about right now is promoting an inclusive and intersectional lens on gender norms, and equality. I’m very concerned about leaving behind women of color in the US, multicultural women from other parts of the world, and women whose identities include other stigmatized dimensions of diversity in their cultures. .. “
Integri PWQ: How do you balance your efforts in pursuit of gender equality?
Heide Gardner
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Interpublic Group
Mut
tability ta bility Poppy Harlowi Anchor, CNN
rity
utabi “... Working toward equality for all people—regardless of their gender, race, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status—should be part of what we focus on each day. For me, as a journalist, I am constantly thinking about how we highlight solutions to inequality on all fronts. As a mother of two children, I am also very focused on solutions that can help all parents, whether it’s affording child care, maternal health or parental leave. It is my responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless on all issues of equality... “
PWQ: How do you balance your efforts in pursuit of gender equality?
101
Neces o Perdurability Sandie van Doorne
Executive Director Corporate Strategy & Genever, Lucas Bols
“... My children are still not allowed to play any shooting games just because I said there was enough violence in the world and don’t want them to learn to use guns, not in real life nor virtually... when it comes to porn it’s a difficult question. I do get concerned when I see all the music videos with girls being subservient to men, that I really don’t like. I see my young daughter looking at it and she may think she has to be like that towards men.... For me teaching your children how to respect each other is so important. But, I think it’s unrealistic to say porn should be outlawed. I just don’t think porn should be easily accessible... “ PWQ: Do you believe that open access to porn, violent video games, social media, etc. contributes to gender inequality and violence against women?
O
Perspic
essity objecti Sandie & Lori
Optionality “... Never complain. Never explain... “ Katharine Hepburn
icacity
Pertin Mary Chandler
VP, Cummins Inc. & CEO, Cummins Foundation Inc.
“... The challenges facing women and girls globally are incredibly complex and diverse—from lack of access to education, jobs, and even birth certificates to prove age and citizenship, to the subtle, unconscious acts of bias that hold women back for generations. Given this complexity, the one action we can all take is to invest in gender equality with our time and resources locally, nationally and globally... I’m incredibly optimistic that if businesses invest time and money, and all people take small and big steps to advance women and girls in their communities, all women will have limitless opportunity to advance. Imagine the acceleration of global leadership, invention, skill and creativity, all powered by women, when change is upon us? A world in which progress accelerates, invention amplifies and solutions become easier to find. It will be awesome... “
Per
Au
PWQ: In what way do you work for women’s power and equality?
arity
Plausibi
inacity Therese Bassett
Chief Strategy, Innovation & M&A Officer, Avnet
erpetuity
Authority “... I am a bit disenchanted with some of the things that are happening only because of such polarization in our political process today. I do see more active woman in politics taking a stand and being very articulate and influential especially at the state level, so I’m excited about that. But it’s a very odd dynamic in our environment right now. I do see people who are willing to step out and take a stand and represent the rights of people and take political stands that are very bold and may not always go with party lines... “
bility PWQ: What do you think is the number one action we as a society can take?
Func Generosity Nicole Wescoe
President, Northeast Region, Whole Foods Market
“... Mentorship. Powerful women modeling successful workplace behaviors is what inspires developing leaders to aim for those high-profile positions. It’s important to provide guidance, honesty, and real-time practical advice... The key to an increased female executive presence is close partnerships with more junior colleagues. Powerful women need to show that they can succeed professionally, but also nourish their personal/family life and contribute to their community... Let’s change the narrative. We will know we have arrived when we stop asking about female presence in the boardroom... “ PWQ: What can we do to continue to support and enhance the growth and presence of women in high profile positions?
H Im
nction ity Tamara Tunieri Actor, Activist
Humanity Impartiality “...We are dealing with a patriarchal culture. The CULTURE must change. Women must intuitively understand, we do not need to behave like men to be in that world. We must bring the feminine back into balance with the masculine, don’t be one of the boys. Be a woman and beat the system with all that is feminine... “
PWQ What issues in the workplace contribute most to the gender pay gap? Why do you think these are still challenges we face? 107
Civility Power Women 2018
ankability 2018 POWER WOMEN CREDITS & SPECIAL THANKS:
NEW YORK: photographers: Tony Gale, Travis Keyes, Ryan Hall; hair and makeup artists: Elizabeth Maloy, Martyna Kopczynska, Angela Calisti for Exclusive Artists using Bobbi Brown and Oribe Haircare, Brenna Drury for Exclusive Artists using MAC Cosmetics, Juan Vazquez for Exclusive Artists using Chanel Palette Essentielle, Anthony Kelley (Allison Page), Dahlia Warner (Allison Page), Patricia Longo (Catherine Blades); New York stylists: Danielle Dinten, Awa Doumbia, Liz Cresci (Allison Page); New York location compliments of Halstead Property: The Penthouse @ 50 Gramercy Park North, 21st Street between Lexington and Park Aves, halstead.com. Special thanks to Bo Paulsen and Anna Shagalov.
LOS ANGELES: photographer: Shanna Fisher; stylist: Kassidy Nagy; grooming: Emily Zempel for Exclusive Artists using Becca Cosmetics; location: Studios 60, 6000 S Avalon Blvd, Los Angeles, studios60.com. Special thanks to Joseph Enayati.
CLOTHING CREDITS: Lands End, Maxmara, Alberta Ferretti, Theory, The Row, Gianvito Rossi, David Yurman, Paule Ka, Irwin Garden, Halston, Ron White, Jonathan Simkhai, Sperry’s, Milly, White House Black Market, Chanel, Alice & Olivia, Balenciaga, Michael Kors, Tamara Mellon, Jimmy Choo, Kookai, Angela Scott , Lanvin, Uniqlo, Derek Lam
Celerity 108
We proudly celebrate
PATRICIA CLARKSON And all of the
201 8 M OV E S P OW E R WO M E N
Moves Magazine Power Women 2018
Sandie Van Doorne Executive Director Corporate Strategy & Genever
Catherine Hernandez-Blades 2018 Woman Worth Watching make Aflac an industry leader.
Z180794
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York.
EXP 7/19
HEIDE GARDNER SVP, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, IPG
On behalf of our communications agencies and our 50,000 employees who live in every corner of the world, touching consumers with inclusive advertising messages, we at Interpublic congratulate Heide Gardner on her Power Women Award. Thank you for your leadership and dedication to work that makes a difference.
KarenMcLoughlin_Revised4.pdf
1
9/28/18
11:25 AM
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Cognizant Congratulates
Karen McLoughlin Chief Financial Officer
And all of the 2018 Moves Power Women Nominees We thank you for your continued impact in making Cognizant one of the world’s leading providers of digital business and technology services.
Congratulations on Being Honored as a 2018 Power Woman! Kathleen Campisano
First Data proudly supports and participates in the ®
Power Women 2018 Gala & Awards We congratulate our own Cynthia Armine-Klein as an honoree Moves Power Woman for 2018 First Data® is committed to building next-generation commerce solutions for millions of businesses and financial institutions worldwide. We enable frictionless shopping experiences securely and at scale across all channels, globally. With superior technology solutions and data analytics, we solve unique business challenges. Helping clients grow is at our core. Whether optimizing the economics of payment acceptance or enhancing consumer loyalty with mobile apps, First Data delivers.
FirstData.com Twitter: @FirstData © 2018 First Data Corporation. All rights reserved. The First Data® name, logo and related trademarks and service marks are owned by First Data Corporation and are registered or used in the U.S. and many foreign countries. All trademarks, service marks and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners. 488166 2018-9
Advocating for women’s rights, social fairness and equal opportunity: pricelessŽ. Congratulations to Raj Seshadri for the 2018 Moves magazine Power Women nomination!
Mastercard and Priceless are registered trademarks, and the circles design is a trademark, of Mastercard International Incorporated. Š2018 Mastercard. All rights reserved.
Congratulations
MARY CHANDLER Uniting our leaders through Cummins Powers Women
CUMMINS POWERS WOMEN is our most ambitious community initiative, committed to the advancement and prosperity of women and girls around the world. We thank Mary for her dedication to this initiative and to this company.
181414_CORP_PWLN_ALLISONPAGE_CONGRATS_AD
POWER WOMEN LEADERSHIP NOMINATION
08/10/18 11:20:19 AM RDOUTT PDFX1A
TRIM: 6” X 8”
25 50 100 75 100 75
50
25
10
5
100 75
50
25
10
5
100 75
AND ALL OF THE 2018 POWER WOMEN
5
Allison Page
10
AND CONGRATULATES OUR OWN
25
New York Moves
50
DISCOVERY SUPPORTS
10
5
TRIM
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
CONGRATULATIONS
ANNE HUNTINGTON BOARD MEMBER AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER
FOR FULFILLING HUNTINGTON’S MISSION TO GIVE EVERY STUDENT THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE AND YOUR HONOR AS A
NEW YORK MOVES 2018 POWER WOMAN
Congratulations, Amy Hall Vice President of Social Consciousness Your commitment to sustainability inspires us every day. Your leadership and drive continue to unite us in our efforts to support the environment, human rights and initiatives for women and girls. We’re so honored to celebrate this achievement with you.
_
profile
Chris Coy by Moonah Ellison photography by Mark Veltman
New York in the Seventies was like a giant hangover from the Sixties’ all night party. Everything was turned upside down by the previous decade’s free love revolution and everybody was trying to figure out what to do with their newfound freedom. But whatever, it was goodbye to your parent’s post-war world and those strangely eulogized prosaic Fifties. Fresh from his centerpiece role in The Deuce, the acclaimed TV series on the 70’s birth of the porn industry, Chris Coy is excited for today’s seismic changes in society’s mores and the challenges it presents for the next generation.
125
Back home in LA is where actor Chris Coy is most happy, hanging with his wife and two little girls, the slow pace of a domesticated life that suits him just fine. He’s at home in Cali, a comfortable tone in his voice after weeks of the grind, promoting one major film project while finishing the last takes on another. Whether he’s teaching his six-year-old daughter chess (she beats him) or working another passion of his, writing, it’s his memorable character work and digging deeper into himself to see how far he can he take a role that really gets him going. Coy had just returned from the Toronto International Film Festival when we had a chance to talk. He was in Canada at the premiere of Jason Reitman’s The Frontrunner with Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, and J.K. Simmons. The movie, set for nationwide release in December, follows the rise and fall of Gary Hart (played by Jackman), the 1988 Democratic presidential candidate who had to drop out of the race after his extramarital affair was exposed. Coy plays Hart’s press secretary Kevin Sweeney. What makes the film so relevant today is that a scandal as small as an affair, just one scandal, had the ability to crush your dreams just a mere 30 years ago. Hart disappeared after that and if that happened today it would be a day’s worth of news on the late night cable news and then onto the next tweet. The film is drawing raves and before the TIFF, Coy was finishing wrapping up season two of The Deuce, David Simon’s gritty HBO drama about the rise
of the porn industry in 1970s New York. The series stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal and recently was renewed for a third, and final, season. For the Kentucky-born Coy—who was raised in Florida—research is a huge part of the prep work and it’s an area that doesn’t go unnoticed. Cast in two period pieces originating a few decades ago requires attention to detail, but it’s the emotion Coy brings to the character that’s his challenge to keep the role grounded and in the moment. In The Deuce, Coy plays Paul Hendrickson, a bartender finding his way through the LGBTQ community of 70s New York. “You’re playing a human, whether you’re playing a human now or 1978 or the 1940s. “The real challenge is, and where the work is done, is all in the emotion in their personal journey and Paul was no different from that. To sort of get into the state of the mind, I read Larry Kramer’s Faggots, about a gay man in 1978 in New York City, sort of just his journey, the good, the bad, the ugly. it’s unapologetic and a really raw look at that life.” Nowadays Coy looks at his own life through his daughters and with all that is going on in the country politically, socially, morally, he couldn’t be more optimistic for them, for the lives they will lead through this current mess we’re stuck in. “I hear people saying ‘every time I turn on the news it’s so dramatic or it’s so intense,’ but to be honest with you I couldn’t be more excited about them coming into the world with
these moments of change and drastic shifts in mentalities and attitudes.” “I’m proud of women. I was raised by a single mother and my grandmother. I always say I was raised by women meaning raised by wolves in that almost all of my weaponry in life and the things that have helped me succeed were handed down to me by them. But I’m proud of all of us. I’m proud that we’re facing these issues and it’s not always easy to do that and sometimes that conversation is complex and difficult to hear but it’s so important. “I think it’s an exciting time to be alive, and we’re just in the middle of one of those moments in time and those are the moments we grow the most. That’s a positive thing. So I’m happy that they’ve come into this world at this time.” Coy, whose credits also include another David Simon HBO series, Treme, playing a young reporter post-Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and a role on another HBO hit, True Blood, never considered any other profession. It’s been acting from day one. “I never have a second thought. I’m not the type. I’m not analytical, I’m not critical. I don’t second guess myself or anything in my life. I never look back. The only way it would ever happen would be if acting was not a profession, you know, if you just fully eliminated that as an occupation. I would stay in the space to tell stories. And I would end up in my house at night doing scenes with myself just so I could pretend.”
[previous spread] Isaia shirt Miansai bracelets [this page] Armani Collezioni blazer and vest The Kooples t-shirt
127
“...I think it’s an exciting time to be alive, and we’re just in the middle of one of those moments in time and those are the moments we grow the most. That’s a positive thing. So I’m happy that they’ve come into this world at this time...”
Boss shirt Canali suit photography by Mark Veltman stylist Anthony Pedraza groomer Erin Anderson
129
___
rant
Lookism by Ashleigh VanHouten Everywhere we go, we judge people based on their looks; and rest assured, others are judging us as well. Why else do you think plastic surgery, cosmetics and diet companies are all billion dollar industries? It matters what we look like, no matter what your mother might tell you. In a nutshell, if you’re not what mainstream society considers attractive, you’re royally screwed. The problem is not that we judge people— it’s ingrained in us and anyone who says they don’t do it is lying. My best guess is that it’s an instinctual, evolutionary measure, as symmetrical, young and attractive individuals were generally healthier, better suited for reproduction and providing the necessities of life (which back then meant hunting, and now means a job on Wall Street). The problem occurs when we don’t realize we’re doing this, and subsequently, we don’t take a step back and think about the reasoning behind our decisions—which can lead to passing over some potentially incredible resources (in work, love, friendship, whatever) just because they have ratty hair or a crooked nose. Now I know this topic isn’t too sexy; we don’t want to think about this ugly side of our nature, or worse yet, admit that we may not be a 10 outta 10. But I think sometimes we forget that all of our brains and hearts look the same, and that stunning outer beauty can sometimes be no more than a false covering for a hollow, empty inside. Think about some of the most prominent minds in recent history: Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates. None of them were exactly swoon-worthy. They made it by virtue of their revolutionary ideas and incredible talent. Let’s be honest here: do you need a chiselled jaw or a great rack to be a CEO, analyst, human resources manager, or sales rep? I guess in our world where we all just want to be beautiful and be surrounded by beautiful people, it helps to hire them as well. But even the most shallow among us will admit that
looks fade in the wake of a terrible personality, and that conversely, a funny, charming, intelligent person starts to look better the more we get to know them. If I can get a little “afterschool special” on you for a minute: physical appearance does not reflect what’s in your mind and what’s in your heart. If we all took a bit more time to get to know what the lessthan-perfectly-symmetrical among us have to offer, maybe we wouldn’t be living in such an ugly world. And we know that women usually get the short end of the stick with this one. In most cases, men are still allowed to succeed using only what nature gave them, even if that includes male pattern baldness, a beer belly and out of control back hair. Women, however, are judged so harshly on their looks that we are starving ourselves and cutting up our bodies in record numbers. Because who says when hot is hot enough? When are we sexy enough, skinny enough, worthy enough of approval? Most of us will say (whether we’re lying or not) that looks are not nearly as important in a mate as intelligence, kindness, a sense of humor. But when we see an attractive woman with an unattractive man, the first thing we think is, “he must have money,” not, “he must be a really great guy that treats her well.” Despite our best intentions, we can’t imagine why someone with the choice would purposely pick a less than perfect mate. There’s nothing inherently inferior about less-than-gorgeous people; there is, however, something flawed in the modern brain that we are so quick to make snap judgments about people based on their looks. What does it say about our own securities? Perhaps by shunning people, we place ourselves above them on the physical hierarchy, soothing our own insecurities by ensuring that at least we’re better looking (and thus better people) than they are? Maybe the next time you feel like judging someone without getting to know them first, you should take a long, hard, self-reflective glance in the mirror instead.
131
FORTY NINE BASSETT ROAD Luxury Living in the Heart of London
A distinctive period building transformed into ďŹ ve luxurious apartments and an exceptional house.
Hope has wings. Nothing comforts like a smile, so we’re introducing My Special Aflac DuckTM – an interactive friend that helps kids play, engage and connect during their cancer treatment. My Special Aflac Duck represents the continuation of an Aflac tradition: Our company was founded on sales of cancer insurance – and for more than 23 years, we have helped children with cancer through our support of the Aflac Childhood Cancer Campaign. In fact, we’ve donated more than $125 million toward pediatric cancer research.
Join us and help give wings to hope.
aflacchildhoodcancer.org
Z180800
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York. WWHQ | 1932 Wynnton Road | Columbus, GA 31999.
EXP 7/19
For the past fteen years Moves Magazine has advocated for women’s rights, social fairness and equal opportunity to its readers. The Moves Millennial Forum is our annual panel and openfloor discussion on the various ways millennials can best influence and improve the current and future roles of women, not only in the US but in societies around the globe. This goal has never been more relevant than today; the long overdue furore over gender inequality caused by the current social and political spotlight makes this the opportune time to make permanent change. This year we intoduce our Moves Mentor Awards Luncheon in recognition of—and to celebrate— the role individual women leaders play in shaping and forming the next generation; the energy, experience and expertise used in mentoring today’s millennials into tomorrow’s executives. Women representing a cross section of society including politics, business, and the media, attended the lunch to listen to speakers including CNN’s Stephanie Ruhle, Mentoring Expert Lori Bachmann, and Moves publisher Moonah Ellison.
135
2 0 1 8
Our Moves Mentor award is given in recognition of the role individual women leaders play in shaping and forming the next generation. A successful mentor is empathetic and understanding and recognizes she is an essential guide in the young woman’s self-awareness and invaluable in pointing out opportunities while giving direction. Here are this year’s honorees after receiving their Waterford Crystal: Juliette Han, Chief of Staff at Citadel Investment Group; Teresa White, president of Aflac U.S.; Ouraphone Willis, senior director of global diversity at UnitedHealth Group; and Alice S. Vilma, managing director multicultural client strategy at Morgan Stanley.
Alice Vilma is a Managing Director on the Multicultural Client Strategy team at Morgan Stanley, where she works to strengthen the firm’s connection to the multicultural business community by identifying, developing and executing commercial opportunities. She graduated Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Miami and received her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Juliette Han is the Chief of Staff at Citadel Investment Group, a world-leading investor with $28bn in AUM (assets under management). Before joining Citadel, Han supported the launch of McKinsey New Ventures as the company’s Chief of Staff. Han earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in neuroscience and Physiology from UCLA, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard University.
Ouraphone Willis is the Senior Director of Global Diversity at UnitedHealth Group and is responsible for the company’s enterprise global inclusion and diversity efforts. Prior to joining UnitedHealth, Willis was a Diversity Manager at Target Corporation, responsible for leading diversity awareness and communications and diversity recruiting. Ouraphone graduated with a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota.
Special thanks to SUNY Global Center’s Johanna KendrickHolmes; Zaro’s Bakery’s Richard Zaro; Nicole Leigh Morris, Clare Bessette, and Julie Fogh for production and catering support.
Teresa White is president of Aflac U.S. and a visionary leader who optimizes operations, drives revenues, decreases expenses, and builds high-performing, diverse teams. She is responsible for the vision for Aflac U.S. and driving execution of the long-term strategy. Teresa holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master’s in management from Troy University. 136 142
photos by Johanna Kendrick-Holmes
142
moves!mentor
Moves Mentor Awards Luncheon SUNY Global Center May 10th 2018 “Lift As You Rise... ...mentoring today’s millennials into tomorrow’s executives.” w w w.new yorkmoves .com
w w w.new yorkmoves .com
w w w.new yorkmoves .com
lifestyle for city women
2018 Millennial Forum
lifestyle for city women
No Means
NO
ARE WE SO DEAF ?
with MOVES MENTORS awards
BRAVE
Tom Payne Jesus saves
lifestyle for city men
2018 Millennial Forum
THE WIZZ
MAKING MONEY IS @#*! EASY
with MoVes MenTors awards
BIG aPPle neW York Take-DoWn
BRAVE
BraVe
ROSE M GOWAN S`
C HOLLYWOOD EXPOSE`
dive bar divas Oh Happy Days
rose M GoWan’s
c HollYWooD eXPose `
BLACK MIRROR
Zoe Lister - Jones no boys in this Band ` `
SHOW ME THE MONEY TIME FOR THE BOYS TO ANTE UP
2018 Millennial Forum with MOVES MENTORS awards
ROSE M GOWAN S`
C HOLLYWOOD EXPOSE`
CIRCUMCISION HOW DARE WE ?
UnDenIaBle racIsM UnMaskeD
SOPHIE SIMMONS has found her voice
Olivia
Munn Seriously
sHoW Me THe MoneY TIMe For THe BoYs To anTe UP
KELSEY ASBILLE moves one to watch
Aubrey
Jason
indie darling
plAzA
power forum issue 2018
power forum issue 2018
leave on stands thru July 18
Wind river’ s kelseY asBIlle moves one to watch
Murderess
They F*** you up your mum and dad
Wind River’ s
clarke
definitely a dark
... side
leave on stands thru July 18
iNetworking is essential for your future ...and Moves Forum says it all ! Think Dutchess | Morgan Stanley | Aflac | U S Army
142
The 2018 event introduced by SUNY Chancellor Emeritus, Nancy Zimpher, focused on the importance of women in science and the promotion of the S.T.E.A.M curriculum in our schools including sessions on The Practical Application of STEAM, Entrepreneurship Equality, Changing Face of Women in Tech, and How Streaming Technology Has Changed the Media Industry. Guest speakers included: Aflac CEO Dan Amos; Col Dina Wandler, CO, 1st Recruiting Brigade, US Army; Alessa Quane, Chief Risk Officer, AIG; Twitter’s Mary Ann Belliveau; Google’s Stefani Kaslow; NBC Universal’s Jen Brown; Airbnb’s Surabhi Gupta (via Skype); author Nadira Hira; Aflac’s Catherine Hernandez Blades; Jessica Federer, formerly of CDO Bayer; Sara Lee of Think Dutchess; Morgan Stanley’s Alice Vilma. Special Guests: Jason Clarke & Aubrey Plaza. photographers Matt Monath and Maksim Axelrod; videographers Fabienne Riccoboni and Emiliano Sanchez; event coordinators Nicole Morris, Samantha Bergeson, Catalina Perez; technician Billy Simmons; location SUNY Global Center nyc
139
___
MARCIA BELSKY By Bill Noble Photography by Nathan Heyward
‘
profile
DON T MESS AROUND WITH ME
Someone originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, whose parents are Philly and Washington, D.C.bred—who also happens to be a female and who also happens to be Jewish—is not the sort of person you’d think would slay the comedy world, but here we are in 2018. Marcia Belsky, the New York City-based standup comedian who also happens to be a musician, writer and podcast host, currently stars as Offred in Handmaid’s Tale: The Musical, an original parody musical that she also co-wrote. But for a Jewish girl from the Midwest, she’s hitting her stride at the right time. At 19, Belsky started her comedy career in Portland, Oregon while at college, but her move to New York was the real goal. “Ever since I was a kid, my lifelong dream was to come to New York,” says Belsky. “I had a friend who moved from Portland to New York and she was saying I could move there and I came to New York with a couple of thousand dollars which I saved and it was scary. I got fired from jobs within the first few months that I lived in New York.” From numerous jobs when first in the city—like dropping a tray full of mimosas down a woman’s back during a bridal shower as a waitress—to being a barista and a receptionist, Belsky now has a full plate of projects that keep her extremely busy. In addition to her stand-up touring and her countless times being featured in the likes of the BBC, USA Today, Glamour, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, and E!News, she performs as the lead singer in her band Free the Mind. But with all that’s going on in her career, being a woman in the male-dominated industry is not lost on Belsky. Her upbringing played a huge role in shaping her feminism but it took her a while to bring her feminist side into her set. “In college I really sort of came into my feminism, but at the same time I was going out at night and doing comedy, and I wasn’t combining the two because I felt that I wouldn’t be taken seriously as a comedian,”
said Belsky. “I wanted to be seen as a female comic, I didn’t know if that was a ‘thing’ being sort of their [critics] problem, not mine… So they’re gonna say whatever they want about you, they’re gonna put you in a box but that’s their problem not ours. But the feminist women that I know have the best sense of humor because we have to make this fucked up world more funny.” Which brings us to her role in Handmaid’s Tale: the Musical, co-written with friend and fellow comedian/writer Melissa Stokoski that sets millennials in a phoneless dystopian future in Brooklyn. Comedic chaos ensues. What’s alarming for Belsky is the parallel between the musical and our present day, specifically the situation at our southern borders. “It makes me sick absolutely every day.”
“...What’s interesting about The Handmaid’s Tale is that white women are treated the same as women of color have been treated in the past and present. So this is a dystopian nightmare that white woman will have their children taken away, white women will be made into sexual subjects and that has already happened to people in this country in the past and present...”
“What’s interesting about The Handmaid’s Tale is that white women are treated the same as women of color have been treated in the past and present. So this is a dystopian nightmare that white woman will have their children taken away, white women will be made into sexual subjects and that has already happened to people in this country in the past and present. The Handmaid’s Tale is happening and it’s happening right now, there taking people’s kids away from them. It really scares me, it just really scares the fuck out of me.” But Belsky doesn’t want to use these real-life situations in her routines and feels there’s nothing funny about them. “I don’t think tragedy is a good writing excerise and some comedians treat full shootings as writing exercises and that’s not what I like to do and to me to be a good comedian, I think you also have to know what you don’t find funny in transition to know what you find funny,” said Belsky. “There is hardly anything funny about ICE.” The next show will be in D.C. on October 27 at the Kennedy Center with more shows to follow.
141
Working Women
A new partnership between EY and cloud-based platform SheWorks! aims to harness the power of technology to create 100,000 job opportunities for women worldwide by 2020.
Monica Talan, Julie Teigland, Susana Balbo, Silvina Moschini The power of technology is providing women with access to remote and flexible job opportunities through a commitment between EY and SheWorks!, a partnership announced this past summer at the Labor Inclusion session during the Women20 (W20) Argentina meeting in New York City. “We joined forces with EY to accelerate our global growth and achieve our goal to connect 100,000 women worldwide to job opportunities,” Silvina Moschini, CEO and Founder, SheWorks!. “By collaborating with EY, together we will build a future of work based on diversity and inclusion. We commend EY for their leadership in creating opportunities for women through its EY Women. Fast forward initiative and know that together we will be changing lives and communities not only inside EY but also by jointly promoting and creating opportunities for the Gig Economy.” The Labor Inclusion session was designed to promote gender equality in the workplace, to inspire through a series of conversations and panels moderated by EY, SheWorks! and W20 members. “The W20 aims to give input to the G20 leaders representing the interests of the civil society,” says Victoria Marenssi, Director at W20. “Our group’s goal is to ensure that all the policies and commitments that the G20 leaders take have a gender perspective and impact equally in men and women. We work together with EY as one of our Topic Chairs. The Topic Chairs are those organizations which we believe could help us work not only on the recommendations, but also spreading the work we are doing to the general public and to strategic audiences. The topic EY is leading is on labor inclusion, in which we demand the leaders invest in care services, ensure safe spaces of work, eliminate all dis142
criminatory regulations, among others actions that help to close the gap in the labor market participation. We worked really hard this year establishing effective and efficient working processes to develop the best policy recommendations representing the most diverse realities, representing all the women living in the G20’s countries.” A key objective for EY is to strive for inclusive growth not only in the business, but for society as a whole and believes SheWorks! is doing something exceptional in working to ensure that women and girls can increasingly benefit from the use of innovative technologies to join the workforce. “This helps not only their personal development, but also supports their economic development, as well as the development of their surrounding community,” says Julie Teigland, EY Regional Managing Partner. “The ability to connect talented resources with work opportunities regardless of geographic location is tremendous.” Karyn Twaronite, Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer at EY, believes that achieving gender equality cannot be done through a single platform or initiative. It’s up to the organization to create a workplace culture that values different perspectives, supports the development of different types of leaders and enables all employees to bring their full selves to work. “Not only do we believe this is the right thing to do, research proves the positive impact gender equality can have on the bottom-line. Research has shown a direct correlation between the sponsorship and mentorship of women and the number of women in leadership positions. One of our main efforts across the globe is to educate our people on the importance of sponsorship— helping men and women recognize its value and ways to obtain it.”
“We joined forces with EY to accelerate our global growth and achieve our goal to connect 100,000 women worldwide to job opportunities. By collaborating with EY, together we will build a future of work based on diversity and inclusion.” —Silvina Moschini, CEO and Founder, SheWorks!
Andrea Rey & Dr Marcus Noland
Think Think Think Think
business prosperity community Dutchess
Take a train out of Grand Central a mere hour and a half for picturesque country views in cities like Beacon, Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie and Fishkill. Now add in a bustling economy boom and well, you have a change of scenery outside of Manhattan. Dutchess County offers a lifestyle, affordable housing, and plenty of business opportunities that has city dwellers flocking to its many amenities. Moves Magazine and Think Dutchess partnered to offer six lucky winners a chance to experience the upstate county with a one-day tour of local manufacturers, roundtable discussions with local business and government leaders and entrepreneurs, lunch at Mill House Brewing Co. and a walk on the famous Walkway Over The Hudson. The experience? When do they pack their bags. “While the draw to New York City is hard to beat, Dutchess County offers other qualities that are also advantageous for an existing or start up business,” said Sarah Lee, chief executive officer of Think Dutchess and executive director of the Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency. “In addition to a diverse range of quality of life amenities, creative culture, industry leadership in technology, education, healthcare and food and beverage, Dutchess County offers a lower cost of living than NYC yet within commuting distance of NYC as well as convenient access to other major metropolitan areas.” This all translates to businesses still being able to take advantage to what NYC offers to but with less business risk and more options. Our winners were given a bird’s eye view of what the county has to offerand they were impressed. “It was incredibly inspiring to see entrepreneurs open successful businesses with the help of their community,” said Erza Nicaj. “The speed and competition of city living can make it difficult to start a business. Beacon and Poughkeepsie left a great impression on me and I would certainly consider moving there.” Melanie Sidou loved talking with the small business owners that operate locally and was extremely thankful for their small business advice. “These entrepreneurs understood and explained the frustrations of owning your own business and what is important to focus on to grow your business. It put into perspective that while running your own business you are responsible for almost everything.” The winners visited places like Ashworth Creative, Beacon Textiles, Bonura Hospitality, Dorsey Metrology, IBM, Midhudson Regional Hospital, More Good, Sallyeander Soaps, and Wickham Furniture (links on next page). Lee has a few pointers, ingredients, for starting your own business and in addition to having a solid business plan, reliable team, networking, investing in marketing, and working hard, there’s one that every entrepreneur should follow: “Contact Think Dutchess—I say this half jokingly,” she adds. “Think Dutchess is designed to help businesses both large and small to help business owners to build their business, connect with peers and discover new ideas to grow. Most, if not all communities have an economic development organization, whether it be an organization like us, a business chamber or small business development center, we are all there to help.” Bags packed yet?
Sarah Lee CEO of Think Dutchess
www.thinkdutchess.com
www.ibm.com
www.wickham.com
www.unlimitedtomorrow.com
www.drinkmoregood.com
www.nichemodern.com
www.sallyeander.com
www.millhousebrewing.com
www.dorseymetrology.com
065
The Future Is Passive... ...And that‘ s really positive ! By Bo Poulsen
Every year we spend billions of dollars on our health and caring for our bodies. Whether it be organic foods, skincare regimens, chemical free soaps for our homes, our bodies, the list is endless. However one of the most overlooked areas in today’s world that can impact our lives is how we build, design and furnish our homes. Besides what we put in our bodies, it is one of the most important areas that can help us lead healthier lives. The human body needs light, good nutrition, fresh air and a good nights sleep. In most homes at least two of these are sorely lacking. Fortunately there are ways today to address these issues and they also just happen to pay for themselves over time.
I live in a Passive House in Brooklyn that is a 3400 square foot Victorian home built in the early 1900s. I produce more energy than I consume, well not entirely true, July put me over the edge by $100 but that may also have a little to do with getting an electric car and a lot of 90 degree days with kids running in and out of the house leaving the doors open. But other than that, my Con Edison bill is mostly ZERO, as in none of my dollars go to the utility company only the watts that my solar panels produce every month. Of course I am not entirely a pioneer here. A lot of people have solar panels and produce electricity for their homes. What is really unique is how the home is built and how it impacts the health of its occupants. Passive Houses, in a nutshell, are almost airtight homes with great insulation that prevents thermal bridging which is the loss of energy in the winter and lack of energy gain in the summer. Now having an almost airtight home in itself is not a good thing, which is why an Energy Recovery Ventilation system or ERV for short is added. The
ERV circulates outside air through a MERV 8, 13 or 15 filter, depending on your respiratory health, and a series of coils that exchanges the energy with the air in the house. This is extremely quiet and energy efficient and is what keeps the temperature at a very steady rate throughout the year no matter the temperature outside. Be it -20 or 100 degrees outside there are no drafts, cold or hot zones in the house. 24/7 you have filtered air from the outside circulating through your home. At first a friend from Miami came up to visit us, a notoriously bad sleeper. After the first night in the house he slept a solid 8 hours to his usual 5 or 6.
He mentioned this was the best nights sleep he had had in a long time. This continued on subsequent nights and continued visits. More guests that came to visit repeated the same anecdote and kept mentioning how comfortable it was just being in the house. Having lived in a downtown drafty loft building for seven years, you didn’t have to tell my wife and I the benefits. Carbon Dioxide builds up in bedrooms when we sleep, Air Conditioners kick in with blasts of cold air and heaters are hard to control with major temperature swings throughout the night. This all impacts one of the most important parts of our bodies regenerating: sleep. We need sleep, good quality sleep, for a healthy body and mind. Studies show that those who get 7-9 hours of quality sleep live much longer and are generally more productive at work. It also helps to reduce levels of stress during the day, and we all know how important that can be for our health. The constant filtered
Bo Poulsen works at Halstead Real Estate in New York and runs the Poulsen/ Shagalov team with his business partner Anna Shagalov. Besides bringing the word out about sustainability, healthy living and energy efficiency in New York, they also work with architecturally significant and sustainably built real estate projects around the globe from Greece to Mexico. For a list of resources for Passive House technology and having a healthy home you can find it on their home page at https://www. halstead.com/real-estate-agent/poulsenshagalov-team
fresh air in the home also allows you to breathe higher levels of oxygen which is also an important part of a healthy home. Due to the added insulation and triple pane windows, buildings built with Passive House technology are also extremely quiet which can certainly impact those of us living in noisy cities. I always believe, no matter the size, our homes should be our sanctuary, our respite from the everyday. This isn’t just for your home. Passive House technology is also slowly starting to be integrated into office buildings and other work environments to create just as healthy places to work as where we live which increases worker health and productivity. I’m sure a lot of us deal with the cold air blasts, stale air or overheated offices that lull us to sleep. What if there was a pleasant constant temperature in the office, constantly drawing out stale air and replacing it with fresh filtered air, I’m sure everyone would feel better
and we’d have fewer sick days. So it becomes imperative that employers and building developers not only become educated about the cost benefits to them but also the value of a healthy employee. When living in a Passive House you are drawn to the question of how the rest of your choices in the home affect your health. This comes down to the materials you use from the insulation, glues, to the furniture you buy. It is more important than ever with study upon study linking chemicals in our home to cancer and cognitive disabilities to being cognizant of what we use to create the home and furnish it with. Thankfully there are plenty of alternatives out there now from No-VOC paints, glues, no off gassing insulation materials to no flame retardant
treated fabrics. The list can seem dauntingly long but once you have a bit of practice in knowing what to look for you probably won’t spend more time on it than you would have picking out the bathroom tile or wall color. As important as the aesthetics of your home are, your health should always come first. I always tend to draw towards the natural materials like wood or wool and away from plastics and man-made materials, just making sure they aren’t chemically treated and sustainably sourced. Examples of ways that you can impact the health of your home without building or renovating are adding green walls with specially selected plants that exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen while you sleep. Keeping humidity levels at 30-50%. Replacing traditional fireplaces with energy efficient wood or pellet burning fireplace inserts that burn much cleaner, eliminate drafts and can be incorporated into your heating ducts. So if choosing a new place to live or renovating a home, ask questions about the materials used or discuss how you can make changes to positively impact your health. It doesn’t even have to be as grand as replacing your windows or adding solar panels, it can be small to medium changes that you can make today like the rug you buy, the cleaning products you use or adding a living plant wall in your home. In a big way for you and a small way for others, the choices you make can mean a world of difference. 063
profile
Billy
Magnussen by Moonah Ellison & Peter Kougias photography by david roemer With an extensive resume— Emmy-winning The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Epix’s Get Shorty, Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies opposite Tom Hanks, a spot on Netflix’s acclaimed Black Mirror, this year’s sleeper hit Game Night, and numerous Broadway productions— Billy Magnussen actively challenges the somewhat retro atmosphere of today’s social norms that hold men hostage to hyper-masculine stereotypes that should have been buried ages ago.
058
“...It’s different when you’re an actor. You’re just a color in somebody else’s palette. I could be blue and be the best blue they have, but still only a blue. But now you really get to be the painter. You get to use all the colors...” He was so memorable in last year’s tv version of Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty, playing Nathan Hill, a fresh new actor in Hollywood who pays his way as a prostitute. “Nathan is the most optimistic guy! He doesn’t see how dirty and disgusting Hollywood can be. He goes in there with bright eyes.” While the television executives don’t see the talent in the character, Magnussen’s own talent and awareness far outshines Hill’s. Shifting direction towards the other side of the camera, Magnussen is currently working on his directorial debut. “It’s different when you’re an actor. You’re just a color in somebody else’s palette. I could be blue and be the best blue they have, but still only a blue. But now you really get to be the painter. You get to use all the colors.” His film, The Ridge, is centered around the theme of toxic masculinity. While the plot is under wraps and due to start filming in February, he did hint that “men need to listen to each other. And we’re better off on the same team and having the problem outside of us instead of against each other. Trying to figure out the problem that’s in front of us not the wall that’s between us.” The admiration he has towards the feminist movements throughout history inspires his social awareness. “Women have been having the conversation with each other on what is it to be a woman and how can we be stronger and how can we better ourselves as a group. I feel men don’t do that as much sometimes.” In today’s era of #MeToo, he acknowledges a wrath of toxic masculinity controlling men across the world. “If we don’t open our ideologies to other people and we don’t listen to other people it can be destructive.” While he doesn’t have a favorite medium for bringing his work to life, his blood pumps for theatre. “You spend three hours bringing a character to life without a break and it’s definitely one of the best highs in the world. It is a gift to complete your role, and bow, and thank the audience for going on this make-believe journey with you. “ He made his Broadway debut in 2007’s The Ritz alongside Rosie Perez and was nominated for a Tony for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike starring Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce. Following in the footsteps of the elite professionals he has had the pleasure
060
of working with, he commented “Tom Hanks,[Steven] Spielberg... they are prepared, ready, and willing to go all the way and just be present. And they’re nice people. They’re the greats because they’re good people.” While other performers bake in the LA smog and are bombarded with paparazzi and fans, New York City has been a haven and relief for him. “We live in chaos and you just ride with it as it goes along. “For me LA is the film business. It is the industry. When I leave work there, I feel like I never leave work. When I am in New York, I feel like some dude on the train. If the world could be like the subway that would be fantastic.” He also prefers the life across the pond! “I lived in London for a while. I loved living there. Give me drizzle, a nice raincoat, and an umbrella. I felt so posh walking down the street like that.” Magnussen is thankful for his wonderful opportunities in the entertainment industry and ability to create and perform. He still sees himself as a “little boy playing with action figures.” He compares his acting adventures to childhood explorations in the woods and “dreaming.” While taking a trip down memory lane, he reflected on his school yard days. “I wish we could put all our investments into education.” (He believes the education system failed him and didn’t realize until later in life.) Also, teaching about the environment is important to him. “There’s no planet B, so we need to take care of [ours].” Magnussen grew up in the transitional period between Gen X and Millenials, so he appreciates how social media feeds are becoming the modern soap boxes. “I’m 33 and the social media age hit me as I was leaving college so I was a part of both the before and then the transition into this social media phase; I saw both worlds and it’s just wild how it has changed.” While social media can bring society together, there’s a lingering grim undertone with every swipe. For every loving post on social media there is a backlash of hatred which upsets him. “I think the trick with social media is to balance the light and the darkness with it and I hope people share love and
light through it rather than selfishness and loneliness.” He has of course already approached the dark side of social media on the big screen in last summer’s indie hit Ingrid Goes West. Starring alongside Elizabeth Olsen and New York Moves cover star Aubrey Plaza, he played a pivotal role in a story representing the potential chaotic and depressive outcomes of social media addiction. Playing Olsen’s egocentric and obnoxious brother, he protects her from Ingrid (Plaza) who has been stalking her via Instagram. With instant gratification at our fingertips and accessible fifteen minutes of fame in exchange for the bare minimum, he reminds us that “craft is a thing of time. People forget that time actually makes [us] sharper” in regards to some who lack “depth to what they are doing.” In the coming year, Magnussen’s credentials continue to strengthen. He is starring in the Netflix sci-fi/drama Maniac (alongside Emma Stone and Jonah Hill) and a thrilling series, Tell Me a Story, from the fright mastermind Kevin Williamson (Scream), which is a modern re-telling of classic fairy tales. He also has the pleasure of performing in Disney’s upcoming remake of Aladdin as a new character called Prince Anders. Billy Magnussen is on his way to becoming a household name.
photography by David Roemer stylist Kareem Rashed groomer Scott McMahan
___
advertorial
Digitize business cards, receipts, invoices, marketing materials and anything else you need converted digitally Save documents as multi-page PDFs Store documents right to the cloud or external hard-drive Reduce the clutter of your home-office Handle 23 pages in just one minute!
PROMOTIONAL CONTENT
Daniele de March knows what it means to travel. Originally Italian, he grew up between Sweden, Minnesota, and Belgium, and he continues this adventurous life as Director of the Americas for IRIS, a Canon Company, where he balances business meetings in Europe, North, and South America. He understands first hand the challenges of working in any non-traditional setting, from client offices to conference calls in cars, and airports to coffee shops, working on the go is just how it’s done. And IRIS, world leader in transforming documents to knowledge with OCR software and style-driven scanners, develops solutions which make mobility easy. “Collecting, organizing and accessing papers, contracts, legal documents and business cards is one of the biggest challenges we face, when working out of the office,” begins Daniele de March. “IRIScan™ Anywhere quickly and easily transforms precious papers into digital format, for easy access, anytime. These solutions make going paperless easy! And organization in a mobile environment is so doable.” Daniele de March, Director of Americas, IRIScan
For 30 years, the IRIS experts have successfully supported customers around the world and helped them to overcome their main business challenges by using solutions for Digitization and Capture, GED and Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation. For more information, visit www.irislink.com From client offices to conference calls in cars, and airports to coffee shops, working on the go is just how it’s done. And IRIS, world leader in transforming documents to knowledge, brings you IRIScan, giving you the ability to scan anything, anytime, anywhere, transforming your precious paper documents into digital files. www.irislink.com IRIS on LinkedIn : IRIS Portable Scanners & Conversion Software IRIS on Twitter : @IRIS_OCR IRIS on Facebook : IRIS, A Canon Company
fashion
fashion
photography by Ejaz Khan
Nicole Miller jumper, silver dress Giuseppe Zanotti Design shoes, heels Subversive Jewelry earrings Erickson Beamon hair ornament
051
[opposite page] Anait Bian dress with bubble skirt, feathered cape Luca Luca heels Bloch London flats Y & Kei scallop dress Twinkle by Wenlen necklace Subversive Jewelry ring and gloves [this page] Charles Chang-Lima dress with jewel neck Luca Luca heels Miss Sixty heels Twinkle by Wenlen wrap dress Subversive Jewelry necklace
053
[these pages] The Breed tank Giuseppe Zanotti Design pumps Luca Luca pleated skirt, heels Sonia Rykiel ball necklace Mache bustier Subversive Jewelry lion head necklace
055
profile
Joseph Mazzello
by Meredith Blythe photography by Brooklin Rosenstock
As an actor in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters— who can forget his brush with a T-Rex in the original Jurassic Park with Richard Attenborough or standing up to Kevin Bacon’s pyschopath opposite Meryl Streep in The River Wild— Joseph Mazzello has certainly held his own in exalted company. But for his latest role he takes on Royalty, both in name and pop culture, as John Deacon, the bass guitarist of Queen, rated one of the greatest bands of all time. (Deacon wrote Queen mega-hits “ I Want To Break Free” and “Another One Bites The Dust”)
All Saints denim jacket, boots Persol sunglasses Levi’s jeans APC sweater
045
“... He didn’t let himself be held back by any one thing. What he wanted to do was be a rockstar. That’s what he wanted his life to be about. He wanted to live his life on his terms, not anybody else’s terms. He didn’t want to be defined by anything, he also didn’t want to shy away from anything. He wanted to live his life the way he wanted and to be free, complete freedom to be who he was. It’s sort of this very special story that certainly has parallels to today where if somebody tries to put you in a box...Freddie Mercury is this great example of why not? ...”
[this page and following spread] Saint Laurent leather jacket Topman t-shirt Levi’s jeans All Saints boots photography by Brooklin Rosenstock photo asst/digi tech Ari Abramczyk stylist Mark Holmes groomer Bekah Lesser location Industrial Color Studios los angeles
Joe Mazzello is excited. And we can’t blame him. You’d be excited to if you had a role in Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic which also happens to be the most anticipated film of 2018. After many years of script changes, director and lead actor switches, and the challenge of settling on the right combination, the final version is directed by Bryan Singer of X-Men and The Usual Suspects fame and stars Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) as Mr. Mercury. Mazzello plays John Deacon, Queen’s bass guitar player, and like Malek, offers a striking resemblance to his real-life subject. Everyone has heard about the Queen biopic for years and the different iterations of it. Mazzello’s first involvement was when Malek got asked to play Freddie. He’s known Malek for ten years and happened to be in London at the time of the announcement and through a series of events, ended up meeting the director and producers before they were even casting the other roles--and they saw a really odd resemblance between Mazzello and Deacon. “I had never really thought about myself but when this conversation just sort of happened, I went home and sort of looking at pictures of John and I started taking pictures of myself holding a bass guitar and when it came around to casting time they reached out and said they were really interested in me for this role.” In terms of preparation they brought Mazzello to London six weeks early before production started and he was taking bass lessons four days a week, constantly watching Deacon videos to get his unique Eastern-Midland English accent down pat as well as watching him perform on YouTube. The very ethos of Freddie and what he was about was an inspiration for Mazzello. “He didn’t let himself be held back by any one thing. What he wanted to do was be a rockstar. That’s what he wanted his life to be about. He wanted to live his life on his terms, not anybody else’s terms. He didn’t want to be defined by anything, he also didn’t want to shy away from anything. He wanted to
live his life the way he wanted and to be free, complete freedom to be who he was. It’s sort of this very special story that certainly has parallels to today where if somebody tries to put you in a box...Freddie Mercury is this great example of why not? That’s what made Queen the biggest rock band in the world and everyone loves this guy. It was a very special sort of thing. It’ll touch on all that I hope. “The very first thing we shot was the Live Aid sequence,” says Mazzello. “I had an out-of-body experience when I was playing ‘Radio Gaga’ and singing and watching all the extras and the crew and even the producers, everyone was doing the moves. I almost forgot what I was doing. It was really emotional. I was like, ‘Ok, Joe you’ve got to keep it together, you’ve got to do your next move.’ It’s been like that the whole time.” And that time has kept Mazzello moving ever since we first saw him as a little boy in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park. Moving is in his blood. His father was on Broadway and both parents are dance teachers in upstate New York in Dutchess County. Theater is sort of the background of his family, but although it’s in his genes, Mazzello’s never done anything musical or musical theater-related even though he absolutely loves it. But acting on screen, that’s his calling. “You act so you can be all these things you sort of wanted to be but haven’t had the chance to do. The more interesting things I get to do in my career, the happier I sort of am.” While Jurassic Park turns 25 this year, Mazzello doesn’t really recognize himself in the film, but for an 8-year-old, it changed his world. “It’s very weird. I did a movie before that called Radio Flyer [1992 with Elijah Wood] where I was really young and I was very proud of that movie, I still am, and that sort of got me to Jurassic Park which really changed my life because that movie was at one time the first movie to make one billion worldwide, the #1 movie ever made, and it also
changed my public life,” Mazzello recollects. “I was pretty private and I was just a kid in upstate New York and suddenly I couldn’t go out to a restaurant without getting mobbed for autographs. I remember literally getting chased down the street by a bunch a kids. I was everywhere. It was crazy, and I really was thankful that I lived in such a small town. I got to do a number of movies in a row and then when I was an adult I got back at it and it’s been pretty great. I’ve had a very blessed life, no doubt about it.” As the conversation shifts to politics, Mazzello walks a fine line, someone who doesn’t want to come off as lecturing with his views, but someone who also doesn’t want to stay silent either, especially with this year’s #MeToo movement. “It’s a wonderful thing to see where it’s going and see how we can keep improving by using social media or what have you, just constantly be improving society and constantly be having a fair society and a society where people don’t have to be afraid to talk about their pain or their experiences that might have previously be marginalized.” So what’s on the horizon for Mazzello? Being around actors and sets and directors would inevitably lead one to try their hand behind the camera. And that’s exactly what mazzello is doing. “Steven Spielberg actually wrote me a recommendation to get me into USC Film School. I’ve always wanted to direct from when I was a little kid watching Steven. I directed a short film right after I graduated, I directed my first feature a couple of years ago called Undrafted and now I’m working on a pilot that I really love. I’m just starting to get it out there and hoping to catch fire with that and get it made. If I can act in something, amazing. If I can direct something, amazing. If I can act and direct, even more amazing. So it’s sort of like whatever comes along, if it’s a thing that inspires me and I find myself really caring about it almost without thinking about it, I just find myself always drawn to it. That’s what I’m going to do.”
“... It’s a wonderful thing to see where it’s going and see how we can keep improving by using social media or what have you, just constantly be improving society and constantly be having a fair society and a society where people don’t have to be afraid to talk about their pain or their experiences that might have previously be marginalized... “
049
madam mayor
Mayoral Advice
Inspiration and photography by Tony Gale
For our second installment highlighting female mayors across the country, Moves sat down with Forth Worth, Texas mayor Betsy Price and Rochester, New York mayor Lovely Warren to get their different takes—not always along party lines—on some of the things they’re working on in the cities they govern.
Mayor Betsy price fort worth, texas
“...I think diversity, whether it’s racial or it’s gender, is a good thing...” —Mayor Betsy Price
For Fort Worth, Texas mayor Betsy Price, mayors across the United States don’t do the job for the credit, they do it because it is right for their city, a sentiment that reflects her work. Price has been serving the citizens of Fort Worth as its mayor since 2011 and she’s up for reelection in 2019. “There’s nearly 900,000 [residents] and my philosophy is that you have to be out and amongst your citizens and talking to them if you’re really going to govern the way that people need you too. So, I’m not very good behind a desk, I’m a whole let better out in front of people.” Although there were four female mayors in the top seven cities in Texas in the early 90s, in the last ten years there’s not been more than two female mayors in those cities at any given time. In 2018, Price is the only one, yet feels a wave of change coming. “I think you’re seeing more and more women feeling more comfortable about giving their time and giving back. There’s a need for that diversity. “I think diversity, whether it’s racial or it’s gender, is a good thing. My real hope is that in a few years we won’t be talking about this. We’ll be talking about the best candidates to serve not if they’re men or women or people of color.”
Price’s agenda is to focus on the people she governs and to not get distracted by politics. “The average citizen isn’t taking much interest in the politics. At the city level, it doesn’t matter what party you are, you have to make decisions: public safety, provide clean water. They are more interested in is my city safe, are my children going to get a good education, will there be great jobs for me and my children. Those are really the concerns that you hear much more than other issues [on the national scene].” A topic important to Price is education, always a hot topic. “There are really bright spots, but there are spots where parents and business leaders have to come back and say we are going to be your partners and we are going to help these kids get an excellent education. I think for a long time, people have just said, ‘let the schools handle education.’ You have to demand excellence.” Same goes for access and affordability to quality childcare, a topic of huge concern for Price. “I think the ability for young families to access quality childcare may make the biggest longterm difference in our education system, that will fundamentally make the biggest change in the job options and reduce crime in the city. I think education is the biggest driver for most cities right now.”
Mayor lovely warren rochester, new york For Rochester, New York Mayor Lovely Warren, progressive views are in her city’s DNA. “I think it has a lot to do with the fact that we are the home of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, two progressives and forward thinking leaders of their time and even today,” boasts Warren. “Susan B. Anthony and the other brave women passed their legal vote right not too far from city hall here. I think that the legacy of the women’s rights movement has a lot to do with our foundation and the people whose shoulders we stand on that paved the way.” In 2007, Warren started off as a Northeast representative of city council then became the city’s youngest city council president before running for mayor in 2013. She’s in her second term and the first female mayor of the city of Rochester and the second African American. Her father immigrated to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago as an illegal and then met her mother and decided to stay here. “I think that it is disheartening that our president is closing the doors on the welcoming arms when people come here and see The Statue of Liberty, that represents freedom. When they look at Lady Justice, she has a blindfold on because she’s blind. She doesn’t see color. She’s not supposed to see color, not supposed to see any discriminatory traits in an individual. “The reason the city of Rochester is a sanctuary state, the reason we work so hard with our immigrant population, to try and do what we can to support them and get them the support that they need in order to live the way that
we know they want to live and came to this country to live for. Warren believes heavily in reaching out to the community, informing them of everything. “What we are doing here in Rochester is educating voters and speaking to our community and working to improve the lives of our citizens through jobs and educational opportunities. Making sure that they are a part of our city government.” With today’s economic divide that’s been brewing for decades, Warren believes we must start to bridge that income gap. “How do we work with or partners in government and mayors and our community and parents to change it for the next generation. How do we look at our workforce of today and all the jobs that are going online and train the workforce of today? “We have a lot more work to do and I’m thankful that the citizens of Rochester have elected me to a second term. I want to finish the work that I’ve started. I want to change this community forever for the better and our city to be just as good to my daughter as it was to me, the reason I decided to return home after college and law school. I think about Maynard Jackson who was the mayor of Atlanta and how he was able to really change that city and Atlanta reaping the benefits from his tenacity and foresight and his vision. And I want the people and mayors to look back and say that during the Warren Administration we had a vision and we executed that vision and we changed Rochester for the better.”
“... I think that the legacy of the women’s rights movement has a lot to do with our foundation ...” —Mayor Lovely Warren
043
AMAZING EXPERIENCES IN
UNEXPECTED PLACES I T’S U N E X P ECT E D. . . B U T I T’S
Distinctly Dutchess
dutchesstourism.com
Nestled in the heart of the Hudson River Valley, Dutchess County is only about an hour from New York City by car, train, or bus. From great estates, museums, and craft beverage trails to striking scenic splendor, there’s something for everyone! Come discover what makes us Distinctly Dutchess.
Featured: Wings Castle Bed & Breakfast in Millbrook, NY #DistinctlyDutchess
rant
Mother Earth
I Won’t Recycle. Our cars don’t pollute. Will the Glaciers still be there? I can’t believe it. Conjunctions, Negations, alliterations, All to describe this soul we’re taking. Mother Earth. She, not he, birthed this. The waves we crave, The wings that brave the winds Soaring above the clouds How—did we let this happen? This genocide of creatures Your daughters’ teachers can only Talk about because the field trip to the zoo was Cancelled due to extinction. One question. No answer, Mankind is a cancer to our home The only place we’ve ever known To rest our feet and let us breathe Free to roam. And too soon we were trapped in A vicious cycle of destroy and rebuild That we could not break the habit or yield long enough To step back and examine the detriment We created to a world that mated Birds with trees Flowers with bees— Bees. There is no time To save them. Bees will die. And flowers will choke on their own pollen, That sweet fragrant nectar Polluting the air. We will miss allergy season When roses are scarce. By Sophie Fox-Sowell
039
profile
Ciarรกn Hinds by Moonah Ellison & Chesley Turner photography by David Edwards
he has that face, voice and persona that you instantly recognize when you see it on the screen, but cannot always put a name to it. ciarรกn (kee-ran) hinds is a much sought-after character actor with over 150 screen and stage credits in his portfolio, who somehow manages a normal celebrity-free life.
032
“...There are people that understand the complications of being human, and of different human beings trying to connect together... that they do need a sense of grace in understanding and listening properly...�
Ciarán Hinds is like the brandy in your parents’ heirloom cut-crystal decanter kept in the front room of the house: Too familiar and comforting to be truly pretentious; inside, you know it’s aged and sweet, but it packs quite a punch. As a grand bastion of stage and screen, he’s traveled quite an interesting path in his lifetime, “not all of it of my own volition, but that’s the way it’s turned out. And it’s been a jolly old ride so far.” We know him as a seasoned actor boasting merit, talent, and sincerity. And honestly, those qualities are in his blood. His mother had a knack for performing, although she wasn’t an actress, per se. “We’d call it dabbling in amateur acting and storytelling. But coming, of course, from the culture where you had to entertain yourself, you know, before there was television.... I mean, honestly, I only saw her once when I was about nine because she kind of retired from it to bring up a family. But on reflection, I realized she was probably a very gifted actress. She might even have made a proper go of it, professionally, had she decided to go that way. But she didn’t. She had to settle down to a very decent and good man and bear his children. So there you go.” That man, Hinds’ well-respected father, was a doctor. “He was a very good man. He was very loved by all. He wasn’t one of those kind of clinical doctors. I think he saved a lot of people by his natural bedside manner.” As a good lad, Hinds promised his parents he’d try to avoid the unreliable actor’s life and fulfill studies for a profession of one sort or another. But it didn’t stick. “I went to Queens University in Belfast for a very, very short time and attended about two lectures and one tutorial in that short time. And I ended up being involved more in the artistic and sporting scene, if you like. If you could call snooker a sport, I guess.” The most formative influence in his young life was a surprising source: an Irish dancing teacher. “In fact, all the family went to her when we were younger. She not only was a great step dance teacher, she was also a brilliant violinist or fiddler, and she created and conceived a form of Irish ballet.” Not classical ballet as you know it, but rather a cultural expression of Celtic heritage. “It was the telling of all the great sort of ancient myths of Ireland through the form of dance and mime. She choreographed the story lines from the great legends of Ireland, like Cu Chulainn and Fin McCool.” It was dramatic, theatrical training very different than modern film acting, and it was a huge influence on Hinds, uniquely inspired by the culture and music of the area. “The Irish are famous for singing ballads, which are usually sad stories about having to leave through poverty, going overseas, and missing Ireland the whole time. That’s the basic tune. It’s storytelling. But also, the music of Ireland is jigs and reels, so uplifting and spirited. So together, you have the mixture; the peaks and the troughs; the highs, the lows; the sad and the happy. And it’s all sort of infused in the culture.” At age 15, Hinds had to pick between the dramatic arts and his school football (that’s soccer to Americans) team. They were starting to clash. “As I remember, I was told by the coach that I had to make a choice. I could commit to the team or I could go off and do all this silly dancing. And I went off and did all the silly dancing, in the end.” Growing up in the 60s in Northern Ireland, Hinds experienced the hatred and infighting between Catholics and Protestants first-hand. The implications of these violent social and civic battles have influenced him ever since. “It really started with the Civil Rights movement in America. There were marches. So people started to march for things, for democracy. In ‘68 I would have been maybe 14? 15? Up to that point, you’re not mature enough to understand what’s gone before. But then suddenly you’re made very aware of what’s going on and you’re at a very influenceable age.” Having grown up in the north of Ireland, however, Hinds was familiar with segregated education between the Protestant state schools or private schools, and the Catholic schools. “Because of that, from the age of four, people tend to be separated from each other’s culture. Which is appalling. Absolutely appalling. And that’s why, since the 70s, people have been talking about needing integrated education. And it’s still a fight; it’s still being fought.”
034
“...young male actors seem to be much more aware of their responsibilities... those dark times of abuse and sexual aggression and harassment...it’s terrible...Speak out! Challenge male behavior in whatever workplace or leisure place you are. Women are not just to be treated as objects...”
“...People get stuck in this mindset that nobody can budge. The Northern Ireland Assembly has not actually met for more than 18 months.And despite plenty of good people working to continue the dialogue, old habits die hard. “There’s not a genuine desire for progress...”
photography by David Edwards groomer Jamie McCormick location London
“...All we can do, in a way, is lead by example. Not by the words, but how we address people and how we behave, how you make people feel at ease...”
Hinds references the Integrated Education Fund led by Baroness May Blood, who has devoted her life to working with community groups to encourage understanding and integration. “It’s just taking far much longer than it should have.” Hinds’ mother supported the IEF, and encouraged him to do the same, which he still does. “You reach out and help where you can. You realize, you live your own life and sometimes you don’t realize how fortunate you are. So, someone reminds you to extend a helping hand to people who are not in your present sphere.” His inspirational dance teacher could be credited for Hinds’ level-headed outlook on cultural understanding. “This woman insisted that her dance studio was open to all cultures. It wasn’t just kind of an Irish Catholic heritage thing. So from an early age I’ve always mixed a bit with the Protestant people. You know, not everybody had that in there lives. But it has informed how I react when I go to meet people of different persuasions, different colors, different cultures.” Still, politics is a slow-moving game. Hinds sites the prevalence of quid-pro-quo negotiations still rampant in Ireland. “People get stuck in this mindset that nobody can budge. The Northern Ireland Assembly has not actually met for more than 18 months.” When two sides stop making compromises and instead demand concessions, progress halts. And despite plenty of good people working to continue the dialogue, old habits die hard. “There’s not a genuine desire for progress, a willingness to give away more than you want. In a sense, the more you give away, the less you want, and the more that it helps other people to understand that. I don’t know if it’s particularly Christian, or if its’ just a kind of humanist way of being. But it’s still not deep in the souls of people. And it might take generations.” Instead, that nativism and tribalism, that batten-down-the-hatches, give-no-quarter, to-hell-with-the-other-side mentality, is visible everywhere. “I’m looking around, and there’s the new alt-right and the new people’s self-determination and forms of nationalism. Everyone is dealing with these people, and it’s appalling behavior. People should be, I don’t know.... Call it out when it’s wrong! It’s anti-progress. Of course there’s some sparks that go on between different tribes, different cultures, we understand that. But for me, from the position I’m in now, when I look around, I do believe it’s the beginning of what very possibly could be a scary time.”
For Hinds, the way to advance camaraderie, understanding, and social progress is rooted in education. “Social education, civic education. Just how people behave to each other in the streets! It’s about a sense of respect. Older people, when we were younger, might have thought we were behaving noisily... but in fact we did have respect for older people.” Today, there seems to be more selfishness in the world. “I wonder if that’s because of a lack in the sort of progressive cultures. It’s not just about kindness; it’s about social and civic education to make us, as a culture, as a people, aware that we’re all responsible. Education is one of the touchtones of who we become, or what the human race will be.” It won’t surprise you, but Hinds believes change is in practice. “All we can do, in a way, is lead by example. Not by the words, but how we address people and how we behave, how you make people feel at ease.” In the theatre, of course, you have to be vulnerable and open to make art. Risk-taking requires trust, but it also requires competent leadership. “Inevitably, the person who makes it work is the maestro. Of course, the contributions form everybody can be enormous, but the example that the person that you look to, who leads, whether it’s the director or a conductor, it’s them who have the ability to bring people together in a positive way that makes great creative work, and progressive work. And if they don’t, if they have their own agendas, it just will be divisive and people will be confused. And when people get confused they get fearful. And once they get fearful, they get angry, and then they start blaming, and it goes all down the line like that.” Empathy is the key. “There are people that understand the complications of being human, and of different human beings trying to connect together...that they do need a sense of grace in understanding and listening properly.” Looking back on his oeuvre, Hinds has always enjoyed collaborative work. From his first
breaking piece—the made-for-tv Persuasion, starring Hinds and Amanda Root and directed by Roger Michell, to Peter Brooke’s theatre production of The Mahabharata, Hinds has been present to the possibilities inherent in diversity. “Not just the obvious differences, but then, sort of moral differences between— cultural differences. That was an opening to the world being much bigger.” Hinds claims to have no set trajectory. His career of over x years is simply the result of a wandering artist. “I, by my nature—and I’m not saying of the good or the bad, but by my nature—I am more of a collaborationist.” There is no part he’s yearning to conquer, no piece he’s been dying to try. It’s more about the people that come together to make the work. What’s interesting about a project is who’s involved. “I think I’ve always been a kind of gun for hire, you know, because I’ve ended up in a whole mixture of stuff. And people say, ‘How?!’ and I don’t know! I’ve obviously got a wonderful—he’s a lovely human being, my agent. He’s a real lovely man. Genuinely. But I’m getting to the age now where I’m like, ‘Is there any chance of getting a job around the corner?’ I guess I’m not quite as cynical as sometimes I might purport to be. But the generation below me, and the generation below that, there’s so many hugely talented, gifted people. It’s a joy to sit back and watch them, to be quite honest.” And of that new generation of actors, Hinds recognizes how things have changed for both women and men in the performance industry. “I thing what’s very interesting is that young male actors seem to be much more aware of their responsibilities. That’s what I pick up from them. Those dark times of abuse and sexual aggression and harassment...it’s terrible.” As a father, such things are not acceptable. “Speak out! Challenge male behavior in whatever workplace or leisure place you are. Women are not just to be treated as objects.” Pass the brandy snifter. We’ll drink to that. 037
The Innovation Economy is Booming in Dutchess County Imagine: work and life in harmony, 90 minutes by train from NYC, affordable city housing and an incredible active lifestyle. Come join us.
Create!
Innovate!
Incubate!
Collaborate!
cover
story
Michelle Rodriguez (...and no messing) by Zoe Stagg photography by Jim Wright
“...the true power of a woman isn’t the gun. Women have always been really good at peace. If you look at all the wars in the world and you look at all the bloodshed, the grand majority of the people in jail for murder—it’s a male industry.”...”
Alaïa dress Wolford socks Christian Louboutin shoes
023
“...More times you’ll find that the women will have some sort of really powerful reason for their violence, and ethically-based, usually...“ The Queen of Hollywood ass-kicking knows a few things about fury. “Violence is a male industry. It’s a male invention.” Sticks and stones break bones, but the ‘why’s’ matter. “More times you’ll find that the women will have some sort of really powerful reason for their violence, and ethically-based, usually. You know what I mean? Like, crossed the line one too many, don’t mess with the children, or you removed my livelihood—it’s always about community with women.” When you’ve spent a career slaying the baddest beasts in tons of blockbusters, speaking your mind is nothing to be scared of. Michelle Rodriguez is often seen on screen with a dark glower that can stop traffic, but in real life Rodriguez is softer. Her voice is casual and low, with an easy laugh always loaded. From her breakout role as a boxer in 2000’s Girlfight, through tough turns in Machete and Battle: Los Angeles, to the epics Avatar and The Fast and the Furious saga, Rodriguez hasn’t let her guard down. “The grand majority of my body of work has to do with action, mostly this kind of alpha female. It’s the armor that I’ve been wearing for 15 years.” It’s a tough exterior that Rodriguez feels like she’s outgrowing. “I think my heart is softening as I get older. I think that right now, I’m about discovering my femininity. Most women at my age would be discovering their masculinity,” she lets out a short laugh, one of the countless that seem right at the surface. “I’m over here softening up. It’s a crazy process, and it will start to show in my work. I look around, and I see nowhere else to grow in the action movie realm, aside from maybe doing my own feature one day. I’m starting to poke my nose into a more feminine persona.” Interested early on in directing and screenwriting, is this shift one she’s willing to engineer herself? “Heck yeah! I feel a massive amount of pressure to
do that, and I think it’s self-inflicted of course. I feel like an energy, like a massive force kind of straining to be heard. It’s something I can’t quite put words to, but it’s definitely feminine.” This energy could be what blasts through that armor. In Alita: Battle Angel, a cyberpunk action movie set for early 2019 release, she’s paired again with Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron. She plays a “cyborg warrior and Motorball player.” Not quite a shrinking violet knitting and sipping a cup of tea? She laughs, a genuinely delighted and rueful kind of ‘what is this life?’ chuckle. “It’s not going to happen overnight, that’s for sure! I established something 15 years ago, and I think I’m going to be called upon for that again and again.” She has another turn in Widows, written by Gillian Flynn and directed by Steve McQueen, this November. This time, the strength sits differently. “I think this movie is going to surprise people, just in the sense that I think it’s showing the true power of a woman isn’t the gun. Women have always been really good at peace. If you look at all the wars in the world and you look at all the bloodshed, the grand majority of the people in jail for murder—it’s a male industry.” With a cast that includes Viola Davis, Widows has wives picking up where their criminal husbands left off and that juxtaposition is stark. “I find it intriguing, because you can see that in this film very clearly, the difference between soft power and a masculine kind of physical, violent power, and what the intention behind it is. Usually with guys, it’s money, or what’s the car that I could get, or the power that I could get? And with women, it’s like ‘How do I take care of my kids?’ or ‘How can I provide safety and security?’ It’s different, it’s more community-based.” Known for her role as Letty Ortiz in The Fast and the Furious films. Even though the series has added women
[left page] Agent Provocateur bustier Vram Jewelry bracelet Jacquie Aiche earrings S-Team LA trench coat [this page] Georges Chakra Edition top, skirt Herve Leger belt Christian Louboutin heels Lulu DK Jewelry necklaces Vram Jewelry rings Kukka Fine Jewelry bracelet
025
027
like Charlize Theron and Helen Mirren, Rodriguez wants more—more plot, more camaraderie, and an evolution that allows room in the story for everyone. “It would be interesting! It would be nice to see their stories. Because I can count with both hands how many times I’ve talked to my female colleagues in the franchise. We barely talk about anything other than the guys.” With eight films in nearly two decades, the Fast franchise lives in a world very different than its 2001 roots. “I just feel like I need to be all about the women right now. That’s what I plan on doing. If that road doesn’t merge, then I’m going to have to go elsewhere because that’s where I’m going, no matter what.” Car metaphors may be closer than they appear, but she’s not angry, she’s matterof-fact. There’s power in knowing what you want and the self-assuredness to wait for it. “I just hope there’s love there, and that they show it.” Whether or not Fast shifts, change is coming to Hollywood. “I can smell it! Even when I’m in meetings and they’re talking about directors, they’re leaning more toward female directors.” Emboldened by a chorus of defiant hashtags and fearless marches, women are taking back their time everywhere. “There’s a voice that hasn’t been heard. Everything has always been meddled with. Guys deciding what everything is going to be, and not really giving females a voice, and I find that kinda sad.” It’s not only change to benefit those with something to say, there’s a ravenous need for the message, one even a bottom-line driven entertainment machine should value. “We shouldn’t be begging for our voices, this is a market. And you’re not feeding that market, there’s a hole in the market. Nobody is asking to take away from what you guys are doing, we’re just saying ‘Hey, can we feed our own market instead of you guys telling us how to feed our market?’” It might take work, it might take some bold experiments, but an equal voice to women in Hollywood is an exciting frontier and she’s digging the powerful vibe. “This is all new. We’re all pioneering. We’re setting flags on stuff.” She’s not content to settle for the status quo in her career, or the real world for that matter. Rodriguez is
a tireless crusader for causes from amfAR to Elephants Crisis Fund to the People’s Climate March, she is out there advocating. Her biggest focus lately has been relief for Puerto Rico, still reeling from Hurricane Maria. She partnered with Omaze to benefit Taino Warriors, an organization designed to help underserved communities with sustainable solutions. “My friend Yvette Rodriguez, she was talking to me about the situation in Puerto Rico and how it was getting worse, she mentioned the corruption that was happening, and she brought forward the idea of a fund where she would actually go out there and find the boots on the ground to hand the money directly to individuals in Puerto Rico who want to help their environment and want to making things better after the hurricane.” It’s a problem bigger than just getting aid into the country, they have to fight corruption to get it inland, to the people who are suffering without infrastructure and no tourism incentive to spur action. From that conversation, “She said, ‘I got solar panel guys, we can get them to plug in and have electricity, they don’t have to wait for the infrastructure to be built,’ and I was like ‘What can I do?’” Through social media and the platform of celebrity, Rodriguez gave a day of racing supercars and partying in Vegas to raise money. She’s not as interested in why Puerto Rico is still suffering more than a year after the storm, as she is in what she can do. “It gets political. I don’t like to get involved in that stuff—I’m just like, ‘What’s the problem and how can we fix it? What kind of relief can we provide?’” It’s the same enthusiasm and desire she gives to everything. Scroll her Instagram and it’s not movie baddies she’s slaying, it’s life. “It’s a gusto!” she says, in that voice of a friend who’s always calling with their next amazing plan. “I’m just grateful to be alive, and I’m just trying to seize the day when I can. I think it comes from a hunger to grow. I’m always trying to learn something new, or put myself in a place I haven’t been before, so that I can evolve. My whole motto in life is evolve or die.” “Evolve or die.” Badasses unite, your Queen has spoken.
Alexander McQueen pants Helmut Lang top Lulu DK Jewelry earrings Vram Jewelry bracelets, rings Azzedine Alaïa belt [previous pages] Agent Provocateur top That Nguyen Atelier pants Monika Chiang shoes Vram Jewelry bracelet Jacquie Aiche earrings S-Team LA trench coat Iro Paris belt
photography by Jim Wright stylist Jeff Kim @ the only agency hair Christian Marc @ forward artists makeup Jamie Greenberg @ the wall group manicurist Stephanie Stone @ forward artists location The Little Door west hollywood, ca
029
It’ s Only Human Nature After All Why do we have sex? To get something, whether it’s to get attention, to get off, to get even and on that rare occasion, to get a baby. You know, human things... After years and years of mixed messages from the media, women are still trying to figure out exactly what it is they want to get out of sex. But why this idea that we need to get something at all, rather than just pure enjoyment? Guys can seem to do that just fine. Is it possible for a woman to only have sex because she enjoys it? When you think of a woman that is “sexual,” one of two images pop up: either a glamorous vixen reclining on a bed with her silk dress hugging her curves and her blonde hair perfectly done or an oversexed, trashy, cheaply-clad young and reckless girl. Why such different images of a woman when given the same “characteristics”? One is iconocized as a sex symbol, while another is punished for being “too” sexually experienced. These mixed messages are seriously affecting our sex lives. Society doesn’t encourage women to be assertive and direct in their sexual needs so sex can take a manipulative and promiscuous style. I have girlfriends that are in their twenties, have had several partners and still have no idea what an orgasm feels like. They don’t speak up in order to make the experience more pleasurable and thus continue the boring old cycle. The notion that guys enjoy sex more than girls is confirmed over and over. Women are made to think they have to be submissive when it comes to sex, rather than actually have a desire for it. If a woman does not see herself as being sexual, she is not likely to feel comfortable having sexual thoughts and fantasies. Men’s moms, their creators, couldn’t possibility have been freaks in the bedroom.
Here is when the manipulating and games come in to play. But really we’re not even she-devils that like to torment guys and their blue balls. We’ve just adopted the idea that we can’t purely crave sex and therefore we must get something else out of this process. We wield sex as a weapon. We’re doing a favor, but we make sure to make it known that this favor will sure as hell be repaid. Oh we would never say that you better take me out if I blow you, we do it in a more passive/aggressive manner that constantly keeps them on their toes. Haven’t gone out to dinner in awhile? Haven’t gotten flowers or a back rub in some time? Well then we start feeling used and once that happens the well dries up. Yup, as simple as that. No more. It’s funny too because my boyfriend knows damn well that I enjoy sex but he buys the “I’m not in the mood” routine hook, line and sinker. And we continue to play this game because we can’t get over the fact that we are only having sex to have sex. That’s what sluts do and I’m not nearly a slut. A notion that began in order to de-power women ironically gives them an upper hand in a relationship. Or as a desperate attempt for control. Women are assumed to depend on men for shelter, money and status but sex makes men have to depend on women for satisfaction or risk their sanity. The same is true for women not in relationships. It’s true that a woman in her 20’s and 30’s who hasn’t met the right guy is going to get well into the double digits. We’re not in high school anymore
where you date someone for five months before seeing any below the belt action. As skill levels increase so does our pace. And then you get to know the person and things don’t work out, then on to the next. But what does all this sex do to a woman. How does she justify falling into bed? She gets the glory of a sex kitten, teasing guys until they have to have her. It’s empowering to feel so desired, yet ironically they’re depending on the guy to feel this way. We’re a country that uses sex to sell practically anything yet we can’t get to seem to get over the fact that we have it, let alone enjoy it. Women are made to procreate, and doing so requires having sex. We’re meant to be sexual beings. So stop worrying about what’s right or wrong… listening to people how to have sex and just stop being afraid to have it. The enjoying it part will come along with the help of a patient boyfriend or batteryoperated device. Point is we shouldn’t feel like we’re compromising something (giving up something) by having sex. We can play the game that sex is a reward because the notion has been ingrained that women don’t like sex as much. I would never make the first move. I like sex too much to give in to the stereotype. Sexual pleasure derives from the way we feel about the way we look. It’s pretty funny that we can fake an orgasm, and we only know the truth. And if we have been taught to be emotional and sensitive how can we remain so detached when it comes to sex?
021
___
rant
___
bitch
“...Ay! That’s where to put forget-me-nots...” D H Lawrence “—Lady Chatterley’s Lover
everyone to see? They should put them in men’s magazines that have the target audience instead of making everyone who’s trying to catch a latenight rerun of Rake uncomfortable. Maria, nanny, Bed-Stuy
Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am My parents met in a bar, both alcoholics at the time. My dad fell in love with my mom, who, of course, wanted nothing to do with him and his ratty sneakers. Eventually he convinced her and, to make a beautiful story short, they fell in love, got sober, started a business, and had a family of four kids shortly thereafter. To this day, my dad still leaves love notes in the pockets of her running jacket. This is the example of romance I lived with for eighteen years before I went to New York with the deluded hopes of finding my own story, only to find a situation far from romantic. Why is it that every twenty-something single guy who shows interest and buys you a slice expects sex? When did male-female interactions go from asking you out properly, picking you up at the door, and hoping for a kiss at the close of an evening to a late night text message, followed by a slice of pizza, and the expectation that they’re going to get laid? And when they realize it’s not going to happen, actual and blatant anger has followed. What is wrong with these guys? The excuse that it’s simply the age group of men that us twentysomething women are dating is getting quite old. There’s no excuse for such presumption and disrespect. In this generation, chivalry seems to be long gone, but what about mutual respect? Ali, management consultant, UWS
The Hard Sell What is with all of the commercials advertising drugs that stimulate sex? What was once an innocent activity has quickly turned into an awkward setting when a guy with erectile dysfunction appears on the television boasting about the drug that enables him to have an erection for hours. Do we really need these commercials? I think it’s safe to say that any couple with problems getting-it-up are aware of the existence of Viagra and take the proper steps to access it. Is it necessary parade these ads on television for
that both are entirely performative displays. As such, it follows that the choice with regard to either is entirely personal and for one’s own enjoyment. What I find distasteful about fashion week is that everyone seems to look and act as if the fashion and inherent gender roles they adopt are a requirement rather than a pleasurable choice they’re making. At that point, fashion is no longer performative but has become an imposition, and I find such a display far less enjoyable to watch or partake in. Gemma, market research, NoHo
“Ay! That’s where to put forget-me-nots...” In a recent Issue, Rita, a waitress and model from Brooklyn posed the following question, “…which might come first: the desensitization of sexual pleasure for a whole generation or death in the pursuit of more?” Rita is concerned with what she sees as the growing banality of sex, how commonplace all of the once taboo acts and expressions of sensuality have become. She worries that what she sees as the overexposure of sex today has caused the act itself to lose its appeal. However, what she fails to acknolwedge is that her argument is based upon the idea that sexual excitement and pleasure are derived from the inherent profanity of the act (and thus the more it’s popularized, the less shocking, vulgar or profane it becomes). If I could offer Rita an answer to her quandary, it would be that (hopefully) neither will come true, let alone “come first.” Taking a page from D.H. Lawrence’s book, I would argue that sexual pleasure and excitement are rooted most firmly in shamelessness (rather than shame). That sort of shamelessness, as the great author would say, is slowly revealed as one’s layers of shame are peeled away over time, and grows to trust his or her lover more and more. Intimacy and sexuality are not dead, Rita. Far from it. However, I might suggest you try exploring them from a different perspective if you have indeed found yourself at such an unhappy juncture. Alexandra, writer, Brooklyn
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.” As anyone living in New York (or, in my experience, any other major fashion hub) during fashion week can attest to, the spectacle is unavoidable. Perhaps I should clarify, lest I be misunderstood, that I enjoy fashion as much as the next person. However, I find the directive to conform discomfiting. My perspectives on gender and fashion are
Cold Comfort Everyone who runs around New York City flaunting their newfound disbelief in global warming due to this winter’s forecast for considerable snowfall deserves to be smacked. Just because there have been short term temperature drops doesn’t mean the effects of thousands of years of damage have magically been reversed. The evidence of global warming is lengthy to say the very least. And it doesn’t seem like optimism to me, it seems like stupidity. Manic weather, varying drastically from day to day, like we’ve been having, is actually quite frightening if you think about it. Ah, thinking. Such a concept. Marnie, actress, Tribeca
“...and I’m really angry that my vote counts the same as yours. Thanks for ruining democracy, jerk off...”
Bleeding Hearts v Fat Cats
gender stereotype is challenged. Men often want a traditional wedding, while women would prefer to quietly get hitched at Town Hall. When looking at an apartment recently a realtor mockingly said about an enormous walk-in closet, “But where will your boyfriend keep his stuff?” I promptly corrected him that my boyfriend is the shopper among us and proceeded to roll my eyes. With the constant divides pop culture encourages between men and women, why do people continue to perpetuate such stereotypes? In a relationship especially, people presuppose a boyfriend is one way while the girlfriend is the exact other, and that they resent each other because of it. In LGBT couples there’s an assumption that there is always both a “masculine” and a “feminine” presence that makes up the couple. But why haven’t people figured out we’re all some of each? Jesse, dancer,Red Hook
Somewhere amidst the screaming onslaught of red, white, and blue bunting, between trumpeting elephants and bucking donkeys, there lies a more basic division that cuts right to, well, the heart of the matter: that of political conscience. Are you of the “fat n’ happy” persuasion, content or even edified to contemplate the luxuries of the life you lead, ignorant or unconcerned with the consequences that the self-serving actions of today will have on tomorrow? Or do you have a nagging activist angel perched on your shoulder muttering, “all is not yet right with the world. Things to be done...things to be done....”
“I want to live free of the fear of bombs falling on my child’s school,” is a universal statement. It applies across every country, city, village, and cluster of huts, from Manhattan to Baghdad.
What some have come to refer to Bleeding Heart Liberalism as the manifestation of a conscience when considering soapbox topics. “Bleeding Heart” is not a derogatory term. Or at least it shouldn’t be. Bleeding Hearts have just learned to see the world through their eyes, and not through their wallets. There is a lot wrong with this world, and there is a lot wrong with America. And while the fat cats guild their high-and-mighty thrones, crunching numbers to perpetuate the status quo and maneuvering for oligarchical dominance, they blatantly ignore the painfully apparent fact that they’re sitting on the weighted end of the see-saw, and the rest of the world is left teetering in the air. It’s a problem when thinly-veiled ignorance is confused with patriotism. Because no matter which way you slice it, violence begets violence. Ghandi cleverly quipped, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” And so the Bleeding Heart looks at the cost of war in dollars and in lives and wonders if someone confused bombs for books, hurt for help, anger for progress. No, there isn’t an easy answer. But that isn’t a reason to ignore the question, or to deny someone who lives thousands of miles away the simple human rights that we ourselves demand.
So maybe America needs to bleed a little more, straight from the heart. Before a change can be made, we have to ask the questions. Because whatever we’re doing is not working, no matter what the commodity-sucking leaches at the top of the ladder want to believe. Our country, our world needs help, and Political Nietzscheanism is just not gonna cut it. Ches, singer, B. Heights
The Binary Concept of Gender This is what I truly hate about relationships. It’s not about the relationship itself; it’s the gender role expectations people have about relationships. It’s
the idea that men are always one way while women are the other, that men are lazy and women are controlling, that women want to go dancing while men want to play golf. In every relationship every
“... One of thes days these boots are gonna walk all over you...” When you wear those shoes I want to die. And I’m not speaking in hyperbole, I mean I really truly want to throw my body into the road until I’m run over by a big rig or a city bus. What are those, sneakers? Hiking boots? A clever combination of both? Wow, that’s great, because I’ve been looking for the appropriate shoe for my mountain climbing/cross training excursions. And thank goodness you wore them on 28th St., lord knows the sidewalk outside the Dunkin’s can be pretty damn treacherous. You don’t deserve to breathe, and I’m really angry that my vote counts the same as yours. Thanks for ruining democracy, jerk off. Em, car mechanic, Long Island
email: bitch@newyorkmoves.com snailmail: Moves: PO BOX 4097 Lex. Ave New York, NY 10163
015
___
backstage
Alexander Graham Bell has a lot to answer for... but he never got the text! Guilty as Charged. I am obsessed with my phone. I feel lost without it, can’t imagine not having it on me for a day, and even sleep next to it. Like a child with their teddy bear, I find comfort in this tiny plastic mobile device like it’s some fuzzy creature I can hug when I am sad or scared, expecting it to comfort and protect me from the outside world. It is so sad, I totally realize that, but I don’t think I am alone in this. I think most of us, although we may not realize it, have a teddy bear relationship with our phones. My phone is my connection to the world, with its internet access, facetime, capabilities, quick texting, and even bbm for those Blackberry users, but it is also my protection. Like a shield in an ancient battle, I use my phone as my protection to the increasingly modern world. I choose what I want to see or take in and ignore those things that I don’t. I hide behind my phone and use it as a ‘cop out,’ and I am not alone in this strange behavior. Guilty as Charged. I can recall probably a handful of times where I have used my cell phone as an excuse not to own up to real life. I’ve used the excuse ‘oh, I never received your message’ or ‘Really? You never got my text? I swear I sent it’ way too many times to even count. Or sometimes I just don’t even answer emails, texts, or the rare voicemail, as if I never received them. When I don’t want to face-up to a situation, my teddy bear phone allows me to escape. How sad. Instead of having to deal with real life, real emotions, and real people, I let my ‘fuzzy’ phone protect me so I don’t have to deal with actual real emotions. My phone has allowed me to become emotionless and literally text (or not text in some instances) my emotions away. Guilty as Charged. I find myself constantly sending text messages before even considering punching in those 10 digits and actually speaking to someone. Speaking on the phone? Seems so passé now. Something our parents did on their landline with that ridiculous twenty-foot cord
wrapped around their bodies from moving around in the kitchen. Back in the day when you had to memorize numbers and everyone had a landline. Now, we can just shoot a text off to anyone, saying anything, while doing a hundred other things at once. Technology has made life easier, some say better, and we have gained so much ground… but at what risk? Few of us know how to hold a natural conversation on the phone. Even the interns in our office here find it hard to answer the phone and talk to people ringing in. Looking at the phone with wide eyes as if the ringing coming from the plastic box is to the tune of that song from the Halloween movies; everyone is scared. But if they had texted in instead of ringing in, no one’s heart would be skipping a beat. Why? Because technology has allowed us to text away our emotions, that’s why. Guilty as Charged. Texting gives us all the easy way out. You don’t have to own up to anything. There is no immediate response to what you have said, nor do you even have to respond back once they text you back. We can pretty much say whatever we want via text without having to deal with it. Technology has certainly made things better eh? Now, I’m not saying that texting is horrible or that no one should text. I know that it is much easier to text “be there soon” when you’re on your way, then it is to try to make a call in the noisy city. What I am saying however, is that I think technology can be a slippery slope and we have allowed ourselves to slip a little too far. We have gone from using communication as a form of advancement and personal connection to “hey. @ work, CU l8tr. g2g”. So personable right? We may never get back to having long conversations with friends on the phone or talking about our day while sitting down for dinner with our families, but I do think we need to reevaluate our what we are doing. Put the protective ‘teddy bear’ in the attic with your other childhood toys, grow up, and be an adult people… before we truly text away our emotions.
011
contributors
DEREK JOHNSON was born in Detroit and got his start shooting for the automotive industry before assisting legendary photographers, including Irving Penn, William Wegman, and Robert Frank. Some of his clients include Nordstrom, The Wall Street Journal, Macy’s, Bed Bath and Beyond, Harley Davidson, ABC TV, Disney, HBO, National Geographic, The History Channel, Red Bull, and others.
O
In addition to photographing for Moves, TONY GALE creates compelling photographs for a variety of editorial, corporate and advertising clients. He travels extensively and has been to all 50 states, is a Sony Artisan of Imagery an Manfrotto Ambassador, an X-Rite Coloratti and the APA National President.
i b tr t O rs
ZOË STAGG is a multi-media journalist based in Tokyo. She has also written the Moves cover profiles of Aubrey Plaza and David Oyelowo. She’s raced triathlons on four continents and has found the best vegan burger on the planet—it’s in Hong Kong. Follow her on Twitter at @zoestagg and she’ll tell you where to find it!
008
Photographer TIM SWALLOW draws on his own natural exuberance in creating highly original images that are both refined and filled with spontaneous energy. Tim’s client list consists of Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, and he is also co-founder and director at his production company The Lagoon Collective alongside DOP Ed Triglone.
Los Angeles photographer SHANNA FISHER photographs celebrities, musicians, and pretty young things for advertising and magazines. Shanna loves making her sets fun and it shows in her photos. When not shooting she can be found tending to her ever growing gang of rescue animals. .
JAMIE GREENBERG is one of Hollywood’s most indispensable makeup artists. Her clients include Kaley Cuoco, Rashida Jones, Jessica Alba, Lizzy Caplan, Elisabeth Moss, Busy Phillips, Krysten Ritter, Joey King and Kristen Stewart to name a few.
contents
features
008 contributors the artists
Michelle Rodriguez photography by Jim Wright 006
010
backstage how we do it
014
bitch shout it as loud as you like
020
rant it’s only human nature after all
022
cover story michelle rodriguez
032
profile ciarĂĄn hinds
038
rant mother earth
042
madam mayor mayoral advice
044
profile joseph mazzello
050
fashion valerie and her week of wonders
058
profile billy magnussen
WITH LOVE FROM AMSTERDAM.
The Original Spirit of Amsterdam
THE RED LIGHT NEGRONI
FILENAME: GC243_2018_US_Move_November
CLIENT: Lands’ End
STATE: FT
Expedition Down Puffer Jacket
3 insulating layers Layer 1 600 fill power HyperDRY™ down stays warm even when wet.
Layer 2 A heat-trapping air chamber.
Layer 3 100 gram lightweight PrimaLoft® insulation.
LANDSEND.COM-FOLLOW US
Expedition Parka Adjustable hood Keeps wind out. Removeable faux fur trim.
Waterproof, windproof shell Nothing gets in.
600 fill HyperDRY™ down Keeps warm even when wet.
LANDSEND.COM-FOLLOW US
FILENAME: GC243_2018_US_Move_November
CLIENT: Lands’ End
STATE: FT
Built for Wisconsin winters. Ready for anything. The only negative about this coat is the weather it’s made for.
FILENAME: GC243_2018_US_Move_November
CLIENT: Lands’ End
STATE: FT
That’s Beautiful
Exclusively at Amber Cove • Antigua • Aruba • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Cabo San Lucas • Costa Maya Cozumel • Curaçao • Grand Cayman • Grand Turk • Jamaica • Key West • Nassau • Orlando Puerto Vallarta • Roatan • San Juan • St. Kitts • St. Lucia • St. Maarten • St. Thomas • Tortola 1-800-51-JEWEL
ya o
l i fe s t y l e fo r c i t y wo m en
POWER WOMEN 2018
Mother Ea r th
wher e h ave a l l t he f l ower s gon e
Op t i m i s m It rea lly is j u st co m m o n sen se
FASHION Va l er i e & Her Week of Won d er s
Ch i l d hoo d
top of the food chain
Cia rá n H i nds you know that face
SEX
why d o we d o wh a t we d o?
Moves Power Forum Women's Rights, Social Fairness & , Equal Opportunity
&
‘
Clarkson Patricia