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Sommelier Philippe Sauriat gives us his much sought view of Burgundy wine and leaves us in no doubt if we don’t take his advice we are missing du vin exceptionnel, extraodinaire et tout simplement, le meilleur ! Merci M. Sauriat.

What was the last wine you drank?

A Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa or a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand? Possibly, you were able to experience a Chardonnay or a Pinot Noir from France’s Burgundy region. Although you can buy Chardonnay or Pinot Noir from all over the world, undoubtedly, the best ones are Burgundy wines.

By definition, “Burgundies” are wines produced in the Burgundy region of France. You must be asking what it is that makes these wines the most sought-after by collectors, the most expensive in the market, and, frankly, the most delicious of their kind? Yes, there are superb Pinot Noirs and Chardonnay from Oregon, California, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Italy. But, seriously— have you ever had a glass of Batard Montrachet from Niellon or Ramonet? Is it the best Chardonnay in the world, or what? Or a Musigny from Vogue, or a Chambertin from Rousseau—have you ever experienced a Pinot Noir with such purity and elegance? Or in Alors—how is it that in this small region, they produce wine of such high quality?

Burgundy wine is easiest explained starting with a look at the different regions. There are five: Chablis, Côte d’Or (including Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune), Côte Chalonnaise, le Maconnais, and Beaujolais (which is a different wine altogether, with all due respect). The grape varietals are mostly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (with a few exceptions, such as the Sauvignon de Saint Bris and the Irancy from Chablis). Without a doubt, Burgundy has so much magic that it almost looks like the dream team of wine. With people like Denis Bachelet, Christophe Perrot-Minot, Alix de Montille, Freddy Mugnier, and Jean Marc Roulot, the list is endless and the region is full of men and women passionate and focused on one thing: quality.

This quality is a combination of three things, common to wine everywhere: the vigneron, the history, and terroir. The first vines were planted in the Bur-

gundy region around 600 BC. In centuries following, it was the church that invested heavily in trying to obtain perfection through improved grafting (a bud of a plant inserted in a slit in the stem of another plant in which it continues to grow), vinification methods, and most important, performing comparative tastings.

During the 12th and 13th centuries, Burgundy was considered the spiritual center of Europe and because of the “new covenant,” wine was drunk increasingly as a symbol of the blood of Christ. The Cistercians, an order of Roman Catholic monks, were the driving force in elevating techniques of viticulture. According to Ernest Hatch Wilkins, author of The Prose Letters of Petrarch, “In 1336 Petrarch said that the popes were lingering at Avignon because the cardinals were loath to return to Rome on account of the fact that there was no ‘Beaune’ [an area in the Burgundy region] in Italy…‘ They look upon wine as a second element and as the nectar of the gods.’” It was clear that the higher quality increased demand of the wine from the nobility.

Also a key moment was the introduction of “climat” and “clos” (or parcel) by the Cistercians in the 15th century. Climat is the classification within each vineyard of the quality of fruit produced (not required to be a minimum size, a single acre could hold more than one classification).

Then, a person could identify higher quality wines by their classification.

There are four levels of classification: regional wines, village wines, premier crus, and grand crus.

Premier and grand crus are highest honors and command higher prices. Having these standards in place increased the consistent quality of Burgundy wine.

The main difference between Burgundy Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs and the rest of the world is their terroir—a combination of a few elements, including soil and subsoil, climate, topography, and ecosystem that plays in their climat classification. The terroir gives the wine produced complex-

ity, character, and “layers.” In two words: unique personality. Not to offend lovers of Chablis or Côte Chalonnaise, but Côte d’Or is definitely one of the best parts of Burgundy, and the region I recommend you seek when looking for that perfect Burgundy wine.

Côte de Beaune, where Chardonnay finds perfect expression, and Côte de Nuits, where Pinot Noir is king, are where you find the best characteristics for the culture of the vine: naturally draining, nicely sloping landscapes. The elevation is perfect, the south and southeast orientation protects the vines against winds, and the soil is mostly chalk and clay. Soil containing limestone is more predominant in the Cote Nuits, with some chalk and clay. The bedrock that lies beneath the vines increases minerality, an important characteristic of Burgundy wines. Also of note, Burgundy has 562 different registered “climates,” indicating the huge variation between the region’s vineyards.

I realize this might be getting too technical and somewhat boring, so I’ll ask: how does one choose a Pinot from one village versus another? Well, in these days where consistency has arrived in most Burgundy domains, as I mentioned, quality is more present than ever. The education and heritage these winemakers have acquired, combined with work on “clean” viticulture and moves toward organic and bio-dynamic culture, is guaranteeing the future of this region. So, yes, there are traditional domains—Domaine de la Romanee Conti produces the most beautiful Vosne Romanee and Domaine du Comte Vogue is well known for their Chambolle Musigny, full of elegance and feminity. But smaller domaines, like Cecile Tremblay (also in Vosne Romanee), are making wine with so much harmony and delicious taste that they are also deserving of your purchase.

To be clear, choosing a Burgundy wine is the best way to ensure that you pick a great wine, period.

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Modern politics resembles less the nostalgic concoctions of yesteryear and more a trip down the rabbit hole. The overarching black-and-whites are clearly defined (evil, tyrannical, guillotining Queen of Hearts: bad. Benevolent and beautiful, slightly quirky, solidly moral White Queen: good).

But the details that compose the reality of laws and policies are always changing. Or they’re never what they seem. Or both.

The ideal political state of affairs in America is indefinable and enigmatic. Yet everybody seems to think they know exactly what’s going on, whether they assert that the Public Option is necessary, or that ethnic profiling is okay in Arizona, or that the roses must be red. How many political decisions are reached by misconstruing a basic democratic tenet? Making broad generalizations about “what’s best” drives most sane people to do crazy things. And in the middle of it all is Alice—the increasingly youthful and ever more confused American Public, attempting to figure out what the hell is going on, and trying desperately to keep from losing her head.

That particularly American and seemingly intractable conflict between liberties and rights—a zero sum game with one directly proportional to the other—needs to be set aside. In a shrinking world where others are gaining on us at an alarming rate, we need to recognize that what we have, what the founders gave us, far outweighs anything we are squabbling about.

by Eleanor Tomlinson

We’ve got Tweedledee and Tweedledum, born of the same mother but always ready to pick a fight, bearing a striking resemblance to Democrats and the GOP. The polarization of modern party politics seems to stem from a heretical interpretation of the original bi-partisanship, and an eager readiness on both sides to argue at every possible moment. But how much of the information spouted by party mouthpieces is aimed at actually reaching the best possible outcome for all American citizens, and not just provoking and prolonging this sibling rivalry? It doesn’t help that the rapid globalization and the ever watchful eyes of the internet are making the world smaller and smaller and dangerously misinterpreted, triggering a domestic xenophobia of outrageous proportions. Coastal metropolitans eye the South and the Midwest as strange and slow. The breadbasket, unaccustomed to the exposure that is so easily navigated by the denizens of New York and LA, warily resists the quickening cadence of change. Socioeconomic history has predetermined those roles, but where did all the distrust come from? Nationwide, we all fear what we don’t understand, but no amount of pinching will wake us up from this Wonderland, so we’ve just got to figure out what to do.

American politics is a storybook full of interesting notions, not least of all Liberty and Equality. But as noble as these ideas are, they seem to be the source of national discontent. Whenever someone exercises a so-called Liberty, it is ever more likely that someone else will send up a cry about the loss of Equality. And though it

seems inevitable that one person’s rights will sometimes lead to the infringement of another’s, there’s no easy fix. However, the nation itself exists on these contradictory tenets, and in order to endure, we have to figure out how to make it work. It’s too easy to quote Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, a resounding proclamation that both Liberty and Equality demand their place in America, maintained through a “new birth of freedom,” which invoked the role of the people in the grand American government.

We learned then that the uncommunicative division of the nation is not an option. And today, the fight to maintain both Liberty and Equality requires interplay of political ideas.

“Eat Me,” said the cake that made Alice grow large, and maybe big government is the way to go—creating nationwide policies that affect a sweeping spectrum of people with powerful all-encompassing objectives.

But Alice also had think small in order to get through the door into Wonderland, shrinking herself with the tonic that said “Drink Me.” (Don’t worry, die-hard Democrats.

She checked before drinking to make sure it wasn’t poison.) Perhaps, while certain issues demand comprehensive government policy, other issues are better resolved within the nuances of smaller government.

Is it so hard to acknowledge the benefits of both perspectives, or recognize that the give and take between the two fosters true progress and change?

Wandering through our Wonderland government, the media always seems to appear; the smiley Cheshire cat that won’t stop talking, but doesn’t seem to say too much.

Sometimes, we get the right message. But sometimes, it’s all wrong. We might stumble upon a caterpillar, high as a kite, who’s happy as long as he’s got access to his exotic medication. Or we’ll find ourselves trying to understand topsy-turvy tea-party politics; they may seem mad, but they sure are loyal.

The Bandersnatch is full of teeth and furya true radical—but maybe he’s just a little misunderstood. Maybe he can be an asset, when given a good purpose?

Nothing is ever what it seems to be in Wonderland, but sometimes the truth is clear as day. Abandoning the ridiculous notions of painting the roses red, or unanswerable riddles querying ravens and writing desks, the enduring constant is that everyone has a role to play. Everyone has a point of view that is applicable in some way. Maybe proclaiming an isolated precept, proselytizing and pointing fingers, is not the way to go.

After all, it’s not until Alice finally recognizes the value in each of the crazy creatures she encounters, that she can get down the business of beheading the Jaberwocky.

But that’s a story for another time.

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Just when we thought that there was nothing in 2020 that could bring Americans together, Emily in Paris came out on Netflix, uniting Americans and even Parisians in a passionate outcry. Nearly every media outlet and Twitter account wrote a hot take on the show, criticizing everything from the prevalence of belted outfits to Emily’s work ethic. It’s the show we love to hate.

I personally love the show for what it is. A cliché fantasy of moving to Paris to work in fashion and start a new life. At a time when both the odds of travel and employ-

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ment are dire, it’s an escape from reality.

Plus, I was impressed by how creator Darren Star incorporated modern plot twists that set the series apart from his most famous work, Sex in the City. Over the 10 episodes, Emily dabbles with virtual sex, bisexuality and sleeping with a minor. Yet there is one element of millennial life that Darren glossed over, and I can’t forgive him for it, the dating app.

Despite moving to a new country where she doesn’t know anyone or the language, Emily never feels compelled to download a

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dating app. And why should she? Plenty of potential suitors pop up in her building and at work. Like most series today, Darren perpetuates the idea that love will find you naturally. When I mentally scan Netflix, Hulu and Prime, it’s hard to think of a show where the main romances originated from a dating app. I am tired of this fantasy.

I studied abroad in Europe in 2017 and even back then, my friends and I relied on dating apps to feed our love lives. As we rehashed these dating adventures over What-

sApp, I found them much more entertaining than those, “oh we met through mutual friends” stories. I wanted to watch Emily wade through the process of selecting a dating app, building her profile, and with her lack of French, trying to coordinate dates.

Knowing her luck, she would probably end up at a serial killer’s house.

COVID-19 has only made dating apps more essential and with that more complex. At the beginning of the pandemic, people tried out virtual dates. As life regains some normalcy, it’s now a question of how far are you

willing to set your dating radius. Do you ask about their last COVID-19 test? Is getting a free meal and drinks worth the risk?

Or alternatively, how do you decide if the other person is worth taking on a first date and paying for their dinner with the potential of COVID-19 on the side? With so much fodder for episodes, I want the next series to fully embrace the culture of dating apps.

But creators are hopeless romantics, hung up on the idea of stumbling upon true love.

Judging by my experiences using apps in

New York and abroad, the results often seem just as random as bumping into someone on the street. Think about it.

There are so many apps out there and so many profiles. Matching with someone, having a real conversation and actually meeting up requires at least some help from the universe.

So while people keep on ranting about Emily in Paris, I’ll be here waiting for a show that actually acknowledges dating apps. Or for my true love to find me on Hinge. We’ll see what comes first.

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HEDONISTS, REJOICE! Harder! It is no longer taboo to be a self-indulgent pleasuremonger.

A Columbia University study shows that, in the long run, people actually regret having missed out on opportunities for self-gratification and pleasure and wish they hadn’t practiced so much self-restraint.

You read that right: it’s the abstainers who are unwise, unhealthy, and bound to regret their (in)actions!

My parents always said I should plan for my future, so, Mom and Dad, I’m devoting my days to the pursuit of pleasure. Guilt begone! You have no power here! I have proven scientific fact on my side. (Did I mention the study was from Columbia University?)

Not that I needed an incentive—I am weak and overwhelmed with temptation: clothing-optional vacations in Jamaica (note to self: call travel agent), limited-edition vintage reissue Manolo evening boots on sale, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic finally coming out on DVD… Ah, the guilty pleasures—partake! It’s what we hedonists live for.

Towering over all the other temptations, however, is The Bad Boy. Oh, where would a hedonista be without her Bad Boy? We never crave the good guys like we do those bad ones, do we?

But he’s The One for you. The One who can make you spring out of

bed and into a cab with his 2AM booty call. The One for whom you gladly endure the 7AM “walk of shame”—the seemingly mile-long stretch from the front door of his apartment building, past the doorman who nods a nonjudgmental “Good Morning” (surely he’s seen worse), to the elevator, still wearing your little black dress and 3½-inch strappy heels from the night before, your hair just a bit disheveled. The One who you’ve “dated” twelve times but only had one meal with (appetizer, really). The One whose tongue you know better than the color of his eyes. The One whose most redeeming quality is the way he lightly runs his fingers from the nape of your neck, down the sternum, over your stomach, stopping just shy of your… well, you get the picture.

That’s not strange. That’s planning.

Columbia says so! You no longer have to justify yourself or your sweaty actions. You are merely tending to your needs and future physical and psychological health in a manner sanctioned and encouraged by one of the top research programs in the country. Who could argue with that?

So he has the mental dexterity of a fruit plate. Perhaps he has more hair products in his bathroom than you do. Maybe he’s a Cancer to your Capricorn (if you even know his birthday). Your friends, if they even know about him, hate him. What about the nice guy, they ask? His day will come. Later.

Although I may be a lapsed Catholic (my last confession centered around stealing extra cookies from the school cafeteria), I don’t mean to give negative press to the world of restraint. Some of you may need to take it a bit more slowly. It’s just that I’ve always been an overachiever so, like a dog with a new juicy T-bone, I’m going to wrangle every last drop of pleasure out of life. It’s what I do; I can’t help myself. And apparently I shouldn’t try.

I recently had lunch with a colleague and our conversation about her recent fling went like this:

Her: I don’t know what’s gotten into me. The attraction is strange.

Me: Strange how? Is he homeless?

Her: No. Me: Does he carry small furry animals in his pockets?

Her: No. Me: Does he wear a monocle?

Her: No. Strange as in just about sex. That’s all we do.

We don’t pursue the Bad Boy for the shallow relationship and empty feelings thinking our continued love and devotion will turn this wild man into a tamed pussycat—leave that to the delusionists. Nor do we want him strapped in a black leather harness, kneeling and kissing our stilettoed feet and calling us “Madame X”—that’s for the sadists. We connoisseurs self-indulge for the sheer pleasure of self-indulgence.

So for you neophyte hedonists, and you know who you are, ease into it.

Baby steps. Take cream with your coffee. Order more bread.

But for you veteran hedonists out there, rest assured that you had the right idea all along. Lap it up now.

You’ll regret it later if you don’t.

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“Let’s face it, we’ve got one shot to get this right. There is zero margin for error on something like this. What that’s going to look like I don’t know, but I do know that one mishap and I think it’s going to set us back for a really, really long time.” In other words, no pressure at all, right? Catherine Hernandez-Blades is the Senior Vice President and Chief Environmental, Social, and Governance, and Communications Officer for Aflac. That’s right, she’s a key leader in a healthcare and supplemental insurance company in the middle of a global pandemic. Luckily, she’s been blazing trails and achieving success her whole life, from her roots in Louisiana to the [virtual] boardroom today. The first kid in her family to graduate from college, HernandezBlades grew up being taught by nuns in convent school, giving her the first hints of the leadership

With a place in the nation’s 50 most influential CMOs and a Moves Power Women alumnae to boot, Catherine HernandezBlades is the epitome of success and the perfect icon for the next generation

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philosophy she carries today. “It taught me a lot about discipline, a lot about servant leadership, and a lot about giving back. I feel very blessed and fortunate that I had that steady influence in my life, all throughout my formative years.”

Of course, you can take the person out of Louisiana, but the important things stick— Geaux Saints? Absolutely. For this die-hard New Orleans Saints fan, all football season her Friday #OOTD is a Drew Brees jersey, proving her team allegiance is anything but casual.

It’s not just Brees that draws her to the team, it turns out the Saints are also guided with the same servant leadership ideal. “The owner is actually a woman, her husband passed away, they owned the team together, her name is Gayle Benson. And she has, out of the Benson

Family Foundation, gone into a number of NFL cities and has been providing meals for first responders, having them delivered to hospitals.” Like good-hearted folks in the NFL, Aflac is also focusing their outreach on taking care of that defensive line—those first responders.

“We’ve donated about $11,000,000 in the U.S. and Japan, which are the two markets where we operate, the two largest insurance markets in the world, incidentally. And most of that, if not all, has been geared towards first responder support.”

If there was ever a time to talk to someone in the healthcare industry, it’s now. With so much uncertainty, it can feel like everything is uncharted territory. For Aflac, it’s not—they’re just reaching back in history to understand the way

“... People want to be partners with businesses that do the right thing, and that do good things.

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forward. “The whole purpose of actuarial science is to price risk. That’s what insurance companies do, and that’s just a core of who they are.” And if there’s any word that life in 2020 embodies, it’s risk. In her business there are people crunching numbers on uncertainty. From potential sites of infection, to the economic impact on the workforce, they’re in the business of modeling all the information to put themselves in a steady position, so they’re able to help their policy holders. Just to put into perspective where we are, to find a precedent for modeling, they’re reaching back to the Spanish Flu. What is happening now, hasn’t been seen in 100 years. “It’s the closest thing we have that we can model from, with the seed and spread. Now, fortunately Coronavirus has not in any way, shape or form been as dramatic or as deadly, I should say, as the Spanish Flu was, nor has it impacted as many people as the Spanish Flu did. So we’re very fortunate in that regard. But you always want to start off with your worst-case scenario.”

So what do leaders of healthcare and insurance companies do to prepare to operate at a much higher tempo, when so much of the world is hunkering down? Hernandez-Blades says it’s simple.

“You put people first.” Aflac pivoted immediately to protect their workforce, so they could get back to the business of protecting their policy holders. “We were able to purchase enough technology and computer equipment that we were able to send 98% of folks home, in two weeks.”

One of Hernandez-Blades favorite Aflac initiatives is My Special Aflac Duck. The Aflac duck itself is so iconic, it’s hard to even read the name Aflac without hearing it in the distinctive voice from the commercials. My Special Aflac Duck is a comfort item for kids experiencing major medical treatment, and it’s interactive. In many ways it dovetails nicely with our common pandemic experience where lots of us are seeing technology as an extension of empathy and comfort. Hernandez-Blades loves the Duck, for who it helps. “When a child goes into cancer treatment, on average it is 1,000 days. So they suffer a great deal from isolation, from feelings that they cannot describe, and they can’t describe them because a lot of times they’re too young to understand what anger, or frustration, or illness feels like. Or why they have to be poked, or why they can’t be outside playing with their friends. Why are they going through all of this?” The duck is a social robot, that can interact with and help kids going through significant medical care, communicate.

“Imagine being three years old, and you’re in a hospital and it’s the worst place in the world to try and get rest or to feel better, because every 15 minutes someone’s coming in and asking you how you’re feeling today.” Through RFID technology the duck can give comfort and voice to the tiniest patients. It might look like a toy, but look deeper and it’s and external reflection of the Aflac values in supplewreportedly considering ensuring a female Veep pick, she maintains it should be the right person. “He should pick the most qualified person, period. I guess my request is that whether that’s a man or a woman, that he at least looks at everybody fairly, and assesses qualifications,

and then the intangibles like compassion and leadership ability, and all of those things that are really required for the office. But he should judge everyone by the same lens.”

While everyone’s views might be expanding philosophically, in the age of staying home our orbits are all a lot smaller. Hernandez-Blades looks forward to being able to get to the places she loves most. “I really miss the water, I grew up on the water, I would like to get to some place that isn’t so land-locked, and enjoy listening to the sound of the waves. I think that’s number one. A tie for that, I would love to be able to go home to New Orleans, and just visit family and friends to make sure everyone is okay.

And I do miss New York, I love working in the city, I love the energy and the buzz, and just the amount you’re able to accomplish. And I love the theater, so I can sneak that in on a trip too. But for me it’s water, home, and probably New York, in that order.”

Her most recent memorable show is Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Some people just Instagram their Playbill—Hernandez-Blades met Sorkin at an event, where she dove into his knowledge of Louisiana. “I asked him, ‘Why is the Truman Capote character from Bayou Blue, Louisiana?’ He explained that Capote was originally from Louisiana, he wanted to give it a nod, he liked that place. I said, ‘Have you been to Bayou Blue?’ He goes, ‘No, I found it on a website.’” Sorkin could have used her expertise. She laughs at the small world of explaining the tiny town to him. “My husband’s stepmother grew up in Bayou Blue and lived there. I have spent many, many hours in Bayou Blue, which is basically about four families who live there, there’s no stoplight, there’s no... it’s literally on the side of the highway.”

With a large chunk of Aflac business in Japan, it’s a culture and place she’s been able to knit with her hometown life through involvement in a music exchange program. “A friend of ours was an Assistant Dean at a university, with a music program in New Orleans. So they created this opportunity for these Japanese music students to come over to the U.S. for two weeks. We had so much fun, and they loved staying at our homes in the U.S., because the homes are so different, they’re a lot bigger than the apartments in Tokyo, and that sort of thing. We had an 11-year-old and an 12-year-old staying with us. At the end we went to the Japanese Consulate, and one of the children had been selected to give a speech, and it happened to be one of the ones staying with us. She was reading her little cards, and she was trembling, she was so sweet.

And we had this terrible dog at the time, it was my dog before we got married, just a poorly trained name Jean-Claude. But whenever he’d do something wrong, we’d say, ‘Poppy!’ So she says in her speech, ‘They have a dog, his name is Poppy!’” She laughs, “It was so sweet, because her little speech was over what it was like to live with us for a few days. It was just very special, special times.”

Whether it’s rooting for her hometown football team, or directing a corporate team; surviving a global pandemic or making the world feel smaller, Hernandez-Blades puts people first—and that’s a good lead to follow.

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Asia Kate Dillon made a huge splash in popular culture when they played the first non-binary main character on US television in season 2 of Showtime’s hit series, Billions. With a show centered around the money hungry white men of Wall Street, this character’s entrance was anything but predictable. Dillon themself will be the first to admit that their initial reaction to the script, or more specifically, Taylor Mason’s self-identification as “female non-binary” raised a few questions for them. But after a bit of research Dillon explains that non-binary and female are two labels that can coexist, as one is related to gender identity and one is related to sex. It was then that a lightbulb went off in their head: this was the language that Dillon had always been lacking during their own quest for self-discovery.

As a self-identified non-binary person themself, Dillon had a better understanding of this character and the role that their gender identity played in their complex character development, “one of the reasons that I wanted to play Taylor, and the dominant reason that I said yes, was that I was this character and this identity while a unique part of who they were was not going to be the predominant storyline for their character. And to me that was really important. If their gender identity had been a joke or the character was a one off, I would not have been interested.” It would have been all too easy to insert a non-binary person as a sort of tokenistic outlier in the straight male centered world of finance, but Dillon explains that “you have a character that comes in and says look, actually what you have to do to be successful here is be the best at the job. And the job is nothing to do with my identity or what my body looks like...I think that there is a mirroring of that, of me, Asia, saying, actually, it doesn’t matter what my identity is or what my body looks like, I’m an artist, that’s what’s important.” And important is exactly how one can describe the major ripples that Dillon’s splash has continued to send throughout the world.

Asia Kate Dillon has made it abundantly clear that they want conversations surrounding this character to continue offscreen. With this role, Dillon has earned a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2017, 2018 and 2019. When it came time for Show-

time to submit Dillon for an Emmy Award nomination, Dillon took it upon themself to go straight to the Academy to raise questions about how they would navigate the categories of “actor” or “actress” in regards to their submission. The academy responded that they could choose, but nevertheless, Dillon has sparked yet another conversation: why do we still rely on a binary system like this in award shows? And in response to their efforts, MTV Movie & TV Awards did away with the gender segregated categories and shifted to a more all encompassing gendered system in 2017, where Dillon was honored by presenting the award for Best Actor, which no longer only included male identifying actors. It’s no secret that the entertainment industry continues to fall behind in terms of inclusivity and diversity, but Dillon has already managed to generate major concrete progress in entertainment award shows.

And as most artists use press interviews to promote their current films and projects, Dillon has always taken it as an opportunity to reach a large audience and raise awareness for social justice issues. Most people can only imagine the risk that comes with playing a character like Taylor Mason or speaking publicly about being a trans person on mainstream television shows like Ellen, Live with Ryan and Kelly and Fab TV. But look up just about any interview clip of Asia Kate Dillon and you’ll be amazed at how they seem to do it with such a valiant and unapologetic ease. As I’m sure Dillon has experienced their fair share of internet trolls, they have also expressed the immense outpouring of support they’ve received from other queer and nonbinary youth, as well as more conservative individuals who cite Dillon as a major influence for gaining a better understanding and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s safe to say that both of these demographics could use a face to put to a label. Nonbinary? Yeah, like that cool actor Asia Kate Dillon.

As they are most celebrated for their role in Billions and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, television is just the beginning of what Dillon has set out to do in this lifetime. This past March, Dillon released their first EP, Handsomehands, in which all proceeds go to The Marsha P. Johnson Institute. It was actually Dillon’s makeup artist and colleague, Theo, who connected them with non-binary music producer Barb Morrison, “Barb and I got on the

phone and we just hit it off, you can’t write stuff like that. But we just got on the phone and it was like our musical references were the same, our tastes were the same, we both felt excited about working with another non-binary person, making an album inspired by queerness, for queer people. I mean the album deals with major themes, right, and I certainly hope that anyone can connect with it and I hope that queer people, non-binary people especially, can know that the album is speaking to them specifically as well.” Right off the bat, the first track off this EP, “Consent,” pulses with a heavy bass and a groovy beat while Dillon sings that “Your consent is so sexy, baby. Is it okay? Can I touch you here?

Yes, you can touch me there, too. Just tell me when you’re ready for me. And I’ll give you what you need, it’s true.” The beat, the lyrics, everything about this track is erotic in itself, something I didn’t see coming in a song about consent. The conversation around consent has typically been that it’s important, it’s necessary, it’s required, but Dillon is adding a whole new connotation to the word: it’s sexy. “I mean, I remember I was sitting on the subway and that song just like came into me and I was like, oh my god, and I literally was like, I have to get a pen and paper and I have to write this down right now...And I thought, gosh, if this was a song that came on the radio, I’d want to hear this. If I turn on the radio and I hear a song say that consent was sexy I would be like, where has this song been all my life. And so, it was like, this is a song, this is a message that I wanted to hear, I didn’t know I needed to hear it, and I want other people to hear it. And you know I loved the idea of like picturing sixteen year olds blasting “consent is sexy” out of their car.”

Every track on the 6-song EP brings something a little different to the eclectic album. In fact, the fourth track, “N.B.B (Non-Binary Baby),” is almost like an anthem for other non-binary listeners, while still maintaining its cool and moody vibe. In addition to these bold and inspiring tracks, Dillon also writes incredibly honest songs about falling in love, “Liminal Space” is about, you know, I’ve been with my partner now for about over two years and “Liminal Space” is really about the fact that I continue to be amazed by everyday being inspired by them, impressed by them and just falling more and more in love with them even though we’ve been, as we

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a character that comes in and says look, actually what you have to do to be successful here is be the best at the job. And the job is nothing to do with my identity or what my body looks like...I think that there is a mirroring of that, of me, Asia, saying, actually, it doesn’t matter what my identity is or what my body looks like, I’m an artist, that’s what’s important

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As most mothers can only dream of setting their child up for career success like Dillon’s, it is even more applaudable—and quite frankly necessary—that she managed to raise Dillon with a genuine understanding of what needs to change in America. continue to be together. “Liminal Space” sounds like a song about maybe the first time you meet, how do you do, watch you keep your cool, but it’s actually about having been together for a longer period of time and feeling like liminal space, we made the promise to be together before we arrived in this time and space.” When asked how they manage to keep their music so authentic, they responded “I mean I listen to my songs and I always think, gosh that’s really earnest, or there’s no really B.S. there and I crave the truth and I’m tired of B.S. and because I crave the truth and vulnerability, that’s inherently then what I’m putting out there”.

And even though this EP is one of their most recent endeavors, music has always been a vital part of Dillon’s life, “I love music so much, and yes music was always a part of my life...it goes back to my mom. My mom has an incredibly eclectic taste, she sings, she dances, you know music has always been in the house. I was always surrounded by it and so I’ve always sang.”

The track “Liminal Spaces,” was inspired by Dillon’s partner Corrine Donly, a Brooklyn-based playwright who wrote Orchid Receipt Service which was produced by Dillon and cofounder Christopher Hersh’s production company MIRROR/FIRE. The play is centered around a transmasculine couple in their late twenties and chronicles their breakup through a recounting of their subconscious dreams, “We had a cast of predominantly trans people of color, a production team of predominantly trans people of color.” Founded in 2016, the company’s mission statement is “to create and or promote work that supports and uplifts historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people”. This is a statement that seems to be consistent throughout all of Asia Kate Dillon’s art, and when mentioning this comment, Dillon modestly replies that “I feel really proud and really humbled.

You know art is the thing for me that, I’ve said this, but that cracks me open and encourages me to go on a deeper journey to find my compassion and my own empathy for myself and for humanity and so if I can say, or if you’re reflecting back to me, that I’ve been a small part of what encourages other people to do that then as I said, I feel very proud and very humbled.

“To me activism and art go hand in hand.” But Asia Kate Dillon wants to be clear that the way in which one is able to be an activist varies based on a plethora of reasons. While actors like Jane Fonda are celebrated in the media for their commitment to activism (and rightly so, Fonda has been arrested five times for climate change activism) Dillon notes that not every person can risk arrest like cis gendered Fonda. “I’m a nonbinary person, if I get arrested and go to jail, where do I go? Into an environment where because of my identity, I might not be safe. Which doesn’t mean I’m not willing to risk my safety if the stakes are high, and that is what’s required in a given situation, I’m only bringing this up to illustrate that it’s much more complicated. And there are certainly

spaces where I can put my literal body on the line because of the color of my skin, for example, that other people can’t. And if I can do that in a situation where that is what is necessary, because that is what will do the greatest good, then yes.”

As a trans person themself, Dillon still never fails to address the immense white privilege they carry. In response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and many other innocent black Americans that have fallen victim to racist police brutality, Dillon has been extremely outspoken about the Black Lives Matter movement across their social media platforms. With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, Dillon provided an immense amount of resources for people to use in order to bring the overdue change to the police system in the United States. They have also made sure to prioritize amplifying black voices, choosing to repost content from black individuals instead of the blackout square that many other celebrities with large followings opted for. But even in the current viral moment, Dillon is by no means new to this movement. Red carpet photos from their 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards nomination show Dillon dressed in a hoodie that reads “black lives matter” eight times. As most celebrities on the carpet were probably asked “what designer are you wearing?” conversation surrounding Dillon’s outfit choice probably looked more like “what does black lives matter mean to you?” Conversation has always been a priority for Asia Kate Dillon. This is consistent even with their neck tattoo which reads, Einfühlung, the german word for empathy. Dillon explains the tattoo’s significance in that it sparks important conversations about empathy everytime someone asks them about the undeniably noticeable ink. As most of us view red carpet looks and tattoos as nothing more than an aesthetic choice, Dillon continues to impress audiences with their ability to be intentional about everything they put on display.

And once again, this isn’t a recent characteristic of Asia Kate Dillon. Born and raised in Ithaca, New York, Dillon got their start at 16 when they attended The Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca, where they acquired the title of the youngest person ever admitted to the Meisner training program. They eventually moved to New York City to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and went on to work with numerous Academy Award and Tony Award-winning playwrights. It was their role as Lucifer in The Mysteries that really drew the attention and traction Dillon was destined for as an actor. In October of 2014, Dillon released an artist statement to YouTube when they were cast in The Tempest with the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. “I believe, I know, that art is an extraordinary catalyst and perhaps the most powerful catalyst for the journey on which one goes to find their deepest compassion for humanity...I’m an optimist and an idealist but I’m also a realist so I know the things I strive for, no more war, and interraccial, sexual, gender and mental health oppres-

sion, no more homelessness. These things will not be achieved in my lifetime. But if I could say that at the end of my life that I was an artist, that through my work I fight for a just cause and that I was a part of the catalyst that urged people to find their humanity then I would feel very proud”.

At 35, it seems that Asia Kate Dillon has already achieved their dying wish. But where did this urgent sense for social justice and advocacy through art come from? This question is practically redundant, as Dillon has made it absolutely clear that they have their mother to thank for instilling these values in them at such a young age. “I was raised by an incredible single mother who instilled in me from a very early age that it was important to stand up for and support historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people.” They go on to explain that, “we both carry white-body privilege but we also existed within certain margins of society.

I got free lunch, we got food stamps, you know there were any number of ways in which I grew up experiencing what it was like to live on certain margains, whether it was socially or economically so inherently standing up for marginalized people was standing up for myself and also you know, and this comes from my mom too, when you’re working to make the world safer for other people, you’re inherently working to make it safer for yourself”. Even when it comes to their career path, Asia Kate Dillon has always thanked their mother. When applauding their recent EP, Dillon graciously states that “it feels like you’re acknowledging my mother.” Besides instilling a love of music in Dillon during childhood, it was also their mother who turned them onto the John Wick film franchise and in 2019, Dillon starred in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. But as most mothers can only dream of setting their child up for career success like Dillon’s, it is even more applaudable—and quite frankly necessary—that she managed to raise Dillon with a genuine understanding of what needs to change in America.

As many of us have been recently asking ourselves what we can do to help black communities in America, whether it be through educating ourselves, donating to bail out funds, calling our governors, and investing in black owned businesses to name a few, perhaps we also need to take a leaf from Dillon’s book. And no, I don’t mean that we all need to go out and get neck tattoos tomorrow or win a Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award, but we can all decide to incorporate more intention into what we put out in the world.

And the truth is, these things start at home. People like Asia Kate Dillon aren’t just born with a passion for social justice, just like how people aren’t born with racist views, it is something that we all learn throughout childhood and adolescence. So as younger generations begin to start families of their own, let’s all ask ourselves what kind of person we want to raise up and into this world. Let’s strive to create a new generation of empathic leaders like Asia Kate Dillon.

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REM Many listeners have misinterpreted the Georgia rock band’s hit single “Losing My Religion” as an anti-Christian song. But in reality, “losing my religion” is actually a southern saying similar to being “at your ropes end” or about to “lose your marbles”. Inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera, Michael Stipe explains that this is a song about the terror of falling in love with someone and surrendering to the unknown in the form of a romantic expression. .

THE INTERRUPTERS Formed in Los Angeles in 2011, this American punk rock ska band has inspired a generation to get out and vote in this past election in hopes of a brighter future for America. Their single “Take Back the Power” features frontwoman Aimee Allen belting “It’s our time to take back the power. What’s your plan for tomorrow, are you a leader or will you follow?” As the theme song for Hulu’s documentary on the life of HilLary Clinton, young women around the world are sure to be rocking out to this feminist anthem together.

BOB DYLAN is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of all time. Like almost all of his songs “A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall” is open to a multitude of interpretations but the most popular at the time (1962) was that it was composed from all of the ideas for unwritten songs he had in his head that he turned into one song because he feared the world was facing a nuclear war over the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Dylan’s lyrics were his typical metaphorical poetry and it is the case that he even he has changed his explanation of the song several times over the years. Regardless, it possesses one of the music’s most famous opening refrains: “Oh, where have you gone, my blueeyed son?/And where have you been, my darling young one?”

BOB MARLEY shaped an entire generation in the 1960’s and 1970’s and continues to do so well into the 21st century. “One Love” was a sincere message of peace, love and unity in a time of chaos and unrest throughout the world. It’s been almost 40 years since Marley’s death and still his music serves as a profound tool to bring people together and find peace—something he applied time and time again to his own life. When he was first diagnosed with terminal cancer, Marley wrote “Redemption Song” in response to this tragic news “emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, no one but ourselves can free our minds” refusing to give into the fear of death.

JONI MITCHELL Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is a household name when it comes to Woodstockera American folk music. Her famous single, “Woodstock” sings of a young hopeful boy walking to the legendary music festival, “We are stardust, We are golden. And we’ve got to get ourselves. Back to the garden.” Mitchell was a prominent voice in the 1970’s peace movement and gave hope to younger generations.

DIANA ROSS Legendary Motown singer Diana Ross is still one of the best-selling female vocalists to date. She was the lead singer of one of Motown’s most successful acts in the 1960s, The Supremes. She sang soulful, positive, feelgood tunes during the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam War, providing solace for listeners.

Billboard Magazine named her the 1970’s “Female Entertainer of the Century” and her legacy continues to live on.

DIONNE WARWICK covered Rod Stewart’s “That’s What Friends are For” alongside Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder and released it as a charity single for AIDS research and prevention where it went on to become a #1 hit single in 1986, winning a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals as well as Song of the Year. As the AIDS epidemic was a dark time in the country and ravaged the US, it’s no surprise that such a heart-warming and reassuring song was named the Song of the Year. Not only did it help bring victims loved ones together, but it raised over $3 million for AIDS research.

DIXIE CHICKS Now going by just The Chicks, this country trio’s fame swept across the south in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. The Chicks publicly criticized George Bush and the involvement in the Iraq war, hoping their music could serve as an outlet for the country, but it mostly led to the partial end to their career. .

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Earning the title of Blue-Collar Hero, Springsteen’s iconic “Born In The USA” isn’t a patriotic anthem like its title suggests, but rather a look at the unfair way Vietnam War veterans were/are treated in the country. His music rose to popularity after he continued to speak out on important issues in a time when few did so musically. His third album, Born to Run, was a commercial success that hit #3 on the Billboard charts and went on to sell 6 million copies in the United States.

BEYONCÉ Beginning her career as a member of the Contemporary R&B group Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé has been in the limelight for over 20 years, inspiring women of color all over the world with her empowering performances and music.

And her career seems to just keep climbing, in 2016 she released her visual album Lemonade which portrayed the strength and beauty in black women, leaving listeners speechless during her song “Freedom” featuring Kendrick Lamar where she ends the track with, ““I had my ups and downs, But I always find the inner-strength to pull myself up. I was served lemons, but I made lemonade.”

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MISS SLOANE (2016) Jessica Chastain plays hardened, yet determined lobbyist Elizabeth Sloane in this timely drama directed by John Madden. Known for bending the rules, Miss Sloane is one of the most powerful and desired lobbyists in Washington DC. However, when a client comes to her and asks her to oppose a bill that imposes regulations on firearms, she decides on the opposite. She decides to partner up with the law supporters, and finally fight for justice in a system which is full of corruption.

THE IRON LADY (2011) In this Oscar award-winning film, Meryl Streep is Margaret Thatcher, once prime minister of England who is ridding herself of her deceased husbands’ belongings with the help of his ghostly presence. As a result, Thatcher finds herself reflecting on her girlhood and her political life as a woman.

Thatcher was a feminist pioneer in that she paved the way for British women to hold office, as well as prove that women can be just as successful in politics as men. .

ON THE BASIS OF SEX Following the life of the beloved late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this biopic offers a insight into the trials and tribulations Ginsburg faced becoming one fo the first women at Columbia law, a pioneer for women’s rights, and the first woman to become a supreme court justice. Emotional as it is political, this film is a great ode to such a memorable and important figure in American history.

MISS REPRESENTATION (2011) If you are looking for a wholly-encompassing documentary about feminism, go for Miss Representation. It is a documentary which offers insight from Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, and Gloria Steinem amongst others on the issues women face on a day to day basis, not just in politics. Want the facts, statistics and history? This is the film for you!

KISSES FOR MY PRESIDENT (1964) One of the first films representing women in a political role, Kisses For My President represented a historical shift in modernity as well. With more women becoming aware of their rights, or lack thereof, there became a push for women taking control of their bodies and lives. At the precipice of the second wave of feminism, this is a comedy about the first female president, and her husband who are both grappling with new and uncharted territories.

IRON JAWED ANGELS (2004) Hilary Swank plays Alice Paul, an American woman and suffragette in the 1910s. After visiting and speaking with British women across seas, it inspires Alice and her friends to begin the fight toward voting equality. Iron Jawed Angels is an insightful, yet powerful depiction of the fight for women’s voting rights in America.

LONG SHOT (2019) Fred Flarsky, played by the notorious Seth Rogen, is a politically-opinionated journalist at a small newspaper in New York. When he is fired, he runs into his old babysitter, Charlotte Fied (Charlize Theron), who is also running for the president of the United States. Charlotte decides to hire Flarsky to write her speeches, and a romance ensues between the two. This film touches on great topics such as gender equality in politics, relationships, and even flipping the gendered narratives of the traditional romantic comedy. .

KEY TO THE CITY (1950) This film blends the romantic genre with political plot and elements that brew up enough drama to keep things interesting. Steve Fisk (Clark Gable) is a mayor of a small California city and at a mayor’s convention in San Francisco meets educated and whip-smart mayor Clarissa Standish (Loretta Young). When Fisk’s rival and various events cause misunderstanding, the relationship is tested in more ways than one. Not only does the education and wealth status of Clarissa in relation to her love interest make her a standout character, but her knowledge and care for her job is inspiring.

KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (2019) This moving documentary follows three women, all without political roots, who run for office in their respective roles. Millennial favorite, Alexandria OcasioCortez is just one of the three inspiring women this documentary follows. The documentary covers the great burden of breaking the glass ceiling, as well as tells the story of political underdogs. .

SUFFRAGETTE (2015) Taking place in early 20th century Britain, Suffragette follows a group of women who become engulfed in the suffragette movement, searching for gender equality and treatment.

Throughout the film, the women take part in moments of rebellion, risking their lives, families, jobs and more in the name of equality. With an all star cast including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep, this is a must see. .

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A Woman Should Know Her Place In The Tech World!

It’s Right, Smack, Bang AT THE TOP! Growing up, I had always been pressured by my family to pursue a career in technology. My dad had been in the computer technology field since he was fresh out of college and was constantly reinforcing in my impressionable mind the importance of his work. But my interest with the tech world only went as far as my interest in my Instagram feed. However, my sister Leah, the ambitious brainiac of the family, stepped up to the plate and decided to pursue a career in computer technology.

She received the highest grade in her first computer science class, beating out all of the boys, and finished school with an exceptional transcript.

Unfortunately, her success ended there. For two years she struggled to find jobs and faced endless amounts of discrimination for being a female in a largely male-dominated field. A few years ago, she announced to my family that she had had enough and was going back to school to pursue a law degree, kicking her dreams of computer technology to the curb for good. The final straw, she said, was her latest job interview for a technology startup where the interviewer stated “This is the final round of interviews, it is between you and one other candidate, you are more qualified than him, however, we’re a little concerned about you disrupting the dynamic of an all male team”.

Needless to say, she did not get the job. I was shocked that in 2017, such blatant discrimination still existed and as much as people complained about it, I rarely saw any sort of push to make progress. Why did we all just accept that the world leaders in tech were overwhelmingly made up of sexist men? As I began to do my own research, I realized that the gender gap in the tech world was proving to be far more horrifying than I had originally thought.

One study at Stanford University submitted an almost identical resume for a computer technology position, the only difference was one had the name “John” while the other “Jennifer.” They found that the decision makers not only overwhelmingly preferred to hire John, but on average recommended paying Jennifer $4000 less than John. It’s a classic study that we’ve all heard some version of. With growing awareness of these studies, more tech companies in 2020 than ever before have promised to do whatever they can to end this discrimination against women. Yet, in the past 20 years, women software engineer hires have only increased by 2%.

This all sounds very depressing—I know, but on a (slightly) more positive note, many companies in Silicon Valley have finally begun to address their lack of gender diversity and I’ve always followed the line of thought that it’s never too late to do the right thing. Of course for most companies this just means adding a performative anti-discrimination

For a really good example of how gender inequality is all pervasive, you need to look no further than in this industry peopled by young, ostensibly open-minded, forward-thinking individuals (especially as the Moves Forum promotes STEM as an effective method to level the playingfield.) It illustrates so well that the core of the problem lies in the entrenched social and business norm of the “Class Ring” culture patriarchy which exists just as strongly today as it did 100 years ago, before women voted. It is up to women themselves to break this self-perpetuating, selfprotecting and literally closed circle of dominance, preference and prejudice in every way possible. This discussion is not about bemoaning our fate. This discussion, this fight should include everybody but failing that it must include YOU.

By Angie Palmer section to training courses, or making vague claims about the value of diversity. Pinterest is one of the only companies to really take action and challenge themselves with a self imposed quota. Even though they aren’t legally bound by any outside authority to actually reach the quota, it is still one of the first attempts to create clear goals in terms of numbers for women employees in Silicon Valley. Pinterest set a goal in 2016 to increase their tech engineers from 19% female to 30% female by the end of the year. They ended up falling short of their goal and only increased women employees to 22%. Still, a 3% increase is an accomplishment worthy of celebration and might just mean their initial plan was a little too ambitious for a twelve month period.

Even with Pinterest’s success in terms of raising their representation of women, other companies are still not convinced of their approach.

Another common criticism for gender quotas is that female dominated fields exist just like male dominated fields do. Daily Telegraph columnist, Miranda Devine, vehemently opposes gender quotas in the workplace. She doesn’t view the lack of women representation in certain fields as sexist, rather, just a natural difference in career preference. She argues that if the roles were reversed, that is, men were demanding quotas in female dominated fields, we would see just how ridiculous quotas are. She raises the question, “What about those industries, such as nursing and teaching, that are majority female? Should women be forced out of jobs they want to do into jobs they don’t want to do and aren’t very good at?” But I refuse to accept that women coincidentally just prefer all of the lowest paying jobs and men just happen to like careers where they can make millions. Instead, we need to look at why these gendered social constructions in career paths even exist and how we can shift the narrative for future generations.

Former Google engineer, James Damore, spoke out in July 2017 claiming that men and women dominate certain fields not because of social constructs, but because of biological differences. He explained how the tech world is a physically demanding world that men choose to work in because of their higher levels of testosterone and the fact that “Women on average are more prone to anxiety” and therefore, cannot handle the stress. He attributes much of the gender gap to innate personality differences

with men and women, “This leads to women generally having a harder time negotiating salary, asking for raises, speaking up, and leading.

Damore boiled down the gender gap in tech to “women are more people-oriented” and “men are more things-oriented”. Damore was immediately fired from Google after releasing his memo internally to employees of the company before it was ultimately leaked to outside journalists. Even though he was fired, he apparently has not had a problem with receiving numerous job opportunities from other big name tech companies since. He has even received praise and support from other men from Google and Silicon Valley. However, many critics called him out on his sexist report and quickly debunked his theory, pointing to the fact that these same biological claims were also made during the women’s suffrage movement. Many people in the 1920’s believed that women were not biologically suited to make political decisions or handle the stressful world of politics. In 2020, 101 women hold seats in congress, the very group that deals with declaring war and other important matters in politics. These biological claims were fortunately overruled and written off for their lack of actual scientific evidence and value. This sexist idea that women cannot handle stressful responsibilities is far from new.

Why then, in the 21st century, does Damore think these claims are in anyway grounds to justify discrimination in the tech field? Just when we thought that the United States was advancing in terms of forward thinking, Damore’s memo shot us back 100 years. But all it takes to regain this hope is a quick reminder of the women, that despite facing discrimination from men like Damore, have managed to run some of the most influential and powerful companies in the world.

One of the loudest voices against Damore’s memo was Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube and a long-term employee at Google. Wojcicki first addressed her own personal experiences with sexism, “I’ve had meetings with external leaders where they primarily addressed the more junior male colleagues. I’ve had my comments frequently interrupted and my ideas ignored until they were rephrased by men. No matter how often this all happened, it still hurt.”

Demore’s memo finally led her to speak out against the sexism she too had faced, “I thought about the women at Google who are now facing a very public discussion about their abilities,

sparked by one of their own co-workers...I thought about how the gender gap persists in tech despite declining in other STEM fields, how hard we’ve been working as an industry to reverse that trend, and how this was yet another discouraging signal to young women who aspire to study computer science.”

Damore’s memo is not only an example of discrimination in the technology field, but an example of why some people believe quotas to be harmful to companies. Supporters of Damore’s memo believe that by enforcing a quota, companies would be forced to hire women that are not biologically prepared for their roles. On the other hand, Wojcicki might argue that quotas give women the opportunity to excel and prove themselves at places like Google. Under Wojcicki’s watch, YouTube’s stock has surged 44% and become one of the most successful media sources of all time, even beating out Netflix. Clearly, Wojcicki is doing something right. Had she chosen to pursue a career in nursing that (according to Damore) aligned more accurately with her biology, YouTube would be nowhere near as prosperous.

So how many genius minds like Wojcicki do we lose when we don’t push to hire women and give them a proper place in the tech world? The fact is, many highly intelligent and ambitious women, like my sister Leah, end up leaving the tech world to pursue other careers where they will face less obstacles in regards to their gender. Leah didn’t spend four years and thousands of dollars on her education to end up in a career where she not only struggled to get hired and make similar figures as less educated men, but be viewed as a “dynamic disrupter” in the workplace. At the end of the day, she is more than capable of getting even better jobs outside of the tech world. So who really misses out in these scenarios? The world itself is dependent on new innovative minds. By closing the door on women, technology companies close the door on endless opportunities for new inventions and technological advancements. If only someone could explain this to Jeff Bezos, whose elite “S Team” made up of top Amazon executives consists of 22 men and only one woman. What innovative ideas is he missing out on when he refuses to grant women access to this exclusive team?

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Norah O’Donnell

CBS Evening News gives anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell the perfect platform for her unique combination of talent, presentation and charisma. Sharp intellect, clarity of thought and film star looks put her at the very top of her trade.

Center stage in the network’s recent election coverage, Emmy Award winner O’Donnell has covered five presidential elections, interviewed many notables (even Royalty), and countless world leaders (including the only American conversation with Saudi leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. And yes she did ask him about Jamal Khashoggi.)

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Anchorwoman and managing editor of CBS Evening News, mother of three, and wife to prolific restauranteur Geoff Tracy, New York Moves had the wonderful opportunity to sit down remotely with the renowned American journalist, Norah O’Donnell, on the set of her show in the CBS Washington D.C. News Bureau. Despite the typical intensity of the news cycle, Norah looked effortlessly put together in a cool green blazer, camera-ready for the evening news show which was to be broadcasted live in mere hours. When asked about how she keeps so fit, she lightheartedly attributed her sharp looks to the great lighting of the studio, but I beg to differ—you can’t feign that level of beauty or great style. Maybe it’s also her acute attention to health and her daily run with her husband around D.C., or her seven-day work week and the woes of mothering three preteens in the midst of home-schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whatever it is, it is no wonder why New York Moves honored Norah O’Donnell as a 2011 Power Woman—with her utter professionalism, grace, and cut-throat journalism, she is a role model for women and girls everywhere.

Replacing the incredibly respected Walter Cronkite, or “Uncle Walter” as she affectionately put it, as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, Norah O’Donnell strives to be as trustworthy and impartial as possible. Whilst it proves to be a difficult task with the vast news landscape of today, Norah stands by the 30 minute time frame of the Evening News, noting it as “the tightest broadcast out there.” Likewise, Norah feels an intense sense of responsibility to live

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up to the impeccable standard of journalism that Cronkite set. Widely known as the “most trusted man in America,” Norah adheres closely to Walter’s views on democracy, frequently referring back to his saying “journalism is what we need to make democracy work.” This was the phrase that seemingly defined Cronkite’s morality in his position, and likewise, defines Norah’s. Norah made a powerful analysis, noting that, without journalism, issues paramount to our state of the nation would not be brought to the public.

With this, she brought up the principal role journalists played in notifying the public that Mr. Trump and other White House staff tested positive for COVID-19, a highly politicized worldwide health-crisis and a massive force in the presidential election.

“We would not have known that Hope Hicks, the president’s advisor had tested positive if it weren’t for Jennifer Jacobs from Bloomberg News who first broke that story. The White House wasn’t telling us that. It was a reporter who broke that story that has led us to where we are today, imagine if journalism had not broken that Hope Hicks was sick, is it possible that we might not even know the president may have [been infected]. Would the White House be able to hold that information from the public? It’s a question.”

It was the idea of the esteemed Susan Zirinsky, the President of CBS News, to move the News Bureau to Washington D.C. from New York City in 2019, during the height of the impeachment of Mr. Trump. Since the move, the team working on the CBS Evening News

has been able to provide an in-depth look at the political landscape of America each night during a period of such historical salience.

This is another reason why Norah O’Donnell is ultimately so proud to be a part of the show, because, as she says, she candidly believes it offers “the finest news.”

Throughout her childhood, Norah was brought up constantly reading the news.

Her parents both stressed the importance of being well-informed, and revered journalism as an imperative force and a venerable occupation. Whether it was the newspaper, Time magazine, National Geographic, or the Medical Journal (her father was a doctor), there was always something to pick up and read. Although she grew up in a large family with four children, her mother still insisted on reading every line of the newspaper every day and would not throw them out until she did. As Norah described, this led to a massive pile-up of newspapers on their kitchen table, mimicking a conversation with her mom in this circumstance in our interview.

“I’d be like, ‘Mom! You gotta throw out the newspapers!’ [to which] she’s like “I haven’t had the chance to go through it!” [and] I’d say, you don’t have to read the whole thing line by line!”

Norah carries on her mother’s tradition by reading at least six hard-copies of newspapers every day, because she truly believes in the inherent power of an informed electorate.

Although the average citizen may not be as committed to informing themselves of

the public opinion as she is, they may very well tune in to a 30-minute broadcast. In her position as anchor and managing editor on one of the most popular news networks, in conglomeration with other journalists, Norah has the power to effectively decide what the American public needs to be informed of.

This is what makes Norah uniquely important —her admirable dedication to journalism and education makes for a stronger democracy.

Combined with her drive and resilience, Norah’s lifetime interest in news is what led her to be the consistently successful journalist she is today. At 25, she was already a correspondent on NBC, working with Katie Couric and Tom Brokaw. With this, it is no surprise that she was entrusted in her position with the CBS Evening News, a frequent interviewer on 60 Minutes, and a presidential debate moderator, some of the most honorable positions a journalist can receive.

Despite the daily intensity of politics and a national health crisis, journalism has remained a force of candor. With all of its faults, as a journalist in America, we are allowed to ask questions that provoke the truth. Unlike countries such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia, journalists in America are able to hold people in power accountable. Unsurprisingly, Norah O’Donnell is well known for her ability to ask impressively hard-hitting questions. A year after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Norah did an exclusive interview with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, becoming the first journalist in the world to interview him as a part of an independent news source. In this interview, without hesitation, the first question she asked him: “Did you order the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?” Although other people in the newsroom urged her to start with more pleasant questions, Norah asserted that, as a journalist, it is her job to hold powerful, conceivably dangerous people accountable, and in doing so, powerful people must be asked powerful questions.

after the impeachment of President Trump, to name a few. When our interviewer asked Norah if she feels that her job of asking hard questions is easier than answering them, she replied succinctly that although she certainly does not envy them, people of enormous power should expect to have to answer hard questions, and as a journalist, she is the person meant to ask them. This is the reason, she remarked, that the founders of the United States established freedom of the press and the First Amendment. It is the purpose of these foundational rules to hold people in power accountable and maintain the essential construction of our democracy.

Our interview took place the day after the vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. In our interview, Norah noted that both Harris and Pence were obviously focused on providing clear soundbites, knowing that most Americans would not watch the debate in full. Although this strategic analysis may easily be missed, we should not take it for granted. If you take anything from this interview, it should be that, in her heart, Norah cannot help but deliver the truth. No matter what, we must continually remind ourselves of the indispensable role journalists like her play in propagating truth and democracy, for it is the analyses of historic events like debates and elections that push our society to be progressive and forward-thinking.

With her accumulated experience from 25 years in the news circuit, Norah told New York Moves that she will one day (hopefully soon!) author a book that will lay down the exact components of a powerful and purposeful

Question,” she declared that the book would go into detail on the fundamental purpose of question-writing in journalism. Norah spent a considerable amount of time talking to us about the importance of a well-crafted question, citing its true importance as one of the most misunderstood aspects of working as a journalist. A question must be short, it must be succinct, and it must have a purpose behind it. O’Donnell made it absolutely clear: there is no beating around the bush when it comes to finding the truth.

With all that said, as phenomenally powerful as she may be, Norah partakes in a regiment of activities in her downtime. Ranging from sports like running, golf, and tennis, to driving her kids around to hear the latest preteen gossip and what’s trending, or watching (and starring) in The Colbert Report, somehow, Norah manages a fulfilling and prolific personal life on top of her career. She also is phenomenally encouraging of her husband, Geoff Tracy, a powerhouse in the hospitality and restaurant industry. In his own grand endeavors, he has succeeded in opening and managing a multitude of successful restaurants, two of which opened prior to the time he was 30. Talk about a power couple. To close out the interview, speaking directly to the audience, we were lucky enough to have Norah O’Donnell let us in on her favorite life quote. She said that, no matter what, “the quality of your life is built on the quality of your relationships. So if you have great relationships, you’re gonna have a great life.”

Well said, Norah.

This year, New York Moves will have Norah O’Donnell host the November 20th annual Power Women Honoree Gala 7-8 PM EST. Each year, Moves honors a cast of powerful women who pave the way for girls everywhere in a male-dominated society. Being held virtually for the first time in 18 years, the gala will take place over Zoom, and will feature honorees from all walks of life including top Fortune 500 companies. The event will also be “I felt very strongly that this was joined by performances a historic interview, it was the from America’s Got Talent’s reason that we were there, and O’Donnell with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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so I thought that it was very Beasha, and Daneliya Tuleimportant for that to be the first ‘open the gate’ question, explaining that “asking the right shova; guest speakers will be Lili Estefan & tough question. He’s powerful and we can ask a question is the heart of all communication.”

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For this reason, much of her time preparing erwomen.com for details and/or a recap of for her show is spent crafting logical questhe event.

More recently, Norah has interviewed former tions with her team, which, as she said, makes Vice President and President-Elect Joe Biden, sense, seeing that she was a philosophy major “Shoutout to Moves Magazine and to all of Vice President Mike Pence after the death at Georgetown University. The first compothe powerful women out there, I’m proud to of Irani General Kasam Soleimani in Janunent of a poignant question, she remarked, be a part of the sisterhood. Keep going, don’t ary 2020, the CEO of Boeing after the fatal is always curiosity. Also, one must always give up, support one another and not only crashes of two Boeing 737 Max aircrafts in remember to ask questions which “seek an support, but let’s exalt one another because March 2019, and the Trump administration answer,” and do not allow a person to “wiggle ultimately that’s the way we all succeed...So Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley out of [it].” Tentatively titled “The Art of the thank you to New York Moves magazine.”

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He looks like everybody’s favorite bad boy but Skeet Ulrich is really a pussycat at heart... then again, you’ve s e e n t h e s t a t e o f y o u r l i v i n g r o o m w h e n To p c a t i s n ’ t pleased!

ULRICH I still remember seeing Scream for the first time in college. I first thought it was going to be a lame rip-off slasher flick, you know, like one that made the 80s famous in the horror genre. But the 1996 throwback slasher-horror flick by Wes Craven was reinvented for a new generation, and boy was it fun, a good ‘ol fashioned SCARE. The plot twist at the end (spoiler, but is it really 24 years later?) revealing the super-attractive boyfriend being the murderous villain, killing classmates for revenge. The so-called villain in question, Billy Loomis, aka actor Skeet Ulrich, wore mopped hair falling into his face, a coy smile-turned-sinister grin, comparisons of Johnny Depp were immediate. Bring us forward 24 years and Ulrich’s career is finally (finally...sigh) taking bloom.

I happen to catch up with Ulrich in Vancouver while he films the last few episodes of season four of Riverdale due to COVID, the CW show loosely-based on the Archie comic book series. Earlier in the year it was announced Ulrich would be leaving the

show (tons of internet rumors abound on what made him leave), where he has starred as Forsythe Pendleton Jones II, the father of Jughead Jones, since 2017. Riverdale is currently in production on season five. Ulrich may have the opportunity to come back to do a couple more episodes “since the world has changed and everything just in terms of telling the story” but nothing is certain.

It’s been a long and strange journey for Ulrich, having just completed the longest stretch as part of one creative team in his acting career. The name, Skeet, strange story but one that stuck: a baseball coach when he was 10 liked to give nicknames “and skeeters are mosquitoes and I was small and I was fast and I played in the middle of the outfield and he said I was small and fast like a skeeter and everybody started calling me it including my family,” laughs Ulrich. “By the time I was 19 i had to pick what name to put on a Playbill in New york City for plays and it didn’t even cross my mind. Everybody called me Skeet. That was my name so…”

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Ulrich is 50 now. In acting terms, a journeyman, if there ever was one. He first popped up in Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). After joining the Atlantic Theater Company, director Stacy Cochran took notice and helped him receive his first notable role on screen in Boys (1996) with Winona Ryder and then appeared in The Craft (1996) opposite Neve Campbell, his Scream co-star that same year. There were other roles—As Good as It Gets (1997), The Newton Boys (1998), the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho, CSI: NY, Law & Order: LA, the 2017 Lifetime film I Am Elizabeth Smart based on the 2002 abduction and captivity of Elizabeth Smart.

Fast forward: 2020. The world has been turned upside down. A raging pandemic in the US, economic owes here and abroad, racial tension, and a presidential election for the ages. It’s all about focus because there’s a lot going on and Ulrich knows it’s tough on every American. “I think just like anybody’s experience it’s altered day-byday, week-by-week and certainly as we drag on, month-by-month. They feel like seven different events, Covid and the social climate, there’s a lot going on.”

But that didn’t stop Ulrich from making his voice heard. He is the father of 19-year-old twins, eager to join the fight. This year has brought on a lot of unwanted strife and misery and anger. He felt the need to take it to the streets. “We were protesting with everybody else,” said Ulrich. “My daughter especially, we left before things would get crazy and we had very specific things to be wary of but I think anybody with a heart is outraged. I have two very socially aware 19 year olds and they enlightened me in a lot of stuff and vice versa.

“I’ve been a single parent most of their life and I’ve been waiting for this generation ever since they were in elementary school,” insists Ulrich. “I could feel a shift.

I know we live in a liberal bubble in Los Angeles and New York and regardless of politics or anything else I sensed an altruism that was starting to seed.”

...and regardless of politics or anything else I sensed an altruism that was starting to seed... “ Ulrich is on to better things. Between seasons three and four of Riverdale he left the last day of filming and went straight to New Mexico to work with Tom Hanks on a new post-apocalyptic film called BIOS, set for release in April 2021. From there he went to work on the Antoine Fuqua crime series #FREERAYSHAWN on Quibi with Laurence Fishburne, Stephen James and Jasmine Cephas Jones—all three were nominated for Emmys.

“For the first ten years of my career, I only did films. I had done plays but I started in film and did not start doing TV until my kids were little... I did plays training at NYU; we did three plays a year in our classes in various degrees,” said Ulrich.

What you might not know about Ulrich is that he’s ever the craftsman. When his children were in preschool in West Hollywood in the mid-aughts, they didn’t have much space for their artwork. “I was watching these kids line up at this small plastic easel.

One kid could paint at once and so I built them this redwood easel for outside with drawers, paint storage and brushes and everything and paper rolls at the top and four kids could paint at the same time.”

For now—and when I say now I mean during this Covid era—Ulrich is content at staying home. Tinkering, fixing, generally, reflecting. He has a cabinet shop in his garage and because of the way it’s set, the cabinets he built 15 years ago when he moved in there has accumulated water over time so he’s had to redo a lot of the shop. He’s been working on his property since Covid began. “Our backyard is a pretty steep hill and I spent a lot of money on it, and had a terrace built. There will be herb gardens and berries and root trees and patios and it’s been seven months of construction, loads of soil.”

It’s a passion outside of acting. “I never want to leave home I like to be social and go make films but I love being home…hopefully we can beat this pandemic quickly and for all of us a return to normalcy.”

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Moves Power Women Alumnae Maggie Q is not just another one of those Hollywood luvvies who say all the right things then do none of them. A strict vegan, her animal rights activism comes bang-in from the 21st century with her support for PETA, Wild Aid, Animals Asia and many others. But she also campaigns against world climate change and the effect and costs of farming animals for food. She still finds time to start a clothing line to recycle plastics from the sea and indeed “Save The Whales.” All this and her movie career continues to flourish!

Maggie Q is on the go. Hustling, moving from one place to another. She was just in Europe wrapping up production after COVID put it on hiatus, just being able to finish up now. These are the days. It’s a movie called The Asset, a thriller with Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, about a young girl who was raised by Jackson’s character and become partners in crime meeting their match in Michael Keaton. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale and Golden Eye), the release date is looking like April 2021.

I catch up with Maggie in Los Angeles, trying to hold up during these unprecedented times. At the beginning of the year she just finished filming in Romania for three months and then London and her plan was to come home to Cali in March and just recover, which usually takes her a couple of months. When she arrived, lockdown started a couple days after she landed. “It’s just so devastating to see how many people are affected [by COVID] so that brings you down and you’re down about that, you’re down everyday. But my life, you know, hasn’t really changed in terms of the logistics, I’m still at home. I still work out of home.”

Maggie Q has been in the industry for 20+ years with starring roles in films like Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and the science-fiction films Divergent (2014), Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016). Maggie also starred as the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita (2010–13), and had a main role in the political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–19).

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“...I have been advocating for animal rights for a very long time and without healthy oceans we have nothing. We really don’t have life on planet earth without healthy oceans. ...“ But it’s Maggie’s love for the environment— ocean conservation specifically—that is her true calling. At the end of last year, Maggie created QeepUp, a company that makes activewear from recycled plastic. There was a soft launch at the end of last year and a hard launch at the beginning of 2020 right around when COVID struck so it’s been incredibly challenging.

“I never wanted a business,” admits Maggie. “I never really wanted to be a businesswoman in that sense. Two reasons why I wanted to start QeepUp, one was to be a resource to take plastics out of our oceans and be able to turn them into a commodity. And then the other thing was, I wanted to be able to fund a lot of the people, the groups, the biologists, the nonprofits that do the real work, the real work the everyday work of getting us the science and the information we need to protect these animals, these are the people who are on the ground everyday.”

have nothing. We really don’t have life on planet earth without healthy oceans. And I think that concept is very far off from most people, if you don’t live on the ocean, if you didn’t grow up on the ocean, if you haven’t studied the ecology of why the oceans are so important, you can’t really understand how this ecosystem provides life for us.

“And it’s changing rapidly, and I think what some of the naysayers don’t understand is that we’re not saying that climate doesn’t change, we’re saying that it’s changing too rapidly, more rapidly than it

It’s all in the details for Maggie.

“You have to be a person like me who is going to research every single thing you buy to know that you’re putting money in the pockets of a company that is morally and ethically in line with who you are. I want to be able to do that for people so that they don’t have to think. I’m gonna be able to vet companies so that people can support the best people. Because again, as a small business owner, as a female entrepreneur, I want other companies to have success. You can’t just want your own success.”

Research was a big part of starting QeepUp. She wanted something different, something with a charitable and environmental element.

Researching yarns and different people who were sourcing within the United States, Maggie’s dream was to create a company for the US that was made in the US and sold in the US. She ended up being able to find really good vendors making quality yarn. “I really wanted people to understand what we were doing. I made decisions that like I said weren’t easy and weren’t cheap. But we’re incredibly ethical and that’s what the company is founded on, ethics. So that’s kind of how it got its start.”

Healthy oceans are important to Maggie.

I can hear it in her voice. The concern, passion, the distress. It’s all there, and it’s all real. “There’s a few things going on in our oceans. One is overfishing, one is pollution and the other is plastics pollution which is one of the biggest, killing a lot of our endangered marine animals. I have been advocating for animal rights for a very long time and without healthy oceans we

But while Maggie works on her films, her businesses or interests off-screen will not suffer. Maggie also owns a supplement company and her medical director friend runs it. “We want to help people feel better, we want to help people lose weight, we want to help people have energy. All the things that people are always dealing with.

And so we’re going out into the space not only with the products that we sell for gut health but we also want to go out into the space where there’s free information always available for people to be better in the health space.”

ever has in the history of the planet and that’s what we’re saying.”

But Maggie is moving along in her acting life. She had Fantasy Island come out in February and this summer had another film come out called The Argument which is a little comedy where she teamed up with a friend, actor Dan Fogler, whom she did another movie with called Balls of Fury.

With an election looming, Maggie sees America far back, but can be up front once again. It will take time. “For me, I’ve seen America fall so far back in what we claim to be and believe and live and understand but I think my heart, I’m just so broken, so heartbroken about the divide. In America, the divisiveness that we see is so salacious so it’s focused on. I live in a country where when the shooting happened at the mosque in Pennsylvania the entire muslim community got together and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the families who lost their fathers and mothers and that’s the country that I know. That’s the country that I live in everyday. That’s the one that I see and experience. And so for the dark side to be so highlighted and so heightened it’s just so heartbreaking.”

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The answer? “An idea.

A Millennial’s musing on the nature of a thought”

By John Lancaster.

The earth was adeptly created for our wonderment, exploration, and discovery.

Resourceful, sustainable: a single atom rendering tools to guide us as we evolve and allow our progress as a species.

Currently held in orbit by a magnetic dipole, baking under a fiery sun and bathing in the moonlight, opposition moves the world. Despite the delicate balance of external forces, on earth we’re used to the dire extremes that compose our landscapes—and their sporadic imposing natural disasters. Dry, arid regions like the Northern Sahara are brutal, with record years having only one day of rain, contrasted with periods of flash floods. Momentous animations—volcanic eruptions, blizzards, tsunamis, earthquakes, tornados, and conflagrations—are constant reminders of our ever-changing planet and the forces that surround it.

Like the earth, our primitive bodies were formed from stardust and parallel, in unique proportions, the very elements we walk among. Clouds drift, tides ebb, trees sway, and we remain physically rooted to the ground. But kinetic forces in the universe bring rapid mood encounters with which we’re all familiar.

A placid morning crawls into a sunny afternoon when suddenly, the wind changes directions. The air grows dark, a bellowing rumble hovering amidst the vast belly of a fading skyline. An energetic paradigm, as charged particles upturn abandoned chairs, tumbling newspapers slap the sidewalk, and trees whip back and forth, losing their leaves in a torrent of froth. Chaos.

Unlike our hominid species, we do not screech and run amok. As day swings into night, a sense of calm, excitement, yearning, and enlightenment propels us to observe. We recognize this chaos—it aligns with our conscious, a conglomeration of these natural forces inside our brains. The essence of our being, our conscious, affords infinite inward exploration of the tumultuous, complex, mysterious, infinite, dark beauty of our natural world. It harbors all potential for personal growth or destruction.

But letting your conscious be your guide? Not so easy.

Fantasies and projections. A sense of entitlement. Slated to fail. Battling to rise against. Puncturing the surface in a myriad of colors. Perspective. Maybe

we’ve heard it too much, become desensitized. Yadda yadda yadda, but if the notion of determining your own perspective is nothing but laissez faire, you’ve already become entrapped within your own mental paradox. Our bodies function automatically, the physical taking in oxygen, the brain (mental) ordering our sensory experiences and the mind (soul) interpreting those experiences by our thought processes. Just as we care for our bodies with nourishment, exercise, and comfort, our minds demand the same attention. By negating the responsibility of your mind, you have deserted yourself, trapped in the frighteningly fascinating abstract landscape of a hazy horizon and dripping clocks.

A great divide exists, a deep, profound, confusing divide within our brains (which must be where the mind resides) that allows us to both participate and observe. One influences, the other reflects—a constant process of affirmation that rarely, if ever, subsides. Everything we experience influences our feelings and thought progressions. We differ in the subtle encounters that identify within some part of ourselves, ones that create a stir, causing us to react. These reactions are directly from the source: the intersection of the brain, body and mind, the visionary pupil of our being.

As an experience conglomerates, our minds begin a process that leads to a response. We are the sole proprietors of this incredible force, leaving it is up to us to determine its outcome. Awareness, intention, and a simple change in mindset can pave the way for a truthful and connected relationship with our conscious. Listening to and understanding this reflective, natural mind grounds us, bringing us closer to peace and unity within the self and those around us.

It seems so minor, the notion of ‘glass half empty’ or ‘glass half full’, but there is nothing more powerful than setting an intention. “What is the most contagious parasite?” The answer? “An idea.”

Reactions are often irrational, but responses can be controlled. At intersection of instinctual and intuitive knowledge, raw emotion leads the heart, but our most inward verdicts lead the mind.

Most of life’s choices are not based on pure emotion, but rationale, a kind of compromise for the sake of pragmatism.

The rainbow of our species is an incredible array of differentiation, the core of each individual completely unique. To function and proliferate, we recognize, respect, and understand some common ground. Many of these universal codes are even written in religious texts, as laws, on butcher paper in the back of a classroom. But dropping a pebble in a pond is not an isolated event, but sends ripples, however undetectable, to the outermost edges, affecting its homeostasis entirely.

Ways of being—deciding to criticize, care, or let go—can be anywhere from exhaustible to enlightening. In the last decade, the forces that govern our lives have increasingly become revealed as bereft, often-dirty games. Set on the fatuous battleground of bipartisan opposition and playing war unnecessarily with money that doesn’t exist, hopeful agendas cave in the wake of natural disasters. A constant uphill battle, the reality of human suffering bites. Attempting to understand this random chaos is pointless in the least, and devastating at most, a guaranteed Prozac prescription for life if you even make it that far.

If it’s in an individuals’ self-interest to lead the best possible life, to love life, stark reality won’t foot the means. Enter our minds. Fueled by the backdrop of a planet filled with beauty, floating curiously amongst other worlds nothing like our own, surrounded by billions of stars, infinite universes and unknown realities, our imaginations exuberate the wonders of existence. When you awaken each day, you can consciously decide to make it a good one. Allowing your mind the space to reflect, internalize, and determine whatever importance is inherent to you in the moment will pave the way for the next. Projecting into the future and mulling over the past serve little purpose to the conscious. While you fantasize, your mind continues to digest your immediate surroundings. If the conscious is tied up, the mind lacks its reflective dual nature, and chaos will ensue. A disconnect can send you off into cultural, religious, political, and social mayhem you may not realize for years, for years and years. Severed from your own personal nature, you have fallen out of orbit. But like a pebble in the water, this moment of realization is a saving grace. A small, simple irony: the flip of a switch will flood your mind with light.

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To get a 100% Critics Review on Rotten Tomatoes is no small potatoes. David Dastmalchian's 2019 movie Teacher gave him the space to develop and inhabit a character that lead him into what might well be the 2021 blockbuster of next year, Dune. But movies aside, Dastmalchian is promoting his latest venture, Count Crowley, a comic book in which he seems to have brought together his life experiences in a mock horror story that is thrilling his legions of fans.

In the instant that David popped up on my screen, I was presented with an incredible menagerie of comics, film, television, and horror paraphernalia lining the walls of a balcony office in his Los Angeles home. Upon first glance, this room was a shrine to what David Dastmalchian loves most in this world (apart from his wife and two children, of course). The room was essentially a church, but instead of Jesus Christ on the cross, it was a giant poster of Jerri from Count Crowley, the comic book David wrote last year with Dark Horse Comics. One would think that a room with this much character would have been designed as its own entity, and that’s what I thought it was, a room devoted solely to his love of everything fantasy. So I asked him, “What’s going on in your room? This is like a comic book [store] in here.

It’s pretty awesome.” His response was a nonchalant. “Oh, yeah. This is my office. I’ve been collecting since I was a little kid, so, I have tons of shit in here.”

To his core, Dastmalchian is a storyteller. Like every good storyteller, David fully immerses himself in narrative, and has, for his entire life. If the scenery of David’s home office tells you anything, it is that there is no doubt that David or “Dave” Dastmalchian is as much a fan as he is a creator, an actor, a writer, and an artist. In fact, it is likely the very reason that he is as successful as he is. I was lucky enough to get the chance to sit down with the acclaimed screenwriter and feature film actor over Zoom last week, which, despite the natural hangups of remote communication, was a phenomenally positive experience.

David and I covered all grounds as we navigated through an amalgam of topics from comic book writing, to mental health awareness, to the “supernatural” talent of Meryl Streep, to being a father, and all the way to the incredulousness of working in Hollywood.

Throughout our conversation, David was genuinely willing to show and discuss his life, even giving me a quick tour of his office at one point. There were a couple of poster-boards filled with his written goals collaged with comic book posters above his desk and, asking what’s on them, David explained to me that an imperative part of his process is writing goals for himself—it’s his method to success. These are his life and creative aspirations intertwined, and in order to be the successful artist, creator, and writer he strives to be, he also needs to be the best husband, father, friend, and sibling. On these goalboards, one of the things David had written is three goals which he has had since he moved to Los Angeles in 2010 and “jumped off the diving board” to pursue a career in the Film and Television industries.

“Goals and writing down goals is a really important part of my process.... I dove off the diving board and I moved to Los Angeles in 2010 and my career/life goals were to work with the Muppets, to be a Bond villain, and to work with David Lynch.”

You have surely seen David Dastmalchian in one of the many roles in blockbuster films such as Thomas Schiff in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Night, Kurt in the Ant-Man series, or Bob Taylor in Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners. Or perhaps you saw him as Pit Boss Warrick in the 2017 Showtime reboot of Twin Peaks directed by none other than David Lynch, which, in having completed one of his all-time goals, Dastmalchian felt, as he put it, “so freaking blessed and fortunate!” David’s track record of working with fantastic directors and actors will only expand with his upcoming role as Polka-Dot Man in the new Suicide Squad, where he is set to star opposite Margot Robbie, John Cena, and Idris Elba, directed by none other than the brilliant James Gunn, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: End Game

director. Having worked with some of the most talented actors to date, to David, there is still no one greater than Meryll Streep. When asked who his dream costar would be, David did not think twice before naming the legend as his number one choice (although he did mention his love of Patricia Clarkson, who was on the cover of our November 2018 issue!) Floored by her “supernatural” level of skill and craft, David remarked that “hopefully someday there’s some way he can sneak onto a set that’s she’s on and get to deliver [one line], like, “here’s your iced tea ma’am.” Even that, he said, would probably make him tongue-tied. Me too David, me too.

David may be most well-known for his acting, but he is also a critically acclaimed screenwriter, his 2015 film Animals picking up the Special Jury Prize for Courage in Storytelling at the SXSW 2015 Festival. Speaking specifically to his personal projects like Animals, his film All Creatures Here Below, and his comic book, Count Crowley: The Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter, David and I discussed the importance behind telling stories that unabashedly showcase mental illness and addiction. There is no doubt in my mind that David can find something to relate to in everyone —even in one, brief interaction with him, he was genuinely kind—his bright and optimistic personality made all the more obvious as a result. As he explained to me, his optimism came out of self discovery—a long battle with mental illness and heroin addiction, the worst of this being the three times he attempted to take his own life. David got clean almost 20 years ago now, in 2002. Although he has struggled so immensely, David uses his art not only to heal but to educate, wishing to put people in the shoes of those struggling with mental illness so they can begin to understand the depth of its impact on society as a whole.

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to our society at the end of the day. People, whether they’re a storyteller, whether they’re a doctor, whether they’re a police officer, it is somebody who I think has been through a dark forest, and came out the other side with more wisdom, more knowledge, and understand[s] the importance of community and strength in unity, ya know?...“ when you actually believe that the best thing that could happen for the world would be your absence from it .... then maybe, coming together, unifying people around this stuff, we can help people not only survive but thrive.”

Today, Dastmalchian is married to muralist, actress, and writer Evelyn Leigh and is a doting father of two children, whom he loves more than anything (check out his Instagram to see pics!). Although the insanity of the world around us makes it an arduous task, David and Evelyn are focused on raising children who are both kind and independent, despite their own “insanity” (his words, not mine). David’s battle with mental illness may be inspiring, but most of all, it showcases his utter resilience. His family, friends, and people he surrounds himself with are, as he put it, his “battle-ready arsenal” against his feelings of doubt, depression, and anxiety. No matter what, David believes there is a promising future for everyone. An incredibly positive force in the film industry, I am thrilled to see what David Dastmalchian has in store for us next. “’Cause who’s going to be a great asset to our society at the end of the day. People, whether they’re a storyteller, whether they’re a doctor, whether they’re a police officer, it is somebody who I think has been through a dark forest, and came out the other side with more wisdom, more knowledge, and understand[s] the importance of community and strength in unity, ya know?”

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“I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up!”

INGRID BERGMAN A fearless independence that sprang from her total disregard for her amazing beauty, inate bearing and both praise and criticism alike, gave this three-time Academy Award winner a universal attraction for men and women. Swedish born, she was America’s Sweetheart until her unfettered emotions led her into an affair with Roberto Rossellini, (whom she married), and she fell out of favor with that ‘perfect world’ of the Forties and Fifties. Puritanism thankfully is fickle and she later regained their love to win Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Golden Globes and a host of other awards. She once remarked that although she continued to love all her familes—she was married three times— her real love was acting.

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DEVIKA BULCHANDANI President, McCann North America LISA CAPUTO EVP of Marketing, Communications & Customer Experience, Travelers MICHELLE CHRISTENSEN Sr. Manager, Design, Nissan Motor Corporation OGE EGBUONU Writer, Producer & Director AMY GILE CEO & Founder, Silverdraft Supercomputing MINDY GROSSMAN President & CEO, WW International Inc. JUNE HOWARD SVP & Chief Accounting Officer, Aflac

DEBBIE LENTZ President, Global Supply Chain, Electrocomponents PLC SYLVIE MOREAU President, Coty Professional Beauty KRISTEN RIGGS SVP, Chief Growth Officer, The Hershey Company LAURA SAN GIACOMO Actress; Founder, CHIME Charter Elementary School MELANIE STEINER Former Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corp.; Independent Board Director & Board Member for US Ecology Inc. CARYL STERN Executive Director, Walton Family Foundation MARY VAN PRAAG CEO, Milani Cosmetics ELIZABETH VAZQUEZ CEO & Co-Founder, WEConnect International

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“...I would say health and education are the two most important elements of a civilized society...�

Devika Bulchandani President, McCann North America

Lisa Caputo

EVP of Marketing, Communications & Customer Experience, Travelers

“...you want everybody to be treated equally regardless of race, of gender, or socio-economic status, you want equity... this is an issue that touches me deeply. I’ve had a long personal history of advocating for women’s rights throughout my career...”

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“...At an early age, girls need to see that they don’t have to fall in line on a predetermined path.

We can encourage them to question things, to think for themselves, and if they don’t see the future they want out there, to take the reins and create it...”

Michelle Christensen Sr. Manager, Design, Nissan Motor Corporation

Oge Egbuonu Writer, Producer & Director “...power to me is not something that is rigid and solid, but something that literally ebbs and flows. For me a power woman is someone who really embodies that. Embodies the understanding that she is an evolution and she will continue to be that until her last breath...�

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Amy Gile CEO & Founder, Silverdraft Supercomputing “...I get a lot of ‘That’s not how its done’ or ‘That’s not what a CEO does’ and I’m like ‘Who defines what a CEO does? Who defines those rules? This is the company that I want to build, and the way I want to work with my team...”

“...It is pure empirical evidence that businesses with diverse teams, as well as diverse boards have better long term success.

That’s what people should be investing in, and it’s still shocking to me today that in 2020, that we still don’t have enough Board diversity or even leadership diversity in many companies and organizations...”

Mindy Grossman

President & CEO, WW International Inc.

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“...we are sort of like these nurturers, we want to protect, we want to care for our planet for future generations. For me, I want my children and grandchildren one day to experience the planet in a way that I have. I think it’s our responsibility to do our part for those future generations...“

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Debbie Lentz President, Global Supply Chain, Electrocomponents PLC “...it’s not about assimilating it’s about exuding your own essence and what are the qualities that we have as a woman that makes us special and different and thus enables a better solution and better decision...“

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“...what is essential is a radical change in culture and values ​​in society: showcasing female models, promoting and sharing of domestic tasks amongst gender, and avoiding cultural stereotypes...“

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SVP, Chief Growth Officer The Hershey Company “... something I see in women, especially early in their career, is their struggle with confidence and it is something I spend time thinking about —how to coach, build wins to gain experiences, and encourage and recognize risks and rewards...”

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Laura San Giacomo Actress; Founder, CHIME Charter Elementary School “...There is no other option. I feel like that responding to need and calling is what gives us that power. Being that landscape and responding to a need is a driving force that looks like power.

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“...I have learned from many great people that having a positive mindset is the most important thing in life. You can have everything and be miserable, and you can have nothing and be happy—it is all a matter of perspective. It sounds trite, but in practice it can be tough to implement...“

Melanie Steiner Former Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corp.; Independent Board Director & Board Member for US Ecology Inc.

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“...I was blessed by a mother who taught me to believe in myself—to believe I could be or do anything—but that nothing would be worthwhile if I didn’t balance my personal aspirations with work that fulfilled aspirations for a better world...”

Caryl Stern Executive Director Walton Family Foundation

“...I am trying to make mentorship personal, and encourage people to take chances, whether it’s an international assignment or your first PNL assignment, I believe in encouraging women to see the possibilities and pursue their dreams...“

Mary van Praag CEO, Milani Cosmetics

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“...I think there are enough men and women today who understand how important it is to have diversity of thought because statistically it has been demonstrated over and over that the results are just better when you bring in different ideas and different experiences...�

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AIJA MAYROCK COMBINE COURAGE AND INSIGHT WITH CLARITY OF THOUGHT AND A WAY WITH WORDS AND YOU GET THIS EXCITING PERFORMANCE ARTIST FROM NYC. WHAT A FUTURE \ !

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Aija Mayrock is a survivor. And I’m not talking about a disease, a sickness, or some near-death experience. But to some, it might as well could be. I’m talking about bullying. I’m intrigued with who Aija is, her poems, and her formula of what you do and how she does it and how it came to be. She writes a lot about her childhood in my first book, The Survival Guide To Bullying, a story that begins in this city.

“I was born in New York. I have a younger brother. For the first—from the time when I was eight till about sixteen I dealt with bullying. I used to have a lisp and a stutter, and the bullying started there. As social media kinda became more um, social currency, I faced bullying that wasn’t just happening in the hallway at school, but also online. That part of my life really shaped what I would later do with my journey and my career because I really struggled with the bullying and with my mental health because of the bullying. It just wasn’t talked about as much as it is now.

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Mayrock didn’t have the language to tell her parents and her teachers that she was being bullied and it was something that was rampant in her school. As she got older and experienced cyber-bullying, she also started seeing these stories of really young people around the world who had taken their life because of bullying. Angered yet sad that no one had shown up for these people, Mayrock wanted to show them she knew the pain of bullying, and there was a light at the end of the tunnel and it was possible to get through it. That’s when she started writing. She was around 16 when she started writing about her experiences and self-published her first book before it was acquired by Scholastic.

“Bullying is a very weird thing to tackle because it isn’t always visible. There are different types of bullying. There is social bullying, which could be excluding someone, spreading rumors about them. Then there is verbal bullying, which is the verbal—the most common that we hear about. There is physical bullying, and finally cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is the most difficult to really conquer because, how can you? It exists online.”

It is inspiring to hear Mayrock gather the inner strength to turn a really bad negative into such a strong positive. She took something and found a way. “I started telling the people close to me about what I had been dealing with for so many years and how that affected me. I always talk about in my first book The Survival Guide to Bullying that you have to find a list of people in your life, preferably adults, that you can trust. You have to talk to them because going through it alone I think is very detrimental. Sometimes people won’t understand in the beginning and sometimes it takes many conversations but finding those people who you can go to is really crucial.”

Family played a huge role. “I remember specifically one day when I was in ninth grade, talking to my mom and really opening up to her. It took me a while to be able to fully go through all the layers because I wasn’t, as Aija, even fully aware of all the layers that had been going on for so many years because it started when I was eight years old.”

Mayrock didn’t write her book thinking it would actually go out into the world. She started writing it when she was sixteen as a way to work through everything she was going through, writing to find purpose. She thought to herself, “Okay, maybe I can take this and turn this into the thing I never had, but always needed.” That’s when Mayrock started turning it from her own diary into a half-memoir, half self-help guide.

I can relate to Mayrock. This talk is tough but invigorating. I was dyslexic who didn’t discover it until I made mistakes. As you grow up as a kid, I

don’t think you even realize, or your parents realize there’s something wrong because they’re so involved in their world and are just trying to make the day-to-day happen. I remember when it was discovered, it was a revelation for me.

“I try to be as inclusive as I possibly can be about all of the different issues that are affecting different groups that are dealing with oppression,” insists Mayrock. “In terms of using my platform for all of these social issues that are affecting so many people today, I use my platform to amplify voices that are from those communities. I have this highlight on my Instagram where I amplify a lot of black activists, black leaders in the movement and writings and resources, and action steps that my online community can go to and be actively participating in. That’s something I’ve always felt really strongly about, which is using my platform to amplify other voices.”

Her new book, Dear Girl, out since August and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, is a journey from girlhood to womanhood through poetry. It is the “search for truth in silence, the freeing of the tongue, it is deep wounds, and deep healing, and the resilience that lies within us. It is a love letter to the sisterhood.”

Mayrock wrote the piece The Truth of Being a Girl, three and a half years ago and shot a video with Buzzfeed that went viral. From there, she started writing all sorts of poems. Poems around gender equality, poems around female empowerment, mental health. From there, she built this community of young people, people from all around the world.

So what’s next for Mayrock? More writing of course.

Maybe a tv show or a film, more books, poetry. A song. “I love creating and I love performing whether that be for theater or whatever it might be. I love the process of creating. I’m very open to any possible outlet. When I write, I hear it in my head. Usually the way I hear it is then the way I recite it. I try to have different levels and layers in the writing itself because I think it makes it more interesting to the ear.”

But the hellscape that is 2020 wouldn’t be complete without a general presidential election and she is a big supporter of mail-in ballots. “I think with this election there will be a lot of mail in ballots because of Coronavirus. I, myself registered to work as an election day worker in the polls in New York because most people who work on Election day are over the age of 60. Therefore, they are more predisposed to issues with Coronavirus, so I registered to hopefully that happens as well.”

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Are women at last escaping from the clutches of an agenda set long ago by Cromagnon Man’s fear of sliding scale sexuality where we can be what we want to be and not what society and all its restrictive (and selfserving) norms, expects us to be?

By Sam Bonum

I don’t mean to over-inflate my ego (or age myself, for that matter), but I always considered myself somewhat of the Lewis and Clark of pubescent homosexuality in my small California town.

I came out to all my high school friends by age 15, and had no shame in the fact that in a town full of summer church camps with a steeple on every corner, I would stay up extra late to watch reruns of Queer as Folk. Like so many other young men that grew up in the timeframe that I did, though tens or hundreds or thousands of miles away from me, I was QAF’s Justin, Sacramento was my Pittsburgh, and the questionably sanitary Mexican restaurant turned 18-and-under “gay hotspot” downtown was my Babylon.

Regardless of teasing, condemnation, and the lack of a mentor who could tell me exactly how to use a flat iron, I made a choice in high school to be unwaveringly myself, and for the most part that won the respect and friendship of my classmates. Though I was forbidden by my school district at the time to start a Gay/Straight Alliance, I was elected class president, I earned superlatives in the yearbook, and was voted to prom court. For my small town high school, I was the face of gay. I will never forget that the week I graduated, one of my best friend’s little brothers, then a freshman at our school, came up to me and said “I think you made it easier for a lot of kids to be themselves here.”

Flash forward five years to an age that will let you be married to whoever you want, regardless of race, creed, sex, or number of mutual friends. I’m sitting with an old friend, back in California for the first time in almost a year, reminiscing about our old Spanish class and the typical chatter over her becoming a teacher and me (still) waiting tables.

Finally, we come to the “who’s getting married” section of our usual conversation, which leads,

of course, to the “romantic oddities” portion. This usually encompasses which former Academic Decathlon member is dating which former cheerleader and things of that nature, but today’s topic is a little hotter: the amazing number of girls in our graduating class who have since discovered bisexuality. While at first I’m skeptical to say that there’s any kind of a trend, she mentions three, five, seven girls that have been up to bat for both teams and have never gone back, all from different social circles and walks of life, so I know it’s not one of those “pregnancy pact”style group mentality things. Though statistically I knew this day would come, when I was not the only one in my graduating class who could hope to tumble through the West Village in a Pride parade (maybe that part will stay the same…), I still felt a tinge of ordinariness knowing I was no longer the shining face of non-heteronormativity at my high school, that I would have to let my freak flag fly among the company of others. It got me thinking, however, why so many girls who five years ago were crying into their diaries every night over our big men on campus have diverged on such a different path in a short amount of time. Did these numbers reflect some truly deep self-discovery or is there something more socially constructed to be discovered here?

I think it is safe to say that multisexuality is heavily trending in the American social landscape, and that the doors of experimentation have flown open (at least for some) without consequence, creating a sense of freedom, expression, and sexual autonomy. Bisexual experimentation and pansexuality (sexual desire regardless of gender identity or biological sex) definitely appear at first glance to be some of the most sexually-liberating experiences a person can experience in their lifetime. To encounter in our discursive society such a break from prescribed social boundaries of who you can love and lust for, and allow yourself to feel the same deep and truthful connection with another human being, regardless of the plumbing they were born with, sounds blissful and idyllic to say the least. But we all know that when sex is involved, nothing is ever that free of complication.

In an age where “bisexual” is a label that every college girl is donning on her lapel like “pledge” or “political science major,” multi-gender menagerie enthusiasts are sprouting up everywhere, and in some cases for all the wrong reasons.

Sexual experimentation that deviates from the heteronormative structure has led to the launch of many careers and the revamping of many others.

But what have we learned from all this? Taking a few steps over on the Kinsey scale can be a great attention-grabber. While doing a little research on the subject, I found an article written by a group of teenage girls that details their “Eight Reasons Why It’s Cool to Pretend to be Bisexual.” The reasons are: “it’s naughty, it’s sexy, it’s forbidden, it’s intriguing, it’s attention grabbing, it’s cool, it’s tolerant, and it’s a political stance.” While all of these reasons can contribute to any girl’s climb up the social ladder, none of them have anything to do with self-discovery and honesty, two of the biggest reasons I would say any homosexual would attribute to sexual exploration.

Bisexuality as a concept is something easy to grab hold of in the liminality of your teenage years, yet another thing in the adult world. I personally am all about sexual self-discovery if it stems from personal honesty, but these trends toward sexual popularity contests seem downright dangerous and degrading in a period of life that’s already riddled with awkwardness and questionable behavior.

Almost tangential to this desire to get the attention of teenage boys is a school of thought developing that the increase in young female bisexuality is correlated with the rise of young male sexuality at an earlier age and especially the influx and influence of pornography in the lives of young men. In his studies, Dr. Leonard Sax, a PhD psychologist and author, found that many young women felt a huge deal of pressure from their male counterparts to be as sexy as the girls they saw smeared across the internet, and that instead of creating an uncomfortable sexual relationship with these young men, these girls were reaching out to the emotional and spiritual connections they felt they could find in relationships with other young women.

There is even another school of thought that digs down deep to the pleasure center of women on the whole and claims that unlike men, who generally label themselves by the body part they admire most (“tit men”, “ass men”, “rippling shoulder men”… maybe that’s just me), women are attracted to sex as a concept, and for many, it doesn’t matter who’s performing the act. Women respond to the level of intimacy and sensuality in a situation, and are turned on by the act of making love more so than the specific body parts that are flying. Thus being able to label yourself as bisexual is liberating in the search for pleasure in any way it comes naturally for the average woman. Women physically don’t seem to differentiate between genders in their sex responses and for heterosexual women gender doesn’t matter; they respond to the level of activity.

It might be safe to say that bisexuality is something contained in every woman, and that the bisexual revolution is merely a way for the repression to be lifted without social repercussion. If all women truly have the ability to feel equal pleasure from any sexual situation, who am I to deny them this awesome awesome right of their sex?

It seems to me, after the research I’ve been doing has had the time to settle into my body and my brain, that the idea of sexuality is probably something that was constructed by a man (aaaaaaaand HALF the staff at Wellesley say “I told you so!”).

Though I fear that “bisexuality” for some is merely a safety blanket to cover up other insecurities or make it through tougher times in teenagedom, as a gay man I can say it is nice to feel a stronger presence of those who seem willing to accept, experiment, and discuss in this newfound age of Gaga “bluffin’ with her muffin.” Though the doors haven’t quite yet swung open for a man to be as liberated socially and sexually in his pursuit of coupled bliss, I think the way sexuality is trending will slowly creep toward an overall inclusion someday soon. And if not, I hope at least somebody will be making music about it.

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Our annual Moves Mentor Forum, designed to enrich and recognize the role individual women leaders play in shaping and forming the next generation. With a panel discussion and awards ceremony, this year’s honorees and speakers bring the energy, experience and expertise used in mentoring today’s millennials into tomorrow’s executives.

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Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at White & Case

LAURA CUSHING VP Human Resources, CHRO Laura Cushing is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Loews Corporation. Laura joined Loews in March of 2016 and is directly responsible for all aspects of Human Resources. Before joining Loews, Laura spent over 21 years at J.P. Morgan Chase. Laura received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rhode Island and attended the New School for Social Research.

Laura currently resides in Mountainside, New Jersey with her husband and teenage son and daughter.

Maja Hazell oversees the Firm’s global D&I strategy as a member of the Business Services Leadership team. Following seven years of practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Maja has led diversity and inclusion and career development initiatives for over 15 years, also working for law firms, Fried Frank LLP, as their Director of Diversity and Inclusion, and as an Assistant Dean for Career Development at Pace University School of Law. She received her B.A. in English from Yale University and J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

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WOMEN AS CHANGE MAKERS SUSTAINABLE YOU KATHERINE E. FLEMING Provost of New York University Katherine E. Fleming is the first woman to be Provost of New York University, the largest private university in the United States. As Provost, she has made significant changes to policy in the areas of family leave, child- and elder-care support, and mentorship for junior faculty. At NYU she also holds the Alexander S. Onassis Chair of Hellenic Culture and Civilization in the Department of History. She currently serves on the Administrative Board of the Universities of Paris system. Fleming holds honorary doctorates from the University of Macedonia (PAMAK) and from Ionian University in Greece, and her published work has won the Runciman Prize and the National Jewish Book Award, among other honors. In 2019 she was nominated to the order of chevalier in the French Legion of Honor.

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“WOMEN WILL HAVE ACHIEVED TRUE EQUALITY WHEN MEN SHARE WITH THEM THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BRINGING UP THE NEXT GENERATION.”

CRYSTAL MOSELLE Director New York based director Crystal Moselle is a storyteller of both documentary and fiction films. She is best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack, which was later distributed by Magnolia Pictures. Crystal co-wrote and directed a film named after the infamous group “Skate Kitchen” which premiered at Sundance 2018 and was later distributed by Magnolia to critical acclaim. In the same year, Crystal was nominated for the Breakthrough Director Award at the Gotham Awards for her direction of the film. She is now working on the HBO series Betty, which debuted to critical acclaim and was inspired by Skate Kitchen.

KATHLEEN M. MERGET, PhD Associate Vice President and Dean—Student Affairs, Culinary Institute of America Dr. Kathy Merget is the associate vice president and dean of student affairs at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). She joined the CIA in 1994 as one of 12 new faculty members designing the curriculum for the college’s then-new bachelor’s degree in management and teaching Interpersonal Communication and Psychology of Human Behavior in the program. Dr. Merget is co-author of Anorexia, Bulimia, and Compulsive Overeating (1990). Dr. Merget has 15 years’ experience in private practice as a therapist in the Hudson Valley. Dr. Merget is the former Chair of the New York State American Council on Education Women’s Network.

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SHELLEY BRIDAROLLI Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Dana Shelley Bridarolli joined Dana in 2018 as senior vice president of human resources. Shelley came to Dana from BorgWarner, where she most recently served as vice president of human resources for the company’s PowerDrive Systems group. Prior to BorgWarner, Shelley served for 13 years in a variety of leadership roles at Eaton Corporation, where she progressed from human resources manager to divisional vice president of human resources. Born and raised in Canada, Shelley earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Lethbridge, and a Master of Business Administration in human resources from Royal Roads University in Canada.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL PAULA C. LODI Brigadier General, United States Army

Brigadier General Paula C. Lodi is a native of Franklin, Massachusetts and commissioned into the Medical Service Corps as a Distinguished Military Graduate of Rutgers University ROTC program. She served at the Pentagon as Executive Officer to the Director of the Army Staff. Command assignments include the 15th Sustainment Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 14th Combat Support Hospital and the 44th Medical Brigade. She has Master’s Degrees in Public Administration, Military Arts and Science, and National Security and Strategic Studies. Her awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (5 Oak Leaf Clusters), Humanitarian Service Medal and Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

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MAJ. GEN. JEANNIE M. LEAVITT MAJ. GEN. JEANNIE M. LEAVITT is the Director of Operations and Communications, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. She is responsible for the world’s largest training organization, providing initial skills, undergraduate flying, post graduate combat crew and supplemental training for over 300,000 Air Force, joint and international personnel at 65 Air Force and Department of Defense locations. Maj. Gen. Leavitt provides strategic vision, policy, guidance and advocacy to build, operate, secure, defend and extend the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global net-

work. Maj. Gen. Leavitt entered the Air Force in 1992 after earning her bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas and her master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University.

She earned her commission as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. Maj. Gen. Leavitt has served in a variety of flying, staff and command assignments and has commanded at the flight, squadron and wing level.

She is a graduate and former instructor of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours.

As the head of WEConnect International, ELIZABETH VAZQUEZ is responsible for mission delivery. The WEConnect International eNetwork supports and promotes womenowned businesses based in over 100 countries, including local support and certification in 45 countries across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Ms. Vazquez is the co-author of the book, Buying for Impact: How to Buy from Women and Change Our World. Ms. Vazquez was born in Mexico, has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University.

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SPEAKERS 2020

Motivation and inspiration are just two of the words that come to mind when viewing the list of Moves Magazine’s 2020 Mentor Forum speakers. Diversity and inclusion, higher education, the Armed Forces, entertainment, tourism, consulting, sustainability, and human resources are just some of the industries where our panelists grind the stone and dispense knowledge. Here are the speakers for this year’s Forum.

MARY KAY VRBA MARY KAY VRBA works to strengthen the tourism industry in the Hudson Valley by providing marketing, business, education, and other support to more than 600 tourism-related entities in Dutchess County. Additionally, Mary Kay has been

at the forefront of international marketing efforts, traveling with I Love NY to the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and China to promote travel to our region from these lucrative markets to fuel economic growth.

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ALLIAH SOPHIA MOURAD ALLIAH SOPHIA MOURAD is a producer and creative for long and short form content. She has worked for companies such as RIOT media, Milk, and MPC. Having worked as a co-producer on Crystal Moselle’s feature film Skate Kitchen and Season 1 of HBO’s series Betty, Alliah will be returning to collaborate with Moselle as an executive producer on Season 2 of Betty. .

NICOLETTE MASON NICOLETTE MASON is a creative consultant, strategist, writer, and content creator living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the fashion and beauty industry, with clients including Nordstrom, Dove, 11 Honore, ASOS, and more. Nicolette is also a contributing writer with bylines at Glamour, Marie Claire, Vogue Italia, Refinery29, and others. Nicolette focuses on inclusivity and visibility with regard to body positivity, racial diversity, disability advocacy, and LGBTQ issues.

“A GENDER LINE ... HELPS TO KEEP WOMEN NOT ON A PEDESTAL, BUT IN A CAGE.” —Ruth Bader Ginsburg

COURTNEY BOYD MYERS COURTNEY BOYD MYERS, a.k.a. “CBM” is the founder of AKUA, a modern brand on a mission to become a household name for sustainable, seagreens-based foods. CBM first got her feet wet in the seaweed world in 2016 when she became an adviser to GreenWave, a nonprofit that supports the regenerative ocean farming industry. CBM is a Global Community Director at Summit and previously, was the Features Editor and East Coast Editor of The Next Web, covering New York City start-ups and digital innovation.

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MODERATORS CINDY CHIN

CINDY CHIN is an entrepreneur, venture strategist, and cultural ambassador of the arts and sciences. As CEO of CLC Advisors, LLC, she is an advisor and board member to founding startup teams, a subject matter expert in frontier technologies, opportunity scout for VC and LP partners, a global strategic thought leader, and a sought-after speaker. She is also a NASA Datanaut, an open data innovation program to promote data science, coding, and gender diversity that operates within the Office of the CIO at NASA Headquarters.

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NICOLE L. MORRIS is a New York City-based artist and a results-oriented marketing and business strategy consultant. Advising beauty and wellness lifestyle brands, she is an expert in operations, branding and customer experience. Having worked with industry-leaders such as Frederic Fekkai, Estee Lauder’s Bumble and Bumble, Ouidad, and The Red Door

by Elizabeth Arden. She is a co- founder of, “The Happy Hour Collective” an integrative platform established to create connectivity and opportunity for the creative arts community. .

LISA LEHR LISA LEHR joined award-winning premium cruise line Celebrity Cruises in August 2019 as Vice President of Entertainment. Lehr joined Celebrity from RWS Entertainment Group in New York, where she was most recently Vice President of Business Development and Brand Marketing.

With more than two decades of varied global entertainment experience working in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Miami, Lehr has been a performer, choreographer, producer and executive in the entertainment industry and has worked in numerous industries including cruise lines, theme parks, resort casinos, retail and corporate events.

MAJOR GIFTY WEEFUR MAJOR GIFTY WEEFUR received an Army Commission in the Medical Services Corps through the College Reserve Officer Training Corps from Fayetteville State University in 2009. MAJ Weefur holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and completed her Masters of Healthcare Administration at George Washington University in June 2020.

MAJ Weefur’s military education includes Human Resource Specialist Course, Chaplain Assistant Course, Basic Officer Leadership Course, Officer Basic Course and Captains Career Course. She has earned a number of awards and decorations including a Bronze Star Medal.

SARAH LEE SARAH LEE is the Chief Executive Officer of Think Dutchess, where she oversees the economic development programs for Dutchess County, New York. Ms. Lee currently serves on the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) Board and is the Chairwoman of the organization’s Annual Conference. Ms. Lee holds a Master’s in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and is a graduate of SUNY Albany.

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“... WOMEN BELONG IN ALL PLACES WHERE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. IT SHOULDN’T BE THAT WOMEN ARE THE EXCEPTION...”

—Ruth Bader Ginsburg

LIEUTENANT COLONEL CATHYRINE T. R. ARMANDIE LIEUTENANT COLONEL CATHYRINE T. R. ARMANDIE is the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Lieutenant Colonel Armandie is from Lake Forest, California. She received her commission in 2004 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps and completed Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training in 2006.

She is also a Political-Military Strategist who has served as both Chief of International Agreements for Headquarters United State Air Forces Europe-United Kingdom.

MASTER SERGEANT MICHELE L. H. CORNING ALYSON CAMBRIDGE ALYSON CAMBRIDGE is a renowned opera, Broadway and jazz singer who has performed at The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, New York’s Broadway Theater, London’s Royal Albert Hall and Berlin’s Deutsche Oper. She also co-produced New York’s Viennese Opera Ball at the famed former Waldorf=Astoria Hotel for four consecutive years and has produced three concerts at Carnegie Hall, all of which had a philanthropic mission and whose proceeds had a charitable recipient.

MASTER SERGEANT MICHELE L. H. CORNING is an Officer Accessions Flight Chief, Training and Standardization for 318 Recruiting Squadron, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Master Sergeant Corning enlisted in the Air Force in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 6, 1998 after graduating from Washington High School. She has served in a variety of assignments. She began her Air Force career as a Personnel Specialist at 75 th Mission Support Squadron Hill AFB UT.

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Nietzsche’s aphorism “What doesn’t kil you, makes you stronger” seems to sum-up this stand-up comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer who has had enough setbacks for two lifetimes.

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While most of us clinked our 17th drink of the week for our DIY versions of Octoberfest, Chris Hardwick celebrated his 17th year of sobriety this past October. Sobriety? During the pandemic? Is that even possible?

on The Daily Show, prompting him to look at his life and realize drowning in booze in a crappy apartment wasn’t his dream. So he stripped away distractions and applied his key strengths as a selfdescribed nerd—obsession and direction—to build the life he truly For Hardwick the answer is yes. wanted.

The comedian, podcaster, TV host and champion of nerd culture has “Focus on the process, don’t foalways been ahead of the masses. cus on the results,” says HardThough for many of us it took a wick, Zooming from his home pandemic to slow down, invest in in California. “Results-oriented hobbies and consider what actu- thinking are generally ego deally makes us happy, Hardwick ig- cisions and process-oriented nited his self-discovery years ago. thinking, that’s where the growth He credits Jon Stewart for giving happens, and that’s where the him his wakeup call during a dis sweet spot of life is.”

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Currently, the 48-year-old is focused on learning to play piano and guitar over virtual lessons. He began incorporating live music into his stand-up comedy sets last year and is using the pause from touring to make his performances less of a crash course concert.

“I’d sort of joke like, how was the show last night? Oh we paid to watch a guy learn how to play guitar on stage,” says Hardwick previous performances.

From all his obsessions—video games, action figures, movies—standup comedy was the thing Hardwick always wanted to do in life. But when he first embarked on his career, he focused primarily on getting any gig he could land.

“When you’re newly sober, there’s a lot to process because you’re kind of feeling a lot of that for the first time, and then that caused me to do a lot of internal [searching], like who am I and what do I want?” says Hardwick. “I never asked myself in the business before what do I want to do?

I just thought, well I got to work, and it doesn’t matter on what. I just have to work.”

The comedian brings the same approach to the stage, where he is more excited to riff with the audience than strictly follow a specific set.

“Everything I work on, I feel like my goal is to I sort of ask what does the show need? What does it need me to be?” says Hardwick. “I find that as much as I can make people feel comfortable and make people feel good, and make people feel supported, that’s when they sort of open up.”

At a time when human connection often feels scarce, Hardwick continues to fuel it virtually. The coming months have plenty of conversations in store with his show Talking Dead returning in November to discuss The Walking Dead as well as more episodes of The Wall and a new episode of his podcast out each week. But perhaps what Hardwick is most excited for is spending quality time with his wife Lydia Hearst and the puppy they got conveniently before quarantine. Bringing a puppy home right before quarantine? As I said before, he’s just a step ahead of us.

After cohosting Singled Out on MTV, Hardwick shifted his attention to his nerdy passions. With the online boom of the 2000s, it was easier to connect with others who shared his niche interests. This isn’t to say there weren’t roadblocks in the process, and like many job seekers today, he got a lot of no’s.

“There was this sort of unspoken curse that if you worked for MTV, no one else would hire you…so then between 1998 and 2003 when I actually got sober, I didn’t really work that much,” says Hardwick. “It was sort of just a constant rejection from the business, which by the way turned out to be the biggest gift.”

Eventually, Hardwick landed stints on programs like Attack of the Show and Web Soup, diving into the latest viral videos and pop culture news. Rather than trying to cater to the masses, Hardwick learned if you create content that you are genuinely passionate about, the right people will tune in. As entertainment becomes more and more saturated, offering a unique perspective is ever more critical.

“Joel Hodgson, who was the creator of that show [Mystery Science Theatre 3000] had said, and it always really resonated with me, we never said who was gonna get this or everyone was gonna get this. We always just said the right people will get this, and I thought oh my god that’s brilliant,” says Hardwick.

So back in 2010, before everyone was recording their own podcast, Hardwick launched Nerdist to get down to “what it really means to be a nerd.” While it may sound complex or pretentious, the podcasts are fundamentally conversations with inspiring people.

“I feel like I talk to a lot of people who are smarter than I am, and for me the podcast is just like a curiosity masterclass,” says Hardwick. “I listen back to all the podcasts and I take notes…so for me the process is just like a journey of discovery conversations.”

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Katheryn Winnick is busy. A journey that started in Toronto has taken her all over the world...as well as your television set. Winnick has appeared in such television shows like House, The Glades, Bones, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds, and Person of Interest. She even had a role on the History Channel’s Vikings and the Netflix series, Wu Assassins. Now, Winnick has been cast on the ABC crime drama series Big Sky, produced by legendary writer and producer David E. Kelley (Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, Big Little Lies). Needless to say, although 2020 may be bleak, the Sky’s the limit for Winnick.

I chatted with Winnick after a mandatory 14-day quarantine for the production on her show, Big Sky, shooting in Canada.

It was the first week of shooting and she could sense the set would be different than all the others. “Things are completely different now with all of the COVID regulations, it’s a whole new energy on set. I think everybody now is getting their groove on and it’s going well, going smoother than I anticipated.”

Winnick was born in Toronto and her family is from the Ukraine. She’s currently in Vancouver filming and rented a house right in the mountains “surrounded by bears. I actually saw my first bear last week which was a bit freaky to see on a hike considering I didn’t have bear spray.”

It’s a beautiful setting, with waterfalls and creeks—the perfect backdrop for her show. Big Sky is a drama centered around two detectives (Ryan Phillippe and Kylie Bunbury) that team up with Winnick to try and solve the mystery surrounding two kidnapped sisters in Montana. “I would probably describe it as more of a thriller and very suspenseful, shocking in a lot of ways, episodic television,” states Winnick.

“It feels from reading the scripts, like a movie, so rich in story plot and twists and turns that you don’t really feel like you know what you’re gonna expect next.”

The show will premiere in November.

By looking at her past work and the shows she’s guest-starred on, Winnick is anything from delicate and dainty—she’s a complete badass. “I kind of consider myself a tomboy and my first love was martial arts. I started training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of seven, got my first black belt at the age of 13, and I started running

martial arts schools at 16,” says Winnick.

“By the time I was 21 I was running three different schools in Toronto and teaching families Tae Kwon Do and martial arts.

“I got into the business of acting by teaching actors and actresses martial arts on movie sets so I got a chance to hang out on sets. I couldn’t really afford headshots ‘cause they’re crazy expensive so I ended up trading Tae Kwon Do classes, martial arts classes for headshots,” laughs Winnick. “It’s pretty amazing when you look back at those photos and see how far you’ve come so I love that.”

That toughness came with an entrepreneurial spirit, as Winnick started to invest.

“I’ve invested in three different things and one of them is a great clothing company called Vuori which I’m very proud about.

Another company that I’m involved with is a hard kombucha company called JuneShine that is now in Whole Foods. I want to be involved in stuff that I’m really passionate about and that I actually truly believe in the products. The third company that I invested in is a company called Blooma which is a software company that is underriding loans right now so I’m very excited about that.”

Financial success while empowering women is something Winnick has a passion for. “I’ve always felt very strongly about women needing to be educated and how to have financial freedom of their own,” insists Winnick. “It’s not something that’s really taught in school and also [for women] coming from different backgrounds and traditions and different settings, it’s usually the husband is the provider, but it’s very important for women to just be able to be educated and to be able to have their own source of income and make their own choices.

As a young kid at summer camp teaching Tae Kwon Do and Karate, I would actually start reading all of those self help books and they really give women the independence to be able to make the choices that they need.”

We can keep talking about this—and we all do—and we all know that until women feel empowered they’re not going to be in power and for that to come, you have to manage your risks, you have to turn around and be prepared to take the lead whatever happens. You might lose, but mostly you’ll come through the other side on a learning curve.

“I think that it’s something that’s not really taught in school, there’s no courses on this and for the most part it is really a boys club out there in terms of guys scratching each others backs and helping each other in their business,” says Winnick. “To be a strong woman I definitely had to fight to get my own independence and I would love to see women around the world to be able to have that as well. It takes a certain mindset to change that and the education is needed and there’s a bigger conversation on how to even get that on a mass scale and I think it’s important to just start learning, start reading, and to create your own financial freedom.”

That independence has given Winnick the directing bug and she was able to showcase her skills on the Vikings set.

She directed in high school, truth is, directing was what she really wanted to do. “Acting was just a way into it [directing] and it gave me the experience to see how things are done on set and how the machine moves. Being on Vikings for six years I really fought, gave them a lot of extra time and years to be able to have the opportunity. I was the only actor that had that opportunity to direct and I needed to have that first one just to get under my belt. I couldn’t ask for a better platform and get to dissect their characters even further and know what to say to make them push their buttons and make them you know react a certain way. It was an incredible experience.”

For Winnick, there are so many women to thank, it would take forever to send out all of the gratitudes. But because of the lack of diversity for women’s opportunities right now, it takes a certain personality, a type of a woman to get up there and “hopefully that is changing and going to change so that the industry will have to give women the opportunity to do it. But I find that the women who have made successes out of themselves and who are directors and producers and writers and cinematographers, they work twice as hard as any man. They definitely are working towards using the support system of not only just the women and the network but also learning from other men as well.

“I hope that it inspires women to be strong and go after what they want so I’m very excited to be part of the Moves family and to be part of the issue so thank you, cheers to powerful women.”

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A DEMENTED GAME OF SHIRTS VS. SKINS

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By Colleen Haggerty The two party political system in the US has proven so polarising, divisive and destructive in this latest election season that it is almost certainly time to modernise and take a lead from other countries (including Israel) and introduce a system that includes some form of proportional representation.

A system “in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them” is not without some major faults (it can lead to small splinter groups holding decisive power disproprtionate to their share of the vote) but it at least gives a voice to everyone and an achievable route towards governing and stops the disenfranchising of up to half the electorate.

It will require a huge shift in the demographic (enter young voters of every creed and color), one of the parties to get all three branches and a charasmatic leader brave and strong enough to metaphorically punch their way through. Good Luck to us and the US of A.

The night of the 2016 presidential election I was in a subway car in New York City. On the train was a group of suited Hillary campaign workers nauseous at the results of the night, wiping tears from their eyes, standing in abject silence. There were also the three 18-yearold girls I had spent the night collecting poll results at the Associated Press with, who had a rather similar look to the campaign workers, but with a youthful innocence that made their expressions all the more depressing. I was sad too.

For many Americans, especially New Yorkers, the election of Mr. Trump pumped us full of abject fear. That night, there was a man on the subway, presumably homeless, eating a massive, sloppy meatball sub.

He snickered at the collective sadness of the car, swinging his sub as he spoke. With sauce splattering everywhere, he said: “I don’t give a fuck about Trump. I’ve been fucked from the start. The government doesn’t give a fuck about people like me. Doesn’t matter. Obama, Trump doesn’t matter. My life’s been fucked from the start.” Although I do not agree fully with this statement, I think there are important aspects of it to take into account in order to truly understand the impact of the American dual-party system on the people who it is supposed to protect.

What I finally understood is that American politics, as it stands, might as well be a demented game of ‘shirts versus skins.’ Since that moment on the subway, I have come to understand that the American dual-party system is so much more detrimental than could have ever been imagined. Both parties make promises they do not intend to keep and politicize delicate issues in order to further their personal and political agendas, whether that be accumulating wealth or accumulating power. While this may be true, it would take major litigation to break up the Democrat and Republican parties, as they are already backed by incredible amounts of money, power, and status. What we have in this country​​is an illusion of choice, and without a severe upheaval of American tradition, very little could stop the hegemonic resilience of the republican and democratic parties. This is exemplified perfectly in the 2020 Presidential election. Despite the fact that many, if not most, progressives do not support the nomination of Joe Biden as the democratic candidate, rebuking many of his policies regarding mass incarceration, war, and race in America, he is

considered the lesser of two evils. If Donald Trump wins the election, it is very possible that women, people of color, the LGBTQ community, children, the poor, and immigrants will be put in imminent danger. Unfairly, voting for Joe Biden is the only way to stop this from happening.

Mr. Trump’s incredible failure in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in America should make it imminently clear why the dual-party system is a cancer. Instead of uniting the country as one in order to stop the spread, he politicized a national health crisis, calling on people to not wear masks and to not socially distance, all in order to galvanize his voters against the Democrats to win the election.

Whether or not he believes COVID-19 is a serious issue, he politicizes it in order to fulfill his own personal and political agenda, resulting in the death and sickness of hundreds of thousands of people in the United States alone. If Mr. Trump is to win the Presidential seat for the next four years, he will have the blood of COVID-19 victims on his hands.

There is very little doubt in my mind that the Republican and Democrat parties are incredibly toxic to democracy. As of now, American politics does technically allow for other parties, like the Green party and Tea party, for instance. But the corporate and political backing of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee will not allow widespread support of these candidates. As I stated previously, our binary-party supporting politicians will continue to convince us that their governing does more good than harm, but until the dual-party system is broken, whether it does more good than harm is irrelevant. Under the dual-party system, the people who truly need the support and protection of the government do not receive it, for the hardships they face on a day-to-day basis are politicized senselessly. Over time, I believe that the warfare between the democratic and republican will only become more venomous to Americans as fragile issues such as climate change, racial inequality, public health, and the economy reach their breaking points. An unstoppable, revolutionary protest movement is sweeping the nation in the name of equality, and fairness for all. Perhaps this will finally bring the change we wish to see in our country.

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equality of opportunity Women’s Equality Day on August 26th, 2020 marked 100 years of Votes For Women.

Moves—in association with Aflac, the New York Stock Exchange, and the United States Army—celebrated this momentus date with a series of events. The day consisted of a swearing-in ceremony for future female soldiers at the “Fearless Girl” statue at the NYSE, the prestigious ringing of the Closing Bell, and a virtual panel discussion on how far

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gender equality has progressed since the 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago.

Led by Moves publisher Moonah Ellison, you can watch the full panel on movesforum.com to see all of the wide-ranging topics by fearless panelists, and make sure to visit the Moves YouTube channel to catch all of our behind-thescenes videos and group discussions.

Mamoonah Ellison Entrepreneur, business professional, magazine executive and woman—the perfect mix for publisher of Moves Magazine.

After building her own million dollar sales and marketing corporation in the UK, developing a major UK government information magazine and website (including involvement with Tony Blair’s Cabinet Office) and then starting a totally innovative Interactive Television Marketing Corporation in the US, Ellison has built success on top of success. She is married and lives in Manhattan.

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Anna Griffin For more than 20 years, Anna Griffin has helped build visionary campaigns for global brands such as Apple, Sony, CA Technologies, Juniper Networks, Nortel, IEX, Land’s End, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In May of 2019 Griffin joined Smartsheet, the leading SaaS platform, as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

Griffin has been awarded two Gold Effies, awarded 3xs BtoB marketing campaign of the year, Edgar R Murrow award for excellence in social media, and was the Advertising Women of New York Game Changer in 2016.

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Lt. Col. Whitney Jensen Lt. Col. Whitney Jensen enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserve as a Private in 1996 on the Army’s birthday, June 14.

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“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”

—Gloria Steinem

Fearless Girl Fearless Girl is a bronze sculpture by Kristen Visbal, commissioned by State Street Global Advisors. The statue is a powerful symbol, but there is also substance behind it. Fearless Girl is meant to “send a message” about workplace gender, diversity, and encourage companies to recruit women to their Boards.

Originally situated facing the “Charging Bull” sculpture on Broadway, it was moved to its present location opposite

the NYSE after complaints that it detracted from that statue’s message.

Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted “...Men who don’t like women taking up space are exactly why we need the Fearless Girl.”

At the 2017 Cannes Lions festival, Fearless Girl won three Grand Prix. A plaque below the original position of the statue stated: “Know the power of women in leadership.”

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Ringing NYSE Bell in Honor of Women One of the most familiar images of the New York Stock Exchange is the ringing of the bell, signaling the opening or closing of the day’s trading. Trading floor bells are more than just a colorful tradition. They are critical to the orderly functioning of the marketplace, assuring that no trades take place before the opening or after the close. Bells were first used at the Exchange in the 1870s with the advent of continuous trading. A Chinese gong was the original bell of choice.

But in 1903, when the Exchange moved to its current building, the gong was replaced by an electric brass bell. Today, each of the four trading areas has its own bell, operated from a single control panel. The brass bells functioned with-

out incident until the late 1980s, when the NYSE decided the time had come to refurbish them.

The discovery of a massive 27-inch long-forgotten bell was recovered and reconditioned after it turned out to be another 1903 original and is believed to have been buried for half a century because it was simply too loud even for the Exchange. Toned down, it now gleams on a platform above the trading floor, patiently awaiting its recall to duty if the need ever arises.

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to describe Jonathan tucker as One of the most underappreciated actors in hollywood is a perfect understatement. His intensity in any movie gives it instant credibility because of the 100%% commitment from him and what this brings out of his fellow actors.

By Angie Palmer

When I sat down for my Zoom interview with The Virgin Suicides actor Jonathan Tucker, I was honestly expecting him to put up more of a fuss—and not because he gives off the air of an entitled actor but because this man has seriously earned the right to be in low spirits. With a foot injury leaving him bed-ridden, an intense production schedule thousands of miles from home, two infant twins running around and all of the other grievances that accompany living in today’s pandemic, a press interview is the last thing I assumed Tucker wanted to do with his precious Sunday afternoon. But I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Right off the bat when asked about his current injury he responded with a beaming smile on his face, “You know what, I’m getting through it. I got leg up, head up, spirit up, word up.” And when the conversation shifted to COVID-19, he concluded that “we are very lucky. Very healthy. And frankly, being an actor is one of these great things

where it gives you quite a perspective on your life where there’s always somebody doing better and there’s always somebody doing worse and the fact is my kids and my wife are healthy. I’m healthy. And while I have an injury to overcome and rehabilitate, I’ve got two legs. There’s people coming back from Iraq (or) Afghanistan with missing limbs, so there’s no complaining on my side.” And this positive notion seemed to be the theme of our entire interview.

If Jonathan Tucker was in physical pain or overcome with exhaustion, he fooled me and did what any good actor would do and faked his way through. It reminded me of the time when Tucker was shooting DirecTv’s Kingdom, a dramatic television series surrounding the lives of MMA Fighters in America. Perhaps some of the most engaging and impressive elements of this show are the very realistic fight scenes portrayed by these on-screen actors. And it wasn’t always just good old Hollywood production either. In one scene, Tucker

actually took an elbow to the eye and instead of seeking immediate medical attention he acted through it and simply treated his gash with superglue, something that real MMA fighters genuinely do to treat emergency cuts. Of course Tucker politely rolled his eyes at the mention of this scene, “actors are always like ah I was injured I acted through it but I’m like you know what? Listen dude, let me tell you what’s hard. What’s hard is getting up six days a week to go work on a construction site outside in the freezing rain in the middle of November at night without really good gear, kids at home, not making a lot of money. Those are problems. That’s pushing through. Banging around on a fake MMA show where you’re not actually a fighter and you get hurt, you’ll be fine, everyone caters (to) you. There’s so many more grueling things out there and I say that just because if you’re not aware of that as an actor I don’t know if you’re doing a great job of having your eyes open to the world.”

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Incredibly self-aware, Tucker sure makes some great points, but I know that if I was in his shoes, I’d make that scene the focal point of any number of conversations surrounding my career. I mean how badass is that? Training and rehearsing for an intense fight scene only to actually get hit and then insisting on finishing up the scene, how many people can say they’ve got the grit to do that? I guess I’ll just speak for Tucker in this case since he’s too humble to admit it himself: this guy is the real deal. He’s dedicated to his craft through and through and I believe him when he says he loves every second of it.

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I really believe in the goodness in America and Americans and I don’t think we’re remotely as close or divided as we’re made to feel and manipulated to feel...there’s national challenges that should be used to bring us together instead of split us apart and so social media has been a big part of the divisiveness...”

As totally badass and hyper masculine as MMA fighting is, Tucker pointed out that no other sport or community is as accepting of his ballet roots as Mixed Martial Arts. Before he was the celebrated Poppy Award Winning actor we know Tucker as, he was a ballet dancer in The Boston Ballet Company for seven years.

It all started one summer in upstate New York when his favorite cookie shop, Freihofer Bakery, offered free lawn tickets to The New York City Ballet for children and senior citizens. “My grandmother would bring me to see the New York City Ballet, we’d sit out on the lawn and I fell in love with it. When I came home to Boston I told my parents I wanted to do ballet...(ballet was) really important in how I experience the world today. It also gave me a base to kind of do it (acting) in the sense of discipline and punctuality. The ability to listen and take direction. The ability to handle rejection. To learn that things aren’t personal” As a true 21st century man, it’s actually more so his son and not necessarily his daughter that he hopes takes up ballet “it does really sharpen the soul of a male. You’ve got to be pretty comfortable with yourself to do ballet and I like that. I like that challenge and I want my son to go through that experience.”

So how did he shift so seamlessly from ballet to on-screen acting? It was actually a schoolteacher that noticed his love of the performing arts and set him up with a Boston-based casting director, “I ended up doing a national commercial and I was clocking the process of what it was like to shoot a commercial and I just was immediately like this is home. And it’s funny because now that was 28 years ago and you know I’m more in love with the process now than I’ve ever been”

Right now, Tucker is in Vancouver filming the debut season of NBC’S Debris, a modern day Sci-Fi series about a mysterious alien spacecraft investigation. “it’s a show that is truly dedicated to its fans, which is fun. This is a show that feels like a Lost, Memento, Black Mirror, X Files. It has this really fun Twilight Zone sort of feel to it and those are the sort of stories that aren’t really on air right now. There’s a bit of a void there, particularly on network television. If you’re truly looking to please the fans and looking to resect their understanding of the trope...and the science of the sci-fi, then I think you’ve got a recipe for real success...you’ve got to be excited about everything you’re doing otherwise what are you doing here...the first day of production

I got a text that said how’s it going and I wrote back: I am more excited to be shooting today than I’ve ever been in my entire life”

At 38 years old, Tucker already has quite the rolodex when it comes to past roles. We all saw him as a teenager in The Virgin Suicides, and watched his career really take off in his starring role in the 2008 thriller The Ruins, but these days he seems to fit the misunderstood bad-guy trope like his role as an ex-con in American Gods. When asked about this pattern, Tucker explained very eloquently “(Jay) is an incredibly complex person and people are complex for the most part and so much more complex than I think we sometimes understand and appreciate, for good and for bad and for joy and sadness and the capabilities that we have and strength that we have. Even politically now, the whole country could really change so dramatically with the right leadership and these things aren’t so black and white for all of these issues that we’re talking about. So how do you kind of bring one complex character to life? Well everyone’s got complex stories to tell and it’s simply a matter of brick-by-brick putting together a fully realized character.” Putting something together brick-by-brick may sound like an unusual way to describe the job of an actor, but Tucker approaches crafting a character with the same dedication and eye-for-detail as any architect, even growing attached to the final products that are these fictional characters, “if you do it right it feels like a death...there’s truly hundreds of books on how to build a character...and there’s not a single one that talks about letting go of a character that I know of and it’s hard.”

Aside from his busy career in acting, Jonathan Tucker also founded a nonprofit organization called The Pegasus Fund which sends top-performing students from underserved communities to nonacademic summer camps as a means to help them acclimate to the environment of private secondary school. “We’ve started to make it something that will be around forever and will be able to run itself so to speak. There’s so many great nonprofits out there and what we want is to not start a new one, what we want to do is unite already successful ones and that’s what we did with Pegasus and I think there’s a lot more room out there for groups like us to kind of help with communication...if you can figure out a way to have these different successful organizations talk to each other and you can be a small part of that communication I think you end up saving a lot of money, a lot of bureaucracy, and really helping people.”

This altruistic attitude even extends into his critiques on social media, “I think that The Social Dilemma on Netflix is a really important documentary for our time. I just genuinely believe in the goodness in people and I really believe in the goodness in America and Americans and I don’t think we’re remotely as close or divided as we’re made to feel and manipulated to feel...there’s national challenges that should be used to bring us together instead of split us apart and so social media has been a big part of the divisiveness.”

I couldn’t help but think that social media must also extend into his real-life-role as a father of two 17-month year old twins. In the final moments of our conversation I asked him if he had any advice for new parents and he lit up even more than he had the entire interview - something I didn’t think was possible—“a lot of healthy amazing kids are raised in terrible situations with tremendous unrest but if you don’t have to have that and if you can find a partner that can create an environment conducive to a stress (free) trauma free environment where there’s two parents, you’re setting yourself up in terms of empirical data to have a more successful run...again, everyone’s situation is different but finding the right partner if it’s possible is great.

Not having children too early is great, you don’t want to feel resentful of that child...simply because you’re not financially secure enough or emotionally secure enough...as hard as they are and as much of a sacrifice that you have to make to have them and to raise them, they should be a blessing and a joy in your life.” I think it’s safe to say that his children will do just fine.

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