Best airports in the U.S. for layovers
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For first-time travelers, layovers can be something overwhelming.
Doubts on whether or not they pick up their bags and check in again or if the airport is safe or not are common. Travelers dream about their final destination and layovers end up being a rock in their shoe.
For people used to traveling, layovers can be exciting. Making stops help people save money and stretch their legs in between flights. Every airport is different, including the layout, the restaurants and particular cocktail or snack places. Knowing the airports you will stop for a layover in can be an adventure or at least, a relief.
A new study from ParkSleekFly. com ranked the 10 best airports to have a layover in the U.S. based on food and beverage, hygiene ratings, staff service, annual passenger numbers from Wikipedia, common domes-
tic flights and number of hotels within two miles of each airport.
1. Seattle-Tacoma International (7.22/10)
This airport ranked first place because of its great amenities, good hygiene and good staff service. There are 33 hotels within two miles, and those with long layovers have multiple alternatives to rest and relax.
2. George Bush International Airport (6.11/10)
This airport offers free wifi and lives performances weekly at Terminal A. Food and beverages received the best score based on what travelers have rated.
3. Denver International Airport (6/10)
This airport is known for its great bars and restaurants, with diners that offer a delivery service within the airport. Denver International Airport also has an extensive art collection for all ages.
Missed opportunities cause close losses
OSU, his teams have a combined assist to turnover ratio of below one. Meaning, over the past six seasons, the Cowboys have more turnovers than assists.
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One stat does not seem alarming if you’ve watched any OSU men’s basketball games.
In the Mike Boynton era at
Two plays near the end of the first half in OSU’s loss to Virginia Tech personifies the Cowboys this season.
Trailing by eight, Bryce Thompson drives, misses a runner, Tyreek Smith grabs the offensive rebound but fails the second chance opportunity. Virginia Tech gets
up the court and misses a three. Woody Newton jumps up to grab the rebound, but lands on the baseline. Hokies ball.
A minute later, after Avery Anderson blocks Sean Padulla’s jumper, he gets up the court, calls for a screen on the wing, gets trapped, then forces a pass that is deflected by Virginia Tech’s Hunter Cattoor and back into the hands of Padulla who scores.
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Two-time All-MAC running back Tyler commits to OSU
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More holes are beginning to be patched for the OSU football team, creating a slight glimpse into what the 2023 roster could look like.
On Monday morning, Western Michigan running back Sean Tyler committed to OSU, becoming the second commitment for the Cowboys out of the transfer portal for the current recruiting class.
In his past two seasons with the Broncos, Tyler recorded back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons and scored a combined 16 touchdowns on the ground. His impressive sophomore and junior seasons earned him All-MAC honors both in 2021 and 2022.
Tyler’s commitment provides a necessary element to a running back room — one that OSU relatively lacked this season. Experience. In a position room that saw not a single back rush for at least 600 yards, Tyler brings a much-needed sense of stability to an already young running back core.
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It was the first half of the game, but these two missed opportunities and turnovers were two of many. OSU had 17 turnovers, with Virginia Tech scoring 19 off the mistakes. The Cowboys would go onto lose 70-65. Yeah, there’s a lot of what ifs, but there always are with this team.
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Last year, OSU’s problems were rebounds, free throw shooting, 3-point shooting and turnovers. The rebound battle is beginning to even out thanks to Moussa Cisse averaging 10.8 per game. Free throw shooting isn’t perfect, but it’s 4.7% better than last season. Three point shooting is slightly better, with a little more consistency.
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It’s the turnovers that are still an issue. Only three players have a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, two of which start. Avery Anderson has a 1.1, with 27 as-
sists and 25 turnovers, and JohnMichael Wright has 17 assists to 14 turnovers for a 1.2 ratio.
The Cowboys are talented to make the tournament and win big games. They defeated Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU and Iowa State last season, teams that all made the NCAA tournament.
This season, the best nonconference win is over Sam Houston State. OSU will travel to Allen Fieldhouse to face the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks to tip off Big 12 play. Are the Cowboys going to show up and prove they are worthy of a spot in the tournament in conference play, in the best conference in the country, or miss more opportunities?
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It starts with turning the ball over, and there’s two nonconference games between now and then.
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Luke Surber held Keegan Moore flat on the crimson and cream mat centering McCasland Field House.
The first Bedlam wrestling dual of the season was in its final bout. Surber knew his team was in desperate need of his victory.
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Surber’s hands forced his opponent’s shoulders on the surface of the mat, as Moore wiggled around, grasping for any ounce of leeway to escape his current position — all to avail. Moments later, the near side official blew his whistle and made it official.
Surber’s late heroics propelled No. 10 OSU past OU, giving the Cowboys a much-needed 21-15 victory heading into the thick of Big 12 play.
Here are three takeaways from
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the Cowboys comeback victory: Doucet’s learning curve:
OSU coach John Smith wasn’t shy when talking about his disdain for Konner Doucet’s lack of offensive showings through four duals in the 2022-23 season.
The redshirt sophomore, currently in his first season as a starter at the heavyweight class for OSU, recorded just one takedown prior to Sunday’s Bedlam dual — scoring more than three points in a bout just once.
The lackluster offense was once again prevalent for Doucet. This time, in a 2-1 extra period-loss to No. 17 Josh Heindselman of OU.
Amid the stagnant start to the year, Smith remains confident in his young wrestler, adamant that it will eventually click for him.
“We’re working,” Smith said. “He still just needs to build some confidence.”
Mastrogiovanni’s bottom struggles prolong:
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Through three duals, Trevor Mastrogiovanni had seemingly found himself. Flashes of the wrestler OSU coach John Smith highlighted and bragged upon were one display.
After a disheartening finish to his sophomore season, third-year wrestler was off to a 3-0 start.
A 4-1 loss to Minnesota’s Patrick McKee the following dual was only a foreshadowing of what was to follow. Mastrogiovanni was dominated in nearly every aspect of his bout, surrendering a surplus of riding time.
Those struggles on bottom carried over into Sunday’s dual in a 4-2 loss to OU’s Joey Prata at 125 pounds. One that saw Mastrogiovanni be held stagnant against the mat for a total of 2:07 of riding time in favor of Prata.
“He was struggling with (the bottom position) today and it’s not enough,” Smith said. “You’ve got to quit worrying about the outcome of the match. I think he’s worried about the outcome and not just competing.”
OSU’s bottom five showcases its potential:
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OU coach Lou Rosselli made an unorthodox decision.
Rather than the traditional start at 125 pounds, the Sooner coach chose to begin Sunday’s dual meet at heavyweight. OU claimed four of the first five bouts to hold a 12-4 lead heading into halftime.
The second half was a polar opposite result. From Kaden Gfeller’s decision victory to Surber’s win-clinching pin, the Cowboys dominated the second half of the dual. Three of its bottom five wrestlers still showed up when it was needed most. Dustin Plott provided a momentum-boosting major decision victory — which Smith said he believes proves as a testament for the type of wrestler Plott is.
“We didn’t really need that,” Smith said. “He just ended up scrambling. His awareness of where he was at (in the bout) was important.”
Wittlake came clutch for his team with an extra period-takedown to clinch his bout. Even Wyatt Sheets, who still lost his bout at 165 pounds to OU’s Gerrit Nijenhuis, came a matter of inches and seconds short of pinning his opponent.
“I talked (to the team) about how we were gonna need to win one at a time (after halftime),” Smith said. “I thought we did a good job being in the situation, knowing that we couldn’t really have more than one loss in the next five matches.”
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The Cowboys enjoy a nice break before the Southern Scuffle in early January.
Here is how each weight class is doing so far.
125: Trevor Mastrogiovanni’s struggles continue on bottom
Over the last two bouts for Mastrogiovanni, he’s allowed a total of 5:34 riding time (3:27 to Patrick McKee and 2:07 to Joey Prata). Both wrestlers Mastrogiovanni faced are top 25 wrestlers with McKee being in the top five. Mastrogiovanni’s regression has been unexpected, but it’s not enough to write him off. Mastrogiovanni needs to gain some confidence a strong performance at the Southern Scuffle in early January could be just what he needs before he gets into the meat of the schedule.
133: Daton Fix is only one of two undefeated OSU wrestlers
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There’s not much to say about Fix’s performance this season other than it’s been expected. Fix has maintained his consistency at the lower weights, making up for the struggles at 141 pounds and 125 pounds.
141: Carter Young’s ups-and-
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Just a week after defeating a top-five opponent in Minnesota’s Jake Bergeland, Young turned around and Oklahoma’s Mosha Schwartz upset him this past weekend. Young had an up-and-down season last year and has shown tendencies that could result in a similar year. However, there’s still plenty of room to grow for Young as he’s still trying to learn what to do in certain situations. Coach John Smith sees the growth, he just wants more out of his true-sophomore wrestler.
149: There may not have been a wrestler that took their loss harder than Victor Voinovich against the Sooners
After his 3-1 sudden victory loss to Mitch Moore, Voinovich, with his knees to the mat, sat in disbelief. Losing his first dual match against OU certainly hurts, but for a redshirt freshman, it builds character and teaches lessons, especially in wrestling. Like Mastriogiovanni, a good showing at an open tournament could prove vital to his development this season.
157: Kaden Gfeller is one of OSU’s firestarters
He’s a veteran. He knows when he steps on the mat, no matter the circumstance, he knows what’s at stake.
Gfeller has seemingly settled into the 157-pound spot much earlier than anticipated. While others are still trying to get acclimated at new weights, Gfeller is proving that at 157.
165: OSU has too many talented, experienced wrestlers to sit the bench Between departures and decisions come back made during the summer, the best fit seemed to be 165 pounds for Wyatt Sheets. Sheets enjoyed a stretch that saw him win three straight to start the year, but now that the competition has increased, he’s dropped two straight, both by one point. He’s done good so far of getting out from underneath, but securing takedowns has to be an emphasis going forward.
174: Dustin Plott is the other wrestler to be undefeated in dual meets this year
Plott secured a dominant tech-fall victory over Darrien Roberts, which regenerated the momentum that OSU would eventually use to defeat OU in the final bout. Plott has three bonuspoint victories in five matches with two tech-falls.
184: Travis Wittlake’s match against Greyden Penner for OU marked the third match of the dual that went into sudden victory
It was a monumental win for the
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Cowboys and Wittlake himself because it effectively tied the dual and regenerated some confidence for Wittlake that he needed to regain after a tough 4-0 loss to Isaiah Salazar last week.
197: Luke Surber looks better and faster
He looks stronger and he’s certainly more confident wrestling at 197 pounds. Surber took the entire state of Oklahoma by storm with his 34-second pin against former OSU wrestler Keegan Moore which won the first Bedlam dual of the year for the Cowboys. There were questions about how Surber would fit back into 197 pounds, but he’s eliminating the questions one match at a time.
HWT: It’s been quite the process for Konner Doucet so far this year
Doucet has secured just one takedown this season — Nov. 12 against Bucknell. The last two matches, Doucet has lost in rideouts 2-1. Smith knows that building confidence is key in wrestling. Even though Doucet is still figuring himself out, Smith needs more points out of Doucet. For a fourtime state champion, tournaments are Doucet’s thing which could make for a strong run in the Southern Scuffle.
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4. Miami International Airport (5.45/10)
This was a controversial choice for some people because this airport has the longest TSA security wait time. The bright side is it has great amenities as well as the aquatic terrazzo flooring created by Michele Oka Doner.
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5. Los Angeles International Airport (4.78/10)
LAX gets around 48 million visitors every year and its huge size played a part in its rating. A new train for passengers is under construction and should improve transportation and connections.
6. John F. Kennedy International Airport (4.56/10)
This is New York’s most popular airport and has a great variety of restaurants and spas available to relax with massages or manicures.
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7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (4.34/10)
This airport offers outdoor areas that help to get a glimpse of the desert and an internal art museum that passengers can enjoy while waiting for their next flight.
8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (4.33/10)
This airport offers free-wifi for travelers, charging stations, mother’s rooms, pet relief areas, restaurants, bars and lounges.
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9. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (4.11/10)
This airport is currently the busiest one in the U.S. and it offers minute suites starting at $42 per hour or $155 per night, with a bed, TV and wifi to relax or rest.
10. O’Hare International Airport (3.67/10)
This airport is the fourth busiest airport in the country and can be confusing to walk around it. There are close hotels to the airport.
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OSU fall convocation awards announced News
Kennedy Thomason Staff ReporterOSU President Kayse Shrum recognized distinguished faculty, staff and administrators at the University Awards Convocation on Thursday.
The ceremony was held in the Student Union Ballroom where Shrum and Dr. Jeanette Mendez, Oklahoma State University’s provost, presented awards in 23 categories. Each recipient was nominated by their supervisors and colleagues.
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“While this ceremony is something we do every year, I never fail to be amazed by the innovation, achievement and dedication of the OSU family,” Mendez said.
Natascha Riedinger, associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, accepted many awards. They were from three different categories: the Phoenix Award For Graduate Faculty; the Women’s Faculty Outstanding Achievement and Mentorship of Women Award and the Advising Excellence Award.
Mendez said Riedinger is devoted to her student’s success. Riedinger works closely with women in underrepresented communities to provide the support they need to achieve their career goals.
The Distinguished Early Career Faculty Awards were presented by professors from many departments. Dr. Ravi Jadeja from the Department of Animal and Food Sciences; Andy Mattern from the Department of Art and Art History; Dr. Josh Jansa from the Department of Political Science; Dr. Greg Eaton from the Department of Finance; Dr. Ki Cole from the Department of Aviation, Dr. Omer San from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; and Holly Reiter from the Department of the Library.
Recipients were chosen on the merits of tenure within the last three years, evidence of strong potential for future contributions to OSU, their profession, research, creativity, and extension or research.
Andy Arena, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, accepted the Land Grant Award.
He was recognized for contributions to unmanned aircraft design and fabrication, aerospace vehicle stability, aircraft performance and aerodynamics.
Eve Ringsmuth from the Department of Political Science; Susan Tolbart from the Department of Prospective Student Services and Scholarships at OSU-Tulsa; and Cynda Clary from the Ferguson College of Agriculture all accepted the Leave the Ladder Down Award.
The recipients were recognized for their mentorship and encouragement of others in their respective fields.
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The University Service Awards were accepted by Trevor Courouleau from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders; Candace Thrasher from the Department of Academic Affairs; and Ken Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business.
This award was selected by colleagues and peers based on the recipient’s significant contributions to their departments.
The Eminent Faculty Award was given to Brett Carver from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. He was
recognized with this award because of his extensive work with the OSU Wheat Improvement Team in wheat variety development and for his contributions to teaching and service.
Missy Wikle from the departments of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management was the recipient of the Loyal and True award.
This award is given to outstanding candidates for their work at OSU.
Wikle has worked at OSU for almost 30 years. She started her career as an English composition instructor, then moved to higher roles in the College of Arts and Sciences, University College Advising, New Student Orientation and the Office of First Year Success. Wikle has worked to ensure the success of students and staff throughout her entire career.
For more information on the ceremony, awards and various recipients, visit news.okstate.edu.
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The best off-campus study locations
Bella Casey Staff ReporterFinals week is here.
The last week of the semester means tests, stress and all-nighters for students at OSU. Relocating from your dorm room or apartment to a local coffee shop or area on campus can make hours of studying more bearable.
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For many students, their room is a place of relaxation. It’s where they wind down after a long day of classes or spend time with friends. To ensure that your room remains a place of leisure rather than stress, it is important to spend time studying outside of your living space.
A common study habit of college students is doing homework while they are in bed. Studying in bed makes focusing difficult and negatively affects your ability to fall asleep.
Freshman business major Linda Bakich said she struggles with productivity while studying in bed.
“Studying in bed makes me sleepy, and I won’t study,” Bakich said.
Bakich avoids studying in bed by sitting on the floor of her dorm room and recommended Panera Bread and Balanced Coffee Co. as good off-campus study spots.
Panera Bread is located at 113 W. Hall of Fame Ave. Panera is suitable for students studying for long periods of time. Most booths have outlets for charging computers and students can eat a hot meal as they study, creating a homey atmosphere.
“It reminds me of my grandma’s house,” Bakich said.
Balanced Coffee Co. is favorite study spot among many OSU students. Located at 120 E. 9th Ave., Balanced Coffee Co. is near campus and offers plenty of seating and coffee options for studying students.
Aspen Coffee is another study spot OSU students frequent. Aspen Coffee has two Stillwater locations, one located at 111 W. 7th Ave. and another at 1908 N. Perkins Rd. Each coffee shop’s walls are lined with colorful decorations and paintings. If studying in a coffee shop isn’t your thing but you’re still in search of caffeine, Aspen Coffee has a drive through location that is walking distance from campus
at 139 S. Duck St.
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Although Edmon Low Library is never a bad location for a study session, some students, such as sophomore sociology major Callie Gray, prefer to study elsewhere on campus.
Gray branches out by studying under her favorite tree on campus or sitting at the tables outside the Student
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“I really enjoy finding the really big shady trees around campus to lay down a nice blanket and do homework and study,” Gray said. “Sometimes the library is a little too busy or crowded and you need more space around you, so it’s nice.”
No matter how many tests are
approaching, students should always prioritize their mental health. The Reboot Center in the Student Union offers ways for students to recharge after studying while on campus, and Pete’s Pet Posse dogs visit the library often to visit with homesick students.
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Commentary: Harry and Meghan throw the gauntlet to William and Kate
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Some of the blows were low. In the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s slick new Netflix documentary, Prince Harry took aim at his brother, the Prince of Wales, and his father, King Charles, while his wife Meghan swiped at her sister-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales.
“I think for so many people in the family, especially the men, there can be a temptation or an urge to marry someone who would fit the mold as opposed to somebody you perhaps are destined to be with,” Harry said. Perhaps that’s a fair, if unfilial, reflection on his father’s doomed marriage to his mother, Princess Diana. But what a cruel judgement on his brother William’s choice of wife.
Later in the show — three out of six episodes were released on Thursday — the Duchess, disheveled for the cameras, contrasted her cheery informality with the emotional frigidity of the royal family. The cameras then cut to a pompous photo of the Prince and Princess of Wales descending a grand staircase, with Catherine wearing a stiff white ensemble and matching pillbox hat.
The Sussexes’ charge sheet against the Royal Family is a familiar one: The Windsors need to check their white privilege, they have been slow to modernize to match a less hidebound society and they lack emotional warmth. And that is just the superstructure, as Karl Marx would say.
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The real heart of this targeted piece of television is an alleged pact between the monarchy with the U.K. tabloids, including the middle-market The Daily Mail. The view is that the papers boost the popularity of the monarchy in return for the right to grossly intrude into the royals’ private lives. It’s compelling — but that is not the same thing as being wholly true.
In the Sussexes’ defense, Harry’s historic complaint about the hounding of his mother and his younger self by the paparazzi and the tabloids has substance. However, as a U.K.-based editor signed up to a code of practice that forms part of my contract of employment, I would point to the fact that the British press — unlike some French and American outlets — can’t publish intrusive photographs of the royals. The images that the couple largely complains about those that are circulated outside the U.K.
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In the Duke’s view, the U.K. was also hit by a wave of racism arising from the 2016 Brexit referendum. Amid this alleged upsurge of nativist sentiment, his wife’s mixed-race heritage aroused the ire of Britain’s bigots, he says. If that were true, no wonder he decamped across the Atlantic; after all, 52% of his countrymen voted to leave the European Union. But all but the most over-simplifying Remainers know that the vote cannot be subject to one pat explanation.
Still, the couple most certainly did encounter hostility from social media and in print publications. Harry cited MailOnline’s misleading and racially charged headline that middle-class Meghan came “Straight Outta Compton.” No doubt this sense of being unwelcome or sneered at speeded their departure.
How should the Royal Family respond to this attack on its values and practice? In part, by “rising above it” rather than trading blow for blow with their estranged relatives, that time-honored reaction to criticism. That will require self-restraint as Prince Harry is following up his foray into documentary next month with the publication of his book “Spare,” already dubbed a “revenge memoir,” whose title hints at a lifelong sense of alienation. On the basis of having met the present the Prince and Princess of Wales on several occasions, I would also urge them — as the next in line to the throne after King Charles — to learn some useful lessons from what must be painful viewing.
The tabloids howl at the Sussexes’ Netflix documentary for its “dishonesty,” but the episodes I watched were well-edited and rang emotionally true about Harry and Meghan’s whirlwind romance. Their plea for fair treatment is not unjustified either. And Meghan’s departure from “The Firm,” as the Royal Family calls themselves, was a loss to an increasingly diverse country where rates of racial intermarriage are higher than most.
Given the late Queen Elizabeth II’s heroic championing of the multiracial Commonwealth, it seems harsh to condemn the Royal Family as racist. But the Netflix program is a reminder that sometimes you have to demonstrate publicly and consistently that your heart is in the right place. William and Kate must take the lead on that. If they are serious about modernizing the Palace, they must start hiring diverse talent to support them in more visible leadership roles.
Last week as the Waleses left to visit Boston, Buckingham Palace was forced to sack an 83-year-old lady-in-waiting, Lady Susan Hussey, after she made implicitly racist comments to a guest at a reception for King Charles’s wife Camilla, the Queen Consort. The ladies-in-waiting are now to be replaced by unpaid “companions.”
William and Kate have been dealt a good hand in the long-term: They will inherit the Crown in due course, while the Sussexes must continue to struggle to hold our attention. In the battle for America’s eyeballs, the Waleses met President Joe Biden on their visit to Boston last week.
Back in the U.K., the establishment lines up behind William and Kate — even if my 17-year-old daughter’s generation in vibrant London and the big cities tends to identify wholeheartedly with Meghan (probably because she has dealt with irksome patriarchal figures). But best not forget that the Princess of
As a newspaperman, I also note with wry admiration how artfully Harry and Meghan got their message across. They reflect a trend in communications that makes it difficult for media organizations to quiz celebrities on even or testing terms. In their series, the media didn’t even get to ask a planted question — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told their story straight to the cameras and edited their own script.
Another lesson for the Royal Family may be that their own communications need to innovate in order to consolidate their appeal as inheritors of the (real) Crown when audiences are glued to the drama version and the story of the two apostates.
For all the artifice of “Harry & Meghan,” there is a directness and lack of diffidence that will keep us tuning in. What might the “William and Kate” equivalent look like, allowing for the fact that they will actually get to reform the monarchy, rather than just complain about its strictures? That is the gauntlet thrown down by Harry and Meghan, and it can’t be discarded lightly by the royals they have left behind.
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