Alternate RealitiesAs Met Gala Romanticizes the Past, Abortion Rights Face the Most Urgent Threat in the U.S. There is something disorienting about watching "gilded glamor" co-exist with the regressive standards for human rights that prevailed then and do so now. By Saumya Kalia
Cannes She Do It?The Buzz Cut: Award‑winning Actor Makes Film Festival Jury, Men on Twitter Doubtful of Her Qualifications This week in The Buzz Cut: a woman's qualifications concern men online, a toy gets its first look, and men understand legal gendered bias. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Fashioning A StandEveryone Laughs at Met Gala Costumes, but Not Gen Z and Not This Year The memes were tepid and young fans unsatisfied. Gen Z is growing impatient with splashy events trying to be ‘woke’ without sincerity. By Rohitha Naraharisetty