Until Jeffrey Toobin’s fateful appointment with Zoom on October 15th, his quarantine was going better than most people’s. Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue (and artistic director of Condé Nast), has apologised for long marginalising people of colour in its pages. “We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels respected and upholds our standards of conduct.”A spokesman for Condé Nast declines to comment, as does Remnick. Malcolm Gladwell, one of the magazine’s best-known contributors, said in an interview: “I read the Condé Nast news release, and I was puzzled because I couldn’t find any intellectual justification for what they were doing. “All this whining about the poor plight of white men is ridiculous.” – New York Times

Source: The Irish Times December 22, 2020 11:25 UTC