NYU Hires Law Firm to Investigate Behavior of {Michael H} Steinhardt, a Prominent Donor

NYU Hires Law Firm to Investigate Behavior of {Michael H} Steinhardt, a Prominent Donor

NYU said on Monday that it had hired a prominent law firm to investigate whether the namesake of its school of education, Michael H. Steinhardt, had engaged in inappropriate conduct with students, faculty or staff.

The review will be headed by Joan McPhee, a lawyer who last year helped lead an investigation of Lawrence G. Nassar, a USA Gymnastics team doctor who last year was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young women. McPhee was hired by NYU as part of its response to a New York Times-ProPublica article that alleged a pattern of crude and demeaning sexual comments by Steinhardt toward women over decades.

Steinhardt, a hedge fund pioneer and philanthropist, denied many of the specifics of the allegations, saying that his behavior was always meant in jest, and never involved physical contact.

VS Angels Barbara, Lais and Leomie Join Lorena In Russell James Snaps For VS Swim 2019

VS Angels Barbara, Lais and Leomie Join Lorena In Russell James Snaps For VS Swim 2019

Victoria’s Secret turns up the temperature with more images from its online and select stores summer 2019 swim collection. Angels Leomie Anderson, Lais Ribeiro and Barbara Palvin join forces with model Lorena Rae. Longtime VS photographer Russell James is behind the lens photographing his VS friends posing in bold metallics, asymetrical shapes with major cutouts and high-waisted bikinis.

Paulina Porizkova Accepts Being "The Hot Old Lady" Lensed By Yu Tsai For SI Swimsuit 2019

Paulina Porizkova Accepts Being "The Hot Old Lady" Lensed By Yu Tsai For SI Swimsuit 2019

Model, actor and author Paulina Porizkova, now 54, was at age 18 the first woman from Central Europe to take a cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue in 1984.

Paulina is back for the 2019 SI Swimsuit Issue, trusting the instincts of editor MJ Day. AOC doesn’t know how this newly-formated swimsuit issue will deliver, but MJ Day deserves an Oscar of some kind. Day is truly trying to break new ground in traditionally-rigid male gaze territory.

Paulina is in Kenya as a “core girl” for the swimsuit issue, lensed by Yu Tsai. / Hair by John Ruggiero and makeup by Tracy Murphy.

Paulina Porizkova let’s it rip, confronting ageism head-on, no flinching. Congrats to both women, because we need more of this.

All-You-Can-Eat Food Packaging Could Soon Be On The Menu

All-You-Can-Eat Food Packaging Could Soon Be On The Menu

By Sylvain Charlebois, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University. First published on The Conversation.

Within a year, single-use plastics and excess packaging have become Public Enemy No. 1.

A recent Greenpeace-led audit looked at the companies behind the waste lining Canadian waterways. Much of the plastic trash cleaned up from Canadian shorelines this fall was traceable to five companies: Nestlé, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo, the Coca-Cola Company and McDonald’s. All these companies are part of the food industry, which is hardly surprising.

With consumers looking for convenience and portable food solutions, this problem will not go away anytime soon. In fact, it could get worse if nothing is done.

Compostable containers

In the food industry, conversations about green supply chains focus on compostable and even edible solutions. Plenty of technologies exist.

On the compostable front, we have come a long way in just a few years. In 2010, PepsiCo Canada came out with the first compostable chip bag for SunChips. This new package was meant to completely break down into compost in a hot, active compost pile in approximately 14 weeks. Some tests concluded that it did not.

Greg Swales Flashes Sara Sampaio In 'Visions in Digital' For Numero Russia May 2019

Greg Swales Flashes Sara Sampaio In 'Visions in Digital' For Numero Russia May 2019

Top model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio is styled by Ilaria Niccolini in modern, street savvy looks for ‘Visions in Digital’. Photographer Greg Swales eyes Sara for Numero Russia May 2019./ Hair by Danielle Priano; makeup by Carolina Gonzalez

Ugbad Abdi Stars In 'A New Face, A New Story, A New Era' By Zoe Ghertner For i-D Magazine Summer 2019

Ugbad Abdi Stars In 'A New Face, A New Story, A New Era' By Zoe Ghertner For i-D Magazine Summer 2019

Rising model Ugbad Abdi is styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois in ‘A New Face, A New Story, A New Era’. Zoë Ghertner is in the studio, captuing casual, minimal sophistication with modern head gear as ‘A New Face, A New Story, A New Era’ for i-D Magazine #356 Summer 2019./ Makeup by Fara Homidi; set design by Spencer Vrooman

Rising Somali model Ugbad Abdi is considered to be Fall 2019’s breakout star. She credits fellow-Muslim refugee model, Minneapolis-based Halima Aden as her inspo. “Before Halima, I just assumed there was no place for the hijab in the fashion industry,” Ugbad told i-D. “I have now realised that Muslim women can be anything we want to be.”

Martha Hunt Covers Tatler Russia May 2019, Lensed In Modern Neutrals By Aingeru Zorita

Martha Hunt Covers Tatler Russia May 2019, Lensed In Modern Neutrals By Aingeru Zorita

Victoria’s Secret Angel Martha Hunt is styled by Renata Kharkova in fashion’s neutrals. Aingeru Zorita captures Martha in Grand Central Station New York for Tatler Russia’s May 2019 cover story./ Hair by David Colvin; makeup by Georgi Sandev

Chloë Sevigny Heads To Cannes For 'The Dead Don't Die' And 'White Echo', Rejoins Shatterbox

Chloë Sevigny Heads To Cannes For 'The Dead Don't Die' And 'White Echo', Rejoins Shatterbox

Indy actor, director, model, fashion designer and more Chloë Stevens Sevigny covers the May 11, 2019 issue of M Le Magazine Du Monde. Photographer Briana Capozzi is behind the lens with styling by Haley Wollens./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Fara Homidi

Ruth Bell Is Lensed By Marilyn Minter In 'Hear the Bell' For Out Magazine May 2019

Ruth Bell Is Lensed By Marilyn Minter In 'Hear the Bell' For Out Magazine May 2019

Model Ruth Bell is styeld by Yashua Simmons in ‘Hear the Bell’, lensed by Marilyn Minter for Out Magazine May 2019./ Hair by Braydon Nelson; makeup by James Kaliardos

Phillip Picardi interviews Ruth Bell, writing the Trumpian headline ‘How Self-Proclaimed Butch Lesbian Became A Fashion Supermodel. It may be time to introduce the Washington Post fact-checker for fashion exaggeration.

Make no mistake, we love Ruth Bell and wouldn’t be featuring these cool Marilyn Minter images if we didn’t. But seriously! Have you noticed that no one is a fashion model anymore? We have only one status, and everyone is a supermodel. It’s the most abused word among fashion writers.

Emma Summerton Captures 'Homage to Egon Schiele' For Vogue Germany May 2019

Emma Summerton Captures 'Homage to Egon Schiele' For Vogue Germany May 2019

Models Cyrielle Lalande, Maryet Sousa, Noah Carlos, Remington Williiams, Sasha Knysh and Tess McMillan are styled by Natasha Royt in ‘Homage to Egon Schiele’. Photographer Emma Summerton is behind the lens for Vogue Germany May 2019./ Hair by Luke Chamberlain; makeup by Erin Parsons

EYE: Elizabeth Cabral Interviews Tasha Tilberg In 'Green Is A Primary Color' For 'Purpose and Perspective' 02

EYE: Elizabeth Cabral Interviews Tasha Tilberg In 'Green Is A Primary Color' For 'Purpose and Perspective'

Model icon Tasha Tilberg has long been one of Gaia’s daughters, seeking solace and refuge in mother nature and her innumerable, bountiful riches. Writing for a publication gem Purpose and Perspective, Elizabeth Cabral, the magazine’s founder, hoes a fertile interview garden with the model, not rushing nor pushing Tilberg into the Insta-girl she’s not. After all, Tilberg has been a humble landowner for years, AND Cabral “set out on a journey to find a new perspective and purpose to her work. What was initially supposed to be a passion project on the side, organically and beautifully became a fully engaging, inspiring and all consuming outlet. The name says it all, Purpose and Perspective. Elizabeth wanted to have critical conversations with passionate people about purposeful things. “ about 02

Ralph Lauren Polo Spotlights West Philadelphia Work to Ride Young Black Equestrians

Ralph Lauren Polo Spotlights West Philadelphia Work to Ride Young Black Equestrians

The new Ralph Lauren Polo ad campaign has put a group of young people from West Philadelphia on the style and culture map.

The kids are part of Fairmount Park’s Work to Ride program, launched in 1994 and based out of the Chamounix Equestrian Center. The program gives underprivileged youth the opportunity to experience horsemanship, introducing communities of color to a predominantly whie, very privileged sport. Think our beloved Prince Harry and his friends.

"I'm still kind of bowled over that they actually took the plunge," Work to Ride Executive Director Lezlie Hiner said about the fashion giant's decision to run an ad campaign featuring her program.

On any given year, Work to Ride serves around 60 youths between the ages of 7 and 19, Hiner said. Ralph Lauren's campaign is a reflection of the program's mission. In reality Hiner is very modest, because her Work to Ride project is racking up an incomparable list of accomplishments by its young riders.

Zendaya Puts Disney Behind Her, Lensed By Tyler Mitchell For Vogue US June 2019

Zendaya Puts Disney Behind Her, Lensed By Tyler Mitchell For Vogue US June 2019

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is living in the fast lane, which is good for a woman who drives with her foot pressed on the pedal. Fresh off the splashy debut of her TommyxZendaya collection in Paris, photo shoots for Lancôme as the brand’s youngest global ambassador and the build-up to her new HBO series ‘Euphoria’, Zendaya covers the June 2019 issue of American Vogue.

Styled by Camilla Nickerson in romantic, refined looks from Marni, Olivier Theyskens, Marc Jacobs, Richard Quinn, Lorenzo Serafini, Loewe, and Paco Rabanne, Zendaya puts her Disney past behind her for her HBO debut in ‘Euphoria’. Rising photographer Tyler Mitchell is behind the lens; May Singer conducts the interview.

Harvard Won't Renew Prof Ronald Sullivan Jr. + Stephanie Robinson As Faculty Deans of Winthrop House

Harvard Won't Renew Prof Ronald Sullivan Jr. + Stephanie Robinson As Faculty Deans of Winthrop House

Harvard announced on Saturday that Ronald Sullivan Jr. and his wife Stephanie Robinson, who is a lecturer at the law school, would no longer continue as faclty deans of Winthrop House, one of Harvard’s residential houses for undergrad students. In 2009, the couple became the first African American faculty deans in Harvard’s history.

The decision not to renew the appointments of Mr. Sullivan and Ms. Robinson as faculty deans won’t impact their positions at the law school, where Mr. Sullivan is the Jesse Climenko Clinical Professor of Law and the director of the Criminal Justice Institute.

Exactly what moral and ethical point Prof Sullivan is making -- putting Weinstein first -- is obviously an important one to him. But the message he send to his young students under his mentorship is one they justifiably rejected in significant numers.

Those students were led by Harvard student Danu Mudannayake, 21 years old, and a visual and environmental studies student in film production at Harvard College.

DANU MUDANNAYAKE, 21 YEARS OLD, VISUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: FILM PRODUCTION, HARVARD COLLEGE