Teen Vogue Introduces 9 Teen Climate Activists Fighting For The Planet's Future

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No one takes the reality of climate change more seriously than members of Generation Z, as climate change and the Green New Deal, advanced by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , take center stage in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary.

Days after her election to the House, then Congresswoman-elect Ocasio-Cortez joined 150 youth activists associated the Sunrise movement in a sit-in at then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's Capitol Hill office, where the group called for congressional action on climate change.

Teen Vogue introduces us to 9 Teen Climate Activists Fighting for the Future of the Planet. Heading the list is Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, 16. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Thunberg will be speaking at the UN Climate Summit in New York in September. She is among the 15 Forces for Change featured in the September 2019 issue of British Vogue.

Other climate activists profiled by Teen Vogue include: Katie Eder, 19 executive director of Future Coalition; Jamie Margolin, 17 cofounder and co-executive director of Zero Hour; Nadia Nazar, 17 Cofounder, co-executive, and art director of Zero Hour; Isra Hirsi, 16 cofounder and co-executive director of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike; Alexandria Villasenor, 14 founder of Earth Uprising; Haven Coleman, 13 cofounder and co-executive director the U.S. Youth Climate Strike; Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, 19 youth director of Earth Guardians and author of the book We Rise; and Jayden Foytlin, 15 member of Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 class of 2018.

CNN will host a climate change debate in New York on September 4 for candidates qualifying for the September Democratic debates. Presently, only eight candidates meet that criteria: former Vice President Joe Biden; New Jersey Senator Cory Booker; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; California Senator Kamala Harris; Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar; former Representative Beto O’Rourke; Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders; and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

MSNBC will host a two-day event in Washington, DC on September 19 and 20. All presidential candidates are invited from both parties.

Blanca Padilla Is Lensed By David Dunan In White Elegance For ELLE Russia July 2019

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Blanca Padilla Is Lensed By David Dunan In White Elegance For ELLE Russia July 2019

Model Blanca Padilla covers the July 2019 issue of ELLE Russia. Lilya Simonyan chooses primarily white and acid green hues from Alexander Terrrrekhov, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Off-White and more for studio images by David Dunan./ Hair by Tobias Sagner; makeup by Nicolas Degennes

British Vogue's September 2019 Issue Shares 'Forces for Change' Cover By Peter Lindbergh

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British Vogue's September 2019 Issue Shares 'Forces for Change' Cover By Peter Lindbergh AOC Eye

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex guest edits British Vogue’s September 2019 issue, considered the most important issue of the year. Editor-in-chief-Edward Enninful invited Meghan to appear on the cover, but she declined, saying it would be considered “boastful”. With minions clamoring to criticize the Duchess at every turn in the road, declining was absolutely the correct decision.

Instead, the September 2019 British Vogue cover features 15 women who are “trailblazing changemakers, united by their fearlessness in breaking barriers”, according to a statement issued by Buckingham Palace.

The female ensemble of “trailblazing changemakers” includes activist actor Jane Fonda, climate change advocate, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and supermodel now maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns.

Emma Summerton Flashes Chiharu Okungi In 'Cooling Down' For Vogue China July 2019

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Emma Summerton Flashes Chiharu Okungi In 'Cooling Down' For Vogue China July 2019

Model Chiharu Okunugi makes a splash in the July 2019 issue of Vogue China. Fashion photographer Emma Summerton flashes the Japanese beauty in ‘Cooling Down’.

Emily Ratajkowski Adds Sexy El Camino Shirt To Inamorata Swim and Lingerie Collection

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Emily Ratajkowski Adds Sexy El Camino Shirt To Inamorata Swim and Lingerie Collection

Emily Ratajkowski expands the range of her sensual Inamorata swimwear and lingerie collection, offering the El Camino shirt in classic polka dot, snakeskin and animal prints that match her swim separates. Ratajkowski is photographed at home by close friend @tremendy.

How the Conservative Right Hijacks Religion and Why Democrats Must Challenge Them

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How the Conservative Right Hijacks Religion and Why Democrats Must Challenge Them

Democrats are beginning to challenge the Republican grip on the language of religion and faith in the United States. Democrat Sen. Chris Coons, a graduate of Yale Divinity School, recently wrote an essay for The Atlantic, “Democrats Need to Talk About Their Faith.”

This is a bold and necessary move. However, it may come up against scientific and progressive resistance. This resistance is based on the claim that science and religion, or religion and progressive politics, are incompatible.

Scorn for religion can be seen both among some learned atheists or in popular culture. Oxford evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins dismissively discusses religion in The God Delusion; comedian, political commentator and talk show host Bill Maher’s documentary Religulous also took a smug and barbed approach and has faced criticisms of liberal Islamophobia.

Stella Maxwell Delivers A Beauty Short With 'Shock Value' For ELLE US August 2019

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Stella Maxwell Delivers A Beauty Short With 'Shock Value' For ELLE US August 2019

Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell is styled by Matthew Ellenberger in ‘Shock Value’, lensed by Christian Ferretti for ELLE US August 2019./ Hair by Hiro + Mari; makeup by Morgane Martini

Aweng Chuol + Vivienne Rohner In 'Flowers of Romance' By Thomas Lohr For Vanity Fair France

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Aweng Chuol + Vivienne Rohner In 'Flowers of Romance' By Thomas Lohr For Vanity Fair France

South Sudanese models Aweng Chuol and Vivienne Rohner are styled by Camille Bidault Waddington in ‘Flowers of Romance’. Photographer Thomas Lohr is behind the lens for Vanity Fair France July 2019./ Hair by Sebastien Richard; makeup by Min Kim

Heather Kemesky Wears Pared Down 'Changing Tides' Earth Tones For Porter Edit July 26, 2019

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Heather Kemesky Wears Pared Down 'Changing Tides' Earth Tones For Porter Edit July 26, 2019

Model Heather Kemesky is styled by Tracy Taylor in a pared-down, tonal palette of earthy hues that mix and match with ease. Frequent Porter Edit photographer Matthew Sprout captures looks from Bottega Veneta, Chloé, Joseph, Khaite, Vince and more for ‘Changing Tides’ in the July 26, 2019 issue.

Bauhaus-Inspired Nike Air Max 270 Sneakers Inspired Toilet Paper Magazine Posters

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Bauhaus-Inspired Nike Air Max 270 Sneakers Inspired Toilet Paper Magazine Posters

Nike’s first lifestyle Air Max marries the softest, smoothest and resilient foam, Nike React before landing on design studio inspo boards paying tribute to art movements over the last 100+ years. First up is the Air Max 270 React paying tribute to the Bauhaus, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

How Smells Reconnect Us To Nature: Breathing Well In Urban Spaces

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How Smells Reconnect Us To Nature: Breathing Well In Urban Spaces

We live in a society focused on vision. The technology, the media, the article you are reading, all of these things are mostly perceived and analyzed through our eyes. But it is to our five senses that we owe most of our daily experiences, without always always being aware of it ...

The experience of nature is a perfect example. Our relationship with the natural environment indeed responds to a complex process involving our organs from head to toe: we enjoy a forest walk on a spring morning for the bright colors and the harsh light that runs through the foliage; for the songs of birds, for the cool wind that caresses our skin.

If this moment gives us well-being, it is the fact of multiple sensory stimuli which, by mingling, define together the same experience. Thus the experience of nature is in essence a multisensory experience. But if we enjoy a walk in the forest on a spring morning, it is also for the smells that it exhales  : here the resinous perfume of a pine, there that of the humus or the hyacinths of the woods.

Nina Marker Hits High Seas on the X Shore Electric Boat By Benjamin Vnuk For V Magazine

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Nina Marker Hits High Seas on the X Shore Electric Boat By Benjamin Vnuk For V Magazine

Danish model Nina Marker is styled by Dogukan Nesanir in ‘All Aboard the X Shore!’, an eco-friendly 100% electric boat. Benjamin Vnuk flashes Nina for V Magazine 120. / Hair by Kalle Eklund; makeup by Patrick Glatthaar

Ruth Bell + Selena Forrest Channel Teddy Girls In Brigitte Niedermair Images For Dior Fall 2019 Campaign

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Ruth Bell + Selena Forrest Channel Teddy Girls In Brigitte Niedermair Images For Dior Fall 2019 Campaign

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s feminist message for Christian Dior marches forward into fall celebrating the 1950s Teddy Girls rebellious spirit British subculture. The Teddy Girls more androgynous style represented a turning away from the elegantly feminine New Look from Dior, a style that directed women back home after their much-needed working women stint during WWII.

Fran Summers Honors Hedi Slimane's Fall 2019 French Woman Classics For Vogue Paris

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Fran Summers Honors Hedi Slimane's Fall 2019 French Woman Classics For Vogue Paris

Top model Fran Summers is styled by Emmanuelle Alt in ‘The Importance of Being Constant’, lensed by Hedi Slimane for Vogue Paris August 2019./ Hair by Sam McKnight; makeup by Aaron De Mey

Gregory Harris Flashes Grace Elizabeth In 'Golden Eighties' For Vogue Paris September 2019

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Gregory Harris Flashes Grace Elizabeth In 'Golden Eighties' For Vogue Paris September 2019

Top model Grace Elizabeth is styled by Virginie Benarroch in globs of stuff lensed by Gregory Harris for the September 2019 issue of Vogue Paris. / Makeup by Marie Duhart


How Fireflies Glow -- And What Signals They're Sending

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How Fireflies Glow -- And What Signals They're Sending

You might not really be sure you saw what you think you saw when the first one shows up. But you stare in the direction of the flicker of light and there it is again – the first firefly of the evening. If you are in good firefly habitat, soon there are dozens, or even hundreds, of the insects flying about, flashing their mysterious signals.

Fireflies – alternatively known as lightning bugs in much of the United States – are neither flies nor bugs. They’re soft-winged beetles, related to click beetles and others. The most dramatic aspect of their biology is that they can produce light; this ability in a living organism, called bioluminescence, is relatively rare.

I’m an entomologist who does research on, and teaches about, the ecology and biology of insects. Recently, I’ve been trying to understand the diversity and ecology of fireflies in my home state of North Carolina. Fireflies are found widely across North America, including many places in the west, but they are most abundant and diverse in the eastern half of the continent, from Florida to southern Canada.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Should Stop The White Women's Privilege Lectures

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Should Stop The White Women's Privilege Lectures

Last February Jennifer Wright addressed Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders’ problem with women, writing Bernie Sanders’ Sexism Problem for Harper’s Bazaar.

“We have got to look at candidates, you know, not by the color of their skin, not by their sexual orientation or their gender and not by their age. I mean, I think we have got to try to move us toward a non-discriminatory society which looks at people based on their abilities, based on what they stand for.” Vermont Public Radio, Feb. 2019

Many women and people of color view that statement as a reaffirmation of the “let white men rule, we’re better at it” theory of political governance. Wright perfects her roast of Sanders, and I encourage to read her piece, while I pull out a few highlights that still simmer in my conscious as a super active person in the Hillary Clinton campaign.

There was a bit of poetic justice when women who worked for Bernie in his 2016 primary campaign came forward to discuss how they were paid less and experienced sexual harassment. You see, with rare exceptions — finally hiring Symone Sanders who served as his national press secretary until late June 2016 — Bernie couldn’t really find many good women of any skin color to hire at a high level. His campaign was run by white men — a feature that he has fixed in his current 2020 run for the Democratic nomination.

Still, when women working in the field and as organizers complained about both wages and fending off sexual advances from male staffers, Bernie grabbed his mop of white hair and defended his inaction saying initially “I was a little bit busy running around the country”. After all, Bernie Sanders said that “women’s issues were a distraction” and Planned Parenthood — who is getting the crap kicked out of them by the Trump administration — is “the establishment”.

Sara Van Der Hoek's Pattern Frenzy By Katelijne Vergruggen For Marie Claire Netherlands

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Sara Van Der Hoek's Pattern Frenzy By Katelijne Vergruggen For Marie Claire Netherlands

Model Sara Van Der Hoek is styled by Anna Sokolowska in bold, summer 2019 designs lensed by Katelijne Verbruggen for Marie Claire Netherlands. / Hair and makeup by Magdalena Loza