I spent a decade working with Anna Wintour on the Met Gala — the John Galliano fiasco makes us ask what legacies are honored

I spent a decade working with Anna Wintour on the Met Gala — the John Galliano fiasco makes us ask what legacies are honored

My career in fashion began at Vogue, where I spent more than a decade working alongside Anna Wintour producing the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit and helping shape what became the Met Gala. I saw firsthand how deliberately its world was constructed: the guest lists, relationships, seating, sponsors, celebrities, and editorial vision that…

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The Price of Privacy When It Comes to Dementia

The Price of Privacy When It Comes to Dementia

Perhaps more than other diseases, the desire for privacy is particularly strong for dementia, which is still viewed by many as a mental health disorder rather than a neurologic disease like Parkinson’s disease or ALS.  My patients and families typically limit the disclosure of the diagnosis on a need-to-know basis, and many choose to hide…

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We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype

We Need a Cure for AI Health Hype

As Amy Dockser Marcus writes for The Information, we’ve been here before. In 2000, on the heels of the first sequencing of human DNA, Francis Collins, then-director of the Human Genome Project, predicted that “in another 20, 25 years we should be able to prevent or cure most cases of cancer, of diabetes, of heart…

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Mamdani’s ‘Race Plan’ sets dangerous goals —thank goodness it’s unlikely he delivers

Mamdani’s ‘Race Plan’ sets dangerous goals —thank goodness it’s unlikely he delivers

Bad news: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s just-released Racial Equity Plan is promising to address “disparities” in racial outcomes based on a dangerously flawed understanding their causes — and seemingly with a distinctly anti-American solution: racial favoritism. Good news: There’s little sign, based on the plan and on his record, he’ll actually deliver on his promises. Start…

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Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss

Marijuana users may face hidden driving danger that standard tests can miss

A new study warns that driving after eating cannabis edibles can significantly impair road performance and reaction times, even if blood tests show THC levels far below the legal limit. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, highlight a potential challenge for impaired-driving enforcement in Canada and some US jurisdictions. Most previous cannabis-driving studies have involved smoked…

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