Do you know who Larisa Dolina is? I didn’t either, until I read Clara Molot’s fantastic story about Putin’s favorite pop star. Elsewhere in today’s VF hits, we have Erin Vanderhoof assessing Erika Kirk’s New York Times star turn, and José Criales-Unzueta waxing wise on Pantone’s very on-the-nose choice for color of the year. |
CLAIRE HOWORTH,
DEPUTY EDITOR |
The European Union, Canada, Monaco, and Switzerland have sanctioned pop singer Larisa Dolina for supporting Russia’s aggression against Ukraine by performing at various government events, and she is on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s list of the 200 Russians he considers enemies of the state. Yet in her home country, her proximity to the Kremlin has only led to fame and fortune. |
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If this were a script for a show like, say, The Office, this would be the time in which we’d break the fourth wall to look directly into the camera, bemused. |
At the New York Times DealBook Summit, Charlie Kirk’s widow and Turning Point USA successor made calls for unity, but floundered when she was challenged on her husband’s most controversial views. |
“This coat was cherished by our mother, but with our mother’s passing, we feel it’s the right time to entrust the coat to someone who will appreciate and preserve it as our mother had, helping safeguard Jackie’s legacy,” the coat’s anonymous donor tells VF. |
While Spotify’s data scientists are somewhat cloak-and-dagger about the nitty-gritty of their calculations, the team does release a bit of info on the method behind their Wrapped madness. |
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