Contributors

Cristian FARIAS

REIGN SUPREME," P. 32

"I've written about the Supreme Court and the politics shaping it for as long as I've been a card-carrying lawyer," says the legal journalist and founding editor of Inquest. "All along, I've marveled at how much of my formal legal education has been rendered irrelevant by the Court John Roberts leads."

Madeline WEEKS

"ATSUKO ALL THE WAY," P. 68

"We laughed the entire time," says the costume designer and founder of sustainable faux-fur brand First By Madeline of her experience styling Atsuko Okatsuka. "She was super excited to wear stunningly glamorous designer looks while flying over the football players."

Bethany MCLEAN

"THE MOON SHOT," P. 74

"Joe [Nocera] and I started working on The Big Fail (Portfolio) in those dark days of spring 2020," says the journalist known for uncovering the origin stories of some of America's biggest blunders. "We weren't sure where we were going, but we knew that the pandemic would have an enormous economic impact."

Eric JOHNSON

"HIP-HOP'S RENAISSANCE MAN," P. 80

The award-winning photographer best known for documenting American music culture of the late 1990s and early 2000s has been following Fab Five Freddy since Debbie Harry rapped "Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's fly" in "Rapture." "He helped pave the way for my entire generation," he says.

William RALSTON

"THE HAND THAT ROCKED THE CRADLE," P. 86

Ralston is a London-based journalist who specializes in long-form investigations. Please see our editors' note on page 86.

Nicole RIFKIN

"THE ROTHSCHILD WHO WASN'T," P. 60

Throughout her artistic process, the New York-based illustrator asked herself what it would feel like to be fooled by someone like Kyle de Rothschild Deschanel. "it felt all-consuming," she says. "I wanted to convey that when someone does something like this, it causes fractures across your life."