Contributors

DaraLIND

"CROSSING OVER," P. 92

"it's easy to present images of the US-Mexico border as a spectacle," says Lind, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council and longtime immigration reporter. She was instead grateful for the opportunity to explore the fuller picture.

SavannahWALSH

"NO NONSENSE," P. 58

"At 25, she's a brighter version of herself, ready to embrace her newfound pop stardom because she now knows it's only just beginning," says Walsh, who first interviewed Sabrina Carpenter shortly after her 21st birthday. Walsh, a Kansas City, Missouri, native, can be found working late, 'cause she's a writer.

EmmaSUMMERTON

"NO NONSENSE," P. 58

Summerton, who photographed idiosyncratic pop star Sabrina Carpenter, has a fondness for detail and a fervor for fashion. In 2023, the Australia-born photographer became just the fifth woman to shoot the Pirelli calendar in its six-decade history.

KatieNICHOLL

"A ROYAL CHALLENGE," P. 50

Nicholl is a longtime authority on the British royal family and best-selling author. Still, she says she "never expected King Charles's reign to be as eventful as it has been in the first year." She lives in London with her two children.

GoNAKAMURA

"CROSSING OVER," P. 92

Nakamura has documented new arrivals' experiences at almost every step of the US border. While the border itself presents a desperate situation, it is only one part of many individuals' stories. "Nothing compared to what they experienced during the journey from their own countries," Nakamura relayed.

StephanieRURT

"SWIFT 101," P. 48

Burt, the Donald and Katherine Loker professor of English at Harvard University, is still reflecting on how deep Taylor Swift's fandom runs after teaching the school's first course on the songwriter and pop superstar. She will publish her next book, Super Gay Poems (Harvard University Press), in 2025.