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 In 2010, not long into my first job on a magazine now in the great magazine graveyard in the sky, a fellow junior and I were appraising the performance of a new intern. Fresh out of university, this person had arrived late and then suggested they conduct the celebrity interview for the next issue. “That’s the thing with these young ones coming through now,” my colleague said with a solemn shake of their head, “they just don’t want to put the graft in.” Twelve years later and society is in a moment of transformation when it comes to work and our attitudes towards it. The Great Resignation – or at least the Great Thinking About Resignation – is upon us. The Covid pandemic smashed through many of the grand narratives we have passed down for generations about having a job: the need to be present in an office, the idea we are somehow indispensable to the wider machine we are operating in. For older people already in charge, this meant scrambling to adjust the modern workpl...

 Actor and groundbreaking fashionista Billy Porter is teaming up with Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens for a new show that will feature elaborate costumes inspired by Porter’s iconic looks and roles, along with his hometown of Pittsburgh. “Billy Porter Presents: A Summer Flower Fashion Show” will run run May 6 to Sept. 24 at the historic glass house in Oakland. “The idea evolved when Billy was shooting (the 2022 Amazon film) ‘Anything’s Possible’ at the Conservatory last summer,” said Joe Reed, Phipps director of marketing and communications. “His energy, vibrance and compassion really inspired us, and we engaged him about taking that inspiration to the next level.” Since wearing a black velvet tuxedo gown by Christian Siriano at the 2019 Academy Awards, Porter has become known for wearing innovative, gender-neutral designs. Porter is working with the Phipps horticulture and facilities team, who will be designing and fabricating four costumes — three made of...