May 2026

Most senior police officers of two decades' standing would be well past the point of standing alone at a bus stop at 2 AM to see what happens. B. Sumathi is not most senior police officers. In May 2026, the Commissioner of Police for the…

There's a particular kind of person who thrives at the intersection of media and politics — someone who understands both the algorithm and the electorate. Franco Mabanta built his public identity in that exact space, carving out a…

There is a particular kind of pressure that comes with sharing a last name with one of the most iconic entertainers in American history. Dolly Parton is not just famous — she is an institution, a living legend whose voice, persona, and…

There are chefs who cook for a living, and then there are chefs who cook like it's the only honest thing they know how to do. Britt Rescigno is firmly in the second category. The South Jersey native who grew up scaling fish next door to her…

There are not many people in America who can say they have advised a presidential campaign, spoken for the U.S. State Department, launched their own radio show, founded a global communications firm, anchored a primetime newscast, and still…

There is a particular quality that separates a good television journalist from a truly effective one — not just the ability to ask difficult questions, but the calm insistence on actually getting them answered. Maupe Ogun-Yusuf has built a…

When an actress of Melissa McCarthy's caliber steps onto a red carpet, graces the cover of a magazine, or navigates the delicate terrain of Hollywood press — someone is working behind the scenes to make every detail count. That person, for…

There is a particular kind of public visibility that nobody chooses: the kind that arrives because you were married to a famous and controversial man. Maureen McPhilmy did not seek the spotlight. She was a professional public relations…

There are judges in Pennsylvania, and then there is Alice Beck Dubow. The distinction matters not because she is more famous than her colleagues on the state's Superior Court, but because the story of her career is inseparable from a larger…

There is a particular kind of ambition that does not announce itself until it has to. For 26 years, Beth Djalali was a stay-at-home mother — moving her family across continents, raising three boys, supporting a husband whose career took…