ContributorsClockwise
from left:
Rachel Dodes;
Carlos “Kaito”
Araujo; Rich
McHugh;
Ana de Armas
and Cass
Bird; Daniel
Jackson.Rachel
DODES“HOT, BUT NOT BOTHERED”
P. 74“In 2020, being horny
often has nothing
to do with being
sexually aroused,”
says Dodes, a New
York–based writer
and cohost of the
podcast Nope. “ Yo u
can be horny for
justice, grocery stores,
or binge-worthy
shows. It’s a state of
mind, a cri de coeur,
a conscious choice
to be an enthusiast in
a time of despair.”
Cass
BIRD“ALL ABOUT ANA”
P. 80
Bird, a V. F. contributing
photographer, captured
Ana de Armas among
the trees of a Tuscan-
style villa in Beverly
Hills. “She is a magic
unicorn,” Bird says
of the Knives Out and
No Time to Die actor.
“She brought so much
spirit and focus to
this collaboration.” After
the shoot, de Armas
flew to New Orleans to
continue shooting
Deep Water opposite
Ben Affleck.Daniel
JACKSON“ALL THAT JAZZ”
P. 9 2
Jackson’s varied
snapshots of today’s
brightest young
actors make it hard to
believe that the
images were all taken
in the same place:
L.A.’s Palace Theater,
the oldest Orpheum
theater in the U.S.
Alert to the “unfolding
possibilities of the
photographic moment,”
Jackson utilized nearly
every corner of the
theater, including the
freight elevator, back
alley, and fire escape.Rich
McHUGH“AN ORAL HISTORY OF
A PREDATOR”
P. 116
McHugh, who
resigned from NBC
News in 2018 after
he and Ronan Farrow
were ordered
to stop investigating
Harvey Weinstein,
interviewed 30 of the
disgraced movie
mogul’s accusers for
this issue. “This
story taught me that
the problem is
so much larger than
exposing one man,”
says the Emmy award–
winning journalist.
“Abuse is systemic in
our culture.”Carlos “Kaito”
ARAUJO“THE GOLDEN AGE”
P. 76
Diddy’s 50th-birthday
party brought
out hip-hop’s royalty,
many of whom are,
like their host,
identifiable by a single
name: Usher, Kanye,
Lizzo. And all of them
sat for Araujo in
V. F.’s portrait studio.
“Just want to give
a big thank you to
Puff for allowing me
to capture these
images,” says Araujo.
“Capturing timeless
images for me to
share with the world
is a blessing.”