Harper\'s Bazaar USA - 12.2019

20 FOR 2020

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SARA SEAGER

Professor of planetary science and physics at MIT

“We’re going to be talking more

about exoplanets, planets

that orbit stars other than the sun.

Over the past 25 years we’ve

identified thousands, yet we know

very little about them.

Are these small distant worlds too

big, too small, too hot, too

cold, or just right to host water,

oceans, and life?”

LISA FITHIAN

Protest organizer and author of Shut It Down:

Stories From a Fierce, Loving Resistance

ALI WONG

Comedian

“I think a lot more comics are

going to release their

one-hour specials on YouTube.

For people who aren’t

famous yet, it can be a very

empowering way of putting

yourself out there.” ■

“System change is my industry, and nonviolent direct action is my path. We

must all begin to see ourselves as organizers, activators, and people with

power. The biggest change I want to inspire is the belief that another world is

possible—so people will organize like hell to make it real today!”

MEGAN RAPINOE

U.S. Women’s National Team co-captain

“Events like the 2019 World Cup have shown that women

not only can put an exciting product on the field but also generate

significant profits for those who invest as well.”

TEDDY QUINLIVAN

Model

“HAVING A

DIVERSE CAST

CAN’T JUST

REMAIN A TREND

OR A GIMMICK—

IT NEEDS TO

BECOME THE

STANDARD. IT

MAKES ME

CRINGE WHEN

I SEE ONLY ONE

TYPE OF

PERSON. WE

SHOULD

HAVE TRANS

GIRLS,

MULTIPLE

WOMEN OF

COLOR, AND

REPRESENTATION

OF MORE THAN

ONE HEIGHT AND

DRESS SIZE.”

DIABLO

CODY

Academy Award–winning

screenwriter and

playwright of the musical

Jagged Little Pill

“The success of wildly innovative musical revivals like

Oklahoma! makes me think that we’re going to

see a lot of shows subvert theatrical traditions. I love

the idea that we can cherish the past while

looking to the future with a progressive eye.”

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