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Kennedy’s vaccine agenda takes a major blow 

Kennedy’s vaccine agenda takes a major blow 

A court ruling on Monday dealt a heavy blow to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to transform America’s vaccine policy, just as the White House is reportedly losing interest in the project. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy granted a preliminary injunction on the reduced childhood immunization schedule Kennedy… Source link

It’s Harder Than It Looks to Replicate Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Minimalist Style

It’s Harder Than It Looks to Replicate Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Minimalist Style

Until now, however, Bessette had never come to life on screen (only two very brief videos exist where her voice can be heard). Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband. Easy, right? Or…not. The secret to timeless style A black wool sweater, beige coat, and jeans are staples for those looking to copy Carolyn Bessette, but the items alone aren’t enough to come close to the same look. Her sense of personal style and taste are what helped define an aesthetic that persisted through a decade, much longer than a transient trend. Designers such as Prada, Helmut Lang, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, and Donna Karan all embraced the “less is more” ethos at the time, defining what we now call “quiet luxury” with looks that worked by subtraction, succeeding in the arduous feat of being stark but simultaneously glamorous and sexy. Today, brands like The Row use clean lines …

Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra hospitalized after hemorrhagic stroke

Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra hospitalized after hemorrhagic stroke

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Punk legend Jello Biafra has been hospitalized after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke due to high blood pressure. The former frontman of Dead Kennedys, 67, recounted the moments after a blood vessel burst in his brain in a Saturday social media post shared by Alternative Tentacles, the record label that Biafra co-founded. “I hopped out of my bed because I needed to pee, and my left leg just collapsed under me and I fell to the floor,” Biafra said in the post shared on Monday. “I couldn’t even break the fall with my left arm because it wasn’t working either. I tried to hop back up again, and I couldn’t. I realized I had ‘fallen and I can’t get up!’” He continued, “It was this point I thought, ‘Oh s***, I’m having a stroke!’ I still have a lot of great stuff in me, …

Who Gets to Claim the Kennedys?

Who Gets to Claim the Kennedys?

This article contains mild spoilers through Season 1, Episode 6 of Love Story. If every love story is a ghost story, as David Foster Wallace wrote, those who tell the tales might consider how many of love’s ghosts are still alive. Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, FX’s semi-fictionalized retelling of the relationship between the American prince and his somewhat-reluctant princess, has been a hit with audiences. Since its premiere last month, the show—a fusion of drama and camp, taking pains and liberties with the lives of the people it portrays—has become the most-watched limited series in FX’s streaming history. Love Story has proved less popular, however, with several of the people who found themselves effectively cast, without their consent, in the production. On Friday, the actor and activist Daryl Hannah—who had a long-term relationship with the Kennedy-family scion before his marriage to Bessette—published an opinion essay in The New York Times that indicted her portrayal in the show. The Daryl Hannah of the series, ditzy and needy and serving as a …

How ‘Love Story’ Recreated John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Wedding, Down to the Last Cigarette

How ‘Love Story’ Recreated John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Wedding, Down to the Last Cigarette

The room watched JFK Jr. and Carolyn’s Wedding: The Lost Tapes to get a feel for the order of operations. Listening to attendees share memories from the occasion, we were struck by the joy and reverence and warmth that friends and family of the couple still felt about that weekend 25 years later. We wanted the drama of the wedding episode to mimic the conflict surrounding any wedding, which is to say the drama of logistics. Who’s sitting where? Which friends made the cut for the guest list? Who’s wearing what? Unlike every other episode of the show, this is the one where John and Carolyn are in total lockstep, working as a team to achieve a shared goal. It’s them against the world. It’s the height of their romance, when everything seems possible. The plan was to illustrate this with two moments set to iconic ’90s songs. Moment one: Their dance to the Pulp song “Common People” at the top of the episode. But there was a snag: When it came time to clear …

Recent studies challenge Kennedy’s claims about vaccines, Tylenol and antidepressants

Recent studies challenge Kennedy’s claims about vaccines, Tylenol and antidepressants

They’re prominent talking points for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his top officials: Taking Tylenol while pregnant could be linked to autism. Antidepressants may be harmful during pregnancy. Aluminum salts in vaccines might pose a health risk. And Covid shots don’t benefit healthy children. The remarks have sowed confusion over the past year, as scientists warn there isn’t evidence to back them up. Nevertheless, federal health agencies have pursued policies based on the assertions. Now, a spate of new research released in the last few months offers some of the strongest rebuttals to date. The latest finding came this month: After Food and Drug Administration officials questioned the safety of taking antidepressants during pregnancy, new research presented at an annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine found that pregnant patients who discontinued the medications nearly doubled their risk of mental health-related emergency room visits. Other recent studies have also found that aluminum salts in vaccines aren’t linked to major safety concerns and that Covid shots have a protective benefit for children. Some …

Why the TV industry keeps falling in love with the Kennedys, America’s answer to the royal family

Why the TV industry keeps falling in love with the Kennedys, America’s answer to the royal family

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more He was “America’s Prince”. She was the States’ answer to Diana, a strikingly beautiful style icon in the making who would complete the fairytale, until that fantasy metamorphosed into tragedy. Together, they were photogenic, aspirational, achingly cool – and doomed to heartbreakingly untimely deaths. It is a surprise that prestige TV has taken this long to tackle the devastating story of John F Kennedy Jr and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, with all its elements of glamour and real-life misfortune. That task has fallen to Ryan Murphy, the prolific showrunner who has previously taken on tales from America’s collective consciousness such as the OJ Simpson trial and Bill Clinton’s impeachment. Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette, now airing on Disney+, charts …

Kennedy’s attacks on HPV vaccines could cause cancer to rise

Kennedy’s attacks on HPV vaccines could cause cancer to rise

Cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, kills about 350,000 people annually — but for the last two decades, there’s been a robust, cheap and simple way of preventing much of it: the HPV vaccine. For nearly two decades the shot has shown that girls who are vaccinated under the age of 16 are 80 percent less likely to develop cervical cancer. Yet, under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership, a vaccine advisory committee, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recently announced plans to conduct a “comprehensive review” of the vaccine’s efficacy, effectiveness and safety. Specifically, it will discuss the “wording of the age for routine HPV vaccination,” vaccination schedule, and draft policy recommendations. Kennedy, who founded an anti-vaccine non-profit, Children’s Health Defense, has personally attacked the HPV vaccine. In 2021, Kennedy called the Gardasil vaccine “dangerous and defective,” falsely saying that it increases the risk of cervical cancer. Kennedy once earned referral fees from Wisner Baum, a lawfirm known for its litigation against vaccine companies, …

‘Love Story’ Is Revealing Just How Much Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Style Has Endured

‘Love Story’ Is Revealing Just How Much Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s Style Has Endured

Grainy paparazzi shots on social media show her hailing a cab in a black slip dress. Walking the streets of New York in an oversize coat. Wearing that signature red lipstick. Nearly three decades after her death at age 33, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is back in the spotlight as one of fashion’s most powerful style influencers. The new TV series “Love Story” chronicles her relationship with John F. Kennedy Jr., and many fans are watching for the clothes. In an era dominated by conspicuous branding and obvious cosmetic enhancements, Bessette Kennedy’s enduring appeal lies in what she did not do. She had no platform, no brand partnerships, no social media presence. “She looks so different from the people we see now on Instagram,” said Ashley Traher, a 45-year-old attorney in Phoenix who grew up admiring Bessette Kennedy from afar. “I think we’ll be able to date today’s influencers immediately because of their makeup, clothes, even plastic surgery. But Carolyn had an effortlessness that always looks modern and cool.” Traher, who first encountered Bessette Kennedy as …