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The Meaning of the Mittens: Five Possibilities
The symbolic power of Bernie’s old pair of mittens was the work of the “us” in “not me, us.”
Pity the art directors, the stylists, and the stage managers.
- Naomi Klein
- The Intercept_
So much effort, taste, strategy, and money went into planning the semiotics of Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The precise shade of Kamala Harris’s royal purple (screw you Vogue and your sloppy cover!).
The selection of a smallish made-in-New-York brand to dress Jill Biden in ocean blue (way to support small businesses in a pandemic!).
The sheer weight of Lady Gaga’s gold dove brooch (the “Hunger Games” fun of it!)…