![]() All women should feel represented by the fashion industry.Ĭ orrection: In our endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President (Comment, October 31st), we incorrectly stated that USA Today also endorsed Secretary Clinton. That’s why the idea that modesty does not have to mean timidity is so important, for both Muslim women in America and for women of all cultures, races, sizes, and religions. ![]() Even many hijabis equate modesty with being shy and introverted, when in fact Islamic teachings encourage all Muslims to physically showcase their culture and their religious pride. Often, these women have trouble finding something fashionable that is also consistent with their way of life. Today’s fashion industry generally glorifies women who display their bodies and has less interest in covered Muslim women. Adding to this are the daily struggles and pressures of trying to satisfy current beauty standards. For a hijabi-a Muslim woman who veils-the world can be a significantly dangerous place, to begin with. Judith Thurman’s article on Nailah Lymus, a young Muslim woman from Brooklyn who has started a modelling agency for women who dress modestly, was a breath of fresh air (“Cover Look,” September 19th). I’m not at all convinced that we should want what Altman wants. It’s very, very good to see you again, old friend I’ve missed spending time with you. Why should we be comfortable with someone whose ambition is to bend all our futures to his will, even if his aims are not malevolent? Altman’s personal experiences have taught him that “you can’t make humans do something they don’t want to do.” But if, with wealth and technological know-how, you can get people to want what you want, you don’t have to make them do anything. Richard Brody reviews David Lynch’s Showtime series Twin Peaks: The Return. Most chilling of all is the fact that someone with such a nihilistic vision, who views himself as almost separate from his own species, is given access to precisely those ingredients (synthetic viruses, nuclear technologies) that could hasten humanity’s demise. Altman’s professed impatience with “most people” takes on a sinister undertone in the context of his repeated references to the annihilation of human life or its replacement by “levelled up” humans. ![]() Altman seems almost like the leader of a Nietzschean doomsday cult-or, at the very least, a villain from one of the early James Bond movies, complete with a coastal fallout base and plans to abscond by plane to New Zealand.
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