I could see it coming at Time’s 2018 Person of the Year celebration.
The Capitale on Bowery Street is grand and opulent, with columns and arches buttressing an ornate ceiling. The color red was everywhere. A red carpet swarmed with photographers, alongside a red photo booth where partygoers could take instant photos. In the center of the large ballroom, a stage was flanked with “TIME” in large red letters. It all made me think of blood.
This was before covid-19, and the room was filled mostly with White people schmoozing, laughing in their holiday chic, balancing their iPhones and drinks. Comedian Chris Rock was in the building, I heard. Feeling out of place, I got a drink at one of the cocktail bars at the side of the room. I had naively expected the event to be somber, in remembrance of Jamal and his fellow honorees.It was a holiday party. We made small talk about how crazy the year had been for journalism.
was the headlined, “Charm Offensive: Should the World Buy What the Crown Prince Is Selling?” I realized then that the party was a celebration of all that Time had done that year. I had forgotten that MBS was one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.So a murder victim and his alleged killer were shown on the same level, in the same way, both of them party props.The crowd kept dancing.
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