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Model Karlie Kloss “Hamilton” author Chernow

sorry for a culturally has Grant bio coming in fall

insensitive spread HILLEL ITALIE

AP National Writer
MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Ron
AP Entertainment Writer Chernow, the historian
NEW YORK (AP) — White who helped inspire the mu-
model Karlie Kloss is apolo- sical “Hamilton,” has a bi-
gizing for appearing in a ography of Ulysses S. Grant
fashion spread in Vogue’s coming out in October.
diversity issue styled as a Penguin Press is calling
geisha, calling it culturally the book “Grant” and
insensitive. plans to release it Oct. 17,
Kloss, who has Danish and the publisher told The As-
German roots, was photo- sociated Press on Wednes-
graphed by Mikael Jans- day. Chernow’s previ-
son in a black wig and ous book, “Washington: A
wears a kimono in one shot Life,” won the Pulitzer Prize
and poses beside a sumo in 2011. His 2004 work on
wrestler in another. In its Alexander Hamilton was
introduction, Vogue writes This Oct. 1, 2016 file photo the basis for Lin-Manuel Mi- In this April 18, 2011 file photo, Author Ron Chernow is shown
at his home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Chernow, the
that the spread is “pay- shows Karlie Kloss wearing a randa’s Tony Award-win- historian who helped inspire the musical “Hamilton,” has a biog-
ing homage to geisha cul- creation for Mugler’s Spring- ning Broadway smash, for raphy of Ulysses Grant coming out in October.
ture.” Summer 2017 Ready to Wear which Chernow served as Associated Press
Kloss took to Twitter on fashion collection in Paris. historical consultant.
Associated Press
Wednesday to apologize Chernow’s new book will that “When he was elect- “grand synthesis of pains-
for “participating in a shoot likely be the most high-pro- ed, the American people taking research and liter-
that was not culturally sen- This isn’t the first time Kloss file effort yet to change the hoped for an end to tur- ary brilliance that makes
sitive. My goal is, and al- has had to apologize for reputation of the country’s moil. Grant provided nei- sense of all sides of Grant’s
ways will be, to empower cultural appropriation. In 18th president. As Penguin ther vigor nor reform.” But life, explaining how this sim-
and inspire women. I will 2012 she was “deeply sor- noted in its press release, writers ranging from Ta-Ne- ple Midwesterner could at
ensure my future shoots ry” after wearing a Native Grant has been “carica- hisi Coates to the historian once be so ordinary and so
and projects reflect that American feather head- tured as a chronic loser Jean Edward Smith have extraordinary.”
mission.” dress, suede vest, skirt, and inept businessman,” a argued that Grant is an un- Chernow’s other books in-
Vogue, published by and turquoise jewelry at drunk whose Civil War her- derrated and even heroic clude “Titan,” a biogra-
Conde Nast, did not re- a Victoria Secret fashion oism was overshadowed president. Their defense of phy of John D. Rockefeller;
spond to requests for com- show. The outfit was later by his legacy as a “credu- him extends from the same and “The House of Mor-
ment. The magazine’s removed from subsequent lous and hapless president issue that led early critics, gan,” winner of the Na-
March issue already has broadcasts. whose tenure came to sym- many sympathetic to for- tional Book Award in 1990.
generated some social The issue of “whitewash- bolize the worst excesses of mer confederates, to de- The 67-year-old author re-
media backlash. Intended ing,” in which Caucasians the Gilded Age.” Grant’s nounce him: His determina- ceived a National Humani-
to celebrate women’s di- are chosen for roles that competence is even chal- tion to enforce equal rights ties Medal in 2015, when he
versity, the cover features actors of other ethnicities lenged on the White House for blacks in the South after was praised for combining
seven models of different ideally would play, has tak- web site, www.whitehouse. the Civil War. According to “skillful storytelling with a
ethnic backgrounds, but en on new urgency in the gov . His biographical es- Penguin, Chernow will ad- taste for great themes and
some say it isn’t as inclusive wake of Matt Damon’s film say, which has been on dress Grant’s drinking and detailed psychological
as it could be. “The Great Wall.”q the site for years, contends other flaws, but within a portraits.”q
Sparks fly over Maher’s booking

of provocateur Yiannopoulos

LYNN ELBER spew his hateful diatribes. deed the monster Scahill
AP Television Writer There is no value in ‘debat- claims - and he might be
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill ing’ him,” Scahill tweeted. - nothing could serve the
Maher’s decision to book Appearing on Maher’s liberal cause better than
conservative provocateur show will give Yiannopou- having him exposed on Fri-
Milo Yiannopoulos on his los a major platform for day night,” Maher said in
HBO show drew quick con- “his racist, anti-immigrant a statement released late
demnation from another campaign,” wrote Scahill, Wednesday.
guest. co-founding editor of The In an email Wednesday to
Jeremy Scahill, a journalist Intercept news website. The Associated Press, Yian-
who’s appeared frequent- Scahill said he respects nopoulos said that “public This April 8, 2016 photo released by HBO shows Bill Maher, host
ly on “Real Time with Bill Maher’s show as an arena shaming and grandstand- of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” during a broadcast of the show in
Maher,” posted on Twitter for debate and discussion ing don’t work any more. ... Los Angeles.
that he won’t appear as a but called Yiannopoulos Thanks for proving my point Associated Press
panelist Friday because of “many bridges too far.” for me, Jeremy Scahill! You Yiannopoulos writes for Bre- ment, an offshoot of con-
Yiannopoulos and what he HBO confirmed that Scahill can look forward to pulling itbart News, considered by servatism that mixes rac-
represents. had canceled. out of a lot more shows in many a platform for the ism, white nationalism and
“He has ample venues to “If Mr. Yiannopoulos is in- the next few decades.”q so-called “alt-right” move- populism.q