Gushing over Gavin

GUSHING OVER GAVIN. Conservatives have complained about media bias for decades. But there is bias and then there is bias. Lots of major media institutions — the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and many others — are filled with everyday examples of slanted stories. But some, like the still-popular fashion magazines, are on a different level altogether. Consider the new issue of Vogue and its profile of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).

The article, by Maya Singer with photos by the renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, begins with Newsom’s final State of the State address. Watching Newsom speak, Singer is awed. “Let’s get this out of the way,” she writes. “He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence…” As Newsom bashes