I Wrote Off Karlie Kloss — And I Shouldn’t Have

Plus, the cheese grater of my dreams

If you’d asked me a week ago what comes to mind when I think of Karlie Kloss, I’d have said: Taylor Swift’s former BFF, all-American supermodel, tall, married to a Kushner, attended the Bezos wedding… and a Republican? Question mark.

But that was before I got Kaught Up With Kloss and discovered what she’s been up to over the last decade. Spoiler: It’s good stuff.

We are living through a time that I think of as "the gridlock years,” where everyone is firmly siloed into their camps and there is little to no movement in any direction. We very much want and possibly need to know where someone stands in order to engage with them. On one hand, I understand it completely. The stakes couldn’t be higher. On the other, I know, on a cellular level that if we don’t loosen up the ‘lock we will not survive it.

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Admittedly, I pushed Mrs. Kushner to a “side” in my mind (for the precious little I thought about her.)

After catching up with Karlie on Emma Grede’s podcast ASPIRE, I have a newfound respect for who she is and where she’s putting her money and her time. Case in point: Kode With Klossy — the nonprofit she founded to empower girls and gender-expansive youth through coding and tech education. Let’s dive in!

Oh, and I just bought a game-changing cheese grater that I must discuss. Before this, I was using trash. Absolute grating trash. More on that below—

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