Addressing a room of sparkly bodices and artfully oversize jackets at the Grammy Awards, the president of Ukraine had a simple reminder to give. “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in a surprise, pretaped message that aired during last night’s ceremony.
His speech was full of striking turns of phrase, but the tuxedo line stood out most—for feeling like a jab against, or at least a challenge to, the very celebrities and culture he was also asking for assistance from.
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