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I want to acknowledge that I have a somewhat irrational interest in — some might say obsession with — the Second Stepdaughter.
I trace it to the fact that I was on a family vacation when Joe Biden announced in August that Kamala Harris would be his running-mate. I have four college-age nieces and nephews so naturally we were interested in Ella Emhoff, who is 21 and a student at Parsons School of Design in Manhattan. Opening Instagram, we were instantly enchanted by her vibrant feed, where she posts her unusual hand-knit creations, struts her tattoos and generally exudes the perfect balance of coolness and warmth.