Time to Move On: The Annual Case for New Obsessions

Kate Upton at this point is basically a habit. Sports Illustrated keeps recycling the same beach footage from what feels like several years ago, and since The Fappening made the entire mystery moot anyway, the argument for loyalty to the blonde standard is running thin. At some point, comfort becomes inertia.

Good timing, then, that the 2015 Swimsuit Edition arrives loaded with new faces: Caroline Wozniacki, Lily Aldridge, Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen—the field is strong. For me it’s still Emily Ratajkowski, has been for a while now, and I don’t see that changing regardless of what the magazine throws at me. But there’s something almost refreshing about desire having options again. Sorry, Kate. You had a good run.