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Desk note

How Spotlights Are Selected

A spotlight is chosen when a creator like @aliaabhatt helps explain the week's material more clearly than a generic profile card would.

What a spotlight adds

A spotlight adds point of view. It gives the issue a person-shaped anchor instead of leaving every story at the level of tags and isolated posts.

Why not every good profile becomes a spotlight

A profile may be strong but still serve better as supporting cast. Spotlight pages are kept for creators who help define the issue's actual reading line.

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