Carina del Valle Schorske traces a lineage of Puerto Rican backup dancers in American entertainment from Rita Moreno to JLo.
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Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List
Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
Who Even Watches the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Anymore?
Three million women tuned in last year. Here’s why.
Trying to Understand YouTube Success
How a successful YouTube celebrity barely leaves the house.
Falling for My Booty Call
Sarah Kasbeer reflects on a history of hookups — and why they left her cold.
Confessions of An Unredeemed Fan
Leslie Jamison remembers Amy Winehouse, who passed away nine years ago in Camden, London, at age 27.
In a World Full of Cruelty and Injustice, Becoming a Mother Anyway
A visit to Auschwitz makes Eliza Margarita Bates only more determined to have a baby, despite her painful chronic illness.
Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Two: The Hunter and the Bomb
The story was that a radical man set off a bomb in the desert. But what about everything else that happened?
Living to Create: Talking Music and Writing With Drummer Emily Rose Epstein
Musician Emily Rose Epstein talks about her dual life as a rock drummer and writer.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Moira Donegan, Leonora LaPeter Anton, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Linda Besner, and Geraldine DeRuiter.

