Jeanna Kadlec considers Anne Lister, the historical figure at the center of HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and the influence of other queer women who preceded her.
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Bernadette Peters Is Not a Child
Even Bernadette Peters, as fearless and as formidable as ever, has been described for decades as cute and naïve.
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A Rich Awakening
The only way to get wealth equality is for the rich to give up their power, but how do you get them to do that?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
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Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Podcasts, Quotes
An Oral History of the Muppets
“He once describe Miss Piggy to me as having come from a litter of 17 pigs, but her mother only had 16 nipples. And if you don’t know that about her, I don’t know that you can really express who she is.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
My So-Called Media: How the Publishing Industry Sells Out Young Women
Rookie is the latest publication for young women to shut down. How do you survive a system set up for you to fail?
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Does A.G. Sulzberger Even Understand What a Public Editor Is?
In a softball interview, the new publisher of the NYT downplays the rigors of the role.
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Remembering Scott Walker
When the pop singer went avant garde, he traded narrative meaning for emotional truth to explore those things that lay beyond language.
Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Things People Don’t Want Their Kids to Do
Some parents don’t want their kids to know how much money they have. They also don’t want their kids to become opera singers.
