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Dolly Parton

Posted inEditor's Pick

Dinner Theater and Loathing in Baptist Vegas

by Carolyn Wells August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

“Branson, Missouri, is touted as a wholesome, family-friendly tourist destination where dinner-and-a-show thrives. But here, everyone’s trying to sell you more than just a ticket.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Dolly Moment

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 23, 2021October 19, 2022

“Only a society that willfully believes itself ‘post-racist’ could produce such a queen.”

Posted inNonfiction

I Will Always Love You: A Dolly Parton Reading List

by Alison Fishburn January 19, 2021October 19, 2022

Happy birthday, Dolly Parton! Here are seven longreads about the American singer-songwriter.

Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List

Cryin’, Dyin’, or Goin’ Somewhere: A Country Music Reading List

by Aaron Gilbreath July 29, 2020October 19, 2022

Although the sound of the music has changed, country’s themes have endured.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

On Dolly Parton and Being Seen

by Krista Stevens April 7, 2020October 19, 2022

“Perhaps I’m taking this too personally, but the idea of being inexplicably drawn to a phenomenon that is ultimately destructive is, well, heartbreaking and uncomfortably relatable.”

Posted inNonfiction

Living with Dolly Parton

by Jessica Wilkerson October 16, 2018June 15, 2023

Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Searching for Souvenirs at Dollywood

by benhuberman August 22, 2018October 19, 2022

On the mysterious, quasi-aspirational allure of Dolly Parton-themed tchotchkes.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

The Relentless Relevance of ‘9 to 5’

by Sari Botton March 8, 2017October 19, 2022

An recent interview with Patricia Resnick, author of the screenplay for the 1980 film “9 to 5,” on how little had really changed for women by 2015.

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘9 to 5’ Turns 35, and It’s Still Radical Today

by Sari Botton March 7, 2017October 19, 2022

An interview with Patricia Resnick, who wrote the original screenplay for the painfully-still-relevant 1980 office comedy featuring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. It ran in December 2015 on the 35th anniversary of the film’s release. Still relevant and radical in 2017.

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