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How Eva Le Gallienne Revolutionized Early 20th-Century Theater

How Eva Le Gallienne Revolutionized Early 20th-Century Theater

Barrie Kreinik on Reviving a Queer Icon of the Roaring Twenties

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My Friend, the Legendary Porn Queen

My Friend, the Legendary Porn Queen

Catherine Gigante-Brown on Jane Kamensky’s Biography of Candida Royalle

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“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

Lucy Sante, Tom Lee, and More Remember the Song’s Genesis

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When Judith Jones Brought Sylvia Plath and Julia Child to American Bookshelves

When Judith Jones Brought Sylvia Plath and Julia Child to American Bookshelves

Sara B. Franklin on the Legendary Editor’s Mentorship of Two Iconic Authors

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How Willa Cather Chronicled the Development of American Theater

How Willa Cather Chronicled the Development of American Theater

James Shapiro on the Social and Cultural Impact of Film’s Triumph Over the Stage

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