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Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

By Walker Caplan | June 2, 2021

How <em>Mean Girls</em> Taught Me to Fear Lesbians and Love Pink

How Mean Girls Taught Me to Fear Lesbians and Love Pink

Grace Perry on Her High School Years, Catholicism, and the 2004 Teen Classic

By Grace Perry | June 2, 2021

“Filthy, Funny, and Flamboyant.” How the New York of the ‘80s Spawned the Lunachicks

“Filthy, Funny, and Flamboyant.” How the New York of the ‘80s Spawned the Lunachicks

“We were born weirdos, and New York offered no resistance to that.”

By The Lunachicks with Jeanne Fury | June 2, 2021

How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

How I Kicked Insomnia and Addiction with Help from Marilyn Monroe

Heidi Seaborn on Sleeplessness, Ambien Dependency, and the Blessing of Unexpected Muses

By Heidi Seaborn | June 2, 2021

Melissa Febos on the Long-Term Effects of Having a Stalker

Melissa Febos on the Long-Term Effects of Having a Stalker

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 2, 2021

Alan Cumming’s new memoir, set to publish in October, focuses on his life in Hollywood.

Alan Cumming’s new memoir, set to publish in October, focuses on his life in Hollywood.

By Walker Caplan | June 1, 2021

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In Conversation with Sachi Argabright on the Reading Women Podcast

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<em>Uncle Vanya</em> and George Clooney: Julianna Margulies Recalls the Tipping Point of Her TV Career

Uncle Vanya and George Clooney: Julianna Margulies Recalls the Tipping Point of Her TV Career

“In that moment I felt like I was playing Russian roulette.”

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The Humor—and Grief—of the Modern-Day “Guncle”

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Steven Rowley Digs Into a Contemporary Cultural Phenomenon

By Steven Rowley | May 25, 2021

5 Great Debut Memoirs to Listen to While You’re Traveling

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