July 19, 2016: So there: I told you the next one would be a non-blonde. Anyway, I wrote about the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls for V magazine‘s fall preview issue, and I just got my ravishing copies in the mail today. This assignment was funner than hell because I could immerse myself in my three favorite subjects: creative types in New York at midcentury. Say, were you thinking of asking me to write about a not very creative Nebraskan of the future? Oh dear…

August 1, 2016: Ooh! It’s online!