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A Real Page-Turner
On magazine endings, beginnings, and whatever the hell is going on at Condé Nast. “The studios have closed down. There are very few...
Nanette Varian
Feb 18, 20175 min read


The Holy Sh#t! Factor
One thing I always looked for when assigning or writing a story for More was the holy shit factor. Not necessarily an over-the-top...
Nanette Varian
Feb 28, 20161 min read


The Wonderfully Resilient Life of Karolyn "Zuzu Bailey" Grimes
I was utterly unprepared for the heartbreaking but ultimately life-affirming story of Karolyn Grimes, aka Zuzu from It’s a Wonderful Life...
Nanette Varian
Nov 22, 20157 min read


Dressing the Part
I might as well face it. Bill Cunningham is never going to take my picture. For the longest time I’d walk to work and as I neared the...
Nanette Varian
Oct 24, 20152 min read


Fun Home, Leslee Unruh and the Art of the Time Shift
OK, so what does a hit Broadway musical about a lesbian cartoonist have in common with a magazine article about a successful...
Nanette Varian
Sep 27, 20153 min read


My Afternoon with Roseanne
“Here’s her office info, just contact her directly.” That’s what the beleaguered-sounding publicist told me after I requested an...
Nanette Varian
Aug 29, 20152 min read
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