Publishing & Media

Nanette Varian

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

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

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...

Nanette Varian

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

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

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...