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    Nanette Varian
    • Feb 19, 2017
    • 4 min

    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...

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    Nanette Varian
    • Feb 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    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...

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    Nanette Varian
    • Nov 22, 2015
    • 7 min

    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...

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    Nanette Varian
    • Oct 25, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...

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    Nanette Varian
    • Sep 27, 2015
    • 3 min

    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...

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    Nanette Varian
    • Aug 30, 2015
    • 2 min

    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...

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