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'Any Voice Is Better Than Silence': Fired Yelp Employee Reacts to Media Backlash
After Yelp employee Talia Jane posted an open letter criticizing the company's low wages, she got fired and triggered a huge media backlash. We spoke to her about her termination, the blowback, and what she thinks of a living wage for workers in the...
Anne Beatts, Laughter Pioneer
During a time when comedic institutions like SNL were largely impenetrable boys' clubs, Anne Beatts leveraged her connections, developed her own voice, and wrote some of the most edgy satire of the 1970s.
Kate Evans on Doomed Revolutionary and Political Dynamo 'Red' Rosa
Full of travel, political drama, sexual freedom and intellectual feuds — Luxemburg's life certainly contains enough excitement to fill the pages of a graphic novel.
Celebrating a Lifetime of Controversy with the World's Most Famous Groupie
In honor of her 67th birthday, we talked to the notorious groupie, Pamela Des Barres, about being a "lyric whore," competing with underage girls, and whether or not Mick Jagger's balls belong in the Smithsonian.
Death of the Author: Ghostwriter Maya Sloan Gives Life to Celebs' Stories
Maya Sloan's intensely collaborative writing process defies conventional understandings of ownership, authorship, and the personal brand.
