An Ode To Richard Simmons
TWO BOSSY DAMES
Simmons bawdily mugs his way through the bit, at one point passionately taking future pansexuality icon Wayne Brady into his arms as they pretend to be trees bound together as a raft, winking and making the “ok” sign at the shrieking audience.
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It Happened To Me: I Was A Multi-Level Marketer
TWO BOSSY DAMES
“There was a sort of sense of a sisterhood in that the company did want us to succeed, which was something I’d never experienced. I’d never had that “girlboss” energy around me before and it was intoxicating!”
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Cook Like Tammy, Dolly + More With These 8 Essential Country Star Cookbooks
WIDE OPEN COUNTRY
Flipping through a country star cookbook is a listening to some of their most personal recordings — intimate and comforting. But it's also familiar, like sitting in your grandma's kitchen while she makes you an after school snack.
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100 Years of Fashion: Workwear
GLAM
It has often been a challenge to maintain one's individual sense of style at work. Furthermore, the societal expectations concerning women's appearances has varied wildly over the last century.
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"A Friend Like You Is All I Need": Friendship and Love Among Dolly Parton Superfans
VINYL ME PLEASE
Per Dolly, the big blonde hair, gaudy makeup, sweeping decolletage, and glittering western wear that goes into her “Backwoods Barbie” identity is “a country girl’s idea of glam.” She knew from a young age she wanted to grow up to be the woman she is today. Alongside her devotion to artifice and glitz, there’s a genuineness, kindness, and nurturing aura about Dolly Parton that has made her one of the most well-loved celebrities in the world.
Creative Pursuits: Building Stories With Alexandra Turshen
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ALUMNAE QUARTERLY
"My father passed away my senior year at Mount Holyoke. We had always talked about my going to law school, and I still carried some guilt around not going. When I got this role, I had to laugh, because, in a way, I did become a lawyer who went to Harvard! It felt so good."
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On Call: Student Volunteer Firefighters Fill A Crucial Need In The Community
WILLIAMS TODAY
What makes the Williamstown Fire Department different from many, however, is that more than a third of its force consists of Williams students—the highest percentage in nearly 50 years of the partnership.