Dolly Parton is arguably the most important female singer-songwriter in country music history. Beginning her career as a songwriter in Nashville just after graduating high school, she joined Porter Wagoner on his television show, releasing a series of duets with him before launching a solo recording career. She scored her first solo No. 1 hit in 1970 with "Joshua," and followed up with a string of No. 1 hits that included " Read More...
Recipe [Psst! I introduced my Ultimate Banana Bread, a new recipe, in April 2020.] Confession time again! You see these babies? The brown, spotty, past their prime and about 36 hours from luring in fruit flies bananas? I love them. They’re my absolute favorite. I know, I know how gross that is. I know, I know that most people would pick those up only to walk them over to the trash. Read More...
Honesty has served Michaela Coel well. In an industry that thrives on opacity, the writer, producer and Black Panther star has consistently spoken out on subjects that are often considered taboo. Five years ago, she delivered the Mac-Taggart keynote address at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, candidly detailing the systemic discrimination she experienced at drama school and on the production of her own comedy Chewing Gum, not to mention the remarkable moment she turned down a one-million-dollar deal from Netflix in order to retain the rights to her multi-award-winning drama series I May Destroy You. Read More...