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Joan Didion

  1. who’s selling
    Someone Is Finally Buying Joan Didion’s ApartmentAfter three price cuts and a new broker.
    By Kim Velsey
  2. on the record
    Olivia Rodrigo Is Inspired by The White AlbumGuess which one.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. vulture lists
    Greta Gerwig’s 10 Favorite BooksGeorge Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Joan Didion, and more.
    By Greta Gerwig
  4. listings
    No One Wants Joan Didion’s ApartmentThe sprawling Upper East Side co-op took a $1 million price cut.
    By Kim Velsey
  5. listings
    Joan Didion’s Apartment Is for SaleMissed out on the estate auction? Seven and a half million dollars will get you the whole house.
    By Kim Velsey and Christopher Bonanos
  6. magical thinking
    Excess and Earnestness at Joan Didion’s Estate SaleThings began going off the rails when the first painting went for $110,000.
    By Erin Somers
  7. sensible purchases
    The Joan Didion Estate Sale Was MadnessWho paid $11,000 for a stack of blank notebooks?!
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. theater
    Joan Didion in Your Living Room, Telling StoriesThe Year of Magical Thinking gets comfy.
    By Brock Colyar
  9. shopping
    What to Bid on in the Joan Didion Estate AuctionA rattan Peacock chair, a slipcovered sofa, and powder-pink pressed glassware, for starters.
    By Diana Budds
  10. necessities
    The Most Covetable Things From Joan Didion’s Estate SaleIncluding Celine sunglasses, her Le Creuset collection, and a bunch of other things I personally need.
    By Danielle Cohen
  11. magical thinking
    The Media Remembers Joan DidionHer New York memorial service focused on her body of work with the more personal bits out of frame.
    By Erin Schwartz
  12. stop the presses
    Would Joan Didion Have Liked her Memorial Service Much?As those who would claim her legacy convene, she’d likely just roll her eyes.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  13. i’d buy that
    Drop Everything, Joan Didion’s Estate Sale Is ComingHow much would you pay for a mohair throw that once graced her couch?
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. acting
    What Makes a Great, or Terrible, Audiobook Performance?The case for doing less.
    By Mimi Kramer
  15. obits
    Joan Didion and the Courage to Say What You MeanThe lesson to take from her is one of wild conviction.
    By Kerry Howley
  16. in memoriam
    Joan Didion’s Style Was As Precise As Her ProseLet’s talk about the packing list.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  17. icons
    Joan Didion Has Died at 87The beloved writer passed away at her home in Manhattan.
    By Danielle Cohen
  18. remembrance
    Writers Pay Tribute to Joan DidionRoxane Gay, Hari Kunzru, and more shared their remembrances of the literary titan, who died on Thursday at 87.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  19. rip
    Writer Joan Didion Has Died at the Age of 87The nonfiction giant redefined the essay.
    By Rebecca Alter
  20. appreciation
    Joan Didion’s Greatest Two-Word SentenceThe power of an ice-cold, unflinching gaze.
    By Molly Fischer
  21. interview
    Lili Anolik Dishes on Her Gossipy Bennington College PodcastThe podcast host discusses the literary ’80s, Donna Tartt’s legal threats, and Bret Easton Ellis’s reliability.
    By Nicholas Quah
  22. now smell this
    Harry Styles Thinks He Smells Like Joan Didion’s HouseWhich means, what … fried chicken?
    By Claire Lampen
  23. interview
    ‘Argument Can Actually Be Joyful’: Women, Critics, and What It Means to Be SharpA new book looks back on the careers of Joan Didion, Susan Sontag, Nora Ephron, and more.
    By Roxane Gay
  24. Michelle Dean’s Sharp Tells the Origin Stories of 10 Essential Female CriticsAcross these portraits it’s possible to trace currents in American literary history as it unfolded between World War I and now.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  25. dream kitchens
    Harrison Ford Once Worked As a Carpenter for Joan DidionJust Harrison Ford building a deck for Joan Didion on the shores of Southern California.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  26. q&a
    Go Inside Joan Didion’s Family Life in This New DocThe Cut spoke with Didion’s nephew Griffin Dunne about his aunt’s work, her health, and her new dog, Ellie.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  27. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Is a Chronicle of an Era-Defining VoiceThe emotional late-career tribute arrives on Netflix October 27.
    By Emily Yoshida
  28. movies
    Watch the Trailer for the Joan Didion Netflix DocumentaryJoan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold premieres on October 27.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  29. documentaries
    The Long-Awaited Joan Didion Documentary Is Finally Coming to NetflixMade by Didion’s nephew Griffin Dunne.
    By Anna Silman
  30. far and wide
    25 Famous Women on the Pleasures of TravelingChrissy Teigen, Martha Stewart, Joan Didion, and more share their fondest memories.
    By Julie Ma
  31. advice
    25 Famous Women on How to Be ProductiveShonda Rhimes, Joan Didion, Yayoi Kusama, and more on productivity and the benefits of procrastination.
    By Julie Ma
  32. books
    The Power of an Imperfect DidionWe’re so used to her precision and privilege.
    By Zan Romanoff
  33. books
    When Joan Didion Visited the South in 1970Failure is part of the origin myth of New Journalism.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  34. the good kind of homework
    The Queens of Nonfiction: 56 Women Journalists Everyone Should ReadFew of us fare any better than Gay Talese in recognizing great women writers.
    By Ann Friedman
  35. writers
    25 Famous Women on Writing Their Own StoriesThe power (and challenges) of self-reflection.
    By Julie Ma
  36. Toward a Unified Theory of Joan DidionThere’s nothing to be ashamed of in loving Joan Didion, whether you’re a 20-something woman who’d wear Céline if she could afford it or a Gen X man in corduroys.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  37. style icons
    Joan Didion: She Loves a Good Hair ClipAn unsung style legacy.
    By Alex Ronan
  38. vulture lists
    The 13 Best Parts of the New Joan Didion Biography, The Last Love SongNever go to a party with Warren Beatty, among other things.
    By Genevieve Smith
  39. modest proposals
    The Art of Being UnderestimatedWhat if we could be using stereotypes in our favor?
    By Jessica Roy
  40. wellness theories
    Linda Rodin Shares Her Wellness Secrets“I do like to drink wine.”
    By Linda Rodin As told to Kathleen Hou
  41. mallrats
    Let’s Keep Abandoned Malls Around for Their Literary MeritIf they’re repurposed, how can they be a metaphor for America?
    By Maggie Lange
  42. Cooking
    Joan Didion’s Crème Caramel Recipe Is As Charming As She IsShe also likes borscht, deviled crab, and artichokes au gratin.
    By Audrey Bruno
  43. icons
    Why Loving Joan Didion Is a TrapAs shown by the frenzy over her Céline ads.
    By Molly Fischer
  44. saint joan
    See the 1989 Gap Ad Starring Joan Didion Céline wasn’t her first rodeo. 
    By Allison P. Davis
  45. saint joan
    Didion Has No Idea People Are Freaking Out About Her Céline AdAlso wants to know how you got this number.
    By Véronique Hyland
  46. casting coup
    Céline Casts Didion, Women’s Brains ExplodeCome on.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  47. books
    The Joan Didion Documentary Kickstarter Raised $80K in One Day [Updated]We give money to Kickstarters in order to live.
    By Boris Kachka
  48. fan clubs
    The Trailer for the First Ever Joan Didion Documentary Is Here!How many times can we watch this in a day?
    By Allison P. Davis
  49. stunna shades
    The 50 Most Iconic Sunglasses of All TimeLolita’s heart-shaped glasses, Kanye’s shutter shades, and so much more. 
    By Katie Capri
  50. old hollywood
    Iconic, Intimate Shots of Hollywood’s Heyday Joan Didion’s Corvette, Barbra Streisand’s sheer pantsuit, and so much more.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
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