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Joan Didion

  1. sensible purchases
    The Joan Didion Estate Sale Was MadnessWho paid $11,000 for a stack of blank notebooks?!
  2. 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.
  3. 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?
  4. in memoriam
    Joan Didion’s Style Was As Precise As Her ProseLet’s talk about the packing list.
  5. icons
    Joan Didion Has Died at 87The beloved writer passed away at her home in Manhattan.
  6. 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.
  7. appreciation
    Joan Didion’s Greatest Two-Word SentenceThe power of an ice-cold, unflinching gaze.
  8. now smell this
    Harry Styles Thinks He Smells Like Joan Didion’s HouseWhich means, what … fried chicken?
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. movies
    Watch the Trailer for the Joan Didion Netflix DocumentaryJoan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold premieres on October 27.
  12. documentaries
    The Long-Awaited Joan Didion Documentary Is Finally Coming to NetflixMade by Didion’s nephew Griffin Dunne.
  13. far and wide
    25 Famous Women on the Pleasures of TravelingChrissy Teigen, Martha Stewart, Joan Didion, and more share their fondest memories.
  14. advice
    25 Famous Women on How to Be ProductiveShonda Rhimes, Joan Didion, Yayoi Kusama, and more on productivity and the benefits of procrastination.
  15. books
    The Power of an Imperfect DidionWe’re so used to her precision and privilege.
  16. 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.
  17. writers
    25 Famous Women on Writing Their Own StoriesThe power (and challenges) of self-reflection.
  18. style icons
    Joan Didion: She Loves a Good Hair ClipAn unsung style legacy.
  19. modest proposals
    The Art of Being UnderestimatedWhat if we could be using stereotypes in our favor?
  20. wellness theories
    Linda Rodin Shares Her Wellness Secrets“I do like to drink wine.”
  21. mallrats
    Let’s Keep Abandoned Malls Around for Their Literary MeritIf they’re repurposed, how can they be a metaphor for America?
  22. icons
    Why Loving Joan Didion Is a TrapAs shown by the frenzy over her Céline ads.
  23. saint joan
    See the 1989 Gap Ad Starring Joan Didion Céline wasn’t her first rodeo. 
  24. saint joan
    Didion Has No Idea People Are Freaking Out About Her Céline AdAlso wants to know how you got this number.
  25. casting coup
    Céline Casts Didion, Women’s Brains ExplodeCome on.
  26. fan clubs
    The Trailer for the First Ever Joan Didion Documentary Is Here!How many times can we watch this in a day?
  27. stunna shades
    The 50 Most Iconic Sunglasses of All TimeLolita’s heart-shaped glasses, Kanye’s shutter shades, and so much more. 
  28. old hollywood
    Iconic, Intimate Shots of Hollywood’s Heyday Joan Didion’s Corvette, Barbra Streisand’s sheer pantsuit, and so much more.
  29. girl crushes
    Happy Birthday, Joan Didion!The ur-literary girl crush is 79 today.
  30. Why I’m Glad I Quit New York at Age 24Although I still spent Saturday night singing “New York, New York” at karaoke.