Dolly, Josephine, and Me (The Defector)

My brilliant friend Merry recommended this piece after Dolly’s passing. Swimming in all the eulogies and tributes, this piece stood out not for what it said about Dolly but what it says about our universal connection to her. Peter Coviello posits that our love for Dolly echoes our love for women of a certain generation and disposition. A group that is, sadly, leaving us.