When Your Dad Thinks You Eat Babies

The best of Lenny from April 2017.   If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Our newsletters were all over the emotional map this month. We have the taboo-busting life of 99-year-old writer and editor Diana Athill, who never married, lived with her ex-lover's new lover, and edited Simone de Beauvoir. Grammy-Award-winning singer Maren Morris writes about busting open country music so it can be about more than just coy virgins and scorned women. Lenny pal Jess McIntosh, a Democratic strategist, has an essay about finding out her dad believes in the craziest of right-wing fringe theories. The comedian Nicole Byer goes off on professional makeup artists who have no idea how to work with actors of color. And finally, civil rights advocate Maya Harris reminds us that Equal Pay Day isn't a holiday, it's a call to fight.       Write, Never Marry, and Other Love Advice from Simone de Beauvoir's Editor   An interview with acclaimed writer and editor Diana Athill shortly after her 99th birthday.             Comedian Nicole Byer Goes Off on Makeup Artists Who Can't Work With Actors of Color   They're fucking up my beautiful black face, and I am over it.             Maren Morris Is Moving Country Music Forward   The Grammy Award-winning artist is expanding women's role in country beyond scorned lover or coy virgin.             How I Discovered That My Dad Is a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist   One writer reflects on how she can have a relationship with her father after learning he believes in Pizzagate.             Equal Pay Day Isn't a Holiday. It's a Call to Fight.   The pay gap for women of color is a chasm. This is a call to action.         Xo, Team Lenny       The email newsletter where there's no such thing as too much information. From Lena Dunham + Jenni Konner.   Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use   8383 Wilshire Blvd. STE 400 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 © 2017   Like what you see? Share Lenny with a Friend!