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Movies

“Remember My Forgotten Man”

by Mallory Ortberg · May 11, 2016
Joan Blondell and Etta Moten, man.
Movies

Happy Anna May Wong and Marlene Dietrich Monday

by Mallory Ortberg · May 2, 2016
Anna Mae Wong and Marlene Dietrich in disreputable concert.
Movies

Code Words For “Sexually Active” In Classic Films

by Mallory Ortberg · August 26, 2015
Say, you're a real apple-cart picker, aren't you, sister?

More by Mallory Ortberg

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  • Questions I Have Asked During The Only Episode Of Doctor Who I Have Ever Seen Until My Friend Said “Okay, Mallory, Why Don’t You Write Your Questions Down And Ask Them All After We’re Done Watching?”

  • Joan Didion and Anna Wintour: Best Friends Forever

History

Pre-Code Movies Worth Watching

by Mallory Ortberg · April 17, 2014
The best of the pre-code films Hollywood ever made.
Heroes

Let’s Talk About The Movie Where Katharine Hepburn Has An Abortion By Flying Into The Sun

by Mallory Ortberg · April 14, 2014
Katharine Hepburn, aviatrix and autodidact abortionist.

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