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Covers:  celebrity, celebrity gossip, stardom, classic hollywood, gender studies, hollywood history, scandal
I write Culture Study & also books — most recently, OUT OF OFFICE. Speaking: @prhspeakers IG: annehelenpetersen // email: annehelenpetersen @ gmail

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Anne Helen Petersen teaches media studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where she spends most of her time thinking and writing about stardom and celebrity, past and present. Writing a book on Scandals of Classic Hollywood for Plume/Penguin; always eager to write to new audiences.

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Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Most Wicked Face of Theda Bara

Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Most Wicked Face of Theda Bara

Theodosia Goodman grew up in Cincinnati, the child of middle-class Jewish immigrants. Her father was a tailor…

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Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Long Suicide of Montgomery Clift

Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Long Suicide of Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift had the most earnest of faces: big, pleading eyes, a set jaw, and a side part that reminds y…

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The Rules of the Game: A Century of Hollywood Publicity

The Rules of the Game: A Century of Hollywood Publicity

While the primary objectives of that game endure—achieve fame; maintain fame; profit from fame—the rules have…

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The Hollywood Canteen

The Hollywood Canteen

When America went to war following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hollywood went to war as well. Quite literal…

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Long Live The Working-Class Hunk

Long Live The Working-Class Hunk

Look at Jeremy Renner, star of Bourne Legacy, and you'll see something familiar: a certain set to the jaw, a …

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Would Your Organization Give Someone Baby Formula? — Church Anew

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By Anne Helen Petersen Verified
| Church Anew Blog
Anyone who's worked in nonprofits or with vulnerable populations knows that this sort of binary (offers to immediately buy formula vs. does not immediately offer to buy formula) lacks nuance. Many religious organizations have direct associations with food pantries, services for people who are struggling to make rent, refugee and migrant assistance programs, and shelters.
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On Patreon: FIFTH ANNUAL CULTURE STUDY SOUP EXTRAVAGANZA

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By Anne Helen Petersen Verified
| Substack
Good morning to everyone still reading on Substack! Culture Study moved over to Patreon a week ago today — and from this point on I’ll just be sending weekly digests of what I’m posting over there (instead of a duplicate email for every post). Tomorrow there’s an interview that’s going to rearrange your brain, there’s the ongoing BIG NO-KIDS ENERGY series, and so much more.
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Shape the Future of Culture Study!

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By Anne Helen Petersen Verified
| Culture Study
I’ve been writing Culture Study for five years — and doing the Culture Study pod for two. I want to keep doing it for another five (if not more!!) but I also want all of you, as part of the community, to be part of shaping that future. I want to figure out any annoying parts of subscribing and smooth them, and I want a sense of what stuff from the recent past feels particularly “Culture Study” to you.
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