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Joan Summers

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creator @e4fpod. sr. editor @papermagazine. opinions are my own.

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Joan Summers’s Biography

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Joan Summers (she/her) is a writer, diva, and gossip about town. Summers is the creator and co-host of Eating for Free, a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it.

Her work has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Jezebel, PAPER, InStyle, Gawker, Club Curran, and more.

Joan Summers’s Journalist Portfolio

Thierry Mugler Is Everywhere You Look

Thierry Mugler Is Everywhere You Look

The late Thierry Mugler's impact on the fashion industry - and beyond - cannot be overstated. From anime to '…

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The Depp/Heard Verdict Is Just the Beginning

The Depp/Heard Verdict Is Just the Beginning

After #MeToo, the backlash

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The Making of Ellen DeGeneres, the Nicest Person on Television

The Making of Ellen DeGeneres, the Nicest Person on Television

Ellen DeGeneres was supposed to host the 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16, 2001. But in the wake of…

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Shea Couleé Breaks the Mold on 'MATERIAL'

Shea Couleé Breaks the Mold on 'MATERIAL'

Fresh off a historic run on RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Couleé has already released her debut album 8 and …

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The Spoiled Brats of 'Next Gen: NYC' Are Beefing

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By Joan Summers Verified
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Auto Racing 2 hours ago “Time for Something Different”- NASCAR Faces High Profile Official’s Exit Days After Daytona Package Overhaul essentiallysports.com - Vikrant Damke • 2h NASCAR recently unveiled a massive rules change to fix superspeedway racing. Just days later, a major shakeup hit the front office.
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MissMa’amShe Owns The Mall

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By Taylor Lomax, Joan Summers Verified, Russ Martin Verified
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Brooklyn icon and viral sensation MissMa’amShe was performing “I Feel So Free” when news of Lindsey Graham’s passing hit, a coincidence she describes as “a ki” and “so random.” Such defiant flippancy more or less defines the drag queen’s terminally-online ethos, which has garnered her a remarkably devoted following.
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BTS, Madonna and Shakira's World Cup Final Halftime Show Was a Win for the World

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By Joan Summers Verified
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History was made during Spain's World Cup Final victory over Argentina for more reasons than just soccer. For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, the tournament's biggest match featured a star-studded halftime show, with BTS, Shakira, Justin Bieber and Madonna taking the stage in a spectacle produced by Global Citizen. In the days leading up to the performance, much of the conversation centered on whether a halftime show was "Americanizing” for the world's biggest sporting event.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My high school newspaper.

How is social media changing news?

It's made it worse, and better, but mostly worse.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To face things the way they are, and dream up ways they could be.