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Dolly Parton

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A Peaceful Detective Mystery to Watch

August 30, 2026

Sheep Detectives

What Dolly Parton Knew About Reading

August 28, 2026

Dolly Parton reading a book.

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Economists Who Weren’t Worried About the Debt Are Now Panicking

August 26, 2026

An illustration of a dove and a hawk fighting over a coin

The Most Beautiful Woman

Annie Joy Williams

August 26, 2026

A collage showing Dolly Parton

The Truth About Dolly Parton’s Style

August 26, 2026

Dolly Parton performing in a white dress

We’re Living in the World Dolly Parton Built

Spencer Kornhaber

August 25, 2026

Dolly Parton in a cowgirl hat and flannel

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The Transcendence of Dolly Parton

David A. Graham

August 25, 2026

Black-and-white photo of Dolly Parton singing into a handheld microphone

Dolly Parton: Photos From an Extraordinary Life and Career

August 25, 2026

Dolly Parton sings onstage in 1977.

National Security

General McChrystal’s Dolly Parton Doctrine

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

March 13, 2026

Atlantic Trivia on Pastry, Poultry, Poetry, and More

November 26, 2025

Illustration of a magnifying glass.

Beyoncé Stands Her Ground

Spencer Kornhaber

March 29, 2024

Beyoncé riding a horse

The Magnetic Song That Is Kenny Rogers’s Most Enduring Legacy

March 23, 2020

Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers perform at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in 1986