“It Takes a Lot of Money to Look This Cheap”: Authenticity at the Heart of the Tacky South
What is it about Dolly Parton that has made her universally beloved, admired, and grieved? Throughout her career, she emphasized both the fun fakeness of her physical appearance–her wigs, makeup, and rhinestone-studded wardrobe–as well as the very real values at the heart of her work: her creativity, charity, and caring for others. The contrast between […]