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Dolly Parton the icon with platinum blond hair helmet, blue eye shadow and yellow chiffon dress
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Harry Langdon; Copyright Rock Negatives / MediaPunch 2026
Dolly Parton in 1977

We’ll always love Dolly Parton, Dollyologist explains

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New collection examines the lasting effects of purity culture
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Author Louis Bayard is adapting his novel "The Wildes," which explores Oscar Wilde’s family life, for a staged reading at UCSB’s LAUNCH PAD Summer Series on July 10.

Louis Bayard brings ‘The Wildes’ to UCSB’s LAUNCH PAD series
Photograph of author Patricia Fancher with her new book, Queer Techné

New book explores gay, queer and feminist community at the heart of early advances in computer science

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The Gift of Time

Exploring the Known Word

Lydia Davis in Residence at UCSB

Certificate of Excellence Awarded to UCSB Writing Program

Director of UCSB Writing Program Invited to White House

UCSB Writing Program Welcomes New Director
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