Author and columnist for Vice magazine; co-editor of “Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose”
Legs McNeil is one of the three original founders of the seminal Punk Magazine that gave the movement its name; as well as being a former editor at Spin Magazine and editor-in-chief of Nerve Magazine. His regular column in Vice is read by over two hundred thousand readers each week. He is also co-editor of Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose.
Dear Nobody Young adult literature these days is full of dystopian landscapes, vampires and magical fantasy worlds. But a new book brings a different voice to the mix. A real voice. It’s called Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose . It’s a collection of diary entries by a teenage girl who died 15 years ago of cystic fibrosis. The entries chronicle her struggles with illness, alcoholism and an abusive home life. It’s an unusually gritty and raw look at the life of an American teenager.
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Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.