This is my second of two posts (here’s the first) sharing links to the articles that informed my previous books—basically a more interactive version of my end notes so you can click through at your leisure. I highly recommend scrolling through all of the Mean Girls stuff—lots of good Mean Girls on the internet, which, of course, was a major part of my thesis.
Sex and the City and Us: How Four Single Women Changed the Way We Think, Live, and Love (published 2018)
Hadley Freeman: rereading Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell, The Guardian, 2013
Weddings: Vows; Candace Bushnell, Charles Askegard, The New York Times, 2002
Goodbye, Mr. Big, New York, 2004
A Soap Opera Ends: Let the Comedies Begin, The New York Times, 1996
Jamie Tarses’ Fall, as Scheduled, The New York Times, 1997
View; Dear Diary: Get Real, The New York Times, 1998
Television: Darren Does Gotham, Vogue, 1995
When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Today (published 2021)
Looking Back 60 Years on the ‘CBS TV News,’ CBS News, 2008
WTVR-TV, South’s First Television Station, Celebrates 70 Years, 6News, 2018
Women Reach Historic Highs in On-Screen, Behind the Scenes TV Roles, Variety, 2019
Anything But Average, Tablet, 2008
Remembering the Emmys’ First Best Actress Winner, Tablet, 2018
American broadcasting has always been closely intertwined with American politics, The Conversation, 2018
Ernest Kinoy, Television Academy Foundation, 1998
Bye Society, Vanity Fair, 1988
William Paley, Who Built CBS Into a Communications Empire, Dies at 89, The New York Times, 1990
The Power and the Profits, The Atlantic, 1976
Irna Phillips, 72, Serials Writer, The New York Times, 1973
Soapland-I: O Pioneers!, The New Yorker, 1948
Arthur Peterson; TV and Stage Character Actor, LA Times, 1996
Remembering Agnes Nixon: ‘Queen of Soaps,’ Northwestern, 2016
Agnes Nixon, Television Academy Foundation, 1997
Law and Order Revisited: Irna Phillips vs. Emmons Carlson, SoapHub, 2019
Betty White, Television Academy Foundation, 1997
15 Amazing Facts About Betty White, Mental Floss, 2024
Kathryn Anne Fiscus, FindaGrave.com, 2017
Monty M. McDonald; Early TV Show Host, LA Times, 1997
This Piano Prodigy Was the First African-American Woman to Host Her Own TV Show, Time, 2016
Hazel Scott on Piano Jazz, NPR, 1980
Music: Hot Classicist, Time, 1942
Barney Josephson, Owner of Cafe Society Jazz Club, Is Dead at 86, The New York Times, 1988
Atomic War or Peace, The Atlantic, 1947
Counterattack publishes ‘Red Channels,’ June 22, 1950, Politico, 2012
Blacklisting, AdAge, 2003
16 Black Hollywood Firsts, Essence, 2017
10 Super-Weird Things You Didn’t Know About the Emmys, HuffPost, 2014
The Search for Madame Liu-Tsong, Vulture
Originals to Be Heard, Not Seen, The Pittsburgh Press, 1950
Reflections on Black Image in ‘Amos and Andy,’ Abernathy, 2017
Longtime thesp Eddie Albert dies, Variety, 2005
Famous Veteran: Eddie Albert, Military.com, 2023
How ‘I Love Lucy’ Dominated Ratings from Its Start, The Hollywood Reporter, 2011
Filming the I Love Lucy Show, American Cinematographer, 2020
60 Years Ago in News History: America Meets the Press, Newseum, 2007
MTP at 70: Martha Rountree Blazes a Trail, NBC News, 2017
Guest Post: When a Woman Called the Shots at the Screen Writers Guild, Women and Hollywood, 2017
Hazel Bishop, 92, an Innovator Who Made Lipstick Kissproof, The New York Times, 1998
CBS Sells Iconic Television City Property for $750 Million, The Hollywood Reporter, 2018
Billie Holliday: The wild lady of jazz who adored England, The Independent, 2019
William Bell, Television Academy Foundation, 1998
Douglas S. Cramer, Television Academy Foundation, 2008
Living Test Patterns: The Models Who Calibrated Color TV, The Atlantic, 2015
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage, History.com, 2009
Rosenbergs convicted of espionage, History.com, 2009
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: Their Case, Trial and Death, Biography, 2020
How Eisenhower Secretly Pushed Back Against McCarthyism, History.com, 2020
McCarthy-Army hearings begin, History.com, 2009
Joseph McCarthy condemned by Senate, History.com, 2010
‘The Jackie Robinson of Television’: The Nat King Cole Show, Indiana Public Media, 2019
Betty White and Lucille Ball Had Quite the Special Friendship: ‘They Considered Each Other Family,’ Closer Weekly, 2017
So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls and Why We’re Still So Obsessed with It (published 2024)
Bad Girl Next Door—Hollywood Cheers as Lohan Puts Worst Foot Forward, New York Post, 2004
Lindsay Lohan Was Bullied in High School for Movie Roles, Troubled Home Life, E News, 2012
10 Things You May Not Know About Tina Fey, Biography, 2021
Ice Queen, GQ, 2004
Tina Fey, AV Club, 2006
‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast—Tina Fey (‘Girls 5eva’ & ‘Mr. Mayor), The Hollywood Reporter, 2021
Tina Fey headlines fundraiser for summer stage where she got her start, WHYY, 2014
U.S. Teen Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness and Violence, CDC, 2023
Girls Just Want to Be Mean, The New York Times, 2002
Anchor Woman, The New Yorker, 2003
Mean Girls: An Interview with Tina Fey, BlackFilm.com, 2004
IGN Interviews Tina Fey, IGN, 2012
EW’s ‘Mean Girls’ reunion: The cast looks back on the 2004 hit, Entertainment Weekly, 2014
Revisiting ‘Mean Girls’ with Rosalind Wiseman, The Atlantic, 2014
Tina Fey speaks at Hamilton College, WSYR, 2019
Girl Most Likely, Virginia, 2013
What Tina Wants, Vanity Fair, 2009
The unsexy way Tina Fey seduced her husband, New York Post, 2018
Tina Fey Tells Oprah She Lost 30 Pounds While on ‘SNL,’ People, 2020
Tina Fey: The EW interview, Entertainment Weekly, 2012
Meet Four-Eyed New Sex Symbol, ‘Weekend Update’ Anchor Tina Fey, Observer, 2001
Tina Fey on the Lasting Legacy of ‘Mean Girls,’ Its Road to Broadway, and Time’s Up, Variety, 2018
Troubles at Paramount: Is It Just the Money?, The New York Times, 2003
Becoming … Lindsay Lohan, People, 2004
Sweet Home, Long Island, Vanity Fair, 2010
Check out Lindsay Lohan growing up as a teenager in New York, AOL, 2019
Lindsay Lohan, Biography, 2022
Freaky Friday, RogerEbert.com, 2003
Lindsay Lohan Relives Her Life in Looks, from The Parent Trap to Mean Girls, Vogue, 2022
10 Lessons We’ve Learned from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Almost 30-Year Friendship, AARP, 2022
Rachel McAdams, Biography, 2020
‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese Reveals Tina Fey drove nearly 500 miles to the film’s Toronto set because she ‘didn’t fly’ and other secrets from the teen movie, Business Inisder, 2021
Mean Girls: The inside story of the hit movie, told by the non-plastic cast, Cosmopolitan, 2019
Amanda Seyfried: Onscreen, Then and Now!, Self, 2010
Everyone in the Early 2000s Drove a Lexus SC 430, The News Wheel, 2022
Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Seyfried Have a Mean Girls Reunion, Interview, 2022
11 Facts Every Fan of The Princess Diaries Movies Needs to Know, D23, 2019
‘Clueless’ costume designer is still giving Alicia Silverstone advice, Page Six, 2020
Adrift …, Vanity Fair, 2010
The History of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Best Friendship, Vulture, 2021
‘Mean Girls’ director reveals ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ dance was originally more naughty than nice, Entertainment Weekly, 2020
Bijou Phillips Accused of Body-Shaming, Homophobic Harassment by ‘Bully’ Co-Star, The Hollywood Reporter, 2017
The A-List Interview: Tina Fey, Advocate, 2015
‘Mean Girls’ Surprisingly Nice $24.4M weekend, Box Office Mojo, 2004
Mean Girls, RogerEbert.com, 2004
Mean Girls, Rolling Stone, 2004
The Queen of Teen, Vanity Fair, 2004
Little Girls Dressing Like Britney Spears, ABC News, 2001
Paris Hilton’s sex tape was revenge porn. The world gleefully watched., Vox, 2021
No More Little Miss Nice Girl, The New York Times, 2004
A First for Fake News, The New York Times, 2004
WB spreading ‘Gossip,’ Variety, 2004
Remember When Lindsay Lohan Was a Pop Star?, E! News, 2019
Lindsay Lohan Gets ‘Bossy’ on New Track, Billboard, 2008
Lindsay Lohan, Wilmer Valderrama Split, People, 2004
Trump on Lindsay Lohan in 2004: “Deeply Troubled Women … Always the Best in Bed,” The Hollywood Reporter, 2016
Paris Hilton vs. Lindsay Lohan: How They Went from Frenemies to Enemies in 11 Years, E! News, 2017
With ‘Luck,’ Lohan Tries to Justify a $7.5 million Payday, ABC News, 2006
Lindsay on the Bubble, New York Post, 2006
A hard day’s plight, RogerEbert.com, 2006
Lindsay Lohan: Portrait of the Party Girl as a Young Artist, The New York Times, 2006
Lindsay Lohan and Rehab: A Look at Their Long-Term Relationship, Daily Beast, 2013
Lindsay Lohan talks drugs, booze, rehab, sex, CNN.com, 2013
Lindsay Lohan Reveals Her Parents’ Divorce Made It ‘Easier’ to Play Twins in The Parent Trap, People, 2020
Lindsay Lohan’s estranged father reaches out, NBC News, 2007
Lindsay’s crash, CBS News, 2007
Lohan checks into rehab after DUI arrest, The Hollywood Reporter, 2007
Lindsay Lohan’s troubled timeline, CNN, 2012
Photo: Lindsay Lohan Shows Off Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet, People, 2010
The Bling Ring: Where Are Alexis Neiers, Rachel Lee and the Rest of the Group Now?, Us Weekly, 2026 [found after publication]
Now THAT’S model behaviour! Lindsay Lohan returns to form in Vanity Fair Italy shoot … and says she never should have gone to jail, Daily Mail, 2011
SXSW follows Sundance in rejecting Lindsay Lohan’s The Canyons, The Guardian, 2013
Lindsay Lohan’s The Canyons a career-killing dive: review, Toronto Star, 2013
‘Canyons’ Director Paul Schrader ‘Mystified’ by Lindsay Lohan’s ‘Refusal to Support’ Film, The Hollywood Reporter, 2013
You Have to See What ‘Mean Girls’ Mathlete Caroline Kraft Looks Like IRL, Self, 2016
Mean Girls’ Caroline Krafft star looks unrecognisable 18 years after hit film, Mirror, 2022
Caroline Kraft from Mean Girls Is Gorgeous in Real Life, The List, 2023
When You Tell Me I’m Pretty I Shave My Head, Spider Web Show Performance, 2016
Can You Guess Which Mean Girls Actor Is on Tinder?, Refinery29, 2016
Would YOU swipe right? Coach Carr from Mean Girls is looking for ‘a good cuddler’ on Tinder—and he’s got a man-bun and a cat, Daily Mail, 2016
Wait, Mean Girls’ Coach Carr is on Tinder, Metro, 2016
Attention Single People: Coach Carr from Mean Girls Is on Tinder, E! News, 2016
Nicole Crimi, Aka Regina’s Little Sister in “Mean Girls,” Is Now an Amazing Artist and Using Her Talents to Save Elephants, BuzzFeed, 2018
“Mean Girls” TikTok Helps Student Win Club Election, Teen Vogue, 2022
BuzzFeed Wants to Build Up Its Business News, Vox, 2014
How BuzzFeed Gives Business News Millennial Appeal, Worth, 2013
Short Selling a Stock Is a Lot Like “Mean Girls,” BuzzFeed.News, 2013
How Mean Girls’ October 3rd Meme Became an Enduring Obsession, E! News, 2019
Why “Mean Girls” Is a Classic, The New Yorker, 2014
Hillary Clinton subtweeted Trump with a ‘Mean Girls’ reference and we are screaming, Mashable, 2019
Donald Trump Is a Mean Girl (He Literally Has a Page in the Burn Book), Allure, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Daniel Franzese Writes a Touching Coming Out Letter to His Iconic ‘Mean Girls’ Character Damian, IndieWire, 2014
Gay Best Friend: Damian in “Mean Girls” (2004), The Film Experience, 2021
‘Mean Girls’ star Daniel Franzese details forcing himself into conversion therapy, Page Six, 2022
How the 2010s Killed the Celebrity Gossip Machine, BuzzFeed.News, 2019
Fetch Is Actually Happening: How We Traded the ‘90s for 2000s Nostalgia, Billboard, 2019
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Meta’s New AI Chatbot Loves Anti-Racism and Mean Girls, Gizmodo, 2022
Mean Girls Sings, Dances, Insults, and Backstabs Its Way to Broadway, Vogue, 2018
How college students inspired Tina Fey to write a ‘Mean Girls’ musical, GMA, 2018
Tina Fey on the Lasting Legacy of ‘Mean Girls,’ Its Road to Broadway and Time’s Up, Variety, 2018
How Broadway Has Changed for Women—and the Work That Still Needs to Be Done, Backstage, 2020
Mean Girls musical first look: Tina Fey introduces the Plastics, Entertainment Weekly, 2017
How Ashley Park Made ‘Fetch’ Happen—and Got Cast in ‘Mean Girls,’ Backstage, 2020
Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond on Casting Broadway’s ‘Mean Girls’ and Ariana Grande’s Video, The Hollywood Reporter, 2019
7 Things You Need to Know About the Mean Girls Musical’s Cady Heron, Playbill, 2017
Q&A: ‘Mean Girls: The Musical’ fetches world premiere at National Theatre, WTOP News, 2017
The scene-stealer: Ashley Park, Interview, 2018
Broadway Review: ‘Mean Girls’ the Musical, Variety, 2018
‘Mean Girl’ Tina Fey paid me nothing for hit franchise: author, New York Post, 2023
Dylan’s Candy Bar is celebrating ‘Mean Girls’ with themed candy, Entertainment Weekly, 2015
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Introduces Limited-Edition Mean Girls Toaster Strudel with Movie-Inspired Pink Icing, BusinessWire, 2020
So fetch: Mean Girls-themed beer to be released at Virginia Beach brewery Saturday, News3, 2020
Taylor Swift: ‘I want to believe in pretty lies,’ The Guardian, 2012
Katy Perry comments on her infamous ‘Mean Girls’ Tweet, Billboard, 2015
Lacey Chabert talks ‘Mean Girls’ and the catchphrase that won’t die, Entertainment Weekly, 2014
The Era of Amanda Seyfried, Marie Claire, 2022
Lacey Chabert Signs Multi-Picture Deal with Crown Media Family Networks, Deadline, 2022
Jonathan Bennett wanted to create a gay Uncle Buck for The Holiday Sitter, Entertainment Weekly, 2022
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station, NASA, 2022