Here’s to Dolly: Union Member, Vaccine Hero, Literacy Giant, Staunch Gay Ally

Last night, I watched Straight Talk, the 1992 Dolly vehicle in which the singer plays, yes, a straight-talker from Arkansas who, through a series of highly predictable accidents, becomes Chicago’s biggest radio talk-show host, dishing out salty Dollyisms to the city’s brokenhearted. Giddy with her sudden fame and riches, her character wants to buy champagne […]