Fifty years later, we’re still dancing in fishnets. Midnight showings of the cult classic taught a generation of outsiders and dreamers how not just to dream it—but to be it. Halloween-ish, near midnight, circa 1984. I was a 16-½-year-old “virgin” weaving through...
Vivian Manning-Schaffel
Vivian Manning-Schaffel is a voracious New York-based culture and entertainment writer, rage karaoke enthusiast, and human Shazam. Her work has been featured in Vanity Fair, The Cut, The Los Angeles Times, Marie Claire, Cultured, and myriad other publications. Find her on Instagram and on her Substack, MUTHR, FCKD.