Marla Lepore
@marlaink.bsky.social
Nashville-based writer/compulsive editor. I write the Muck Rack Daily newsletter. Essays in North American Review, Hippocampus, Points in Case, Sky Island Journal, plus others. Usually covered in dog and/or cat hair.
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Marla Lepore
@marlaink.bsky.social
· Oct 4
Our newest issue is out now!! Find it online here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
Thrilled to have my essay published in the fall issue of North American Review! "Real People" is an ode to inventing yourself and realizing the power of not "fitting in," featuring Fiorucci, Klaus Nomi, Richard Hell, David Bowie, the new wave, and seventh grade villains and allies.
I’m lucky to have the physical copies, but everyone needs easy access to the Let’s Active catalogue 🎶 fab news
Indie bands from the 1980s “honed their craft on the road, connected with fans and had an authenticity that can't be replicated by AI-generated music.”
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
Indie bands from the 1980s “honed their craft on the road, connected with fans and had an authenticity that can't be replicated by AI-generated music.”
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
No Let's Active music on streaming services? It's an omission that will soon be fixed
"When I looked on Spotify and saw that Let's Active was not there, I thought it must be a mistake," Timothy J. Smith said of the beloved indie band from
journalnow.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m lucky to have the physical copies, but everyone needs easy access to the Let’s Active catalogue 🎶 fab news
Indie bands from the 1980s “honed their craft on the road, connected with fans and had an authenticity that can't be replicated by AI-generated music.”
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
Indie bands from the 1980s “honed their craft on the road, connected with fans and had an authenticity that can't be replicated by AI-generated music.”
journalnow.com/life-enterta...
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Good old Woz. Good for him.
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Good old Woz. Good for him.
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49 years ago today
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
49 years ago today
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
“It made me dare to hope.”
Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“It made me dare to hope.”
Very strange feeling to have a congressional race in Tennessee that anyone at the national level cares about. This is the first time I've been on the receiving end of a postcard campaign...
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Very strange feeling to have a congressional race in Tennessee that anyone at the national level cares about. This is the first time I've been on the receiving end of a postcard campaign...
"People always ask, 'Who’s your ideal reader?' Mine is somebody who reads a few pages and then falls asleep and has a fantastic dream." @parisreview.bsky.social
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
Eliot Weinberger, The Art of the Essay No. 4
“Except for my less than two years at Stony Brook, I’ve never been in any scene or community, ever.”
www.theparisreview.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"People always ask, 'Who’s your ideal reader?' Mine is somebody who reads a few pages and then falls asleep and has a fantastic dream." @parisreview.bsky.social
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
www.theparisreview.org/interviews/8...
“Tulane taught me not to give up, that community is real, culture matters and the road less traveled is scary but rewarding.”
Love this story about Tulane's Katrina generation--and that 450+ colleges offered to take in Tulane students, tuition free, that fall.
tulanian.tulane.edu/fall-2025/tu...
Love this story about Tulane's Katrina generation--and that 450+ colleges offered to take in Tulane students, tuition free, that fall.
tulanian.tulane.edu/fall-2025/tu...
Tulane’s Katrina Generation
More than two decades after Hurricane Katrina, Tulane alumni reflect on the storm that tested their resolve, shaped their purpose and strengthened a community.
tulanian.tulane.edu
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Tulane taught me not to give up, that community is real, culture matters and the road less traveled is scary but rewarding.”
Love this story about Tulane's Katrina generation--and that 450+ colleges offered to take in Tulane students, tuition free, that fall.
tulanian.tulane.edu/fall-2025/tu...
Love this story about Tulane's Katrina generation--and that 450+ colleges offered to take in Tulane students, tuition free, that fall.
tulanian.tulane.edu/fall-2025/tu...
the very best Tiny Desk
Pulp: Tiny Desk Concert
Jarvis Cocker croons, coos and dances his way through this career-spanning Tiny Desk with Pulp.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
the very best Tiny Desk
A very cool interactive deep dive.
40 years ago, three Norwegians turned a homemade melody into a pop revolution.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
“Take on Me” fills dance floors and still earns a formidable income for A-ha.
The Post caught up with the 80s band to discuss the song’s unexpected afterlife.
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A very cool interactive deep dive.
Great reporting. (Also, we need a new season of The Wire)
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great reporting. (Also, we need a new season of The Wire)
Fun visiting my high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, as part of our reunion weekend. Back when I was editor, The Enterprise was a newspaper -- now it's a magazine. Looks like Captain Shreve is doing a good job of inspiring student interest and opportunities in journalism!
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fun visiting my high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, as part of our reunion weekend. Back when I was editor, The Enterprise was a newspaper -- now it's a magazine. Looks like Captain Shreve is doing a good job of inspiring student interest and opportunities in journalism!
Happy Halloween from Lucy and Emmylou Hairy (stress-eating her treats). They are thrilled, I tell you, thrilled to once again don their costumes. #cats #dogs #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy Halloween from Lucy and Emmylou Hairy (stress-eating her treats). They are thrilled, I tell you, thrilled to once again don their costumes. #cats #dogs #halloween
Obviously I blame myself. Impossible to resist plopping down and getting comfy-cozy on a freshly dry-cleaned formal gown. #cats #catsofbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Obviously I blame myself. Impossible to resist plopping down and getting comfy-cozy on a freshly dry-cleaned formal gown. #cats #catsofbluesky
“The scenario was incoherent. Yet it could not have happened differently on this earth. If it could have it would have.”
A lyrical, devastating meditation on time, death and Gene Hackman's last days
A lyrical, devastating meditation on time, death and Gene Hackman's last days
One Four Two Five Old Sunset Trail, by Joy Williams
On the last days of Gene Hackman
harpers.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“The scenario was incoherent. Yet it could not have happened differently on this earth. If it could have it would have.”
A lyrical, devastating meditation on time, death and Gene Hackman's last days
A lyrical, devastating meditation on time, death and Gene Hackman's last days
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A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o
A new fund will route millions to the literary arts
A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o
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October 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Dear Traveller,
You have reached the end of the journey that led you to climb the Palatine Hill and walk, with your eyes but above all your imagination...
Here, on this very spot, travellers, writers, artists, men and women of culture and enthusiasts of art and archaeology paused before you...
#Rome
You have reached the end of the journey that led you to climb the Palatine Hill and walk, with your eyes but above all your imagination...
Here, on this very spot, travellers, writers, artists, men and women of culture and enthusiasts of art and archaeology paused before you...
#Rome
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Dear Traveller,
You have reached the end of the journey that led you to climb the Palatine Hill and walk, with your eyes but above all your imagination...
Here, on this very spot, travellers, writers, artists, men and women of culture and enthusiasts of art and archaeology paused before you...
#Rome
You have reached the end of the journey that led you to climb the Palatine Hill and walk, with your eyes but above all your imagination...
Here, on this very spot, travellers, writers, artists, men and women of culture and enthusiasts of art and archaeology paused before you...
#Rome
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"How often Cirrus pulled me out of my gloomy thoughts, my preoccupations, my melancholic reveries, just by entering a room."
Sy Safransky for The Sun: www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/598...
Sy Safransky for The Sun: www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/598...
The Cat Who Woke Me Up
The hierarchy that places humans above cats has broken down. I know, in a way I once didn’t, that cats and dogs and birds and bees and every living creature are conscious in a way that’s too hard for ...
www.thesunmagazine.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"How often Cirrus pulled me out of my gloomy thoughts, my preoccupations, my melancholic reveries, just by entering a room."
Sy Safransky for The Sun: www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/598...
Sy Safransky for The Sun: www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/598...
Thrilled to have my essay published in the fall issue of North American Review! "Real People" is an ode to inventing yourself and realizing the power of not "fitting in," featuring Fiorucci, Klaus Nomi, Richard Hell, David Bowie, the new wave, and seventh grade villains and allies.
Our newest issue is out now!! Find it online here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
October 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thrilled to have my essay published in the fall issue of North American Review! "Real People" is an ode to inventing yourself and realizing the power of not "fitting in," featuring Fiorucci, Klaus Nomi, Richard Hell, David Bowie, the new wave, and seventh grade villains and allies.
Reposted by Marla Lepore
If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe
cst.org.uk/donate-now
cst.org.uk/donate-now
Donate Online Now – CST – Protecting Our Jewish Community
cst.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe
cst.org.uk/donate-now
cst.org.uk/donate-now
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More than 100 writers, journalists, and scholars call for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, the only journalist detained in the U.S. today for doing his job—and now facing imminent deportation. Share the letter and join the call to #FreeMario: pen.org/press-releas...
September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
More than 100 writers, journalists, and scholars call for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, the only journalist detained in the U.S. today for doing his job—and now facing imminent deportation. Share the letter and join the call to #FreeMario: pen.org/press-releas...
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From the cover of Ms. to the founding of Sundance, Robert Redford used his star power to amplify women’s voices, champion equality and reimagine what masculinity could mean.
msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/r...
msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/r...
Rest in Power: Robert Redford, an Unlikely but Iconic Ally
Robert Redford, who died Sept. 16 at 89, was more than a Hollywood legend—he was also a man unafraid to stand with women.
In October 1975, Redford appeared—back turned, jeans and T-shirt on—with a r...
msmagazine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
From the cover of Ms. to the founding of Sundance, Robert Redford used his star power to amplify women’s voices, champion equality and reimagine what masculinity could mean.
msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/r...
msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/r...
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Robert Redford (1936-2025) should be remembered as much for his social conscience as for his talents as a storyteller.
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Robert Redford (1936-2025) should be remembered as much for his social conscience as for his talents as a storyteller.
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky
This 1976 interview about ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN is a sobering reminder of what we’ve lost. #RobertRedford #FilmSky