Culture
The Private Burial of America’s Most Public Myth
Nashville buried Dolly Parton in a quiet plot, but the machine that turned a Smoky Mountain songwriter into a secular saint refuses to power down.
Index
Dolly Parton
3 original stories in the magazine.
Entertainment
Dollyfest: Memorial or Megaproject?
Vandalism and a corn‑maze tribute sharpen the clash between honoring a legend and cashing in on her myth.
After Dolly
Stella Parton Recalls Dolly’s Offer to Test Experimental Cancer Drugs
After Dolly Parton died at 80, her sister said the singer had volunteered for experimental treatment if there was “no hope” — in the hope of helping people who would come after her.