"This is not at all how this story was meant to begin."

Really spectacular piece of writing today in the NYT Style section, a profile of Courtney Love. I almost skipped this, having read quite enough about Love last spring when the new Hole album came out. But I’m glad I didn’t. Eric Wilson has written a riveting, fair, and even tender piece—with a depth that’s rare for any section of the Times, let alone Sunday Styles. I like to think this reflects Alexandra Jacobs’s influence.

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