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An Angel in Hell

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Critic and journalist Maureen “Mo” Ryan is a Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair, and has written for Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Salon, GQ, and Vulture. Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Ryan worked as a television critic at Variety, Huffington Post, and the Chicago Tribune. In addition to criticism, opinion pieces and feature stories about th…

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I'm a critic and journalist, and my first book, Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change in Hollywood, is an expansion of my reporting on industry misconduct and how to end it. Mo’ places to find me: linktr.ee/maureenryan
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