M.G. Lord

Mary G. Lord (born November 18, 1955) is an American author, cultural critic, and investigative journalist. She was a political cartoonist and columnist for Newsday. She is an associate professor of the practice of English at the University of Southern California.

She produces the podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes with Antonia Cereijido.

Early life and education
Lord was born in 1955 and grew up in southern California. Her father was a rocket engineer and her mother, although a chemistry graduate, "quit work to keep house for my father".

Lord has a BA (1977) in politics, the graphic arts and letters from Yale University and an MFA (2016) in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. While a student, she was a cartoonist for the Yale Daily News. After graduating, she worked drawing political cartoons for the Wall Street Journal, then the Chicago Tribune, and then moved to Newsday.

Books

 * The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice (2012) Reviews for The Accidental Feminist:
 * (about Elizabeth Taylor)
 * Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (2005) Reviews for Astro Turf:
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (about Elizabeth Taylor)
 * Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (2005) Reviews for Astro Turf:
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (about Elizabeth Taylor)
 * Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science (2005) Reviews for Astro Turf:
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll (1994) Reviews for Forever Barbie:
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * (About the Barbie doll)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)
 * Mean Sheets: Political Cartoons by M.G. Lord (1982)