John Phipps

In Bennington it was a badge of dishonour not to have slept with your professor

A new eight-part podcast recounts the era when three literary superstars joined the class of ’86 at Bennington College

Bret Easton Ellis in 1987, who turned up to Bennington with the face of a wounded teddy bear and a suitcase full of class-A drugs. Photo: Patrick McMullan/Getty Images

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