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Strange Behaviour – Jack Antonoff’s Polarizing 2021
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The Best (and Worst) Album Art of 2021
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“I Would Have Been Brave”: Living Vicariously Through Gay Love Songs
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Insecurity, Yearning, and Possession: Inside the History of “They Don’t Love You Like I Love You”
I assumed square one was going to be Maps, but as I went down the internet rabbit hole, I found out that our yearn-y words actually go all the way back to the 1960s. Today I’m going to take you through these words right from the beginning; forming a lineage of love and need starting…
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An Emotional Exorcism: Horror as an Outlet
The best horror, in my eyes, is the kind that makes me sad.
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Slash Fiction: Gender, Trauma & Friendship – First Instincts Review
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