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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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<div class="gmail_default">Sophie Lewis is a writer based in Philadelphia, and the author of <i>Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation</i> as well as <i>Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family</i>. You can support Sophie&#8217;s writing at <a href="http://patreon.com/reproutopia" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://patreon.com/reproutopia&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1676579571242000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0v46ws-benlRFZQr_vtOrj">patreon.com/reproutopia</a>.</div>
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Sophie Lewis

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Rihanna Rubbed Her Belly And Broke A Million Brains

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NEW ORLEANS - JULY 03: Musician David Jude Jolicoeur better known as Trugoy of De La Soul performs at the 2010 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 3, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2010 Essence Music Festival – Day 2

We Are All Indebted To Trugoy The Dove Of De La Soul

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Lauren Theisen

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Selling Out Still Sucks

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Susan Elizabeth Shepard

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The Abrupt And Anonymous End Of StripperWeb

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Soraya Roberts

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Defector At The Movies

Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar Nod Is A Nomination For The Past

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Barry Petchesky

DHI QAR, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 15: British Museum and Iraqi archaeologists carry out excavations in the ancient city of Girsu, the capital of the Kingdom of Lagash in Dhi Qar, Iraq on November 15, 2021. (Photo by Arshad Mohammed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Excavation works in Iraq

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I Desperately Want To Have A Beer At This Ancient Sumerian Bar

Premiere Of Netflix’s “Pamela, a love story”

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Who Is The Celebrity Documentary For?

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Photo of Tom VERLAINE and TELEVISION

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Tom Verlaine, Out And Back


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When Exiting Through The Gift Shop Is The Best Part Of The Exhibit


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How To Respect A Mummy

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And This Byrd Can Sing: David Crosby, 1941-2023

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I’ll Have What No One Is Having

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How To Drink Alone, The Madison Avenue Way

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Our Predictions For 2023

BAY OF BISCAY, SPAIN: Tanker under dark clouds in The Bay of Biscay north of Santander in the Atlantic Ocean, Spain

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Goodbye To Dark Sky, The Only Good Weather App

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Will Ticketmaster’s Death Knell Finally Toll?


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Hanukkah Doesn’t Need A Hip Rebrand

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It’s Not Nepotism; It’s Wealth.


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/petesegall?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pete Segall</a> lives in Chicago. His fiction has appeared in <em>The Bennington Review</em>, <em>Conjunctions</em>, <em>The Drift</em>, and elsewhere.</p>


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The eponymous hospital in Lars Von Trier's supernatural soap "Kingdom"

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After Two Decades Of Chaos, Lars Von Trier’s Supernatural Soap Opera ‘Kingdom’ Returns

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I Put My Cat On A T-Shirt That References The Movie ‘Hackers’ And You Can’t Stop Me

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Finally, History Endorses Tagging!

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Chris Thompson

A Disney World Pervert’s Take On: The Shitcanning Of Disney CEO Bob Chapek


<p>Shamira Ibrahim is a Brooklyn-based culture writer by way of Harlem, Canada, and East Africa,&nbsp;who explores identity, cultural production and technology.</p>
