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Grace Byron is a critic, reporter, and novelist based in Queens. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, Bookforum, and elsewhere. Her debut novel Herculine is out now.

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Books

Can Men Stop Hating Women?

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Arts And Culture

Reality TV Dating Enters Virgin Territory

Clover Hope is a Brooklyn-based writer and author of the award-winning book <a href="https://store.abramsbooks.com/products/the-motherlode">The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop</a>. Her writing has appeared in Esquire, Men&#8217;s Health, Elle, ESPN, Billboard, and GQ, among others.
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Clover Hope

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The Trials Of Finding Love As A Music Snob

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Mike Patton from Faith No More performs at 2015 Rock in Rio on September 25, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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In This House We Believe Faith No More Is One Of The Most Important Bands In History

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Could Unionizing Protect Contestants From The Reality Of Reality TV?

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