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<p>Amy Phillips is the former Executive Editor of Pitchfork. She has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Village Voice, and many other publications. A Philadelphia native, she currently lives in Brooklyn.</p>


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Amy at 14 in her childhood bedroom (L) / Amy's daughter as a baby in that same room (R).

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