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Things I Read That I Loved #327: Every Misunderstood Youth Must Be In Want of a Publisher.

Topics include Child Protective Services, wrongful convictions, abortion, OXO kitchen products, safety town, getitng cancelled in high school, Joel Kim Booster, MTV Books and more!

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Jun 24, 2022

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Things I Read That I Loved #326: It Was 1997 and Everything Seemed Mostly Okay.

Topics include Barnes & Noble, Black Excellence according to Bel-Air, a dog’s purpose, #vanlife, a nurse imposter, the pursuit of hotness, Los Angeles, Starbucks, the real reason for a recent…

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Apr 29, 2022

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Things I Read That I Loved #325: Like a Hippie Van Collided With a Paint Factory

Topics include TED Talks, murder, Morrissey, a horrific party limousine crash, infertility, the Atlanta Spa Shootings, Super Bowl Halftime Shows, a legendary Massachusetts roadside restaurant and more.

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Mar 18, 2022

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Things I Read That I Love #324: You May Call It Dirty, But I Call It Home

Topics include kids who play with toys on YouTube, the Brooklyn Nets, the price of being single, NFTs, LuLaRoe, weight loss camp, debt, a Home Makeover Horror Story and more!

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Jan 19, 2022

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Things I Read That I Love #323: Pulp Fiction With a Hint of Social Justice

Topics include witchcraft consumerism, Kidz Bop, delivery workers in NYC, Ozy Media, abuse in the guardianship industry, Succession, documentaries and the hunt for a sober buzz!

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Nov 5, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #322: A Dystopian Victory for a Particularly Narrow Vision of Nuclear Family

Topics include Aldi Supermarkets, Whitney Houston, McDonald’s, Brazilian Butt Lifts, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, COVID in Kirkland, restorative justice and more!

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Sep 24, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #321: I’m Not Normally Like This

Topics include Sinead O’Connor, The Talented Mr. Ripley, crushes, dog adoption competition, drinking alone and poppers!

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Sep 10, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #320: Remember How Reckless Karaoke Seemed so recently?

Topics include Zola, the rise in Black homeschooling, the return of FOMO, online stalking, “Friends,” why meetings, Generation X, racism in The Bachelor, Mare of Easttown and more!

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Jun 25, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #319: Yacht Content, Poolside Content, White Claw Content

Topics include TikTok, Office Space, the actual office, being bipolar, Amazon, the Disgusting Food Museum, Ghost Ship, facial feminization surgery, gymnastics, the childcare industry and so much more!

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May 21, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #318: Eternally Hopeful That This Time There Will Be a Snack

Topics include marrying your platonic best friend, the rise of therapy-speak, COVID in prison, Homecoming at HBCUs, abuse documentaries, the road to terfdom, ranking the muppets and more!

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Apr 16, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #317: One Moment Could Be Ecstatic and The Next Perilous

Topics include reviewing the book review, TikTok aesthetics, Choose Your Own Adventure books, Soho House, private school, “A Teacher” and so much more!

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Mar 19, 2021

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Things I Read That I Love #316: Beach-Ball Buttocks Mimicking The Most Famous Bottom In The World

Topics include a Hollywood con artist, lip-reading, the benefit of nervous breakdowns, ultra-fast fashion, Mrs. Meyer’s soap, writing lesbian sex, Gamestop, Mormon Mommie Bloggers, butt lifts and more!

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Feb 19, 2021