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Writer, professor, DJ, Queen of the Board, etc. Affiliations: @bostonglobe , @bostoncollege , @third_bridge , @uncertainfm , @wzbc . She/her.
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maybe if you’d used your gobs of money to help flint fix its water problems early on instead of embarking on a bullshit vanity presidential run, people would trust you more, mike
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reach out, punch face
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we really need to rethink the way we teach anatomy in this country
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using the phrase “cancel culture” is a sign that i don’t have to take you seriously at this point
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peace in the northeast corridor
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i challenged an online hardman to show me examples of toxic feminine power and he said attila the hun... i guess the decline in history education and the rise of essential-oil grifting have some combined consequences
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wrote about an all time great song
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remember when people tried to convince everyone terry richardson was interesting and uniquely talented... like, what was that about
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imagine if any man with hyper-exacting appearance standards for women had to live up to their own bullshit
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psa: you can comment on the person of the year without making your followers (and you!) look at his stupid fucking face. i say this with love 💕
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everything is too much
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this debate over the memo sure has been a bitte orca to swallow
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💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻you don’t have to pay attention to greenwald or weiss or yglesias or any of those pundits
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roses are red
violets are blue
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are four for the price of two
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the 00s are back baby
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dear dudes: don't do this. even if it feels good in the long run, it makes you an asshole.
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A couple of thoughts on why there are fewer negative music reviews out there, from someone who is on that profession's front lines.
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