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On vaping, religion, and "The Overwhelming Emotion of Hearing Toto's 'Africa' Remixed to Sound Like It’s Playing in an Empty Mall"

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Jul 01, 2019
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It’s the week of July 4th, which means lots of people are on vacation (including me). To lighten the load a bit, we’re going to be going with a format change for this week. Each day we will briefly highlight one of our favorite New Yorker writers and 3-4 pieces you should read. We’re also going to skip July 4th, as we assume many of you will be too busy…

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