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What nail polish, house paint and Crayola crayons say about the shades of online existence

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#697: PostSecrets, soft lives and tragedeighs

Reporting live from the path of totality

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Ft. 10-day tampon, cat hair vagina, Victorian lady and others

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Performative hydration has gone too far

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