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(In 1965, Norman Mailer, watching her at a party, observed, “She’s a perfect advertisement for herself.”)
Lili Anolik • Didion and Babitz
and “Turn Me On”
John Seabrook • The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit
Jane set the cake down on the table in front of Ruby just as the birthday song reached its warbling crescendo. It was a cheap cake from Baskin-Robbins, Frozen-themed. She worried it was a tell that this house, even this shirt, didn’t belong to her. But maybe it was the opposite—maybe it made them seem more ensconced in this life, better, cooler—the
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captivating phrase “1,000 Songs in Your Pocket.”
Sean Ellis • Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
that brief moment of possessing both downtown credibility and the promise of more mainstream success.