The conversation articles
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Should Charlie Puth be a bigger artist? A conversation
There’s a lot to say about Taylor Swift’s latest, a surprise two-part album titled The Tortured Poets Department. Of course, much of that has already been interrogated by The A.V. Club’s Mary Kate Carr in her review of the collection. But here at The A.V. Club, we also like to spend extra time teasing apart the most interesting questions that arise from a piece of art, and The Tortured Poets Department brings up a topic that feels especially pertinent: should Charlie Puth be a bigger artist? ...
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Creating Community, One Conversation at a Time
Walking home one evening, I came to an intersection. A family and a couple were waiting for the light, the family bantering about crossing against the light. “My knees won’t let me go that fast!” the grandma warned. “Ma’am, I’m with you!” the man from the couple called out with a laugh. “My wife doesn’t More
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Are You Not Entertained By Converse's Hulking Gladiator Sandal?
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's got the chunkiest summer sandal of them all? Right now, Converse holds the crown with its beefy dad sandal collection — which