love in the time of capitalism
why we now see the 'yearning' trope everywhere, and what it expresses about modern day desires in dating
her thoughts exactly
The class you always wished you could take — cultural essays on modern life, femininity, and the art of becoming, alongside lecture notes, girlhood archives, and creative extras for the everyday intellectual. These are her thoughts—exactly.
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