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A new home for books coverage at Dirt.

introduces Dirt’s new publication about books and the culture around them.

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The quintessential American gimmick.

with an ode to wrestling’s “ladder match.” 

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Laddermania

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Passing out in public.

on the self-fulfilling documentation of Shibuya’s nightlife.

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Shibuya Meltdown

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Leave it to chance.

on the thrills of AMC's Screen Unseen program. 

Movie roulette

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"The goal is to construct something that can outlast all of its members."

in conversation with Subvert founder [Austin Robey](https://x.com/austinrobey_?_bhlid=81970f543a569e033dfbc65c46692e2745380d00). 

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Radicalized by Bandcamp

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Swimming in the culture.

in conversation with [Curtis Sittenfeld](https://x.com/csittenfeld) about Sittenfeld’s new short story collection. 

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I Love Shopping

"Everything is simultaneously old and new with me."

The following is an excerpt of [I Love Shopping](https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-love-shopping/21652118?ean=9781643622866&next=t&affiliate=114129) by Lauren Cook, forthcoming from Nightboat Books on April 8, 2025.

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Customer service, or customer servitude?

on poor tippers, private burrito taxis, and the exploitative economics of DoorDash and UberEats.

Customer service, or customer servitude

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