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W. David Marx

W. David Marx is a longtime culture writer based in Tokyo and the author of Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change and Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Popeye, The New Republic, Vox, and more.
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SPOTTED: Girl on Girl in Grammy Winner Doechii’s Instagram

In Doechii’s end-of-year post, the rapper included Sophie Gilbert’s GIRL ON GIRL (Penguin Press) as one of the six photos included with the caption, “i want my thingsss.”   Doechii quickly rose to fame after several of her songs went viral on TikTok in 2024. The rapper has publicly spoken about the hardships of the

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