Tired of narratives that use pop-culture references as a form of characterization
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Why are our books full of little hipster kids?
Awhile back, I posted on Facebook about how I never want to watch another romantic comedy where the heroine displays a quirky interest in old records or classic movies, because it's only being used as a lazy shorthand for 'this is a cool chick.' And that doesn't really work for me, personally, because: a) w…
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