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MR. MAN: Nick Robinson is growing up nicely! Via Mr. Man:

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View to a Thrill: A Review of 'Broadway Bares'

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CARTER KALE: Um, the legs, though.

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    Matthew Rettenmund is the NYC-based author of the novel "Boy Culture," made into a feature film and series, and the book "Encyclopedia Madonnica," among many others. His other Substack is Gr8erDays.

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