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JoAnn

Cultural criticism about material culture.

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Welcome back to Loose Buttons, my personal magazine on art and culture. If you’re new here, once a month I share a compendium of what’s caught my eye IRL and online.

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    Cultural criticism about material culture. Hyper-focused essays from your weird fashion friend. Links are my love language | Based in NYC

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