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I Can Hear the Men In The Room - by eliza mclamb

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I’m sure you’ve heard the news: it’s a brat summer. “brat” as in the new Charli XCX album that I have personally been consuming like the morning paper — top to bottom, every day, right upon waking. But also, “brat” as in lowercase, stretched-out Arial; saying no but meaning, secretly, yes; sticky stilettos; tasting metal; riding a bike really fast with some flowers in the basket (but not during the daytime — onlookers must be thinking “who is this mysterious girl whizzing through the darkness with such a delicate, frivolous item that seems wholly useless yet somehow absolutely necessary to her at this hour?”). I won’t say “for lack of a better term” here, because I have a term and it’s right. It’s a vibe. I came across this video of Charli the other day, a track walk-through of her song “365” in which she literally walks us through a metaphorical club scene — the universe in which the song takes place. The song pulses along, Charli narrates: “now you’re like, stumbling out of the bathr

I Can Hear the Men In The Room on brat, women's art, and "technical terms" eliza mclamb Jun 17, 2024 586 30 80 Share I’m sure you’ve heard the news: it’s a brat summer. “brat” as in the new Charli XCX album that I have personally been consuming like the morning paper — top to bottom, every day, right upon waking. But also, “brat” as in lowercase, stretched-out Arial; saying no but meaning, secretly, yes; sticky stilettos; tasting metal; riding a bike really fast with some flowers in the basket (but not during the daytime — onlookers must be thinking “who is this mysterious girl whizzing throug

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