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Sunday 5

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Courtney Martin
Aug 02, 2026
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  1. Last week I spent a couple of days with my bestie since 3rd grade, as I try to do each year. It’s a deep dive into our biggest joys and our deepest struggles every time—laughing and crying, and this time, downloading a weird app where we were able to see ourselves with different haircuts. What I am really endorsing here is not the app, though it was goo…

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