BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

BAD AT KEEPING SECRETS

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Are you normal? Is anyone?

Are you normal? Is anyone?

Culture critic Phil Christman on the beauty of awkwardness

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Carissa Potter
Jan 30, 2022
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My interview with Phil Christman cover a lot of ground, but just to whet your appetite: toxic masculinity, the myth of normalcy, religion as a way to create structure out of the formless chaos that is life, and the differences between hope and certainty. Phil also makes an argument against assumptions (in favor of curiosity) and shares a musical secret …

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