As someone who doesn’t swim with the mainstream, I tend to feel pressure from all sides to consume media that passes a certain threshold of global success. I thought that pressure was at maximum power with Taylor Swift after the Eras Tour cemented her as the most popular human being alive. However, in all my … Continue reading I Actually Watched K-pop Demon Hunters
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