A Journey Through the Lens of Pop Culture: My Thoughts on Pure Innocent Fun: Essays by Ira Madison III I confess, when I first picked up Pure Innocent Fun: Essays by Ira Madison III, I approached it with a blend of excitement and trepidation. Having recently finished Rob Harvilla’s 60 Songs That Explain The ’90s,

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A Reflection on Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: A Memoir in Essays by Nicole Graev Lipson When I first stumbled upon Mothers and Other Fictional Characters: A Memoir in Essays by Nicole Graev Lipson, I was immediately drawn to the title. The notion of motherhood being intertwined with fiction—where characters often reflect real-life emotions—struck a