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Having said that, however, read journalist Jim DeRogatis’s illuminating book on the latter

20 July 2022 - 20:52

I was in a hip and happening restaurant recently. I knew I didn’t belong right away because everyone was turned out to the max. Quick glance around and you could see long, pointy, glam nails, expensively distressed denim, plush cashmere athleisure pantsuits and BTS-inspired hairstyles. Gman and I looked out of place in our “going-out” attire — black T-shirts, barely-still-black jeans and scuffed, but polished boots. To add to my discomfort, I had a bad hair day — load-shedding, so no hairdryer to tame curls. It would have made a poodle jealous...

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