Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

"Aisha Harris is one of our smartest, most entertaining modern cultural critics. The nine pieces offer insight on Stevie Wonder, the Spice Girls, Pen15, and New Girl--among many other pop artifacts, …

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