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        • A1 Representation: What the Internet Means Today (Fall 2020)
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        • A4 Regulation: Paywalls, Takedowns, and Invitation-Only Communities (Fall 2020)
        • A5 Production: Archaeology of a Meme (Fall 2020)
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        • A1 Representation: Before the Internet (Fall 2021)
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        • A3 Consumption: Lost Sites and Web Design Comparison (Fall 2021)
        • A4 Regulation: Paywalls, Takedowns, and Invitation-Only Communities (Fall 2021)
        • A5 Production: Archaeology of an NFT (Fall 2021)
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      • Final Circuit of Culture Project
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        • A1 Consumption: Your Futurist Internet
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      • iTunes
      • Korean Englishman 영국 남자
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      • Wikipedia
    • Fall 2021
      • Angry Birds as Viewed through the Circuit of Culture
      • Depop: Instagram meets eBay
      • DoorDash: The New Go-To For Food Delivery
      • IMDb: Internet Movie Database
      • League of Legends
      • Naver: Maximalist Digital Giant of Korea
      • Poptropica
      • TalkinBroadway.com
      • The Cultural History of Zillow
      • Tidal
      • Tinder
      • Uber Eats
      • Vine: A Circuit of Culture
      • YouTube: Beauty Channels
    • Fall 2023
      • Exploratorium: Science of Baseball

Category: No One Is Talking about This

Posts tracking down the many real-life social-media references from Patricia Lockwood’s novel No One Is Talking about This.

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The 2000’s: the Heyday of Thongs and Cocaine

The 2000s: Heyday of Thongs and Cocaine Patricia Lockwood’s book “No One is Talking About This” is a chronicle of

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November 1, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

Of course when the eclipse came, the dictator stared directly into it….

Patricia Lockwood’s “No one is talking about this” is an attention grabbing novel that toggles between irony and sincerity, sweetness

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October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This / Uncategorized

The Flat Earthers in Patricia Lockwood’s: No One is Talking about This

The Flat Earthers in Patricia Lockwood’s: No One is Talking about This No One is Talking about This is a

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October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

“16 Times Italians Cried in the Comments Because We Put Chicken in Pasta.”

One might wonder what the point of this quote is in No One is Talking About This. It is such an oddly specific occurrence that it would be weird to assume that it is just a fun easter egg for avid internet-crazed fans to dwell upon.

October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

Vegan Revolution: Cheap and (Disgusting) Lunches

Vegan Revolution: Cheap and (Disgusting) Lunches In Patricia Lockwood’s novel, No One Is Talking About This, the narrator describes her

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October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This / Uncategorized

How Lockwood Addresses Fidget Toys And The Internet’s Hypocrisy

How Lockwood Addresses Fidget Toys And The Internet’s Hypocrisy In Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is Talking About This, the author

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October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

The Darkest Timeline

The Darkest Timeline In Patricia Lockwood’s book, No One is Talking About This, there are many, and sometimes vague references

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October 29, 2021 No One Is Talking about This / Uncategorized

The Iconic, Yet Ironic, V-J Day Photo

The Iconic, Yet Ironic, V-J Day Photo In her novel, “No one is Talking About This,” Patricia Lockwood fantastically illustrates

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October 28, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

Lockwood’s Reference to Osama bin Laden’s Computer Files

Lockwood’s Reference to Osama bin Laden’s Computer Files In Patricia Lockwood’s most recent novel, NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS,

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October 26, 2021 No One Is Talking about This

Unlikely Friendship News Stories in No One Is Talking About This

Unlikely Friendship News Stories in No One Is Talking About This In Part One of Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is

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