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Valerie Trapp

Valerie Trapp

The Atlantic

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Bad Bunny’s Songs of Exile

The Puerto Rican superstar is known for his anthems of community. His latest tour is about his own isolation. Near the end of Bad Bunny’s 2022...

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The Atlantic

Valerie Trapp

The Adult Stuffed-Animal Revival

Why adults are suddenly into stuffed animals Stuffed animals have often been deemed one of the quirky conventions of childhood—an infantile love we...

10.04.2024 10

The Atlantic

Valerie Trapp

Why Audiences Love to Laugh at History’s Monsters

In the Oscar-nominated El Conde, the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a vampire—and part of a long tradition of villain comedy. What is the...

09.03.2024 10

The Atlantic

Valerie Trapp

The Most Fun Way to Learn a Language

Pick up some slang. Until a few years ago, I couldn’t speak Spanish without sounding about half a century older—and much more religious—than I...

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The Atlantic

Valerie Trapp

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