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It is art that draws on what Holland Cotter, a a critic for The New York Times, called "path-clearing feminist and gay" work of the not-so-distant past, and that makes liberal use of almost anything that drifts into the slipstream of pop cultural reference: fashion, music, kiddie cartoons, Japanese manga and old-fashioned handicrafts.
The lyrics address aspects of a bad relationship, but also reference fashion in the line, "Walk, walk fashion baby, Work it move that bitch crazy".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com