‘End of the World Vibes’: Why Culture Can’t Stop Thinking About Apocalypse
Dorian Lynskeytheguardian.comSaved by owl
‘End of the World Vibes’: Why Culture Can’t Stop Thinking About Apocalypse
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***seeking a vibe at the end of the world***
i wanted to start this by saying that “i’ve been thinking about the end of the world lately” but it's hard to make that sound not… dramatic. pretentious. but it is true (though not the ‘lately’ bit). i've been here a long time. not so much thinking about the fact of the world ending, but the peri
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