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Jia Tolentino

Losing Religion and Finding Ecstasy in Houston

Losing Religion and Finding Ecstasy in Houston

A 2019 New Yorker essay by Jia Tolentino exploring religion, raves, and ecstasy in Houston.

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    “I was designed in a lab to say "have you read that Jia Tolentino piece" so be warned she WILL come up a lot here. This was my first fave thing she wrote <3”

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