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Jul 2024
30m 52s

The ‘brat’ summer takeover

The Guardian
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The Guardian music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas, books editor Lucy Knight and film and TV critic Leila Latif look at what’s dominating culture this summer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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