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Mar 2025
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the illusion of cool (+ exciting announc...

Kimberley Wenya
About this episode

Cool(ness) is a mystique; it reveals itself through slow, accidental flashes of enticement and excitement as we venture to fill the gaps with our imagination between what is displayed, and what is visually and conceptually certain.

This article explores the concept of cool. Is it a sin to want to be cool? What makes something so?

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement at the end of this episode!

This is a read-aloud of an article from Virgin Notes by Kimberley Wenya. Read-alouds occasionally contain added context and detail from the writer than its written version. To view the written version of this article, click here.

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