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Apr 24
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☎️ Phone a Snake: Happy Birthday, Tortur...

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One year later, The Tortured Poets Department is still driving The Snake Nation to the brink, and we love to see it. In this installment of Phone a Snake, you sent us your roses, your thorns,, and your most chaotic takes on Taylor’s messiest album. We discuss certified worm behavior, whether emotional cheating counts, the horror of thanK u aIMee and how TTPD ... Show More
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