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What Watching JLo, Lupita & Jodie Says About Love "On Top"

Jun 17, 2024

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Dearest Reader,

In the year nineteen hundred and ninety-three, the Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway lamented: “What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more.” No truer words or catchier lyrics have ever been spoken. What is love, really? According to the science, romantic love, in particular, begins with a big hit of dopamine akin to alcohol …

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