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Robert Dean is a journalist, cultural editorialist, and self-proclaimed enlightened dumbass. His work has appeared in over 50 publications worldwide, including MIC, Eater, Fatherly, Yahoo, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, Consequence of Sound, Ozy, USA Today, and Channel Void. He’s appeared on CNN and NPR and currently serves as a features writer for Culture Clash and The Cosmic Clash, as well as a weekly political columnist for The Carter County Times. He lives in Austin, Texas, and loves ice cream, koalas, and calling out bullshit. His collection of essays, Existential Thirst Trap, is out now.