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Nicki Minaj and HBO Europe: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing

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Roxane Gay | “I am stunned by the number of people Minaj has at her service. … She is the center of gravity for a great many professionals, and she wears that responsibility well. When her eyes are done, Minaj sits on the adjacent couch, arranging her robe to her liking. There is regality in how she sits. That she is wearing a

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