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Face off: the best and worst pop culture coronavirus masks

From a stylish Twin Peaks covering to a hellish Nic Cage effort, here are the good and bad offerings you can sport down the supermarket
Germ warfare... (Clockwise from top left) Rammstein; Nicolas Cage; Justin Bieber; Twin Peaks; Suspiria; Disney Composite: The Guide

We all know that face masks are a good thing, but why? Is it because they are a useful tool in slowing the spread of Covid-19? Well, yes. But more than that, it’s because we now have the opportunity to cover our nose and mouth with sweet, sweet, officially licensed merchandise. Until now, whenever we wanted to demonstrate our love of the arts, we have had to rely on clothing or – worse

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