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"content": "\u003cp>I had a nightmare last night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It began like many of my dreams do — I was on vacation with my extended family. This time, we were in Australia, visiting family friends in a big house. Things took a turn when — in some way that I can’t quite explain — I got mixed up in this Australian family’s jewelry theft and smuggling operation. And I lied about it in front of my relatives, to protect myself and my co-conspirators. Before I woke up, I was terrified I’d be sent to prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13958707']The dream seems bizarre, but when I pick the narrative apart, there are clear connections to my waking life. For instance, I recently listened to a podcast where a pair of fancy \u003ca href=\"https://pod.link/1597761181/episode/437f349b7890953941305bfb92d58e04\">hairpins suspiciously go missing\u003c/a> during a family gathering. Moreover, I’m moving tomorrow and still have packing to do. When the movers arrive in the morning, if I haven’t finished packing, I’ll face the consequences of my lack of preparedness — a crime, at least to my subconscious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Rahul Jandial, neurosurgeon, neuroscientist and author of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735627/this-is-why-you-dream-by-rahul-jandial-md-phd/\">This is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, says the major themes and images of vivid dreams like these are worth paying attention to, and trying to derive meaning from. 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In both cases, the show confronted the simmering tensions early; Max and Kyle sleep together in Season 2, making their ongoing love-hate dynamic that much funnier throughout the rest of the series, and Overton and Synclaire make it official in Season 1, allowing them to explore other silly hurdles and milestones throughout their courtship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s easy enough to imagine a version of \u003cem>Abbott \u003c/em>that took a page out of \u003cem>30 Rock\u003c/em>, and gave us a fruitful platonic friendship with Janine and Gregory. 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The photographer struggled financially because her tone and aesthetics fell out of favor in the 1970s, as porn hit the mainstream. (“The Yeager photographic style does not parallel the contemporary mood and image of \u003cem>Penthouse\u003c/em> magazine,” one stinging rejection letter reads.) Only with the 1990s rise of rockabilly and swing did Yeager’s work find a new generation of fans. During the lull before, she made ends meet with work in graphic design and even as a nightclub singer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeager’s personal life was also impacted by her career. One of her daughters, Cherilu Irwin, remains ashamed of her mother’s catalog of work, speaking openly of her disapproval in \u003cem>Naked Ambition\u003c/em>. When asked what she thinks her mother’s legacy is, Irwin leaves a long pause before openly wishing Yeager had not followed the career path she followed. 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