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Vol. 45, Issue 7 • January 6, 2022 OPINION
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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Editor’s Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Downstroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
HEALTH
Health: Mental health support during the pandemic . . . . . . . . . 8
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NEWSLINES
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Health: Ketamine therapy . . . . . . . 10
FEATURE
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Whom to watch in 2022
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ARTS & CULTURE
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January Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 22 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Brezsny’s Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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