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The Diary Project: 20 Questions / Client: The New York Times
My deep gratitude to my friends who talked to me for this piece: Suzy, Weston, Mimi, Patrick, Beto, Antar, Virginia, Maria, Brian, Deborah, Eloise and Julian, Erin and Beto again.
Interviews above have been edited.
Below: how this piece appeared in print
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