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The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

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The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

The Approval Matrix: Hit Us With the Torpedo Bat Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.