Black and White: Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics
Five writers talk about what black and white evokes for them. Broadcaster and GP Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something you don't understand.
In this series of essays, five writers talk about what black and white evokes for them. Beginning with something quite tangible, each piece unfolds to tell a story that is deeply personal and also far-reaching.
Broadcaster and GP Farrah Jarral talks about what it means to be fluent in something you don't understand. It all starts with the little sticker that decorated the covers of her teenage CD collection.
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