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They display this totality not by actually engaging with each other, but via tote.

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(For more legitimate tote bag analysis, seethe Strategist.)

Personally Im a fan, but society has deemed this an unacceptable level of earnestness.

Im sure this is a lovely program staffed by lovely people, but these totes were clearly freebies.

They didnt look structurally sound or locally sourced.

The Times Literary Supplement (TLS)See above.

The designs were almost identical: white print on cheap-looking black bags.

This is a fine tote for a nervous Chihuahua to pee in while riding the subway.

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Electric LitThese bags sayREAD MORE WOMEN, which is a thing people (men) should do.

WNYCIm biased because I listen to WNYC every day and am a Monthly Sustaining Member/smug jerk.

You dont have to rub it in our faces with an artfully designed tote that we actually really like.

(I saw several variations of these and they all looked great.)

1.The New YorkerLook,New Yorkertotes are the Golden State Warriors of the tote game.

Once every four years, if everything breaks wrong for them, theymightfinish second.

But this is their competition to lose.

Everyone knows these polarizing bags.

My mom has seven of them.

Until that changes, this is your champion.