On the second episode of the new FX series Pose—a dance musical that largely chronicles the ballroom culture of New…
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Michael Arceneaux is the author of "I Can't Date Jesus," which will be released July 24, 2018 by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, but go ahead and pre-order it now.
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