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Reeves Gabrels, Robert Smith, and Simon Gallup of The Cure perform at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2023 in New York, New York. (Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone via Getty Images)

The Cure drop first single in 16 years

Nardos Haile
Lol Tolhurst and Robert Smith of The Cure, posed, studio portrait, 1983. (Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)

Goth connections that led to the Cure

Annie Zaleski
A photo of the author's grandmother.

My beauty conflicts

Sarah Tomlinson
(Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

Twitter reacts to Katy Perry

Prachi Gupta
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(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-859897p1.html'>Irina Pestova</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Hiding my freckles

Sarah Tomlinson
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