mall music nostalgia is a thing now, I guess

To say that Jia Tolentino is the voice of our generation wouldn’t be an actual stretch if you consider the arc of many of her latest pieces, which involves 1) unpacking some quirky corner of millennial/digital culture that probably has the olds at The New Yorker scratching their heads, and then 2) Tying it all up with an insightful flourish that’s both …