Posts (14)

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2025-10-05
#239: Since I had a baby
#239: Since I had a baby
The part I haven't written about
2025-09-21
#237: Blame it on the beauty industry
#237: Blame it on the beauty industry
(1 hr 8 mins) | Hey! Last week I wrote about personal and political scapegoats and the heaven/hell of having something to blame all your problems on.
2025-09-14
#236: Blaming it all away
#236: Blaming it all away
On personal (and political) scapegoats
2025-09-07
#235: Third-order vanity
#235: Third-order vanity
A new term for the social media age
2025-08-17
#233: The cruel side of optimism
#233: The cruel side of optimism
When desire becomes an obstacle
2025-08-10
#232: A reading list for summer cope
#232: A reading list for summer cope
Hey everyone,
2025-08-03
#231: Shark teeth
#231: Shark teeth
An unfortunate update
2025-07-13
#229: Living to please your future self
#229: Living to please your future self
I recently came across a screenshot in my phone of a social post with over 10,000 likes.
2025-07-06
#228: Maybe we don’t need to know
#228: Maybe we don’t need to know
A month ago, my brother asked if Avi and I were free at 7pm the following Friday if he promised to babysit.
2025-06-22
#226: New York’s mayoral race is a parable
#226: New York’s mayoral race is a parable
If you happen to be both leftwing and extremely online (solidarity & condolences), you may be following New York’s upcoming primary election for mayor.
2025-06-15
#225: Making bad decisions on purpose
#225: Making bad decisions on purpose
For nearly a year now, I’ve been making consistently hedonistic decisions surrounding dessert.
2025-06-08
#224: Aging out of precociousness
#224: Aging out of precociousness
There are a few newsletter writers—mostly women, mostly 10 or 15 years younger than I am—who write essays on ideas that are similar to the ones I…
2025-05-18
#222: In what specific way are you annoying?
#222: In what specific way are you annoying?
A quiz, of sorts
2025-05-11
#221: “The tension of staying too long”
#221: “The tension of staying too long”
A couple of weeks ago, on Tiktok, recording while seemingly naked in bed, Charli XCX admitted she was sad about BRAT nearing the end of its cultural…