Plus two other big questions re: motherhood
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| 2025-11-16 |
#245: Does parenthood really give you “purpose”?
Plus two other big questions re: motherhood
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| 2025-11-09 |
#244: The magic is all ours
Thoughts on saving daylight
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| 2025-11-02 |
#243: You’ll keep writing if it’s worth it
Everything I’ve written about writing
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| 2025-10-19 |
#241: The fantasy of the “saved folder”
I recently came across an Instagram Reel in which a woman asked viewers if they remembered what video they’d watched two swipes ago.
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| 2025-10-12 |
#240: You’ve got 48 hours to turn things around
If I were to inquire about “how you’ve been doing lately,” how far back in your life would you scan to summon your answer?
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| 2025-10-05 |
#239: Since I had a baby
The part I haven't written about
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| 2025-09-21 |
#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.
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| 2025-09-14 |
#236: Blaming it all away
On personal (and political) scapegoats
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| 2025-09-07 |
#235: Third-order vanity
A new term for the social media age
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| 2025-08-17 |
#233: The cruel side of optimism
When desire becomes an obstacle
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| 2025-08-10 |
#232: A reading list for summer cope
Hey everyone,
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| 2025-08-03 |
#231: Shark teeth
An unfortunate update
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| 2025-07-13 |
#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.
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| 2025-07-06 |
#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.
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| 2025-06-22 |
#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.
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| 2025-06-15 |
#225: Making bad decisions on purpose
For nearly a year now, I’ve been making consistently hedonistic decisions surrounding dessert.
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| 2025-06-08 |
#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…
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| 2025-05-18 |
#222: In what specific way are you annoying?
A quiz, of sorts
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| 2025-05-11 |
#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…
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