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its like a solar flare of online discourse and then it dies. Cat person, caroline calloway exposé, today’s is about marrying an older man. Couldn’t read it bc it was paywalled but i am enjoying the screenshots
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Annie hamilton’s lip filler review is my personal fave version of this I’ve read (linked), I’m also rereading and re-enjoying Lauren oyler’s longer form piece about the goop cruise from Harper’s last year. (As I type this I realize both articles also are about nonmonogamy, this is not pointed I promise)
Sep 25, 2024
carrie bradshaw, lena dunham, a long-held tradition for white woman to refuse to shut up about the menial little tragedies that imbue their lives with meaning
Jan 31, 2024
probably my favourite profile of anyone ever, I reread it at least once every few months. It’s understandable why people have soured on her in the last few years, but she does heroic editorial work at T (which is the only reason I still have a NYT subscription) and this profile is a fun look into her own aesthetic tastes and process (second, related rec: I started follwing her 9pm-12am writing schedule after I got a day job and it works great for me but I’m a night owl)
Mar 12, 2024
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Sorry but getting a good glass or little tchotchke from a bar is the most fulfilling exhilarating experience
Feb 23, 2024
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this is a rule i like to employ for myself, as a chronic procrastinator, mostly in regards to my knitting but also for many other things in life: job applications, finishing a book, framing something, etc. These things become big projects in our mind, in need of completion, usually making them into these large and daunting monsters! The shame and guilt we put our ourselves and our procrastinations is so toxic and unhelpful, so instead of having these things sitting around reminding us of our inability to complete them, just get rid of it entirely. Put the project away, completely out of sight, throw our the little craft, put the book on the bookshelf. these time limits are not meant to apply pressure or increase urgency but like an expiration date, like closing all your tabs on your computer but IRL. If i’ve had a project sitting around unfinished for more than a couple months, a year, etc. no matter how much I like it and know i could finish it, i take it apart, throw it out, whatever. if it is meant to be you can always start it again, from a place of mental clarity and renewed enthusiasm! Don’t add it to your physical and mental load, just get rid of it 💖
Mar 23, 2024