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If "intentional mediocrity is a sin . . . "

I don't want to be saved

13 hrs ago •

November 2023

Who are your co-parents?

A love letter to the many people helping me raise my kids

Nov 28 •

The 2023 Unaesthetically Pleasing Gift Guide

Excellent ugly shit (and a few pretty things too)

Nov 21 •

What's up with all the creamy ads?

Unpacking ASMR and Viscosity Chic

Nov 17 •

Which cult are you a part of?

I believe that cults exist on a spectrum. As Amanda Montell and Isa Medina argue in their podcast, Sounds Like a Cult, cults might be generally…

Nov 14 •

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things

On desire, consumption, and the impossibility of purity with Katy Kelleher

Nov 10 •

It's time for our LIVE AMA!

Our maiden voyage

Nov 8 •

I won't take a chill pill

Watching Eras, wearing hot pink, and eating everything good

Nov 7 •

On milestones and "self-conscious emotions"

Plus a reader appreciation sale!

Nov 3 •

October 2023

I want to use this Rudy Jude discount code

Plus a meatball hack, Britney Spears' abortion story, and the power of personal imagery

Oct 31 •

Think your way into nirvana

Life coaches, mindset shifts, and magical thinking

Oct 27 •

The allure of Rudy Jude chic

Plus a perfect non-profile of Taylor Swift, a new kind of minimalism, and a bitchy Little Mermaid

Oct 24 •

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