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Heavy Hangs the Head
The Catherine the Great and Cleopatra of newsletters critiques the first batch of fall fashion covers. Also: surrogacy thrillers, photogenic book…
Aug 13
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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July 2026
Spread the Word: Vacation Code of Conduct
The Emily Post and Miss Manners of newsletters is a stickler for these rules of engagement.
Jul 29
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Starstruck!
The Auntie Em and Auntie Mame of newsletters chats up New York Mag’s Brock Colyar, *the* magazine writer of their generation. Plus: 10+ reads to keep…
Jul 22
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Hold on for One More Day
The Carnie and Wendy Wilson of newsletters is doing cartwheels for Auntie E, begrudgingly queuing up, and learning about the versatility of dental…
Jul 15
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
14
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Blush, Bashful, and a Big-Ass Buffet
The Annie Banks-MacKenzie and Buttercup of newsletters talks mothers, marms, and maids. Also, PSA: From here on out, we will no longer be swinging from…
Jul 8
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
11
June 2026
Splishin’ and A-Splashin’
The Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones of newsletters lays at your feet the Spread Guide to Summer Watchin’.
Jun 24
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
11
Amy Griffin Strikes Back
The Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom of newsletters digs into the details of the Griffin countersuit, grinds out an Alex/Alix primer, and is counting down…
Jun 17
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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New York or Nothing, Baby
The Gracie Abrams and Stacey Abrams of newsletters goes undercover in Kirk-land, considers all forms of GLP-1 resentment, and feels generous toward the…
Jun 11
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
12
Chronically Hetero-Fatigued
The Thing 1 and Thing 2 of newsletters has got opinions on Opinion, earworms about marriage, and major codependency envy
Jun 4
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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May 2026
Ospreys Can Be Awkward
The Slim Keith and C. Z. Guest of newsletters throws itself into Belle’s burden, a Gawker postmortem, and Kate Manne’s latest nervy proclamation.
May 27
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
15
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We Came, We Saw, We Drank White-Wine Spritzers
The Diane Warren and Susan Lucci of newsletters is turning its frown upside down with a Spread-style recasting of the 2026 ASME Awards.
May 20
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Entering the Belly of the Beast
The Tana French and Gillian Flynn of newsletters is learning new vocab, setting up a Beta Mom-Wine Mom catfight (!), and never watching Zoolander again.
May 15
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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