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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…
5 hrs ago
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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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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
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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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The Met Gala Is the Ultimate Mother-Daughter Dance
On the first Tuesday in May, the Blue Ivy and Sunday Rose of newsletters present a VERY Special Issue!
May 5
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Maggie Bullock
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April 2026
Not the Week to Become a Vegetarian
The Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar of newsletters is turning in our homework, taking a pink-pearl Caddy for a spin, and warming to this…
Apr 29
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Guys…They’re Just Like Us?
The Mary Magdalene and Sister Mary Clarence of newsletters is staring into the male soul, picking a bone with The Drama discourse, and passing the…
Apr 15
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Bosom Buddies
The Grace and Mamie Gummer of newsletters hits cruise control with imploded Beckhams, "celebrity" journos, three-hour motherhood, molting man-boys, and…
Apr 8
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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Our Tryst with AI & Other Stories
The Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills of newsletters is seated for a transference-motivated affair, Lena-ing in, and seeing red (light).
Apr 1
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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March 2026
Laundry is a Perfectly Legitimate Kink
Plus: Has the “millennial feminist” gone the way of the dodo? The Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery of newsletters is on the case.
Mar 25
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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The Bride! Is a Perimenopause Movie
The Peter Sarsgaard and Alexander Skarsgård of newsletters is praying to an indie rock goddess and swerving with a former fashion wunderkind.
Mar 18
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Rachel Baker
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Maggie Bullock
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