In this edition of the Weekender: worshipping saints and celebs, Sylvia Plath goes back to school, and a reluctant appreciation of cats (and Cats)| The Substack Post
An ode to Donald Boat, the online jester fin-domming CEOs and celebrities| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: worm memory, music cues, and ranking Xi Jinping’s jokes| post.substack.com
In this edition of the Weekender: starry escapes, the death of comedy, and citrus as seduction| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: climbing trees, dressing for cocktails, and unpacking bags| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: Margaritaville, aging, and becoming a summer person| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: chaos theory, the history of blue, and a fig leaf censorship campaign| post.substack.com
An animated essay excerpt| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: liars in love, warped time perception, cartoon tables, and the search for an apartment| post.substack.com
$100 million to build a new economic engine for culture| post.substack.com
In this edition of the Weekender: a dive bar par excellence, the madness of misophonia, and a particularly Italian shade of green| The Substack Post
What to watch for, on the courts and off| post.substack.com
In this edition of the Weekender: the history of pizza, reading the stars, and the study of a meadow| post.substack.com
Advertisers have had a century-long grip on media—and we got what they paid for| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: mod medievalism, writing for posterity, and a stop-motion skateboard| The Substack Post
A Substack writer’s experience at the U.S. border should alarm anyone who values press freedom| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: contemplating fruit, phones, and the impractical dream of a pristine white shirt| The Substack Post
In this edition of the Weekender: the Zynnification of culture, Andy Warhol’s cookbook, and the algorithm of attraction| The Substack Post
Ross Barkan breaks down the front-runners, the scandals, and the surprises in the city’s unusually crowded mayoral primary| The Substack Post
Maya C. Popa offers a guide to poetry on the platform| post.substack.com