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Newsletter · By Madison Huizinga · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    A Case for the Good Bad Movie (opens the original)

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    Includes light spoilers for Verity (2026)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!86vi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2

  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Do All Women Write the Same? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="392.1465517241379" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!D4uA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c54ac39-d34c-47d9-8b43-859c57e4dda8_

  3. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    The Spectacle of Women Scamming (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="728" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9BxS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26bf6cd9-d5a7-4512-920e-ed27de63a13c_1996x998.jpe

  4. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    The Professional Girlfriend’s Silent Burden (opens the original)

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    Despite my best efforts, this has been a truly abysmal year of reading for me. I have repeatedly tried to get into various buzzy literary fiction, classic works of literature, and translated, obscure, perverted novels, and have either failed to finish them or feel moved by them. When I left my Kindle on the plane halfway through Yesteryear, I knew it was time to grow up and read something that was bound to make me feel something, so I picked up East of Eden like everyone else on my Substack feed

  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Influencer Discrimination (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="590.2561492790501" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ATBG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0a76afd7-a7e1-4ca7-b84f-93602a0ccc

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