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Newsletter · By Richard Ingram · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Bags (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="513.6114109483424" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsFf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f7331ea-be83-4849-95ef-3c3611e633

  2. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Marker (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="614.295652173913" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PDLu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96c42e84-242e-40f8-bf39-ce1a3d16fa4

  3. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    Patio (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="342.6666666666667" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dtpM!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0e412bc8-8b47-4942-bd09-4618d69541

  4. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Taunt (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="690" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x05B!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd54966fe-7700-41b1-85f6-d8e8a8503752_4000x6000.j

  5. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    Pills (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="362.7912087912088" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mglo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb619a888-9a3e-4c51-88ed-f9f1aee120

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