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the childhood films that stick with us: an ode to matilda and childlike wonder (opens the original)
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Back in July, I went to the San Francisco Symphony to see Matilda (1996) with a live symphony and Danny DeVito doing his narration from the film live onstage (!!!). And yes, it was every bit as magical as you would think! This movie was so important to me growing up—we had it on VHS, and I would pop it into the VCR to watch it at every chance I could get. What little kid didn’t fantasize about developing magical telekinetic powers that could help punish and ultimately drive out all the evil forc
Let your 30s be the decade of saying no (opens the original)
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A note—this one is pretty personal. This one is going to be a post for paid subscribers. Given how inconsistent my posting has been over the past year, I understand if you’d prefer to stay as a free subscriber! There’s no pressure. My regular reading and favorites wrap-ups will always remain free, along with the occasional think piece/cultural criticism essay. Future journal-esque entries like this will likely remain in the paid tier.Hello friends,Happy Virgo season!! I always get extra introspe
2026 so far (in books, mostly) (opens the original)
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hello, friends!i’ve been having conversations with myself for months (again), trying to get back to regular substack-ing. but here we are now! i want to acknowledge and thank all you subscribers for sticking around. extra love to my paid subscribers, i appreciate you and very much want to give you your money’s worth! expect more missives from me in various forms and lengths.i’ve had what one could only call a strange and chaotic year so far, personally. my constants have been: partner, dog, matc
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