Good Decisions
For sharp, sophisticated, adventurous people who are full to the brim with agency, taste, and a love of the good life. Served with a sidecar of culture, history, and sometimes politics. We know how to enjoy ourselves, especially when we're alone.
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Four Days In Berlin (opens the original)
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The first time I went to Berlin was June 1994. I was 19 years old and, having spent six months living and working in the UK, was backpacking around Europe with my friend Ang. Two teenage Canadians with a three-month unlimited Eurail Pass ($700 CAD) and no way to call home. I have a delightful daily journal from this trip that should probably be considered a historical document at this point.Berlin was less than five years out from the Wall coming down, and less than four from Reunification. On t
Women Look Better Without Clothes On (opens the original)
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In the last four weeks I’ve been to St. John’s, Newfoundland; Gander, Newfoundland, Buffalo; Lake Simcoe; Toronto; New York (where I was in conversation with The Feels’ Allie Hoffman…you can watch the full event here); Buffalo (again!); Chester, Vermont; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Bar Harbor, Maine; Moncton, NB; Halifax, NS; Paris; Cologne (briefly); Berlin; and now Paris again. A motley list to be sure. Per my calculations that is roughly 10,200 miles of travel (16,415 km) via trains, planes an
I Recently Spent A Lot of Time With Teenagers (opens the original)
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This somewhat jet-lagged report is coming to you from the Eurostar en route to Berlin (via Koln Hbf). I haven’t been to Berlin since before Covid and I’d be grateful for any recommendations you feel compelled to drop in the comments. Susanna and I are gearing up for the fall session of The Blue Hour. We have one spot left if you are so inclined. Paris is cool and gorgeous right now and hopping! I blew threw yesterday and spent the evening on the Seine drinking Aperol spritzes and eating frites b
What’s Up, Pussycat? - 17 (opens the original)
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Few people have influenced the culture over the last two decades as much as Anna Holmes. Anna was the founding editor of the trailblazing website Jezebel, which fundamentally changed how women were covered in the media. “It’s hard to overstate the impact of Jezebel on feminism’s modern resurgence,” writer Jill Filipovic once told the Guardian</
The Sweet Smell of Complaints (opens the original)
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Good morning from Canada, home to the Great Lake Ontario, where I have been for the last ten days. Canadians currently have quite a lot to complain about and yet the mood here is generally buoyant. Enjoyably persevering in the face of inane American behaviour is an underdiscussed Canadian trait.<a class="image-link im
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