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Newsletter · By Kit Graham · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Is the Creator Dumb? Is It AI Slop? Or Is It Rage Bait? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    The Instagram algorithm keeps showing me content with obvious factual errors. It can be impossible to tell if the content is poorly researched, AI-generated, or rage bait. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1250" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!

  2. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    A Chicago Summer (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    Summer is something to make the most of. As someone who has always lived in cold-weather climates, I take this seriously. Chicagoans live for the summer, and there is truly so much to do in the city when it’s warm. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1

  3. Issue · Jul 28, 2026

    The Tradwives Are Lying to Us. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    While we were vacationing in the English countryside, I dove into the most talked-about novel of the year: Yesteryear. The premise is so irresistible that Anne Hathaway immediately bought the film rights.Yesteryear takes its inspiration from our fascination with tradwife influencers. The tradwives came as the sequel to the mommy bloggers. Instead of honest and often messy looks into life as a mother, the tradwives paint a perfect picture of life as a wife, mother, and homemaker. They romanticize

  4. Issue · Jul 14, 2026

    My Complicated Feelings About Being a Summer Town Local (opens the original)

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    East Coast summers are very romanticized. Lighthouses, sandy beaches, sailboats, lobster rolls, hydrangea hedges, tennis… it feels old money and aspirational. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1800" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z6cE!,w

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