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A baby name rant (opens the original)
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Hey. It’s time for another essay written while I was pregnant. Today we will be covering a hot topic: baby names. Let’s just say that I had THOUGHTS and FEELINGS about it. — Eliza<img alt="Mel Brooks wearing a toga in "History
Couch trouble (opens the original)
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It’s another mat leave toonsletter! How fun. But first: congratulations to friends of The Scumbler Jill Tyler and Jon Sybert, whose D.C. restaurant, Rye Bunny, was just named one of the New York Times’s 50 favorite restaurants of 2026! If you haven’t already, check out my interview with Jill and Jon about their culinary ethos (“warmth and comfort”), business model (fine din
Postcard from leave: Gen Z loves babies? (opens the original)
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Welcome back to “Postcards from Maternity Leave,” a series in which I send you postcards from maternity leave. A handwritten dispatch from the front lines awaits you below the paywall :)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="981" src="https:/
How to dress like a novelist (opens the original)
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This week’s guest post belongs to friend of The Scumbler Lily Meyer, who previously joined us to discuss The Devil Wears Prada 2, share her advice for writing a great sex scene, and recommend novels for the sweatiest days of summer. When she’s not gamely creating content for this here ne
First trimester diary (opens the original)
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This essay is a time capsule: I wrote it at the end of my first trimester, in the winter of 2026, and squirreled it away to publish during mat leave. It documents what I was thinking, feeling, and eating during that time. The feelings were hopeful and fragile. The food was a lot of sour gummies.Before we get into it, though, I want to give a shoutout to Bold Fork Books, a wonderful cookbook store in D.C. that just announced its plans to close after six years in business. I feel lucky to have had
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