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Remember Offices?
What was good about them? What was bad? An open thread.
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April 2023
March 2023
Car Talk
What was your first ride? An open thread.
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Against Perfection
Author Abigail Thomas talks with Sari Botton about her new book, "Still Life at Eighty," finding beauty in messiness and imperfection, and the…
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Oh Oh Telephone Li-i-ine 🎶
Remember actually talking on telephones? What was the first phone model that mattered to you? An open thread...
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The Women Who Came Before Us
Video from last year's International Women's Day reading in collaboration with Revel (RIP!). Featuring Abigail Thomas, Naz Riahi, Emily Rubin, and…
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Ghost Stories
Is it just me, or is the "veil between worlds" especially thin right now? An open thread on "visitations" from those who've passed on, and the anxiety…
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February 2023
Oldster in The Atlantic
Thanks to Jennifer Senior for the mentions...
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My Most Romantic Gesture Was Wasted on Someone Who Didn't Deserve It
But it meant something at the time, and (maybe?) I don't regret it. What's been your all-time most romantic gesture? Or the most romantic gesture ever…
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In Memoriam: Remembering a Cool, Creative Septuagenarian, Jean Marie Macaluso
A tribute to a late artist you never heard of, who passed away two years ago.
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Let's Talk About Menopause
How outdated and sparse the information about it is...and that New York Times Magazine article. An open thread.
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