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January 2025

Everyone's Heading to IKEA
Doing loops in a Swedish substitute for the outdoors. Plus recs for 100 foot wave, John Early captions, and George Kontaroudis' passive house…
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A City of Helpers
Even in a disaster, people across LA are eager to help and give. Plus recs for tacos at the Arco, Bill Burr on the fires and getting older, and Steve…
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Safe
A quick note to say that we are safe and feel unbelievably lucky that our neighborhood was not affected by the fires and to share some resources for…
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8 Things To Cook/Bake/Eat
Because my brain's not fully switched on yet, but my stomach always is. Plus recs for Charley Locke skydiving with seniors, Kickball Dad, and the Sad…
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December 2024

How I Wrap Up My Year
Plus recs for Ellen Bass' poetry, Amy Estes on holiday parking, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner on trauma.
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Yet Another Newsletter About Free Food
But this time, I'm not the one eating it. Plus recs for Anne Helen Peterson on the Breakfast Club, Chris Fleming on Boomer tech, and the demise of…
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A Jolly Holiday with Mickey
For me, the true meaning of Christmas is "complimentary refreshments." Plus recs for Crop Swap LA, medieval pet names, and Charles Kellogg, the bird man…
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SUBSCRIBER BONUS: Christmas Tree Photo
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366 Days of Dad
Thinking through one year of being a parent. Plus recs for Kristin Radtke's baby surveillance, Maria Bamford and Thao Nguyen's Holiday Anthem, and Haley…
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November 2024

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