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and I bonded over a deep love of cats. They pretty much rule our lives. We went on to discover we both also love doing interviews: Sarah did a near-record six interviews for The Paris Review, one of which you’ll read about below. We love big cities, great literature, and we’ve both struggled with chronic health issues: for me, the aftermath of head and brain injury, for Sarah manifestations of mental illness from which she’s now recovered.

My own interest in clothing began with my father, he would always take me along with him to Jos.A.Bank as a child whenever he would need to buy a suit or a new pair of Cole Haan loafers. These are two brands he has lived by and will die by. Loafers with no socks. Cuff with no breaks. High rise with pleats. This is the holy trinity of sartorialism, my father’s own style philosophy passed down to me.

This song may seem shocking based on its title and opening line, though it really isn’t about Satanism or the other belief systems that the members of boygenius playfully explore. Instead, they are asking the question of what happens when a belief system turns into rigid dogma, and if they could still be friends with each other if one of them decides to follow a belief system the others don’t subscribe to.

Saturday At The Masters By The Numbers 7 - strokes leader Scottie Scheffler needed to play the back nine par 5s 5 - players tied for the lead at 5:30 ET. Saturday 7/14 - Seven of the last 14 Masters champions overcame a 54-hole deficit. 3 - The top three players entering the final round all represent the USA, the first time at the Masters since 2006 (Mickelson, Campbell, Couples)

Writers should get paid for doing what they love, which is something few people are truly capable of: entertaining, educating and inspiring others through the written word. Become a paid subscriber to How to Write for a Living for just £8 a month to unlock every article in our archive and gain full access to the Member Resource Hub. Upgrade now ☕ Happy Saturday, friends. I was a small kid.

It’s been a minute! My head was turned by the January 6 commission, which I wanted to experience (after four years of offering Trump commentary) as a private citizen—until the latest burst of news. Perhaps you caught me having too much fun on CBS, MSNBC, or read my short history of presidential run-ins with the law.  But most of all, I’ve been hard at work on the next book. I can’t say anything to satisfy you until 2023ish, so I’ll exacerbate the anticipation with this post!

In May of 2022 when I was testing shoes for an iRunFar mud running guide, Saucony sent me a pair of the Peregrine 12 trail running shoes, so I started using them as my primary on-trail running shoe. Then I took them backpacking and I was blown away. They have every single attribute I like a 3-season backpacking shoe to have: Fairly light. Under 10oz per shoe in a size 10.

Note: this post contains spoilers for Say Anything, a movie that came out in 1989 so you’ve had a lot of time to see it! In general, this newsletter is kind of a spoiler-filled area unless otherwise noted. Please don’t get mad at me. Also I know there’s an ellipses in the title but I just can’t keep typing that, sorry! When Myspace and Facebook were unleashed upon the world sometime during the beginning of my college years, it became easy to let the world know what you liked.