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The power to choose

In fraught times for culture, bet on press freedom

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Hamish McKenzie

“The world was a far more complex and impenetrable place than I had ever realized”

In this edition of the Weekender: a song for the September equinox, a lost photos archive, and the end of baldness

Sep 20 •

Is it cheating if your illicit affair is with AI?

Kat Rosenfield and Kate Lindsay debate

Sep 19 •

All the world’s a store

Emilia Petrarca on the theatrical highs and lows of shopping in the internet age

Sep 15 •

Emilia Petrarca

“You are a puddle, music is rain”

In this edition of the Weekender: life on Mars, postcard choreography, and some unique meditations

Sep 13 •

In dialogue: A rising tide of political violence

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Substackers consider the illiberal rise of violence, and where we go from here

Sep 12 •

“The things we keep silently, but visually tell a story of us. Is this why we keep them?”

In this edition of the Weekender: collecting memories, going back to college, and the history of Kong

Sep 6 •

August 2025

“She is perfect, but I’m not jealous and I’m not mad, I just love it”

In this edition of the Weekender: worshipping saints and celebs, Sylvia Plath goes back to school, and a reluctant appreciation of cats (and Cats)

Aug 30 •

The grift artist

An ode to Donald Boat, the online jester fin-domming CEOs and celebrities

Aug 27 •

“The show’s theme song is, of course, iconic, but that’s not the same thing as good”

In this edition of the Weekender: worm memory, music cues, and ranking Xi Jinping’s jokes

Aug 23 •

“I imagined myself miniature, walking through vaulted orange membranes”

In this edition of the Weekender: starry escapes, the death of comedy, and citrus as seduction

Aug 16 •

“Laughter isn’t always the best medicine. In fact, sometimes it’s the worst.”

In this edition of the Weekender: climbing trees, dressing for cocktails, and unpacking bags

Aug 9 •

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