May
15
Literal strength, in literal numbers
5 min read
culture
Apr
20
It's not a marathon or a sprint. It's strength training.
A motivational pep talk for these unprecedented times.
10 min read
Apr
17
The physical education of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia was crossing up fools on the basketball court, plus: a full-on mobility program; how brain-muscle crosstalk delays ageing; "I wish someone would have a competition for Mrs. Nothing!" This is Link Letter 158.
8 min read
Mar
07
How to return to the real world from social media
Fitstagram and FitTok are dead... How to find people, plus books, podcasts, and fine, some websites and YouTube channels.
10 min read
Jan
12
The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2024
Significant trends in health, body, movement, and how all those things are mediated by, dun-dun-dun, institutions of power.
10 min read
Dec
11
The devil and Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione appeared to try everything for
chronic pain from a back injury that hampered his physical livelihood and dating life, and struggled to receive support even as he tried to provide it for others.
7 min read
Dec
05
An ode to a strong woman on Dancing With the Stars
Put Ilona Maher in the hall of fame (any of them, all of them); the last time I went to a Rainforest Cafe; LIFTOFF now in print form! This is Link Letter 155.
9 min read
Jun
27
The power of girls doing some nonsense together
A Beastie caught in 240p lifting an AC out of her car; time to get rid of the chicken thigh; a vitamin company pushed hard by influencers suddenly vanishes. This is Link Letter 137!
7 min read
May
09
What was Anne Hathaway going to say about her hips??
The many barriers that exist in talking about bodies. Plus: A woman carrying a damn clothes dryer out of the metro; I have to hand it to Copenhagen planks; a very good non-alcoholic wine. This is Link Letter 131!
10 min read
Feb
01
Pudgy Stockton, who loved to throw around her boyfriend for sport
Plus: mourning your old "pretty" self; a "doped Olypmics"; Jack Reacher is too jacked to die. This is Link Letter 120!
8 min read