Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Aug
11
A peek inside the #sponsored #ad sausage factory, part three

A peek inside the #sponsored #ad sausage factory, part three

Real emails from brand reps who "love my posts and content, and are wondering if we can collab." This is Link Letter 169!
9 min read
Aug
07
A rainbow of thrift store clothes

survivorship bias and thrift store clothes👕

Not all is as it seems. Plus: no one does sit-ups anymore; cancer overtreatment; collapse life-improvement. We're back! This is Link Letter 168.
8 min read
Jun
26
Taming the fickle beast of the push-up

Taming the fickle beast of the push-up

8 min read
Jun
19
lifting is good for everyone, including pregnant people; fork found in kitchen

lifting is good for everyone, including pregnant people; fork found in kitchen

4 min read
Jun
12
Jacked! Sydney! Sweeney!: a dreamer bulk breakdown

Jacked! Sydney! Sweeney!: a dreamer bulk breakdown

Movement debt suggestions from your fellow readers; ditch the sleep tracker; shark movies. This is Link Letter 165!
9 min read
Jun
05
a man wearing headphones sitting in a gym with his head bent wearing a "Brooklyn Beast' t shirt

What is 'being old,' and what is just 'movement debt?'

Against my will, I'm about to find out. Plus: stop with the cold plunges.
5 min read
May
29
A Physical Education: the photo album

A Physical Education: the photo album

What internet advice is doing to our brains; what people with ear gauges' ears look like now; challenging Linda McMahon to a cage match. This is Link Letter 163!
12 min read
May
22
You only get one "random walk"

You only get one "random walk"

9 min read
May
15
Literal strength, in literal numbers

Literal strength, in literal numbers

5 min read
May
08
Ode to a Converse sneaker

Ode to a Converse sneaker

Plus: the Royal Ballet lifts; why teen boys love Andrew Tate; Schrödinger's cat is in a superposition of in, and not in, this newsletter (you will have to open it to collapse the wave function). This is Link Letter 160 (I think?? I changed time zones and feel wild!)
5 min read