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Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Dec
11
The devil and Luigi Mangione

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

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
Nov
28
PLATESLAM 2024 cometh

PLATESLAM 2024 cometh

December 13, 14, and 15; ready your PRs! And then just a few reads. This is Link Letter 154!
3 min read
Nov
21
I can finally tell you about my book, A Physical Education

I can finally tell you about my book, A Physical Education

Paul Mescal with the truth on training history and junk volume; "am I addicted to running?"; the oldest forest in the world. This is Link Letter 153!
13 min read
Nov
14
Guy on a bike passing a building facade in Brooklyn with lots of fall leaves

Offline edition: On resisting the optimization impulse

Choosing the beach path; why nothing you buy feels good anymore; time to get heroic. This is Link Letter 152!
9 min read
Nov
07
Insist upon your humanity

Insist upon your humanity

Our humanity is what they attack, precisely because it’s threatening and powerful. Stay dangerous.
3 min read
Oct
31
Why I will be amped to continue lifting weights into my forties (and beyond)

Why I will be amped to continue lifting weights into my forties (and beyond)

10 min read
Oct
24
The 'core workout' is a scam and it's time to stop

The 'core workout' is a scam and it's time to stop

The core workout purveyors know what they are doing. Plus: fasted exercise is not better; culture is stuck; walk backwards up a hill and pause mysteriously every once in a while for the most effective cardio. This is Link Letter 149!
8 min read
Oct
17
A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season

A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season

JACKED! SYDNEY! SWEENEY!; the revenge of the exercise snack; Japanese sleeper train reviews. This is Link Letter 148!
9 min read
Oct
10
What everyone is getting wrong about 'eat less to live longer,' again

What everyone is getting wrong about 'eat less to live longer,' again

And it's not just that they're talking about mice (though that is part of it). Plus: we found the brain's garbage collection system; the compounded GLP-1 crackdown; a really good baked potato. This is Link Letter 147!
7 min read