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Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Mar
14
The bravest thing I've ever done: running without a bra

The bravest thing I've ever done: running without a bra

Can I accept the body part that literally no one else can? Plus: women benefit from strength training more than men; childhoods turned into content; the Swedes know how to be outdoors. This is Link Letter 126!
11 min read
Mar
07
Movie poster for Love Lies Bleeding

e x c l u s i v e SCOOP: How bodybuilder/actress Katy O’Brian ACTUALLY trained for ‘Love Lies Bleeding’

WE GOT THE DETAILS. Plus: How the Ozempic hype house backfired; floor time; the F1 story too hot for the Internet. This is Link Letter 125!
9 min read
Feb
29
Pentonville Prison Treadmill, 1895

Treadmills are bad for your brain

Plus: How to rewild yourself; the problem with depression memes; the specter of the hungry woman. This is Link Letter 124!
8 min read
Feb
22
Offline edition: in which I finally get wellness-scammed

Offline edition: in which I finally get wellness-scammed

They caught them the cowgirl that ain't never been caught. Plus: The Dress of the Liftcord; the case for a paper fitness journal; childlike wonder. This is Link Letter 123! (Make a wish!)
12 min read
Feb
15
An ode to the generous dress

An ode to the generous dress

Hitting Yoda with a big mallet; hopping fences; doing nothing. This is Link Letter 122!
8 min read
Feb
08
You're not lazy; your brain is 'exercise-sparing'

You're not lazy; your brain is 'exercise-sparing'

Plus: Pennsylvania is blowing up with girls' wrestling teams; a gym newbie describes gym bro culture; Merrells: The shoes that will never abandon you. This is Link Letter 121!
7 min read
Feb
01
Pudgy Stockton, who loved to throw around her boyfriend for sport

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
Jan
25
What to think about when you think about lifting

What to think about when you think about lifting

A translation from the Latin (cardio), plus: a staggering accessory movement compendium; posture-correcting bras; in defense of the uneventful vacation. This is Link Letter 119!
10 min read
Jan
18
Cardio has fallen; strength training is the new gold standard for “exercise you must do”

Cardio has fallen; strength training is the new gold standard for “exercise you must do”

Plus: walking backwards out of hell; how to escape the pull of Andrew Tate; the dawn of the 'Tenet' understander. This is Link Letter 118!
6 min read
Jan
11
To reclaim and redefine "salad" (emotionally, at least)

To reclaim and redefine "salad" (emotionally, at least)

Plus: Slouching towards Equinox; Christopher Nolan faced by a Peloton instructor; a package on quitting. This is Link Letter 117!
9 min read