Feb
15
An ode to the generous dress
Hitting Yoda with a big mallet; hopping fences; doing nothing. This is Link Letter 122!
8 min read
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Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Feb
08
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
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
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”
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)
Plus: Slouching towards Equinox; Christopher Nolan faced by a Peloton instructor; a package on quitting. This is Link Letter 117!
9 min read
Jan
04
The uselessness is the point: A resolution for play
If it doesn't pay, we are getting warmer. Plus: Alan Ritchson of Reacher uses T; a celebration of junk miles; men want butts (and not like that). This is Link Letter 116!
11 min read
Dec
28
The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2023
Significant trends in health, body, movement, and how all those things are mediated by, dun-dun-dun, institutions of power.
12 min read
Dec
21
If the teen was taking Ozempic 'for her health,' shouldn't she have been unhealthy?
It's not New Year's yet; there's still time! Plus: a bodybuilder thriller trailer; "good" tired; year-end lists. This is Link Letter 114!
8 min read
Dec
14
The two things everyone gets wrong when they start to lift
It's not the cold plunge. Plus: Savoring food, millennial motherhood, and PLATESLAM STARTS TOMORROW ! This is Link Letter 113!
11 min read