Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Sep
21
You're doing good. Keep coming back

You're doing good. Keep coming back

Trying new hobbies, plus: the Institute of TikTok University for Research and Development (I-TURD); real self-care from within; I have two shirts. This is Link Letter 101!
8 min read
Sep
14
Rich people HATE her (the unbearable forward march of time)

Rich people HATE her (the unbearable forward march of time)

Longevity guy Bryan Johnson, and unlocking a paid post on calorie restriction to strike a blow at all that is evil; can a trainer stand in the squat rack?; don't trust influencers pushing brands, even if they're RDs. This is Link Letter 100!
6 min read
Sep
07
Japan's most legendary writer who freaking loved to lift

Japan's most legendary writer who freaking loved to lift

A bit of Mishima's 'Sun and Steel,' plus: vegan diets x bone health x lifting; the lost lifting stones of Ireland; don't skip isolateral legs. This is Link Letter 99!
8 min read
Aug
31
I'm gonna make this easy for all of us: how much protein to eat, period

I'm gonna make this easy for all of us: how much protein to eat, period

There's even a chart. Plus: "rate me" subreddits, Depression Cooking Zine, a great play by play of the Luis Rubiales problem. This is Link Letter 98!
9 min read
Aug
24
A victory over the dreaded suitcase in the overhead bin and "iPad guy"

A victory over the dreaded suitcase in the overhead bin and "iPad guy"

Celebrating our birthday. PLUS: Sustainable plant milks, Shallow Hal Gwyneth's body double, and is posture, in fact, overrated? This is Link Letter 97!
6 min read
Aug
17
I am the Swole Woman, and I speak for the traps

I am the Swole Woman, and I speak for the traps

I speak for the traps, the traps that have no tongues. Plus: the limits of human perfection, berberine, the socialist gym rats who protected Abraham Lincoln. We're back! This is Links 96!
8 min read
Jul
27
Oliver Sacks, big beefy lad

Oliver Sacks, big beefy lad

The doctor who loved bro-ing down, plus: the powerlifter who started at 71; Ilana Glazer on becoming jacked; training for the time-poor. This is Link Letter 95!
6 min read
Jul
20
Reader, I tried reformer Pilates

Reader, I tried reformer Pilates

We're not so different, you and I. Plus: the lesbian lumberjack of the internet; husband meal; Cillian Murphy almond mom. This is Link Letter 94!
6 min read
Jul
13
Could Elon Musk train to beat Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match?

Could Elon Musk train to beat Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match?

How fast can someone get in shape? Plus: 'Girl dinner', and a very detailed video on what happens when you lift but don't eat. This is Link Letter 93!
7 min read
Jul
07
Offline edition: Snow in July

Offline edition: Snow in July

I understand forest bathing; Sturdy Girl Club; flat-chested Bronze Era lifters. This is Link Letter 92!
5 min read