Your Next Procrastination Read...
Everything You Missed at Culture Study This Week
…is hanging out waiting for you over at Culture Study on Patreon.
For the 80% of you who’ve already moved over to Patreon: think of this email like a lovely little reminder of what might have gotten lost in your inbox. If you don’t want to receive these emails any more: here’s how you turn off email notifications.
And for the rest of you — this is a soft reminder to come on over.
THE GOOD STUFF ON CULTURE STUDY THIS WEEK:
A Very Smart Conversation About Fantasy (and Romance) with Leigh Bardugo [!!!!]
A Fascinating Approach to “Cognitive Household Labor” [WHY ARE ALL THE PARENTING TEXT THREADS WITH MOMS, etc. etc.]
What Takes Longer Than Most People Think? (I could read these answers all day, so I guess in this this case reading a thread on the internet takes longer than most people think)
On a recent viral TikTok trend: Would Your Organization Give Someone Baby Formula? (The comments are quite good here)
What Are You Reading [in November] (Plus My Favorite Book of 2025 Thus Far]
The move has been a real creative catalyst for me — which means we’ve got so much good stuff in the pipeline. Just to start: the next edition of BIG NO KIDS ENERGY featuring an interview with a Culture Study-beloved author, a wild cult story, the enormously popular post-Thanksgiving small business gift guide, talking to Sarah Marshall about satanic panics, and so much more.
Here’s How You Move Over:
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And again, the people-pleaser in me feels like absolute garbage for asking people to do anything, anything at all, to access my writing and this community. So thank you, thank you, for doing this work along with me. I’ll see you in the comments.