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The art of the Sunday Reset
Or, how to defeat even the ~notion~ of Sunday Scaries.
May 18 • Alex Friedman
The weekender, #4
Democracy may be dying, but at least now we have Caesar flavored potato chips.
May 15 • Alex Friedman
Barack Obama knows the bar is lower now
And also that a hot dog is not a sandwich.
May 7 • Alex Friedman
The May Tippy
The Hot Tip calendar, trends, + playlist for May.
May 5 • Alex Friedman
The weekender, #3
An argument for starting tomato girl summer early.
May 2 • Alex Friedman

April 2026

And THAT'S why we need a ballroom?
Living at the border of fact and fiction in 2026.
Apr 28 • Alex Friedman
Will cross country for friends + bagels
Hot Tip, New York edition.
Apr 24 • Alex Friedman
The weekender, #2
Winners, losers, and the little bar snack dish that could.
Apr 17 • Alex Friedman
Sex pests, sacrilege, and protest by dildo
Or, another week in America.
Apr 15 • Alex Friedman
Sunday recos + reads
Accountability edition.
Apr 13 • Alex Friedman
The April Monthly
A calendar, recipe, and playlist to get you through April showers.
Apr 5 • Alex Friedman
Exclusively good news
Because why would I deny us joy right now?
Apr 2 • Alex Friedman
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