Monday link roundup

This newsletter is coming on Monday morning instead of Sunday this week, because Sunday always gets the better of me even while I always have every intention of carving out time to do the newsletter. Sunday is also my “life maintenance” day, so it was a day full of tasks and errands capped off by a lovely rooftop dinner with friends and then Succession (and a failed attempt to watch the live Love is Blind reunion — what a fail, Netflix) and eventually it was too late to finish up. But I still have a huge roundup of very good links from the past two weeks for you to read this week, because there has been so much good stuff on the internet lately. Enjoy!

Good things to read

The Unbearable Costs of Becoming a Writer | Esquire

How ‘live, laugh, love’ and Rae Dunn took over American home | The Washington Post

Emily Henry Cracked the Modern Romance Novel | Vulture

Women Are Calling Out ‘Medical Gaslighting | The New York Times

How ‘workism’ replaced religion | Fast Company

When Did Our Personal Lives Get So Professional | The New York Times

What Is ‘Natural Beauty,’ Anyway? | The Cut

“Blurred Lines,” Harbinger of Doom | Pitchfork

How Rural America Steals Girls’ Futures | The Atlantic

Emma Tucker’s Deadline | New York Magazine

There’s Exactly One Good Reason to Buy a House | The Atlantic

Upstate Fantasy | The New Yorker

The New Light Is Bad | New York Magazine

India’s Beef with Beef | The Baffler

How to Live Near Your Friends | Offscript

Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living | The Wall Street Journal

Your phone is ruining your vacation | Vox

The Head-Empty Pleasure of the No-Reservations Vacation | Eater

Is Therapy-Speak Making Us Selfish? | Bustle

Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama | Vanity Fair

Is There Life After Influencing | The New York Times

A.I. Can Have My Old Job | Slate

The case for keeping a messier home | The Washington Post

Small acts of kindness matter more than you thinkVox

The age of average | Alex Murrell

How to Let Your Fridge Scraps Lead | Saveur

Good things to cook

Things I’ve been cooking the last couple weeks: Thai-inspired one pot shrimp and quinoa. Turmeric black pepper chicken and asparagus. Coconut fish and tomato bake. Baked tofu with peanut sauce. Baked chicken meatballs. Raw asparagus salad with walnuts, breadcrumbs, and parmesan.