Downtime
Alisha Ramos, Elise Hu, Madison Snider Podpirka, Harling Ross Anton, Eliza Brooke, Manoush MinutesGood things for your downtime. Books, culture favorites, and other delights.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 269 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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This Week's Recs, Vol. 123
Book adaptations, The Odyssey, and good eats in D.C.
Hi readers,
This Week's Recs, Vol. 122
The weekly roundup of links and recommendations
We're in what I've now dubbed “pool mom season” and it runs every weekend from now until September. I love this season. There's the coconutty smell of sunscreen sticks, fresh watermelon slice...
This Week's Recs, Vol. 121
Hi readers, I’m back! It feels great to be writing to you again. If you stuck around and hung onto your paid subscription during my leave, thank you. If you upgraded to a paid subscription during my leave, thank you doubly. All of your subs...
Downtime With: Manoush Zomorodi
The longtime tech and culture journalist on small changes that can make us feel like ourselves again. And why she won't tell you to stay away from screens.
Note: Alisha is currently on maternity leave until the summer. In the meantime, Dow...
Downtime With: Youngna Park
The tastemaker and parenting writer shares her MVP products (for kids and adults) and the recipe for the best solo lunch.
Note: Alisha is currently on maternity leave until the summer. In the meantime, Downtime is edited by Elise Hu. Our f...
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Writer, bookworm, Anglophile, fashion enthusiast. Founded Girls' Night In back in the day
Enthusiasm enthusiast. Host at TED Talks Daily, NPR host-at-large, author of FLAWLESS, mom to three spawn, prone to freak accidents, fan of food on sticks. Instagram @elisewho. TikTok @whoelise.
Founder of Fewer Finer. Lover of fine things.
I'm a writer based in New York City
Freelance journalist and author of The Scumbler, a weekly newsletter dedicated to movies, fashion, culture, and cartoons.
I’m Manoush Zomorodi, a journalist looking at what all our screen time and sitting are doing to our bodies and brains. I host NPR’s TED Radio Hour and wrote Body Electric (May 5, 2026). This is where I share updates and my ideas in progress.
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