Thoughtfully curated recommendations across books, fashion, beauty, and home. Written by Alisha Ramos, editor, creative director, and lifestyle media founder since 2017.
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Rachel Cusk’s “Life of M,” plus a few things I loved this week.
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I write Downtime, a bestselling books and lifestyle newsletter. 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.
I publish recipes and videos, and go deep on essential techniques. My experiences in food media have inspired me to write openly about my expenses and earnings as a content producer and author. Food is a Feeling, my cookbook-memoir, comes out 9/8/26.
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