The Scumbler
Eliza Brooke, Emilia PetrarcaInterviews with interesting creative people. Essays about movies, clothes, and other things that make life good. Amateur cartoons.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 102 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Freelance journalist and author of The Scumbler, a weekly newsletter dedicated to movies, fashion, culture, and cartoons.
Emilia Petrarca is a native New Yorker covering fashion and culture. Before going freelance, she held the role of Senior Fashion Writer at NYMag's the Cut Her writing can now also be found in The New Yorker, NYTimes, WSJ, and more.
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