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 | 111 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Sencha, I have longed for you.
Welcome to the first of my maternity leave essays. I wrote them over the last nine months and squirreled them away to share with you while I’m offline. Think of them as little time capsules.
Conversations with Popes
Hello from the great beyond (mat leave). Today I have a toon for you, inspired by a conversation that Alex and I had in Rome. Enjoy! — Eliza
Shockingly, I did not have a chance to use any of my opening lines on the Pope. (Popening lines.)...
Sean Fennessey teaches us how to introduce kids to movies
“Maybe we’re just creating little film critics, and that’s a dangerous act.”
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You heard the sticker. (Photo: Zach Adams)
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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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