Retail Therapy
Rani Monson, Chris StantonPersonal essays about the time and money we throw at our angst, and why we keep selling ourselves a lie. No affiliate links and I never pretend I have it figured out. I don't.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 101 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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3 Keepers & a Regret: Lucy Sweet
Lucy Sweet from The Lucyverse
3 Keepers and a Regret is a recurring series on Retail Therapy on Substack where I ask people I admire to name 3 things they’d fight to keep — bought, inherited, stolen — and 1 thing they regret.
My dad...
The Librarians Won an Emmy, but Nobody Saw It
51% of censorship attempts last year were in public libraries
I loved arriving as a life-size Emmy. I had thoughts about Shailene Woodley’s look and would like to see the necklace solo. And hat tip to and for their commentary on the cou...
The Return Window with guest Chris Stanton of Stantonland
Items we discussed included this piece from about why she “Can’t Stop Buying Diamonds on TikTok.” I totally relate and know that I’m just a few clicks from this being me, so I’m staying away from the Tok.
And how did I not mention that w...
3 Keepers & a Regret: Chris Stanton
Chris Stanton of Stantonland
3 Keepers and a Regret is a recurring series on Retail Therapy on Substack where I ask people I admire to name 3 things they’d fight to keep — bought, inherited, stolen — and 1 thing they regret.
There’s...
The Return Window with Chris Stanton
Chris Stanton joins me live on The Return Window
Retail Therapy is why we buy. The Return Window is what happens next.
writes Stantonland — “comedic essays about human nature and culture, both of which can be quite fun and very odd.” A...
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Where do we throw our time & money when life stops making sense? That's Retail Therapy — personal essays by a former business reporter (yes, the WSJ kind) now surviving corporate tech by growing plants in the bathtub and doing yoga in the driveway.
Chris Stanton is a humor writer. Readers have described his essays as "hilarious," "brilliant," “insightful,” and "wonderfully funny." Clearly, these are shrewd, sophisticated people.
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