We’re here to reclaim the “women’s magazine.” Two veteran editors read it ALL to bring you everything we believe women’s media should be: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, hot goss, and the odd shopping tip—aka, the full Spread. Come hungry!
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Welcome to Spreadlandia, where two veteran editors read it ALL to winnow out only the best: juicy yarns, big ideas, deeply personal essays, and hot goss—aka, the full Spread. Plus: original interviews, podcasts, and more. Come hungry!
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Guys…They’re Just Like Us?
The Mary Magdalene and Sister Mary Clarence of newsletters is staring into the male soul, picking a bone with The Drama discourse, and passing the pumpernickel.
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We're a pair of career magazine editors and longtime Elle work wives. Every week in the Spread, we build our dream magazine, filled with juicy yarns, hot-fire ideas, deeply personal examinations of women’s lives...and no advertiser obligations.
Rachel is a writer and editor living in Charlottesville, Virginia. She's the cofounder of the Spread, a weekly newsletter that weighs in on the wide, wild world of women's media.
Maggie Bullock is a freelance author and editor based in Amherst, MA, author of "The Kingdom of Prep," and co-founder of the Spread, a weekly roundup riffing on the very best "women's media" out there
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