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This Is Why!

This Is Why!, Melinda Fakuade, Lilly Milman

A culture and recommendation newsletter by Melinda Fakuade & Lilly Milman, a pair of writers and best friends based in New York and Boston, respectively. They're also usually right about like, everything.

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Substack
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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • This Is Why!

    Follow along as Melinda Fakuade and Lilly Milman dive into culture, long-distance friendship, life in your mid-twenties, and everything in between.

  • Melinda Fakuade

    writer, editor, previously voxdotcom // 1/2 of This Is Why! on substack // melinda fakuade at gmail dot com

  • Lilly Milman

    Boston-based essayist and co-creator of This is Why! on Substack.

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