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| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 54 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 18 days ago |
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Living Without Certainty in 2026
It’s 2026.
You open your phone.
Three astrology stories in a row. Two posts saying “the energy is very heavy right now.” One reel asking “If your ex comes back during Mercury retrograde, have you learned your lesson yet?” And somewhere in...
A Guide to Rebelling Against New Age Nonsense
1. “You can do it, you just don’t want it enough”
The subtext of this sentence is always the same:
- “The system is perfect. The failure is yours.”
It quietly erases structural inequality, patriarchy, class barriers, immigration...
Back to Basics: The Only Beauty Guide You’ll Ever Really Need
We’re taking a little break from the manifesto series for now. But if there’s a topic you keep thinking, “You should write a manifesto about this too!” leave it in the comments. You know I’ll happily make exceptions for you.
Today, while s...
The Diaspora Araf: A Manifesto of Rebellion for Immigrants and Expats
There is a unique, quiet madness that begins the moment you board a one-way flight away from the soil that raised you. Whether you call yourself an “immigrant,” an “expat,” or a “global nomad,” the reality is exactly the same: you have ente...
Digital Matchmaking Sisyphus: A Manifesto Against the Absurdity of Modern Dating Apps
And here we are—the absolute pinnacle of modern existential dread, the dopamine-starved arena where the human soul goes to wither: Dating apps and the absolute toxic waste site that is modern dating culture.
It is easy to romanticize Camus...
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