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Songbirds, rats, assorted sounds and saunas
Q3 winners and losers, Q4 anticipations
Sep 25 • 
Michael Colbert
2
Better Things taught me how to build a home
I got weepy over a dumpy couch
Sep 18 • 
Michael Colbert
1
2
Food poisoning, Claudette Colbert, canonical high art
5 Screwball Things with Marissa Higgins
Sep 11 • 
Michael Colbert
2
Have you swooned yet today?
Yes or no, I have a book to share with you
Sep 4 • 
Michael Colbert
1

August 2025

Wrecked: End of Summer Edition
Referential's media diet for late summer ennui
Aug 28 • 
Michael Colbert
3
I've been spending time with Demi Moore
The Substance theory on life in place
Aug 21 • 
Michael Colbert
4
2
Secrets for an artistic life
What I learned from The Artist's Way
Aug 14 • 
Michael Colbert
6
We need to slow down
Kelsey Glennon on listening, Irish food artisans, and building a creative life
Aug 7 • 
Michael Colbert
3

July 2025

It has to be exclusive to be worth something
Inside "Sparkling Creature" with Swati Sudarsan: gallery girls, the muse, art and the self
Jul 31 • 
Michael Colbert
 and 
Swati Sudarsan
3
5
For a novel to work, you need oppositional figures
Book Talk with Kyle Dillon Hertz: The Lookback Window, writing anger, Fire Island
Jul 24 • 
Michael Colbert
1
I'm going to be the star of the show
Book Talk with Lucas Schaefer: The Slip, MFA vs. Austin, writer marriages
Jul 17 • 
Michael Colbert
6
Delulu positivity, asceticism, worsening jokes
5 Hot Girl Recession Indicators with Benedict Nguyễn
Jul 10 • 
Michael Colbert
4
1
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