Barbs Honeycutt
@barbs_honeycutt
Barbs Honeycutt
Abroad
Smile like you mean it
To cope with the anxiety of unstructured socialising as an introvert, I've developed a charismatic 'on the job' alter ego. It has totally backfired.
Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Dec 06, 2024
Margaret Qualley pictured by Greg Williams, British Vogue (May 2024)
Hello dear readers,
I hope these words find you sane.
As anyone living... See more
Smile like you mean it
To cope with the anxiety of unstructured socialising as an introvert, I've developed a charismatic 'on the job' alter ego. It has totally backfired.
Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Dec 06, 2024
Margaret Qualley pictured by Greg Williams, British Vogue (May 2024)
Hello dear readers,
I hope these words find you sane.
As anyone living... See more
Cristina Carmona Aliaga • Smile like you mean it
So how do we actually do this community thing?
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
Friendship vs. Community. My personal experiences, thoughts and ideas for re-imagining the world
Nadia Meli
Mar 10, 2025
On a fine day in May last year I was scrolling through Substack and saw a note someone had shared that said: “I am so heartbroken that I am not married yet, I thought I would have my own... See more
So how do we actually do this community thing?
Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
Nadia Meli • Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already...
Rebecca Solnit
S... See more
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already...
Rebecca Solnit
S... See more
Rebecca Solnit • Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
From Anxiety to Animosity: How Social Media Damages Relationships
A preview of Nicholas Carr’s new book Superbloom
Nicholas Carr
Feb 03, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
There’s a story I often tell to explain how we got into this mess––how we let a few tech companies take over childhood, making it passive, solitary, and monetizable. The story begins
... See moreReader Essay: MY Jenny
written byMelanie Crist
November 18, 2022
I’ve never wanted kids of my own. Which is precisely why I found myself exiting a Pasadena fertility clinic with a grab bag containing an informational booklet, an application for financing, and a pen that contained small plastic sperm swimming around in its cap.
I’ll explain.
Within a
... See moreWhere the Magic Doesn’t Happen
How technology can interfere with moral formation at school, church, and home
Andy Crouch
Jan 02, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
In my first book, The Happiness Hypothesis , I found that ancient wisdom about human relationships, consciousness, and flourishing holds up well in light of modern psychology. But as the... See more
How technology can interfere with moral formation at school, church, and home
Andy Crouch
Jan 02, 2025
Introduction from Jon Haidt:
In my first book, The Happiness Hypothesis , I found that ancient wisdom about human relationships, consciousness, and flourishing holds up well in light of modern psychology. But as the... See more
Where the Magic Doesn’t Happen
The Cult of Yesterday
Capitalism, Necromancy, and the Dark Side of Nostalgia
River Quintana
Feb 09, 2024
Some of the sources of Pop Art VI, Peter Blake
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Capitalism, it seems, can’t let go of the past. Like a necromancer, it reanimates the corpses of bygone trends, ideologies, and aesthetics, then sells them back to us at a markup. This... See more
Capitalism, Necromancy, and the Dark Side of Nostalgia
River Quintana
Feb 09, 2024
Some of the sources of Pop Art VI, Peter Blake
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Capitalism, it seems, can’t let go of the past. Like a necromancer, it reanimates the corpses of bygone trends, ideologies, and aesthetics, then sells them back to us at a markup. This... See more