Fourth Post!

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Post about fandom! Or whatever! Whether it's a rave about some obscure series, or an essay dissecting every last reason why some internet-famous author should rethink their career, someone will probably read it at some point! We also just chat about life.

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Re: How's life?

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe! When I was younger, I used to read The Guardian Weekend every week because there wasn't too much else to do (we're a leftwing bunch, but tbh we mostly bought The Guardian for the tv guide). It was often 90% rubbish but I got through it. Most columnists seemed to live on another planet, though I used to enjoy oliver burkeman, and charlie brooker when he showed up from time to time. The Fashion pages were fugly and ludicrously overpriced. There was a lot of tiresome Identity angst even then. But although it wasn't a publication I loved, I remember reading it, from start to end, every week. Now even when there's something I enjoy much more, I never seem to have time to get through it, but then I am reading constantly on the internet, so fairly sure that's where the time goes. I should cut down; it's like constantly eating junk food. I guess some portion of my online reading = New Yorker and Atlantic (though less than it used to be, after some poor coverage of things I cared about), but it's probably mostly forum stuff, and we know how that eats your brain. :S I also used to read brainpickings but it feels like it's got a bit more longwinded now, though maybe it was always that way and I just didn't mind. I respect her for getting it out there every week, even if the emails go unopened.