Weekly essays on the history behind consumer products, advertising and marketing, such as Ballantine Ale ads, the origins of decaf coffee and the Jarts lawn dart ban. Readers get researched, personable storytelling about consumer culture and the myths around everyday goods.
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A personal essay newsletter in which writer Lindsay Robertson recounts the products she bought in hopes of fixing her life, mixing self-deprecating humour with reflections on consumer habits. Each issue centres on a specific purchase and the gap between its promise and the results.
Never Post is a podcast and newsletter about internet culture, mixing episode announcements, members-only extras and whimsical sketches with lighter pieces on topics like luxury food consumption. Readers get episode previews, behind-the-scenes production notes and the show's offbeat tone.
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