Eliza Brooke

1 week ago | elizabrooke.substack.com | Eliza Brooke

I find a lot of happiness in knowing all the best snacks, public restrooms, and secret passages in the city where I live. I have a mental rolodex of scenic walks, efficient walks, walks past particularly fragrant lilac bushes, and walks where I’m likely to encounter cute dogs. I know which coffee shop to visit, depending on the day, hour, and whether I want espresso, iced coffee, or tea.

2 weeks ago | elizabrooke.substack.com | Eliza Brooke

In case you missed last week’s news, The Scumbler is now offering paid subscriptions! For $5 a month or $55 a year, you’ll get two editions of the newsletter each month that are just for paying subscribers. If you love scumbling with me, consider upgrading today :)Back in April, I went to New York to interview the film director Celine Song on behalf of SSENSE.

3 weeks ago | elizabrooke.substack.com | Eliza Brooke

Today’s newsletter is a very special edition of The Scumbler. It’s an administrative email, but it’s also a personal email. After nearly two years of publishing on Substack — sporadically at first, then a couple times a month, and now weekly — I’ve officially turned on paid subscriptions. If you read no further, what you need to know is that continuing at the free tier will get you two posts a month.

3 weeks ago | ssense.com | Tina Tyrell |Eliza Brooke

I found Celine Song sitting alone in a conference room nestled deep within the sleek inner sanctum of A24’s New York headquarters. The film distributor and production company’s office was calm and quiet, but it was only our meeting point. We decided to walk to nearby Madison Square Park. Song grabbed the dregs of her matcha, and then we were out on the noisy streets of NoMad, among a few million other souls enjoying a sunny, 75-degree April afternoon in the greatest city on earth.

3 weeks ago | elizabrooke.substack.com | Eliza Brooke

Welcome to part two of this special expanded edition of “The Most Interesting Person People in D.C.,” featuring Ana-Maria Jaramillo and Gus May, co-owners of the excellent Mount Pleasant breakfast taco joint La Tejana. In part one, they told me about how the development of the business paralleled their early romance, breakup, reunion, and eventual marriage. It’s an epic story, and they shared their challenges and successes with a refreshing level of candor and openness.