Josh Gondelman

5 days ago | gq.com | Josh Gondelman

At 9:26 on Wednesday night, I was at a concert in Queens when my friend Thao texted me: “you know you are so loved in this world!!!!!!” The six exclamation points told me that the Boston Celtics had lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, falling down 0-2 in the series to the New York Knicks. Despite having an otherwise wonderful night, I grew despondent. As sarcastic “wellness checks” from my Knicks fan friends sent my phone into repeated spasms, my despair continued to increase.

3 weeks ago | lyz.substack.com | Josh Gondelman

Lyz is out on vacation. If you can call walking mournfully over the over the wind-swept terrain of Ireland and casting yearning glances into the sea a vacation. And Lyz would, because she’s a little touched like that. Turns out Wuthering Heights girlies never really grow out of it. At best, they become Wuthering Heights women. Embarrassing behavior for a 42-year-old, and a great argument against letting women learn how to read.

1 month ago | lyz.substack.com | Josh Gondelman

Girl, are you a tariff? Because I find you baffling and ruinous. Girl, are you a tariff? Because we are on-again off-again. Girl, are you a tariff? Because you are emptying my savings and then disappearing on me. This week, Donald Trump’s tariffs went into effect, causing the markets to crash. But then, jk the tariffs were reversed and the markets went up.

2 months ago | lyz.substack.com | Josh Gondelman

This week, the US Department of Agriculture cut $1 billion in money that was used to buy food from local farms for schools and food banks. The funding helped small farmers and provided free school lunches for kids in need.

2 months ago | annehelen.substack.com | Anne Petersen |Josh Gondelman

First: we’re taping a new episodes of in the coming weeks, and we need your questions about: With Love, Meghan (but specifically through the lens of it as a cooking/lifestyle show)Why the government is so into people having backyard chickens/encouraging homesteadingAnything you want to ask Period Pain: More specifically, the lack of knowledge/discussi…