Julie Beck

Oct 30, 2024 | julieebeck.beehiiv.com | Julie Beck

Edvard Munch, “Attraction II,” 1895. The Art Institute of ChicagoIn the spirit of this newsletter, I narrated an audio version, so you can listen to it if you prefer. Maybe I’ll do this more in the future… or maybe I won’t. I recently spoke with Carly Stern of Nieman Storyboard for her series on effective editing, and the Q&A came out last week. We had a great conversation about my transition from editor to writer, and some of my theories about editing.

Oct 18, 2024 | julieebeck.beehiiv.com | Wallace Stegner |Julie Beck

There was a huge solar storm last week and we saw the aurora in MARYLAND of all places. That has nothing to do with this newsletter, but it’s a nice picture.

Sep 16, 2024 | julieebeck.beehiiv.com | Julie Beck

The LaCroix purchased for my bachelorette, nary a D-tier in sight If my first and foremost professional identity is as a friendship reporter, then second and foremost I am a LaCroix critic. I know their entire body of work; I stay on top of the new releases. I of course dabble in other brands of seltzer, too; one must always evaluate things in their proper context. My opinions have been carefully considered over years of study and I share them in a spirit of public service.

Jul 23, 2024 | julieebeck.beehiiv.com | Julie Beck

The siege began last November. Actually, that’s giving us too much credit. The word “siege” implies we held out for some time, when in fact we didn’t even notice the enemy’s arrival until it had already breached our walls. I had been trained against this enemy, practically from birth. My dad is an exterminator, and under his tutelage I learned to check every bed in every hotel I ever stay in for signs of the creature of every traveler and city dweller’s nightmare: the bedbug.

May 23, 2024 | julieebeck.beehiiv.com | Julie Beck

I just got back from a trip to Portugal and Sweden. My fiancé and I went with two of our friends to Lisbon, and then to Stockholm to see Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, because it was literally cheaper to fly to Europe than it was to get tickets in America. Stockholm was chosen because that’s where we managed to get tickets, but it also so happens that we’d all been there together before.