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power to the substack princess

1 day ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

“Cancelled my netflix subscription and subscribed to the molehill....I love reading your content and am excited to support you :)" — Ciara Hi! This newsletter covers: the most stylish person I saw at the grocery store this week wtf is a substack princess and why is it her time to shine?! how to leverage your newsletter to land that dream byline examples of my previous story pitches to editors, that you can copy as a template paid readers get it all for $8 Do you ever have those weeks that are...
four outfits inspired by princess and the pea

6 days ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

This free newsletter is sponsored by Brooklinen. Partnerships help me expand accessibility, so comment with your favorite storybook for style inspo and I will give awaymonthly subscriptions to 20 people at random by next Friday. Enjoy! A cohort of stylist-creators rose to prominence at this time, taking the algorithm by storm with tips on how to find your style words. Are you modern? Romantic? Witchy? (I’ve never been able to pick just three words).
the best time to shop for an occasion dress is when you don't need one

1 week ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

Hi hi hello. Did you survive tax filing? I hired a tax person for the first time since going freelance and it was so, so helpful. Still excruciating though. I woke up early this morning because I needed to finish this newsletter, and then rush over to the city to film a video project. It’s been warm this week, so currently eating cold pineapple + cottage cheese for breakfast in an airy Deiji Studios dress my partner once mistook for a pillowcase.
portia walked so chelsea could run

2 weeks ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

This article contains spoilers for the final episode of White Lotus Season 3. All photos courtesy of HBO. This past Sunday, all my text convos included some variant of are you watching the White Lotus finale tonight!? I love collective TV moments like this. I find comfort in the knowledge that every Sunday night for the past 8 weeks, we were all ordering our favorite Thai takeout and burrowing into the couch, tuning into the percussive paranoia-tinged melody of the theme song.
everyone wants a shopping proxy in this economy

3 weeks ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

“I’m an oakland clog mom so I HAD to read the rest of the berkeley bowl article. Hilariously accurate, sent it to all my friends!” — Violet, paid reader Good morning!I’m sitting by the window next to the blooming dogwood tree chomping on a Courage Bagel mailed up from LA by Molehill reader Jen (thank you, I am so grateful!). No bagels in the Bay really compare. I was having such a craving for them, so I put out a request on Notes essentially seeking a bagel shopping proxy and Jen replied.
what are people wearing at berkeley bowl?

3 weeks ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

All three places offer prime people-watching, but my favorite is Berkeley Bowl: a grocery store that is much, much more than just a grocery store. It is an anthropological goldmine. Founded in the ‘70s by Japanese-American “produce guru” Glenn Yasuda and his wife Diane, the store captures the ethos of Northern Californian food culture. Whatever buzzword du jour you want to use—granola, earthy, slow food, farm to table, crunchy—people take their produce VERY seriously here.
the gray coats of severance

1 month ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

This post contains spoilers for Seasons 1 + 2 of Severance. Read in browser, may cut off in email. Happy Spring Equinox! It was 70 degrees today, prime crop top weather. I was going to get some work done at the park after a hearty lunch of hainan chicken rice and iced red bean milk, but surrendered to the sedative lull of the heat…nature’s lorazepam :)SO. The Severance finale last week. That was wild right??
prada sport for spring.

1 month ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

“After reading all your free previews for a while, I got a paid subscription to The Molehill as a Christmas gift and let me just say, I’m eating SO good.” - K, paid readerHello, how was your weekend? It’s a rainy Sunday night in the Bay and I’ve just finished watching White Lotus. We got khao man gai and pad thai takeout for dinner—somehow it didn’t hit as hard as I hoped it would.
all my coolest vintage tops are from this obscure designer

1 month ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

Good morning! Today’s newsletter starts with a mood-setting vignette about how two mischievous siblings decided to spend their extra hour of sunlight this week, and ends with a secondhand roundup of 20+interesting tops from an obscure designer you probably haven’t heard of before. Enjoy. paid readers get full access to all posts + secondhand sonar google doc roundups!I glanced at my sibling, who was equally taken aback by the bartender’s abrupt manner.
indie fashion girls clocked this cult hit song at the chloé show

1 month ago | themolehill.net | Viv Chen

“After reading all your free previews for a while, I got a paid subscription to The Molehill as a Christmas gift and let me just say, I’m eating SO good.” - K, paid readerMorning! Today’s newsletter is more lifestyle-y and Bay Area centric.