Leah Finnegan
Gawker
New York, NY, United States
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Welcome to
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The Saddening
I recently discovered a term from fabric dyeing about how to drain things of their vibrancy and also a letter. They are somewhat related. → Read More
We should all read more Jenny Diski
The late British writer was a master of precision and not overthinking things. → Read More
There are too many Joan Didions
Goodbye to all that (needless comparing to other, vaguely similar writers). → Read More
Emotionally stunted stunting
There’s a very simple reason why millennials are so lonely: Social media mimics community even though it pushes us further away from each other. → Read More
Being normal
A theory that helps my depression isn’t from psychiatry — it’s from crisis management. → Read More
Will our next president be Bill de Blasioon?
Remembering a special moment in history. → Read More
I’m Upset: Food-writing edition
Welcome to a new column about being upset about things. → Read More
A letter from the editor
The Outline has been sold to Bustle Digital Group. What does that mean? → Read More
What is up with A-Rod’s weird face in his engagement pics
Over the weekend, retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez proposed to his girlfriend, former 6-train rider Jennifer Lopez. Congratulations to them both. The proposal took place on a beach in the Bahamas. According to People magazine, J-Lo wore a white skirt and top by the brand Spell & the Gypsy Collective and A-Rod wore white jeans and a gray sweater, no brands indicated. Down on one knee, ring in a… → Read More
“Be yourself” is terrible advice
Take a better lesson from philosophy and me, a reformed loudmouth → Read More
How to kill your envy
Some insights that may or may not be helpful. → Read More
Our most-read stories of 2018
From searing Apple criticism to a controversial take on skincare. → Read More
Ethics in news consumption
Can you be a good person if you don’t read the news? → Read More
It’s time to talk about “It’s”
It’s overused. It’s lazy. It’s something that should be stopped. → Read More
Men, you don’t have to tweet your Kavanaugh opinion
An ongoing series encouraging a select few to practice silence. → Read More
Dean Winters is the only celebrity for me
Many famous people insist on being bad or conspicuously visible. Winters, thankfully, is just there. → Read More
Bring back irony
It’s the only antidote to our all-too-earnest age. → Read More
I would follow Martha Stewart to hell
Her Instagram is the only good thing on a horrible internet → Read More
The Bari Weiss problem
When are free-speech crusaders simply being crybabies? → Read More