The fight against the manosphere, and why it feels terrible to drink over age 40

Plus, the Xmas-Hanukkah overlap and a year of buying nothing new

Welcome to the Monday Roundup of things that we’ve loved lately. As 2024 wraps up, I’m so grateful for feminist voices and ideas and inspiration that will carry us through the year to come. Below are gems from the recent weeks.

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Here’s some holiday humor, some year-end inspiration and some outright rage for the links roundup. Enjoy!

Oldster was my favorite Substack discovery this year. Sari Botton pulled together a series of fantastic articles about aging with grace and power, including a moving profile of Mikhail Baryshnikov (whose poster I had on my wall as a tween ballet fanatic) and a look at why women in their 40’s feel so terrible every time they have a drink.