It was beloved. It was hated. And now it is no more. In his article in the Atlantic: The Only Thing Worse Than Spirit Airlines...is a world without Spirit Airlines, Saahil Desai analyzes the cultural icon we loved to loathe and what it means for future travel. Check out the article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/spirit-airlines-cancellation-closure/687047/

Why Are So Many Women Getting ADHD Diagnoses in Midlife? Caitlin Moscatello breaks down the theories in The Cut and we dissect em' all including why boys are more likely to be diagnosed in childhood and some spooky ties between ADHD and menopause.

https://www.thecut.com/article/surge-of-women-midlife-adhd-diagnoses.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part

From Deep-Plane Facelifts to Blepharoplasty, Welcome to Plastic Surgery’s New Era. We’re talking about the full workup from a BBL (yes Brazilian butt lift) to “yoga boob” and the world of post glp1 skin de-sagging. Pucker up!

Peep the article here: https://www.wmagazine.com/beauty/plastic-surgery-trends-facelift-surgeons-2026?utm_source=gloria.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=a-magic-skin-fix&_bhlid=750048223311cdd409d3dde1ac74a46d03fa3a64

We have a light one for you this week... you guessed it, near death experiences. In her piece, What I Saw When I Peeked Over the Edge of Consciousness, Jessica Grose goes to a Near Death conference (yes that's a real thing) where people who've had a brush with death or lost a loved one gather to connect about science and spirituality.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/opinion/near-death-conference-grief-chicago.html

This week we’re racking up the debt with Courtney Shea’s piece “The Doom Spenders,” where she digs into a new generation of Canadians on the installment plan. As the future looks more uncertain, the buy now, pay later life is taking over... are we doomed?!

Check out the piece here: https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-doom-spenders/

We're hitting GQ this week for a piece called, "Dads Are the New Moms. How’s That Going?" Erin Somers interviews stay at home dads and turns out... they have a lot to say (like a lot they need a friend) about identity, marriage, work, and being judged at the playground.

If AI writes for us… do kids even need to learn how to write? English professor Piers Gelly tasks his Creative Writing class with using AI throughout the semester to figure out: "Do you even need me anymore?" Check out the piece:https://lithub.com/what-happened-when-i-tried-to-replace-myself-with-chatgpt-in-my-english-classroom/

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It's a super light super not-that-deep topic this week... (it's not like we're questioning all the human emotions that ever existed or anything!!) In Gal Beckerman's mind bending piece, he spends time with historians who are trying to understand how feelings felt to people in the past. What did pain actually feel like to a medieval blacksmith? What did happiness feel like for a Widow in WWII. One researcher in particular thinks our guess is farther off than any of us might imagine.

Check the article out in The Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/human-ancestors-emotion-history/684959/

Are you guilty of the automated respose, "I'm busy... but good!"? You may be a victim of Busy Culture and we're here to help. For our Season 2 opener, we're taking it to Substack for "The Cult of Busyness" and digging into busyness as a proxy for being useful in society. If we aren't busy what value do we have? Yet, it's not cute to complain about it. Press pause notifications and let's revolt against our busy addiction.

Say it ain’t so! It’s the season finale of Article Club and the millennial midlife crises are upon us. In his Vox piece, “The Midlife Crisis is Coming for Milennials lol” Alex Abad-Santos explains why we’re not buying red sports cars and having affairs (who’s got the time and money for that?). It's cool. We’re freaking out over being half-way to death in a whole new way. Check out the piece here:
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