Eliza Brooke

10 recs for the stupid heat How to cope.

Since I can no longer spend summer afternoons in my parents' ice cold basement, here's how I'm dealing with the heat.

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The real BFFs behind a perfect movie friendship How Lauren Pomerantz wrote Am I OK?

As the kids say, this is your sign to remind your best friend how much you love them.

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To my horror, I quit caffeine Even green tea. Even matcha!!!!

It's called "listening to your therapist for once."

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Reading Nora Ephron in D.C. Not such a comforting experience, let me tell you.

Everything Nora Ephron hated about DC <3

I bought the Materialists dress Oops.

Celine Song's favorite video games in today's newsletter...

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The Scumbler goes big It's time.

Made it Substack official.

Celine Song’s Visions of Love With her new A24 film “Materialists,” the celebrated director of “Past Lives” is drawing on her stint as a professional matchmaker to explore the twin topics of love and money.

“I only like feedback from people who have skin in the game." My SSENSE profile of the brilliant Celine Song is now live!

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La Tejana's love story "The Most Interesting Person in D.C." returns.

Alex and I are all up in each other's business as freelancers, so I love interviewing married couples that work together. This week: the owners of La Tejana in DC!

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Sweaty novels Lily Meyer's summer book recs.

Your summer reading list is here.

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How Bianca Roses prepped for 'Survivor' Plus: her special iced coffee recipe.

Talked prepping for SURVIVOR with contestant Bianca Roses, who I have known since I was a baby reporter and she was a baby publicist!

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My RealReal misfires Thank god this isn't a shopping newsletter.

This one goes out to everyone who has made some weird choices on The RealReal

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Atmospheric magic Lessons in whipping up a beautiful experience.

For the detail-oriented: How a Michelin-starred restaurant does its playlist, scented towels, bathroom soundtrack, etc...

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Salted strawberry yogurt An experiment.

A great perfumer said that you could explode your mind by putting salt on strawberry yogurt, so I put salt on my strawberry yogurt. The results...

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Hayao Miyazaki Would Hate You Losers The famed animator is the last person who would approve of your little Ghibli-fied waste of pixels.

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It's art for free Claude Lubroth Reilly is the Most Interesting Person in D.C.

Readers are obsessed with her laminated jewelry! And so am I.

Now that I am out of my 16-day Covid quarantine, wherein I was glued to Instagram for lack of human contact, I can exclusively reveal that Reels is the dumbest place on earth

The brattiest people on earth are the people sending questions to the @nytimes.com's various advice columns. I just have to click to know what delusions they're getting themselves into today!!

Twitter is 100% sexy bots now, isn't it

I've been SUCH a grouch whilst holed up with Covid this week. However, there are a few things that made me smile.

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Awards fashion with Esther and Eliza More glamour! More weirdness!

In which @ezwrites.bsky.social and I discuss the most interesting fashion narratives from awards season. (Nobody is doing it better than Colman and Timmy!)

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Life after fashion A conversation with Mona Kowalska.

If you've ever worried about "figuring it all out," this one is for you.

Whomsoever of you becomes my 500th NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBER will receive a free subscription FOR LIFE whenever I inevitably go paid!

(499 isn't a lot compared to many newsletters, but it is a lot for me, and I am very grateful that so many people want to read my Scumblings!)

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Drew some strangers with dogs for the newsletter. That's it!

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ELIZA BROOKE

Presenting my new professional website...

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Challenge your palate The Most Interesting Person in D.C., Volume II.

Vol. II of THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON IN D.C. has dropped.

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Period films Good movies for bad times.

This week in the newsletter: suspected endometriosis + my favorite PERIOD FILMS, by which I mean movies to watch when your menstrual cramps make you want to crawl into a crack in the wall!

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Five outfits for self-actualization A cartoon.

And here they are...!

Toons are BACK in the newsletter. This time about my perfect dream outfits.

Girls and their vampires Thoughts on 'Nosferatu' (2024).

Tis time to rank my favorite movies of the year*

*First time watches, not all released in 2024 (see #5: The Intern)

The Year in Eliza (2024) Here we go again.

Today's newsletter: Eliza Wrapped, feat. the art that made me say oooooh and ahhhhh in 2024