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Issue No. 23: We’re all drinking less. Unfortunately, we still have to talk to each other.

Alcohol may be losing its grip on the group chat, but the awkward first hour of the party is alive and well. This week: what replaces the social shortcut, why I built The Niitty

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Issue No. 23: We’re all drinking less. Unfortunately, we still have to talk to each other.
· 11 min read

Issue No. 22: The clean girl doesn’t exist. She just leaves before the bathroom confession.

Somewhere between the slicked bun and the group photo, someone is crying over a toilet and finally telling the truth. This week: why composure is not proof, the foreign high-school drama that understood

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Issue No. 22: The clean girl doesn’t exist. She just leaves before the bathroom confession.
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New home, same Edit

Quick housekeeping, then back to your Thursday. Gabriella's Edit has moved. Same newsletter, same day, same me spiraling over a restaurant list — just a new home at gabriellas-edit.com. You don&

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New home, same Edit
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Issue No. 21: ChatGPT doesn’t understand you. You might not care.

I used AI to process a friendship spiral after exhausting my entire phone book—and accidentally learned why feeling heard can matter more than getting good advice. Plus: a Russian River trip held together by bungees and denial, two survival-approved outfits, an extremely necessary bathroom-counter i

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Issue No. 21: ChatGPT doesn’t understand you. You might not care.
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Issue No. 20: Hypothetically, if someone at work told you to shut the f*ck up...

A wildly inappropriate workplace story made me wonder why the person being disrespected is still expected to respond perfectly. Plus: the Bay Area barbecue I’d choose over Texas, two outfits for very different plans, products earning permanent real estate, and a tiny tribute to one of my formative p

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Issue No. 20: Hypothetically, if someone at work told you to shut the f*ck up...
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Issue No. 19: It’s not about the house. It’s about who keeps coming back.

I disappeared into Texas, resurfaced with several friendship texts to send, and realized that being a low-maintenance friend still requires some maintenance. Plus: the launch of Ask the Archive, a Napa day worth copying, the swimsuit that refuses to retire, Paak’s all-black birthday look, and the cr

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Issue No. 19: It’s not about the house. It’s about who keeps coming back.
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Issue No. 18: Good work doesn’t speak for itself.

I disappeared into AI Week, neglected my creative baby, and accidentally proved that excellent work is only part of what helps a career grow. Plus: the Texas outfit keeping me comfortable, Paak’s surprisingly successful double-date recommendation, two restaurants on my LA and NYC lists, and an inter

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Issue No. 18: Good work doesn’t speak for itself.
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Issue No. 17: What if telling the truth is the selfish choice?

A random relationship debate sent me into a full moral spiral: Can honesty still be selfish if it mostly transfers your guilt to someone else? Plus: three summer looks, Bombera review, restaurant saves across SF, LA, and NYC, the psychology behind our worst predictions, and why the entire country ap

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Issue No. 17: What if telling the truth is the selfish choice?