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The Sad & Famous Best of 2025
let's be real 2025 was the pits but here's some diamonds in the rough (+ my dog)
 • Elinor Abbott
Christmas Pig 4: Shop the pain away
He's back, honking for capitalism louder than ever
 • Elinor Abbott
On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Patricia Lockwood, Lily Allen and introducing Pop Digest
 • Elinor Abbott
The Real Hustle of a Showgirl
Katseye and Victoria Beckham as the most hardcore mf*ers in showbiz, the comfort of foamed milk, my list of the best Taylor Swift hot takes and a new…
 • Elinor Abbott
The Brides
Scream Queen Samara Weaving, Elizabeth Gilbert's latest romantic car crash, Marian Keyes and planners
 • Elinor Abbott
Dog Days
an offering of links and opinions as we close out this endless f*ing summer
 • Elinor Abbott
Bodies
Maggie Nelson's anti-true crime duology, confessions of Playboy wife Crystal Hefner, and more dumb stuff I bought my dog that is actually good tho
 • Elinor Abbott
I Want to Believe
Coming in hot this month-- be warned. Mad Wife, A Cry in the Dark and a new Bottom Shelf with Anni Jyn!
 • Elinor Abbott
Dancing Nudes
The Last Showgirl, The Substance, Fatal Attraction, and mascara
 • Elinor Abbott
Sad & Famous
Sad & Famous
a monthly newsletter where I talk about celebs, various sad media I consume and stuff I buy
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