Things I Can’t Quite Ignore Lately
A field guide to the strange psychological and cultural moment we’re living through
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Earlier this week, I read that relationship satisfaction at age 50 is a better predictor of physical health at age 80 than cholesterol levels.
That loneliness – even in a crowd – is as significant a risk factor as smoking or alcoholism for early death.
That what matters most is not having many friends, but having someone you can rely on when things fall apart.
And that people in secure relationships tend to hold on to their memories for longer.
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since.
PREVIOUSLY /at hyperreality
Who Do You Think With?
In last week’s letter, found myself asking a question I haven't been able to stop thinking about: if we always have a patient, affirming presence available the moment thinking gets uncomfortable, will we simply stop tolerating the discomfort that produces original thought?
INTERIORS /sasha adler
First happened upon interior designer Sasha Adler’s 19th-century Lincoln Park town house when the room below stopped me in my tracks. It’'s calm and elegant, and just a little bit moody. As it turns out, the rest of the space is considerably more dramatic in a whimsical sort of way; and while I'm still processing those rooms, the corner that first caught my eye is perfection…
STYLE /spring edit
