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Home3 minOne plant, twelve apartments, zero deathsI have moved twelve times in fifteen years. One monstera came with me every time. Here is how it survived.Home2 minYour coffee mug is a personality testEveryone has a favourite mug, and everyone gets strangely upset when somebody else uses it.Home2 minHang your records, not your postersAlbum covers are the best square art you already own. Put the ones you love on the wall and swap them like a gallery.
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“I ate a pizza with a knife in front of my Neapolitan grandmother. She nodded. I have never felt so seen.”
“The rubber duck on my desk now has a name and a job title.”
“My monstera has survived four flats. Reading about yours made me cry a little into my coffee.”
“Sent a friend side B a day late. She replied with a song I had never heard. Best trade of the year.”
“Took the headphones off for one stop like you said. Heard a man whistling the whole of a song I love. Thank you.”
“Friday 7am is now the best email I get all week. Please never add pop-ups.”
“Counted the café parking space for a week like you said. Showed the owner. We have bike racks now.”
“The neon piece is the reason I didn’t throw out my dad’s old sign. It’s being repaired now.”
“Our street painted three doors this summer after reading the yellow-house piece. Mine is teal.”
“Played an album front to back while cooking. Burned the rice. Worth it.”
“Bought a disco ball. My cat has not been this happy since the box it came in.”
“Your mug quiz was right. I am a guardian. Nobody touches the blue one.”
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Issue 048 · Fri 9 OctInside this Friday:
- 01Why toast is having a moment
- 02The tram driver who plays requests
- 03A week without a single notification
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