A Common Thread

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A Common Thread
Click. Read. Love. 6.22.25
Click. Read. Love.

Click. Read. Love. 6.22.25

Getting rid of our phones, is Always Pan actually safe, the rom-com box office hit of the summer, a pasta salad recipe, and more...

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The 5:30am wake up was worth it.

The state of Vermont passed a mostly disastrous public education bill this week. It’s not going to be good for public schools or children in Vermont. The silver lining is that it included a phone-free bill that will ban personal electronic devices in all public schools bell to bell. It’s about time.

When I talk about spending less time online, on social media, on a phone, sometimes I forget there is an entire generation that doesn’t know any different. As an elder millennial, I grew up with no cell phone, no cable TV, and no social media. I didn’t have a smartphone until I was in my 20s and I created an Instagram account not long before my 30th birthday. I know how good it was without it.

But when someone asks “are you worried about missing out?” or “what if you get bored without it?” I have to remember you can’t crave a flavor you’ve never tasted. Explaining the beauty of logging off will never really be enough. It has to be lived. What’s real isn’t actually what’s being captured. Life is unfolding and moving forward, whether we’re experiencing it in real time or watching it go by behind a screen. The only time we have that’s promised is now. May we all “miss out” offline to experience what’s real, even if it means being bored.


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Welcome to my weekly newsletter. It has all the best recommendations I’ve sourced throughout the week including articles I’ve read, music, TV and movies, recipes to try, and more. Thank you for being here!

In this week’s Click. Read. Love.

  • One of the most important social shifts of our time

  • Is the Always Pan actually safe and nontoxic?

  • Another brand (and influencers) are facing a class action lawsuit

  • The sleeper box-office hit of the summer is, an Indie British rom-com?

  • An easy and delicious pasta salad recipe

  • Dreaming of flip phones

  • And more!

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