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Starre Vartan
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I'm a Science Journo & Author: The Stronger Sex (Seal Press/Hachette, 2025) Also: Weightlifter, Ceramic Sculptor, Wild swimmer, Ecstatic Dancer, Trailrunner 🇦🇺🇺🇸 dual citizen
Bylines: Nat Geo, WashPo, SciAm (+ pods), my book 👇
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This.....has made me excited to see the film?
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I talked to Ghost people and they said they didn't think they were missing out on much not being on Substack. But yeah, ultimately it just felt too icky. Plus I LOVE the name! It just seems cooler.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Have heard so many good things about Ghost!! So far so good - my years as a blogger are feeling useful navigating this new format (which reminds me very much of that!). Thanks for sharing this too :) I already have way too much good stuff to share!
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Long way to say "we're truly shitty parents" isn't it?
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Meh, I'll teach dance if they really want to AI my job. Non-attachment + there are so many books to read sitting in piles everywhere published this year and before, I'll just do read those.
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Maybe for people who work out a lot and eat out a lot? That's the only scenario I can imagine. When we lived in NYC we just had the wash and fold do the laundry, it was so cheap! And I handwashed my delicate stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I no longer live there but I voted for him way back in the day when I lived in Connecticut - he worked at the state level and championed clean-air/car emissions initiatives which I reported on at the time. So I'm a LONG-time fan. He's a fantastic politician, and younger (early 50s) who just gets it.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I mean, I'm a freelance science journalist, with minimal editorial experience, who has written a book. Independent worker. Not knee-deep in how newsrooms work, etc. And even I KNOW how important standards are, why they exist. WTF this is just....she seems dumb to not get that. It's basic stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I feel like he would be literally perfect for the job!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I wish I could say I was shocked/surprised but I'm not. Incredibly frustrating.
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM