Tara McMullin
@taramcmullin.com
I'm a writer and podcaster who explores the future of work through critical theory. Autistic feminist. Wannabe independent scholar. Amateur baker.
Podcast & Newsletter: http://whatworks.fyi
Podcast & Newsletter: http://whatworks.fyi
Went looking for the research (I think?) on how playing in a fenced-in area can actually get kids to explore/roam more than in an open area... and the search results for my query were... disheartening 🤣
June 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Went looking for the research (I think?) on how playing in a fenced-in area can actually get kids to explore/roam more than in an open area... and the search results for my query were... disheartening 🤣
In honor of this week's Maintenance Phase episode on ultra-processed food, I must highly recommend the Ritz Crisp & Thin original chips. They kinda look like diet food... but I don't think they are? Anyhow, they're freaking wonderful.
June 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In honor of this week's Maintenance Phase episode on ultra-processed food, I must highly recommend the Ritz Crisp & Thin original chips. They kinda look like diet food... but I don't think they are? Anyhow, they're freaking wonderful.
Joe Mungo Reed's new novel, Terrestrial History, is the first book containing time travel that I had zero issues with. It leaves holes in exactly the right places. Recommend!
April 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Joe Mungo Reed's new novel, Terrestrial History, is the first book containing time travel that I had zero issues with. It leaves holes in exactly the right places. Recommend!
I'm sure I'm very late on this—but the United Health CEO's op-ed in @nytimes.com is a joke. A cruel joke. Their mission isn't to help the healthcare system work better—it's to make their shareholders happy. The best way to offer higher-quality care at lower costs is to accept smaller profit margins.
December 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM
I'm sure I'm very late on this—but the United Health CEO's op-ed in @nytimes.com is a joke. A cruel joke. Their mission isn't to help the healthcare system work better—it's to make their shareholders happy. The best way to offer higher-quality care at lower costs is to accept smaller profit margins.
My double-checking the definition of pedantic...
...only to feel called out for being pedantic by the dictionary.
...only to feel called out for being pedantic by the dictionary.
December 4, 2024 at 4:34 PM
My double-checking the definition of pedantic...
...only to feel called out for being pedantic by the dictionary.
...only to feel called out for being pedantic by the dictionary.
So Oxford University Press named 'brain rot' their 2024 Word of the Year. I especially enjoyed learning:
"The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, but has taken on new significance in the digital age."
"The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, but has taken on new significance in the digital age."
December 2, 2024 at 3:37 PM
So Oxford University Press named 'brain rot' their 2024 Word of the Year. I especially enjoyed learning:
"The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, but has taken on new significance in the digital age."
"The first recorded use of ‘brain rot’ was found in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden, but has taken on new significance in the digital age."
Just went I thought there could only be one weird collection of boobs as other things... there's another. This one is "handdrawn textured" boobs.
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Just went I thought there could only be one weird collection of boobs as other things... there's another. This one is "handdrawn textured" boobs.
I spend a lot of time in Canva, and I come across some WEIRD stuff. But I wasn't expecting to come across this...
A featured collection of "modular geometric" breast-themed icons. There are EIGHTY of them. EIGHTY.
A featured collection of "modular geometric" breast-themed icons. There are EIGHTY of them. EIGHTY.
November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
I spend a lot of time in Canva, and I come across some WEIRD stuff. But I wasn't expecting to come across this...
A featured collection of "modular geometric" breast-themed icons. There are EIGHTY of them. EIGHTY.
A featured collection of "modular geometric" breast-themed icons. There are EIGHTY of them. EIGHTY.
Really enjoying @alexplakias.bsky.social Awkwardness: A Theory—she argues that awkwardness is what we experience when we lack an appropriate social script, or when our scripts are out of whack. This morning I started to wonder if 'parasocial awkwardness' is a thing. Do we have 'parasocial scripts?'🤔
November 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Really enjoying @alexplakias.bsky.social Awkwardness: A Theory—she argues that awkwardness is what we experience when we lack an appropriate social script, or when our scripts are out of whack. This morning I started to wonder if 'parasocial awkwardness' is a thing. Do we have 'parasocial scripts?'🤔
