Marie Le Conte
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jack of an honestly surprising number of trades / journalist, author, radio person, accidental art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
not doing this to start beef but I mean come on - I spent much of my tough first years as a freelancer trying hard not to write for publications that felt too objectionable, I lost a noticeable amount of my income when I left Twitter - journalists do have rent to pay! everywhere sucks these days!
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
not doing this to start beef but I mean come on - I spent much of my tough first years as a freelancer trying hard not to write for publications that felt too objectionable, I lost a noticeable amount of my income when I left Twitter - journalists do have rent to pay! everywhere sucks these days!
standing ready to be interviewed by the world's media on this, as an expert*
*been reading a book on the solar system for the past week, mostly while going home from the pub so I'd say my rate of retention for information has been maybe 30% at most
*been reading a book on the solar system for the past week, mostly while going home from the pub so I'd say my rate of retention for information has been maybe 30% at most
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
standing ready to be interviewed by the world's media on this, as an expert*
*been reading a book on the solar system for the past week, mostly while going home from the pub so I'd say my rate of retention for information has been maybe 30% at most
*been reading a book on the solar system for the past week, mostly while going home from the pub so I'd say my rate of retention for information has been maybe 30% at most
hello from this (literal) circus freak
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
hello from this (literal) circus freak
in this week's newsletter! I finally wrote about what happens to your brain when five of your people die in the space of two years :) youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/two-thousa...
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
in this week's newsletter! I finally wrote about what happens to your brain when five of your people die in the space of two years :) youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/two-thousa...
wait that was it? I.....don't really think anyone from the OBR should be in trouble in that case?
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
wait that was it? I.....don't really think anyone from the OBR should be in trouble in that case?
Keir Starmer - 2024 - 202?
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Keir Starmer - 2024 - 202?
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
why does my brain remember this stuff and not, say, the names of people I meet
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
why does my brain remember this stuff and not, say, the names of people I meet
@cjayanetti.bsky.social well la di fucking da, Chaminda
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@cjayanetti.bsky.social well la di fucking da, Chaminda
unfortunately I have lost my mind at the Instagram posting from the gay sheep wool brand
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
unfortunately I have lost my mind at the Instagram posting from the gay sheep wool brand
god this reminded me of the incredibly daft list I wrote up two years ago for my newsletter, or the worst/best/funniest things to include in your will: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/where-ther...
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
god this reminded me of the incredibly daft list I wrote up two years ago for my newsletter, or the worst/best/funniest things to include in your will: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/where-ther...
[poignantly]
female friendship :)
female friendship :)
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
[poignantly]
female friendship :)
female friendship :)
this is correct and, more broadly, November is the worst month of the year, as per my definitive ranking from last year: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/will-this-...
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
this is correct and, more broadly, November is the worst month of the year, as per my definitive ranking from last year: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/will-this-...
clapping and cheering at this like I'm watching some live sports
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
clapping and cheering at this like I'm watching some live sports
actually since her parents aren't on here: look what I've got my one year old goddaughter! isn't it the cutest thing you've ever seen, with her little Mondrian dress
(from the Tate gift shop)
(from the Tate gift shop)
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
actually since her parents aren't on here: look what I've got my one year old goddaughter! isn't it the cutest thing you've ever seen, with her little Mondrian dress
(from the Tate gift shop)
(from the Tate gift shop)
where you gonna run to?
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
where you gonna run to?
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
friends, feel like Bluesky isn't really the place for fashion chat but if the Instagram algorithm got to know me a bit too well and guessed, entirely correctly, that I would die for these Church's loafers, where would I go to find a similar pair that's, crucially, not £740?
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
friends, feel like Bluesky isn't really the place for fashion chat but if the Instagram algorithm got to know me a bit too well and guessed, entirely correctly, that I would die for these Church's loafers, where would I go to find a similar pair that's, crucially, not £740?
lol, was just looking through my TV rental history and
what can I say, I'm a woman of broad tastes
what can I say, I'm a woman of broad tastes
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
lol, was just looking through my TV rental history and
what can I say, I'm a woman of broad tastes
what can I say, I'm a woman of broad tastes
I honestly didn't have it in me to really write a list of every single reason why I've been feeling pretty mental lately but I couldn't not mention Olivia fucking Nuzzi youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I honestly didn't have it in me to really write a list of every single reason why I've been feeling pretty mental lately but I couldn't not mention Olivia fucking Nuzzi youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...