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I’ve read thousands of pieces and worked on The Profile at baseball games, on vacation, and in Italian coffee shops with no Wi-Fi. Now, we're expanding.
Polina Marinova
Jan 19
For Christmas, my mom gave me a book titled, Life Stories. The first line of the book reads, “One of art’s purest challenges is to translate a human be…
Polina Marinova
Jan 12
Let’s start with a thought experiment. Think about all the people you pass by on the way to work each day. 
Polina Marinova
Jan 5
"Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done." — Bryan Stevenson
Polina Marinova
Jan 2
Here’s a short list of ideas to take with you as we enter the 2020s. I hope you enjoy.
Polina Marinova
Dec 29, 2019
Yes, all these people met up all over the world to participate in a global, IRL newsletter hangout!
Polina Marinova
Dec 22, 2019
It’s the profile everyone’s talking about. David Wisnia and Helen Spitzer were young lovers caught in a circumstance of profound horror and pain. They …
Polina Marinova
Dec 15, 2019
Good morning, friends! A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is now in theaters. The film is based on Tom Junod’s 1998 Esquire profile "Can You Say... He…
Polina Marinova
Dec 8, 2019
Good morning, friends! One of life’s great ironies is that simplicity has become pretty complicated. Technology was supposed to make our lives easier —…
Polina Marinova
Dec 1, 2019
Good morning, friends! I arrived in Bulgaria yesterday, and I’m still severely jet-lagged but determined to get this newsletter out on time. I decided …
Polina Marinova
Nov 24, 2019
Good morning, friends! Instead of writing a column this week, I’ll leave you with these two photos. Life is pretty cool. Thank you for reading each wee…
Polina Marinova
Nov 17, 2019
Whenever a revered entrepreneur falls from grace, we collectively gasp and ask ourselves: “How could this possibly happen?” Logically, the answer is ty…
Polina Marinova
Nov 10, 2019
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