R. Eric Thomas

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Over: Here for It, #253

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I am obsessed with the cultural ceremony around a new Adele album. We spend most of our lives being (or at least pretending to be) well-adjusted, even-keeled, and generally over most of our exes but the minute she drops

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Wed thread: In which we go to the dogs

Well: Here for It, #252

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Welcome to Eric's Newsletter (Taylor's Version). I must admit that I'm a late-in-life Swiftie. It wasn't until the one-two punch of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and

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Wed. thread: In which I'm loving it?

Jade: Here for It, #251

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Why do I keep fronting like I'm a morning person? Why am I lying on myself like this? Why do I keep playing on God's phone with this nonsense? I feel like when you say

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Niche: Here for It, #250

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Happy Mariah Carey Eve [https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34535818/mariah-carey-not-yet-season/], everyone!* I don't really watch anime, which is a personal failing that I must answer to the Lord about, so every year on Halloween when

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Wed. thread: In which there's no bones about it

Cool Kids Club

Hi! It's Eric on a Thursday! Hi! In five minutes, Penguin Teen, Kokila Books, and I are doing the grand reveal for the cover of my new Young Adult novel, Kings of B'more [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669791/kings-of-bmore-by-r-eric-thomas/] but because we're best

Future: Here for It, #249

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Friday was our wedding anniversary so David and I went to DC to see Och & Oy, a cabaret performed by Alan Cumming and Ari Shapiro. We've been married for five years now and, as I'

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Wed. thread: In which the suspense is terrible

Dance: Here for It, #248

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Well, I am spent! One thing I very much forgot over the two-plus years its been since I've been to a big wedding with a raucous dance floor under a tent is that it is a full

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Wed. thread: In which the group chat is in the NYT

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Number: Here for It, #247

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Yesterday I was picking up clothes from the dry cleaners because October 2021 is the month that every 2020 wedding is happening. As I left, I heard the person behind me give her number to pick up her clothes.

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View: Here for It, #246

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I am writing to you (later than usual!) with one eye on the Tony Awards broadcast where currently Nancy Botwin from Weeds is wearing a gown and a mask and looking bemused while watching Mr. Shue sing "You

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Wed. thread: In which we leaf

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Theme: Here for It, #245

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I looked at the photos from last Monday's Met Gala and I really had the Tia and Temerity to think "Ah, it's nice to get a small return to normalcy." Wut are you

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Wed. thread: In which we've met

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Outside: Here for It, #244

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! As you are no doubt aware, I am in an ongoing battle with the concept of Outside. Me, arriving at Judge Judy to prosecute Outside for damages and emotional distress: Me, introducing myself to Outside knowing full well I&

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Rose: Here for It, #243

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Hi hi! A quick lil email newsletter this week. I was going to front like the reason for the brevity was that I was taking advantage of the holiday weekend but I literally forgot it is a holiday weekend.

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Wed. thread: In which we're staying down

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Bike: Here for It, #242

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Am I suspicious of the recent proliferation of paparazzi photos of Zoe Kravitz (winner of the amicably divorced parents lottery) and Channing Tatum (winner of the "bachelorette party dancer-to-international superstar" pipeline lottery) hanging out together? Yes, obviously,

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Wed. thread: In which we go to the cape

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Beep: Here for It, #241

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I believe it was the philosopher Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott who once posed the question "Beep beep; who's got the keys to the Jeep?" This is from, of course, the 1997 song "The

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Wed. thread: In which we have it covered

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Swimming: Here for It, #240

Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This year the Olympics changed the name of my favorite sport from synchronized swimming to artistic swimming which feels like a real missed opportunity to rename it ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! I don't know why