Sarah Steimer
@sjsteimer.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor.
Digital editor for @chicagomag.com
All pizza opinions are my own.
Digital editor for @chicagomag.com
All pizza opinions are my own.
Everyone wants to fart around more. haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/we-yearn-f...
We yearn for friction
Inconvenience is what separates us from the robots.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Everyone wants to fart around more. haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/we-yearn-f...
Reposted by Sarah Steimer
jfc: "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper"
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.
newsguild.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
jfc: "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper"
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newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Lots to be sad about but also now this!
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, one of Pennsylvania's largest newspapers, will cease publication on May 3
Post-Gazette to publish final edition and cease operations on May 3
The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced Wednesday that the newspaper will cease publication Sunday, May 3.
Over the past 20 years, Block Communications...
www.post-gazette.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Lots to be sad about but also now this!
Will not being more online fail me as a writer? Maybe! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/writing-in...
Writing in the face of obsolescence
To hate is also to be stubborn.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Will not being more online fail me as a writer? Maybe! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/writing-in...
2026 the year I get consistent with posting? Probably not but who knows!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...
What's IN/OUT for 2026
And the origins of this newsletter.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
2026 the year I get consistent with posting? Probably not but who knows!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...
Today's newsletter: If the research does show that empathy can come and go, that means we can bring it back.
Empathy can return
But we sure have made compassion tricky.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today's newsletter: If the research does show that empathy can come and go, that means we can bring it back.
Reposted by Sarah Steimer
And here’s a stellar subscriber appeal from @sjsteimer.bsky.social
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/me-grow
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/me-grow
Me? Grow?
A funny thing happens on your way to self sufficiency.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
And here’s a stellar subscriber appeal from @sjsteimer.bsky.social
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/me-grow
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/me-grow
This was one of my favorites to write... haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/catching-u...
Catching up is a drag
Call me... maybe?
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This was one of my favorites to write... haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/catching-u...
I don't have the keepsake gene, so I talked to someone who does. Also: Meredith Brooks references!
Keepsakes are clutter
But for you they're fine and good!
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I don't have the keepsake gene, so I talked to someone who does. Also: Meredith Brooks references!
I have begrudgingly become a bit of a morning person, but that doesn't mean I think I'm better than you! (still trash at any hour)
Becoming the person I hate
Early birds are just virtue-signaling.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have begrudgingly become a bit of a morning person, but that doesn't mean I think I'm better than you! (still trash at any hour)
It's Friday that means it's time to list all the stuff we loved and hated (treadmills) this week! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...
What's IN/OUT this week
I'm on a treadmill to hell.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's Friday that means it's time to list all the stuff we loved and hated (treadmills) this week! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/what-s-in-...
This week, I complain about participating in democracy (I am tired!) haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/please-don...
Please don't make me take it to the streets
Hang on I gotta pop into a peaceful demonstration real quick.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This week, I complain about participating in democracy (I am tired!) haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/please-don...
It's newsletter launch day!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/never-jump...
Never jump into an overcrowded pool
Is entrepreneurship a prison? Is there pleasure in joining the ranks??
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's newsletter launch day!!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/p/never-jump...
Hello to the six people who follow me — I'm launching a newsletter!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Hater's Guide to Living Well
Let’s get critical.
haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hello to the six people who follow me — I'm launching a newsletter!! haters-guide-to-living-well.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Clicked on this so fast. With so much miserable news, I wonder if we're going to see service journalism surge so we can feel some semblance of control.
Also I love Tips About Beans.
Also I love Tips About Beans.
Stocking up on certain food ingredients when you spot them at a lower price can help you save significantly. We talked to a few budget experts about what items they buy and how they make the most of them. nyti.ms/4hpBEKU
March 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Clicked on this so fast. With so much miserable news, I wonder if we're going to see service journalism surge so we can feel some semblance of control.
Also I love Tips About Beans.
Also I love Tips About Beans.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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It was a blast working on the digital side of this package. It's a great list by @amycavanaugh.bsky.social and @karlklockars.bsky.social (with excellent photos from @jaclynrivas.bsky.social and others). Go get freezer martinis and beers and whiskeys! Whatever!
Chicago’s 10 Best New Bars, Ranked
The latest top spots for a tipple include a standard-setting hotel bar and an all-day coffee-to-cocktails hangout.
www.chicagomag.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It was a blast working on the digital side of this package. It's a great list by @amycavanaugh.bsky.social and @karlklockars.bsky.social (with excellent photos from @jaclynrivas.bsky.social and others). Go get freezer martinis and beers and whiskeys! Whatever!
This podcast sounds super interesting — but should I listen first or wait until I have a chance to read the book... 😬https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/new-podcast-revisits-studs-terkels-division-street-america/
New Podcast Revisits Studs Terkel’s <em>Division Street America</em>
A team of journalists — including Melissa Harris and Mary Schmich — follow up with the families of seven Chicagoans from Terkel's 1967 oral history.
www.chicagomag.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This podcast sounds super interesting — but should I listen first or wait until I have a chance to read the book... 😬https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/new-podcast-revisits-studs-terkels-division-street-america/