There's not much that's within my power to help. But if you're a former Teen Vogue employee affected by the layoffs and you want to write a book, get in touch. I'm happy to talk through the process with you or connect you with a colleague who might want to represent that kind of project.

So much media created for teens, especially teen girls, is deeply infantilizing even when it claims to espouse empowerment. I worry how that focus will shift for Teen Vogue going forward.

I'm not sure why the Teen Vogue layoffs have shaken me more strongly than any of the other journalism layoffs and firings. Maybe because Teen Vogue's niche was so specific; there's no other news source with a comparably large platform that's targeting the same readers.

I don't know when Justin Bieber got married either, I think it was more recently than 2012

I'm glad you found it helpful!

You absolutely don't have to approach writing your picture book manuscripts with this level of academic pedantry! But if you're struggling to improve a rhyming manuscript, this branch of rigorous poetic analysis is helpful.

I'm in awe of your rollerskating powers

Thank you for being my official countdown!