i care a little bit

i’m going to give you the lowdown for this week real quick though:

first up - we featured substack it girl of Shop Rat, a very good fashion newsletter. if you have opinions on tote bags or you’re a man looking to fall in love you should read her hot singles…

Good Hang

31W Tote Transcendentalist Seeks Man With Full Bag

this is the first edition of Operation H.O.A.M.K., a collaboration between Hot Singles and Good Hang, a newsletter about hanging out and chilling. subscribe here to get the rest. RS: hello harry, hello hotties! i almost can’t believe it! we’re so back…

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2 years ago · 21 likes · randa, harry, and Emilia Petrarca

then, in an unprecedented hot singles nyc move, we introduced you to a sweet and hot bay area single. tell your friends ⬇️

Good Hang

28M Drippy Drinkmaker Seeks Woman with Strong Spirit

HK: There’s no place to start but this– RS: that’s right everybody… we’ve gone bicoastal like a horny guy moving cross-country. except in this case i am a late 20s woman who moved from new york to san francisco because i was horny for the beach. anyway, we’re bringing Operation Hang Out And Maybe Kiss to the bay area…

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2 years ago · 6 likes · harry and randa

and finally, for those of us single people who have been toiling in the mines of Hinge, and i offer a new possible strategy for finding love…

Good Hang

New Possible Avenue for Love Just Dropped

we’d like to extend a warm welcome to all our new good hanger outters! week 1 of Operation H.O.A.M.K. is coming to a close. what you’re about to read is a sorta quintessential good-hang-style piece. we got conversations. we got memes. we got lists of social rules that we’ve made up. plz enjoy and direct any complaints to our public comment section. we’l…

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2 years ago · harry and randa

if you’re like damn why am i only now seeing these??? it’s because you have to subscribe to good hang. see u there!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

randa here from hot singles, remember? about a year ago, i decided to shut this thing down. the TL;DR – it’s BACK, temporarily, but you’ll need to subscribe to my new newsletter, Good Hang, to receive the singles:

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sooo… here’s the longer story. i shut down hot singles for lots of reasons but mostly because (1) i was tired of running it and (2) the whole reason i started it was to get a boyfriend, then it got wayyyyy out of hand. as it turns out, “solving dating” is really hard to do. so i’ve moved my focus to something different, but adjacent. Hanging Out. 

in a sense, i’m going more primitive with it… hanging out has existed since the dawn of humanity. “dating” as we know it today was invented in 1896. and what is a date, if not a charged, higher stakes hang sesh? what is a long term partner if not someone you love to hang out with? in other words: i hang out, therefore, i am.

DON’T WORRY– i’m not turning hot singles into bumble BFF 🤢. my new newsletter, Good Hang, is about hanging out and chilling. we tackle such hot button topics as how to physically position yourself at a social gathering, forming habits with friends, and the many ways you can send a party invite. it’s highly relevant stuff to 20s and 30s city-dwellers. we also can’t help ourselves but still talk about dating.

and yeah, u read that right, i said WE because Good Hang is a collaborative project with my friend and fan favorite Hot Single Reply Guy aka Booty Call Theorist aka podcast producer and writer Harry Krinsky.

HK: yo!

RS: we write it like a conversation…and we’ve actually been writing this newsletter for 8 months already, but we’re coming to the good people of Hot Singles because we’ve planned a special, bicoastal crossover month. Introducing: OPERATION H.O.A.M.K.

HK: This Good Hang x Hot Singles crossover is partly to introduce everyone to Good Hang, but more importantly, to see if we can get some hanger outters to KISS. We’ll be sending out Hot Singles in NYC and San Francisco (tell your friends!), plus additional hangout/dating crossover content leading up to February 14th (Hang Out And Maybe Kiss Day).

RS: we’ve got our first hot single dropping over at goodhang.org THIS MONDAY.

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HK: I’m also still single if anyone was on the fence about reaching out and was like “I wish this guy was 1 year older and on a different ssri and also had his own substack.”

two years ago, i started hot singles on a whim. i was bored of dating apps and thought it’d be fun to interview my friends and send out a weekly personal ad. it turns out that a lot of other people thought it was fun too! i’m sorry to say that the fun is now over: you’re reading the final edition of hot singles.

whether you read these emails, went on dates, or fell in love, i hope this newsletter left you feeling more optimistic and light about dating. i am super grateful to everyone who participated in some way. what made hot singles great is largely the community that rallied around it.

to peel back the curtain, this newsletter translated to an unexpected shift in my career. before this, i was a humble product manager at a startup. now, i freelance not only as a product manager, but also as a writer, editor, and creative. i’m not sure what my next personal project will be, but i’ll let you guys know when i launch something new. in the meantime, i’d love to work with people from the hot singles community, so hit me up if you wanna collab! you can still reach me at randa@hotsingles.nyc or on twitter.

and now, without further ado, i present to you the Final Girlboss of hot singles…

STAY HOT 🥵

-randa

some housekeeping

• if you want to get in touch with any archival hot singles, email me before the end of the month and i’ll pass along your message

• those who got yearly paid subscriptions will get refunded in the next few days

what’s something you can’t live without?

every month, my friends and i write reflections and review them together. we get on a call, write in silence, and then take turns sharing our responses and helping each other problem solve. we’ve been doing reflections for the past three years and i still look forward to it every time–it makes me feel super connected and understood by my friends and it gives me insight into what’s most important to them. even if i enter a reflection sesh feeling down, i always leave feeling optimistic. maybe one day we’ll get tired of it but i hope we keep reflecting until death do us part.

what’s your starter pack?

playing bad bunny at all hours, getting two pastries at the bakery because i need sweet and savory, refusing to commit to morning plans because “i might go surfing,” typing all lowercase except for all caps LOL, sand in my bed, coining acronyms and making my friends use them, wearing athletic recovery sandals and trying to make it fashion, going to the bathhouse at any chance i get, and cyberbullying thought leaders on twitter.

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

i made a newsletter to find a boyfriend and then waited two years to use it

🥵 what makes you hot?

i have a unique energy–sort of a cross between a monk, a clown, and a therapist. not the most stereotypically ‘hot’ archetypes, but the combination thereof is unexpectedly alluring. i have a calming presence, but also an ongoing stream of observational humor, and i’ll ask you better follow-up questions than your therapist. people often think i’m younger than i am because of my glowing skin and sense of childlike wonder.

🔎 who are you looking for?

a man with unbridled optimism, love for the beach, and a penchant for mischief

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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today, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of hot singles’ hottest couple.

jillian, aka crossword cutie, was featured on hot singles in late august of 2021. about a month later, her interest was piqued by future merman, aka max, so she sent a response:

and the rest is hot singles history! i recently caught up with them on a video call to get the scoop on their love story. read about their first date, toxic traits, and more below.

stay hot 🥵

-randa

randa: Can you guys tell me about your first date?

max: Very fun and very classic and straightforward. Jillian was like 30 minutes late and very, very nervous about it. 

jillian: I was really sweaty. And then I was really stressed about how sweaty I was.

max: I think there's a kind of air of mystery and clout where you're like, oh, this person was on Hot Singles, they're probably cool. And if they're cool, and they're late, then they're doing something cool and that's why they were late. That was my thought process at the time.

jillian: I was changing my tank top like four different times. That’s what I was doing. And then, I had just quit my job and started a new one and as I was talking about it every single one of my old coworkers walked by and then came over like, “Oh my god are you guys on a date?” and they all were sweet and from across the room being like, “He’s really cute!”

max: We made out at Alibi. Honestly a great place to make out. I would earnestly plug it.

randa: When did you guys know that this was a thing?

max: I was very into it from early on and I remember like, telling friends after the first date like, damn, I fucked that up. I'm probably never gonna see her again, which is sad because I really liked her. 

jillian: Yeah after the first date I had a weekend with my friends and it was very fun to be like, I got news! I went on a date and I really liked him and here’s his Hot Singles profile. And then yeah like a month in, I think we both were like wow, this is something more than maybe we expected.

randa: Do you guys remember each other’s Hot Singles profiles?

jillian: Back in the day it was one of my most visited web pages because I was like, I’m dating this guy.

max: “Some 1-Down 4-Across The Table Flirting” comes up all the time. My family loves it and talks about it.

randa: Was there anything in particular about each other’s profiles that stuck out to you?

jillian: His answer about what subculture he was involved in was sort of disarmingly honest and personal in a way that I don’t think it had to be. It was just an immediate, oh I feel like I know something serious about you, and that took me by surprise.

max: You did a very good job of being like: smart, hot, cool. Because there’s no way to know if someone is nice or a good person or a real human being from one of these. But you’re like, I’m in a band, I’m good at crosswords, and then the photos.

jillian: Yeah I was like, he’s really handsome, he seems sincere, and he’s funny.

max: What I do remember is the “bring me to a party and I’ll make friends all over the place.” Neither of us are really good at that.

jillian: When I wrote that it was true.

max: You also never listen to or talk about Radiohead.

jillian: You're not a mediocre swimmer. That's a lie. I think you're a very good swimmer. You're a strong swimmer!

randa: On that topic, has Max made any progress on his goal of being a swimmer in the Rockaways?

jillian: I don’t know about that but we’ve gone swimming a bunch together.

max: Yeah, I think we’re very aquatic for living in New York.

randa: What sorts of aquatic things have you done?

jillian: On our second date we went to the beach which was weird because it was October. We drove to the Rockaways kind of early and went to a deli and got some bagels and had a little beach picnic. We saw some dolphins. What other aquatic stuff have we done?

max: We went to Mexico and did a bunch of beach stuff, we went to the Rockaways a ton.

jillian: We went to California, we hit swimming holes upstate.

max: What else?

jillian: I don’t know. I want to swim in every type of body of water with you. After my friend’s wedding we swam in the Delaware River. We got rivers, we got swimming holes, we got oceans.

randa: Jillian, what do you think Max’s toxic trait is?

jillian: He loves to play things by ear. When are we meeting? We’re gonna play things by ear.

max: Valid point. I think you could have gone harder.

jillian: I don’t know, you’re not toxic.

randa: Max, what do you think Jillian’s toxic trait is?

max: You are too wonderful and too nice to too many people. And then that sets you up to be annoyed by people who are not able to meet you at your level. 

randa: Jillian, what makes Max hot?

jillian: Oh my gosh, I mean everything about you is hot. I love how deeply you love the people in your life and how much you truly show up for people and I feel really lucky to be included in that. That’s such a hot quality of genuine care and affection and showing up in big ways for others. He’s really good at chopping things. He’s so good at mincing and chopping garlic. It’s really sexy. I’m thinking. Feel free to jump in.

max: Every single time I see a Razor Braids show (Jillian’s band), it reminds me of this feeling, which is what my answer is to what makes Jillian hot. I think people who are really talented can be jerks about it, or distance themselves from others, or feel some need to affirm how good they are. And Jillian is really talented and wonderful at a lot of things, but does it in a very inclusive way where it’s more self-assured and not about how she needs to be perceived. She does the things that she loves to do in a graceful way. And that’s super hot. She has big beautiful eyes. I love the eyes.

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today’s hot single loves to surf–even in the cold winter waters of queens. she’s a fan of maggie nelson, particularly her book, The Argonauts. it changed her perspective on a few things, which you can read on to find out… this cold water surfer is looking for queer womxn who wanna take the plunge (find a primary partner). who’s ready?!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

Tell us about a piece of media or art that changed your life

Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts changed my understanding about both what it meant to write a book and to be queer and in love, create a family. There’s so much in American culture that biases us towards independence and the individual, including in how we approach dating. But Nelson pushes on that and considers how meaningful ordinary devotion to others can be. She writes: “So far as I can tell, most worthwhile pleasures on this earth slip between gratifying another and gratifying oneself. Some would call that an ethics.” And she celebrates how earnest and intentional it is to have a child as a queer couple. It doesn’t “just happen” to you when you’re queer. You have to make it happen, and each child born to a queer couple is a child that is deeply wanted. I remember feeling some shame and sadness around what I as a queer person would have to do if I chose to have a child, and one passage from Maggie Nelson completely changed my perspective.

tell us about a subculture or community you’re part of and how you got involved

The NYC surf community! It’s not a huge group of people, so if you show up often enough to the same waves in Rockaway, you’ll meet folks and get involved. Turns out not that many people want to surf in freezing water…

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

I almost always try to understand another person’s point of view and attempt to make peace, but sometimes someone is just an asshole or a situation is broken and it’s time to walk away. I take too long to do that usually. 

🥵 what makes you hot?

• I give great eye contact. 

• I believe in people. 

• I’m… physically fit? Sports!

🔎 who are you looking for?

• Queer womxn

• Who love to go to talks, see art, talk about the world

• And want a primary partner

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

hotsingles.nyc FAQ • get featured • submit a missed connection • get advice from Help me, Randa! • follow hot singles on twitter • follow hot singles on instagram • follow your dreams 😘

apologies for the unexpected hiatus last week… to make up for it, you’ll be getting two hot singles this week :)

classifieds-wise, we’ve got a fun singles event and an invitation to join a us history book club. get involved!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

an easeful connection experiment for singles

6:30-9:30pm, 12/13, 347 Maujer St, East Williamsburg

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Hi, I'm Allie. I've been single for *awhile*; I was craving an experience that'd IRL connect me to other people who are mindfully exploring dating. So I created one back in August, and turns out -- its a vibe. I've got a background in spiritual psychology; the event fuses your body's somatic intelligence + a mini Hero's Journey (👏👏 Joe Campbell) + a lil bit of Gestalt to create feelings of ease and connection. Intrigued? Try it out.

-allie

american history book club

Everybody wants to read small fiction books. But what about big non-fiction history works (particularly American history)? Former Hot Single/history buff looking to start or join a non-fiction book club for people born before 1920. Robert Caro, Ron Chernow and Doris Kearns Goodwin lovers would be perfect for this new club.

-nathaniel

seeking space for queer art show

heyooo - i'm curating a queer art show in february and in need of a radically ~cool~ space at a discounted (or free hehe) rate! i already have several artists interested in exhibiting and would likely include a charitable fundraising element for a local queer non-profit. please reach out with any leads! thx xo!

-david (email with leads)

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stay hot 🥵

-randa

tutor under-resourced kids in nyc

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I volunteer for City Tutors which is a remote tutoring program for students in NYC. The pandemic, school closures and remote learning had a tremendously negative impact on students throughout the city, especially students who were already under-resourced. Tutoring services like City Tutors can help close the learning gap from the pandemic and dramatically improve student's long-term outcomes. I volunteer for City Tutors for 1-2 hours per week and have loved it.

-max

help palestinian kids get medical care

donate

i’m palestinian - it’s important to me to support those living under occupation without access to critical resources. the palestine children’s relief fund provides urgent medical care to palestinian kids regardless of religion or political affiliation. consider donating if you can.

-randa

feed longtime greenpoint residents

donate or volunteer

As neighborhoods change and gentrify, the needs of longtime residents are often forgotten or ignored. I'm proud of what the Greenpoint Hunger Program does for the local Greenpoint community by offering take out dinners every Wednesday and a food pantry on Thursdays. They also just gave away 350+ free turkeys to the community during the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway. This is a lifeline for residents experiencing food insecurity.

-alex

provide restaurant-quality meals to new yorkers in need

donate or volunteer

I'm a huge fan of EVLoves NYC. It's a completely volunteer run group whose goal is to provide gourmet, restaurant-quality meals to New Yorkers in need. They partner with neighborhood based mutual aid groups to distribute the 2k+ meals they cook every Sunday. $2 can feed a New Yorker! I help transport meals back to my neighborhood community fridge, and getting to see the impact it makes is really powerful (and sobering). We have regulars that meet us there each week, and we know that for some of them this is the only home-cooked meal they'll get for the week. It's a great group with wonderful and incredibly thoughtful people.

Also, let me say that it is a wonderful place to meet hot singles 🥵 You can catch me on the clean up shift there each week!

-lauren

amplify iranian voices

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follow on IG to join a protest

This org has been working tirelessly to make sure Iranian voices are heard outside of Iran by setting up protests, obtaining coverage from news outlets, and generally getting the word out about the feminist-led revolution happening in Iran right now. If you're not able to donate monetarily, please come join a protest! Follow their IG for more info. 

-anon

fight climate change from brooklyn

sign up to volunteer

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i've been volunteering with 350brooklyn for a little under 3 years, and it's been a total blast. 350bk is a true grassroots climate organization - it's entirely volunteer based, has different working groups to join based on what you're interested in, and doesn't require any prior climate knowledge or organizing experience. plus, you can still be involved even if you don't have a lot of time to give. 350bk is just a group of brookynites working together, fighting our climate angst, and having fun! i've found a really wonderful community here, learned a ton, and would recommend it to anyone in brooklyn looking to do something about the climate crisis.

-brynn

mentor software engineers from underrepresented backgrounds

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Telegraph Track provides the infrastructure to mentor new software engineers with under-represented backgrounds and help them break into the industry. This is why I support them:
- This program provides a very tangible way to address inequality in tech
- Good use of your job searching and interviewing skills rather than just advancing your own career
- Very rewarding to work with someone, see them gain confidence, and land their first job
- Bonus: impact is quantifiable. I always push my mentees to negotiate hard, and it works!

-amogh

donate items to senior residents at the new jewish home

amazon wishlist

I volunteer on the Senior Friends committee through the New York Junior League (NYJL) and we strive to enrich the lives of senior citizens in our community, specifically serving the agnostic adult community at The New Jewish Home in New York, NY. We are continuing our donation drive for the senior residents at the New Jewish Home this winter and we need a little help!

We are accepting new items via this Amazon Wish List and recommend making any purchases before December 2nd. If “The New Jewish Home - Attn: Volunteers Spry's Gift Registry Address” does not appear as an address option at check out, please use this address: The New Jewish Home - Attn: Volunteers Spry, 120 W 106th St, New York, NY 10025

-maddie

support wikipedia

donate

I give my riches to a bunch of places but honestly the biggest contribution is usually the Wikimedia Foundation? Because I use Wikipedia like all day every day and it's only fair. My CPW (cost per wik) is probably $0.10 or less. And that's called value.

-ryan

help ukraine

donate

I’m from Ukraine. If anyone wants to help Ukraine from the US and doesn’t have time to research non profits based in Ukraine - I usually just recommend razomforukraine.org.

I’ve met them personally. They have organized various events in New York since 2014. So they are proven and verified and have a good record.

-anton

hotsingles.nyc FAQ • get featured • submit a classified • get advice from Help me, Randa! • follow hot singles on twitter • follow hot singles on instagram • follow your dreams 😘

1. the name of the organization

2. why it matters to you

3. a link to donate or sign-up to volunteer

4. (optional) your IG handle

5. (optional) a photo of you… this is hot singles after all 🥵

i’m excited to see your responses!

classifieds were pretty quiet this week, except for a lovely missed connect. check it out below, and click here to submit for next week.

stay hot 🥵

-randa

p.s. no hot single this friday! we’ll be back next week with our regularly scheduled programming.

Carnegie Hall Cutie

11/18, Carnegie Hall

You were sitting across the aisle from me in row H or J – brown hair, clear framed glasses, well dressed. I was with a couple of friends (I'm on the left). You looked really familiar, though I couldn’t quite place you. We made eye contact a couple of times, and I thought you were cute, but then the concert ended and we left the hall through different exits. Anyone who enjoys Mendelssohn and David Hyde Pierce is cool in my book.

hotsingles.nyc FAQ • get featured • submit a classified • get advice from Help me, Randa! • follow hot singles on twitter • follow hot singles on instagram • follow your dreams 😘

ever been told you’re not like other guys? well this guy isn’t like other girls. for one, he spends so much time with small rodents that he has become personally invested in their success. like other guys, though, he participated in the whole gamestop debacle of 2021. did he get rich? read on to find out…

stay hot 🥵

-randa

who inspires you? (and why)

My PhD work involves training mice to solve logic problems (think Mr. Bobo from Coraline if he was a woman in STEM minus the woman part) and one of my mice, Dv005, started off as the intellectual runt of the litter. She never gave up though and in the last two weeks has girlbossed her way to becoming the best-performing mouse of her entire cohort- kind of like a mouse version of Hillary Clinton or celebrity chef and accomplished businessman Wolfgang Puck. She inspires me to never give up even if times are tough and I’m just a smooth-brained member of the muridae family <3 

I’m also deeply inspired by Noam “The Rock” Chomsky- an academic who has made seminal contributions to the cognitive sciences while advocating for a number of progressive social issues (Vietnam, Palestine, climate change, etc.) AND replying to every email he receives ?? Talk about getting you a guy who does both !!

what seemed like a good idea at the time?

I was one of those people who invested a lot of money in Gamestop right when the stock exploded in early 2021. At first, everything was gravy and I was up several hundred thousand dollars. Unfortunately, all of this was unfolding during my surgery rotation when I spent most of the day scrubbed and without access to my phone.

During one fateful and particularly long appendectomy, my phone began to buzz and kept buzzing for the duration of the procedure. When I scrubbed out, I saw that the stock had tanked and long story short, in spite of my best efforts to channel my inner Mark Cuban, I ended up selling for almost exactly $0 profit. Now I am back to regularly patronizing the last few 99c pizza places in Manhattan. As they say in France, “U win some, u lose some :’)”

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

I’m just going to leave this here:

🥵 what makes you hot?

• I have read The Notebook

• I haven’t read Infinite Jest

• Sometimes I write kitschy lil synthpop songs- I wrote this hot single for hot singles like you <3

• I have published peer-reviewed research on Despicable Me

• I run a novelty Twitter account with 0 followers where every tweet is of the form “Within each of us there are two wolves: X and Y” (e.g., “Within each of us there are two wolves: the Dingley Tariff Act of 1897 and a lukewarm bowl of porridge”)

• I teach kiddos human + worm biology on Saturdays

• How many of these can I put before it becomes super arrogant

🔎 who are you looking for?

Women who are kind, curious, and understand that Cars 2 had to walk so Everything, Everywhere, All at Once could run.

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

hotsingles.nyc FAQ • get featured • submit a missed connection • get advice from Help me, Randa! • follow hot singles on twitter • follow hot singles on instagram • follow your dreams 😘

lotsa stuff to share today including two events happening tonight: a singles event with somatics and meditation OR a comedy show about regional conflict in the tri-state area. and you won’t wanna miss the “sexy bald guy” missed connection… also the holiday party invites have started to roll in!

wanna submit for next week? click me!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

Just Another Sexy Bald Guy

Last Saturday, on the F train heading downtown/ brooklyn in manhattan. i think you were on the train already

we were across the train, i was wearing a dark navy Cisco hat and a white mask, and you were wearing a sweater that said "just another sexy bald guy" that made me laugh but also respect that you know you are sexy haha. we kind of had some eye contact, but the subway was pretty crowded and so i had to keep on moving around. before you got off at jay st metro tech you moved close and was literally standing in front of me - i was planning to compliment you for the sweater but missed my timing haha.

holiday party for public sector employees

Dec 1, The Barlow, Prospect Heights

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I’m hosting a holiday party for my niche Instagram account, @publicsectoroffice, which features sad photos from government office spaces. It’s not explicitly for singles but would be a great place for a single bureaucrat to find a fellow public servant/urban planner/policy wonk.

-public sector office

comedy about regional conflict

Tonight at 7pm, 167 Graham Ave Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Tickets

Tri-State Cage Match is a comedy variety show that highlights the hyperlocal regional conflicts of the greater NYC Metropolitan Area, hosted by me, Molly Hodson. In this match, Pennsylvania enters to ring to face off against the reigning champion (New Jersey) and the fan-favorite (Long Island) in a no-holds barred comedic showdown. Come see if PA has what it takes to be deemed the official Fourth Tri-State!

-molly

singles event involving somatics and meditation

Tonight at 6:30pm, 347 Maujer St, East Williamsburg

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I'm Allie. I wanted to create a new kinda singles event; I started w a theory that combining somatic experiencing + thoughtful questions + a grounding medi in beautiful space would yield to connection @ depth. So far, it feels prove'd out. I've heard about WhatsApp threads that've formed; multiple first dates; birthday party invites extended + fielded lots of asks to be linked in the days after. Those aren't my fave parts: my fave part is watching ppl arrive feeling hesitant (normal at a 'singles event') and walk out feeling connected to their body, alive, energized. So come for the chance to meet a single person you're attracted to -- but really -- come for yourself.

-allie

improv show that fixes men with red flags

November 19th at 7:30pm, Asylum NYC, Chelsea

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Do you know a man with a red flag 🚩 that seems impossible to manage? You're in luck. 😳 Not Like Other Girls are harnessing the power of improv to do the impossible. We can fix him! Join us for night of hijinks, laughter, and the very serious business of fixing a problematic person. Not Like Other Girls is Megan Rosenblum, Lexi Ritter, Maggie Olmsted, Lily Armstrong, Rachael Labes, Jocelyn Ramirez, & Laura Sisson.

-not like other girls

looking for people to teach a class or host an event

I'm a new retail manager at a fancy mid-sized candle company, and my boss wants me to host events and classes at our store, but I desperately want them to be cool and not lame. I know for a fact people who read these classifieds are cool, so I wanted to put a call out to artists/teachers/creatives/instructors and makers of all kind to see if people might interested in hosting and event or teaching a class in their chosen discipline. DM me on insta @snakula and lets chat more and do something cool

-Noah

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today’s hot single has a way with words. she makes good use of her talents at work, but this verbal vixen can also sweet talk and banter with the best of ‘em. behind her girlboss exterior she’s a “touchy feely feeler” looking for somebody who wants to make memories. could you make her lost for words??

stay hot 🥵

-randa

what’s your relationship to social media?

My day job is unfortunately in social media as a manager and strategist, so my relationship is a tad toxic! lol. I was “raised by the internet,” which for me means I’ve been very online ever since I was a middle schooler, creating and consuming on both the nichest and most popular platforms, researching pop culture and Black Twitter as gospel. Which has made me very good at my job, and not so good with boundaries or unplugging. We’re working on it though ;)

what’s your superpower?

Language. I don’t know any languages other than english yet (fluently), but I find my ability to transmute feelings and thoughts into visual and written language is my fairy dust. I am a multi-disciplinary photographer/creative and writer that has no problem communicating nuances. I love listening. My next party trick will be to communicate more intentionally with body language, and maybe even master conflict resolution. 

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

i don’t think some cute *verbal* flirting every now and then is cheating. heh.

🥵 what makes you hot?

I have great playful banter, and I flirt with my eyes. also I'd love to consider my natural intrigue and curiosity as hot. I light up to the sound of new accents, tastes, sounds, environments and colors. I’m proud of my good taste, and I am a touchy feely feeler behind my strong career girl sensibilities. I like to think I am “low maintenance” because I’ve provided a lot for myself so far in life, which makes choosing a partner that much more special. I also just love to genuinely support the people in my life with action when I can - I think that’s a big hot characteristic of mine. 

🔎 who are you looking for?

pretty masculines of all genders are my type. i am bisexual. my ideal partner is charming, cheeky, thoughtful, and stable. above all else, someone that has undeniable chemistry with me, and who wants to make new memories and cuddle a lot.

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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icymi, there’s now a hot singles chatroom in the substack app. download it to participate! i just posted a thread where everybody can introduce themselves:

for today’s classifieds, we’ve got two comedy shows and somebody looking for friends to go out with. get the details below!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

a comedy duo talk about tough topics

11/8 (tonight), Easy Lover, 790 Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg

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James & Ibhan is a show I, Ibhan Kulkarni, run with my co-host, James Azzaretti. We cover a lot of tough topics, including starting our own political party, our own award show, and opening a café. In this month's edition, James & Ibhan go on their reunion tour, come see the grand return.

-James & Ibhan

a solo musical about hooking up with your cousin

November 16-18th, SoHo Playhouse, 15 Vandam St, SoHo

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This is a new solo musical about love, incest, the widowhood effect, and American-Israeli relations. When Sophie accidentally hooks up with her cousin, she must decide to shun him or seduce him at the next family gathering. The one-woman show is a cross-section of Bo Burnham’s “Inside,” Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag,” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Company", and also some of Sophie’s own stand-up. BTW the original music is all bops – like how radio stations used to play “Grease." Run time: 75 minutes.

-sophie

looking for creatures of the night

hello, i am a open-minded, 25-year-old dude, and i am looking for a new crew to go out with! i like dancing and those intimate chats with strangers that you only get at 3:30 AM outside a club. sadly, my friends are too sleepy to make it to the real fun in the wee hours of the night :( i know a lot of nighttime things i want to do in the city, but i need a group of like-minded party people to hang with, so if youre in a similar situation, please, hit me up!

-brian (email to get in touch)

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you may have heard that substack launched a new chat feature in their mobile app. it’s like a group chat for readers of a specific publication. yesterday, i asked y’all what you think is hot for november:

it's a little more natural than commenting on an actual post which can sometimes feel kind of… boomer? to participate, you can download the app and click the little chat button on the bottom:

Get app

ANYWAY - back to bizniz. today’s hot single loves to make stuff out of rocks, specifically sparkly rocks. he views creativity as a “dialogue with the universe,” and wants to meet a woman who shares an interest in art. could you be the muse to rock his world?

stay hot 🥵

-randa

p.s. don’t forget! submit a classified for tuesday.

tell us a fun fact about yourself

GEM SCULPTOR AND JEWELER BY DAY; EXPERIMENTAL SYNTHESIST BY NIGHT. MY FOCUS CAME FROM WANTING TO CREATE ART MORE PERMANENT THAN FLESH AND REALIZING THAT ONLY PRECIOUS THINGS PASS THROUGH TIME. IT ALSO TURNS OUT I’M A PRETTY BIG NERD ONCE I LET MY CURIOSITY RUN WILD! I WORK IN DIVERSE MEDIUMS BUT THE ONE THAT SHINES THE MOST HAPPENS TO INCLUDE MAKING WEDDING RINGS.

what’s something you can’t live without?

NO MATTER WHAT MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE, I MUST CREATE ART! MY CALLING IN LIFE IS TO TRANSFORM MATTER FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER; MORE REFINED AND COMPLEX IN EXPRESSION, IMBUED WITH MEANING AND MAGIC. CREATING THINGS FEELS LIKE A SORT OF DIALOGUE I CAN HAVE WITH THE UNIVERSE, AND SOMETIMES, IT TALKS BACK.

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

• PROBABLY THINKING ABOUT ROCKS

• EXPERIMENTAL “MUSIC”

• ALWAYS AT THE STUDIO

• SHAMELESS P.D.A.

🥵 what makes you hot?

• MOHS SCALE: 11

• GOOD WITH HIS HANDS

• INSPIRED AND CURIOUS

• LOVES TO CO-CREATE

🔎 who are you looking for?

I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS EQUALLY A COLLABORATOR AND MUSE; A MULTI-FACETED RENAISSANCE WOMAN WITH THE VIBRANCE OF A JEWEL AND CLARITY TO MATCH! MY IDEAL PARTNER WANTS TO ART STUDIO & CHILL.

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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this week we have a classic grocery store meet-cute involving some tropical fruit, a spy kids bday party complete with memorabilia, and somebody looking for a beginner dance partner. wanna share something next week?

share with us!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

Check Me Out

7pmish on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Park Slope Food Co-op

You were working on the express checkout and I was buying two papayas, two paw paws, and a couple other things. You shared your expert cash register advice (now that I know about the quantity key my first-ever cashier shift this weekend will go off without a hitch). I wasn't sure if asking for your number was allowed by the member by-laws, so I just asked for my receipt instead. See you in the produce aisle for meet cute pt. 2?

a hot singles alum spy kids themed bday party

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It’s my 26th birthday and I’m throwing DOWN Spy Kids style! Hosted by Wonderville on Broadway, the evening will include a screening of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, five DJ sets (including myself) inspired by the movie and spy genre, and a costume contest with Spy Kids memorabilia prizes!

-archie

seeking zouk beginner

Looking for a beginner to practice zouk with so i can feel sexy next time i go social dancing (i am the only actual beginner in my beginner class apparently)

-albert

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this week’s hot single has a hefty appetite for physical risk. be it skateboarding or getting on a motorcycle, she’s always down for a ride. she’s also a thoughtful hostess–keeping a list of her friends’ favorite drinks and hangover cures means she’s always prepped to please. this east village loyalist is looking for connection… could you be loyal to her?

stay hot 🥵

-randa

p.s. get your classified in for next week!

what was your most iconic NYC moment?

I don’t know if I would call it iconic, but I lived alone in the east village during the height of quarantine while working night shift in a covid ICU. When I wasn’t working, I ate homemade pasta carbonara, threw movie marathons with my cats, and played a lot of Kate Nash and Camp Cope songs on my guitar. I also spent a lot of time listening to the jazz band play in Tompkins Square Park, shoutout Eric Paulin, an OG nyc jazz musician and busker. 

what’s something you can’t live without?

I’m not happy unless I get to romanticize the things around me and the people I love. I want to make you a homemade hot chocolate so we can sit on my front steps and people watch. Let's go to see your favorite artist and sing along to all the words, let’s read poetry to each other in bed, let's get matching tattoos, I’m down for all of it.

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

I’m not a risk averse person. I tore my ACL last summer on the mini ramp at substance skatepark. I also have a fabulous story about climbing onto the back of a motorcycle at 4 am in a foreign country. Cautious people don’t always enjoy me. I also refuse to move out of the east village. 

🥵 what makes you hot?

One weekend you’ll find me at the bars having a heart to a heart with a stranger until 3am, and the next weekend you’ll find me smoking a joint on my roof listening to Bon Iver alone and going to bed at 10pm. I organize the concert and events calendar for my friends and I keep a notes app list of all their likes and dislikes as far as pregame drinks and hangover cures because I want to be able to hand them what they were already wanting without them having to ask. I show up everywhere with a hot black bodega coffee, I read, I got a masters degree in my spare time while working, and I volunteer at a non-profit community garden. I’m just a well-rounded hot awesome person, honestly. 

🔎 who are you looking for?

I’m looking for genuine connection and care from a person of any gender. I value communication and chemistry. I want to have fun and enjoy romantic things in a low pressure setting :) 

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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this week we’ve got a craft fair, a huge halloween party, a sketch show, and a ~connective~ singles experience. are you a fan of rina sawayama? or moshe kasher? two hot singles readers have extra tix to their shows. ALSO - basia is looking for help dubbing some cassette tapes…

have something to share next wk?

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stay hot 🥵

-randa

craft fair in fort greene

12-4pm, this Saturday, 101 Steuben St, Fort Greene

Little Big Market is an outdoor market featuring creatives & makers from all backgrounds! This Saturday, we’ll have vendors selling hand-crafted jewelry and ceramics, vintage clothing, small batch coffee, and those ever-sought-after pumpkin cinnamon rolls. There will also be LIVE airbrushing & chain-stitching, many yummy treats, and maybe a few tricks? Swing by after the Fort Greene doggy costume parade for an ice cold Recess!

-maddy + mama jewelry

huge halloween party with lotsa different dance music

9pm til late, this Saturday, Moonrise, Bushwick

Tickets - use code ‘hotsingles’ for 15% off

It's that time of the year when you can wear a mask and no one judges you for it. Transport yourself to the freakiest, funkiest and most ludicrous Halloween function in the city. Open bar for an hour and the best vibes, djs, venue and crowd you'll find all weekend - dress to kill and dance until dawn.

-nameless youth club

sketch show by the perfect woman (three women)

9:30pm, 11/3, Asylum NYC, Chelsea

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Soy Pony is an NYC-based sketch trio comprised of writer/actors Katrin Nugent, Chrissy Bisbee, and Elly Silberstein. Together, they make up the perfect woman- a little sweet, a little spicy, hot, full of rice- oh wait this is a burrito. Yeehaw! This month, with special guest, Gus Laughlin!

-katrin, chrissy, + elly

a singles experience exploring connection

6:30-9:30pm, 11/15, 347 Maujer Street, East Williamsburg

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hi, im allie. ive been single for *awhile*. 'bout 6 months ago, i decided to create the singles experience i wanted to go to, but couldn't seem to find. 'in the void' explores a theory that we can get so caught up in what we think we want in other, but if we let down some defenses, and drop into a felt sense and let our bodies tell us things -- then that serves us so much better in navigating real connection. intrigued? join us to experience it all for yourself.

-allie

seeking someone who can dub cassette tapes

do you have the ability to dub a couple cassette tapes? if so, let’s talk!! diy setups (ex. you make them on your goodwill tape deck) are welcome. kindly reach out with your name & what you might charge for a batch of 10 tapes (also down to trade making show flyers for tapes but we can discuss specifics in the dms) <3 thx

-basia

seeking fellow moshe kasher fan to see his show

I'm going to see Moshe Kasher perform at Bell House on Oct 29 and instead of dragging a friend who doesn't know who he is I'd rather go with a true fan. Maybe you listen to his podcast? Maybe you were a fan of his old podcast? Or maybe you genuinely love his stand-up? Show starts at 7:30 so leaves plenty of time for you to get to your Halloween plans afterwards!

-nadia (email to get connected)

seeking rina sawayama fan to see her show

copying last week’s classified, i’m going to the first date of the rina sawayama concert on tuesday november 1st, and i’m looking for a buddy to join me! if you waited til midnight curled up in bed to listen to the album and counted it as a free therapy session… well you are not alone! (as a limited-time offer, i have an extra ticket for whomever pretends to be my friend throughout the night)

-anon (email to get connected)

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this week’s hot single has deleted her dating apps in favor of IRL crushes. she loves to crush, and she would love to crush on you or with you or both. this pants hoarder is obviously obsessed with pants (she has too many pairs) but maybe if you make the right human pair she’ll stop looking for more pants? who is to say!

btw… if you upgrade to a paid subscription, you’ll get access to this pants hoarder’s fav date spot (alongside 55 other places in the google maps list).

stay hot 🥵

-randa

p.s. don’t forget to submit a classified!

what’s something you can’t live without?

A good crush. Crushes are the best, I love to feel excited about seeing someone. I deleted dating apps (hinge </3) about 6 months ago and I’ve never been happier. I discovered crushes again and they make my life 10x better. That feeling of getting excited to see someone and talk to them, oof, that is a god tier emotion. I could have a crush on YOU, or better yet, we could have a crush on EACH OTHER. Imagine that. Now, imagine DRAGONS. That would be fun for both of us I think. 

make up your own fuck/marry/kill

Pants / Skirt / Shorts. I am personally marrying pants because they are reliable and very versatile. I moved recently and I had to count my pants, I have over 30 pairs :/ Please don’t judge. Hopefully we can both wear the pants (proverbial and literally). I’m fucking skirts because obviously skirts are hot. My favorite skirt says “Annie” on the butt... Also great skirts can be both long and short and I think that makes sense for other things too, lol. Killing shorts. Does this need an explanation? 

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

I’m a speed walker. Inserting a quote here from my friend “Annie is an extremely fast walker to the point where I have to run after her sometimes.” If I only could I’d make a deal with god to find someone that can keep up with me. 2fast2furious. 

🥵 what makes you hot?

I love to try new things. Right now I am into pottery and climbing. I am bad! at! both! But that is what makes it fun. I am making big clay molars (see, teeth) in pottery that can also be used as candle holders. Someone asked me if I was a dentist :/ The answer is no, so much respect for the dentist community tho. 🙏🦷

🔎 who are you looking for?

I’m looking for a man who will commit! to the bit! and keep a joke going until we are in a massively different place than when we started. Someone who knows how to communicate and is down to try new things. Most importantly, mutual crushes. 

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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before we jump in, i wanna collect a teensy bit of data, if you’ll allow it…

here’s the archive of advice if you’re interested. back to the classifieds!

this week’s events are pretty cool: (1) keiran is hosting a pokemon go-esque experience at prospect park that also involves art and dj sets and (2) jenny is performing a play about when billy mcfarland from fyre fest and mike from jersey shore were in prison together. madison is looking for a date to the rina sawayama show and anna is doing astrology readings. another week of the hot singles community absolutely delivering…

deliver something to us next week

stay hot 🥵

-randa

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AR scavenger hunt + DJ sets at the park

2pm, October 25th, Picnic House, Prospect Park

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Yooo I'm the founder of Mirage, an augmented reality protocol and platform building the future of digital x physical experience. We're hosting an augmented reality scavenger hunt in Prospect Park, followed by some sick DJs sets in the Picnic House. Would love peeps to roll thru, collect some ar art, dance, and pop off on a mf tuesday with us - will be electric xo

-keiran

comedy play bringing together fyre fest and jersey shore

7:30pm, October 27, Union Hall, Park Slope

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BILLY & THE SITUATION is a new one-act comedy play about the period of time that Billy McFarland (the Fyre Festival guy) and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (Jersey Shore) were in the same prison. It's true if you can believe it - Insider says that they played Scrabble together. I wrote it with my ex-boyfriend (very evolved of us), and it features me, Jenny Gorelick, as "Billy" and the very funny hot single, Gabby Bryan, as "Mike." There is betrayal, there is gym, tan, laundry, there is a prison talent show and an original EDM song that we perform live!!

-jenny

rina sawayama date?

I am going to the Rina Sawayama concert on Wednesday November 2 and would love to hang out with another Pixel! None of my friends are going to this so would love to enjoy Hold The Girl with someone else who enjoys hyperpop by an artist who is def not an industry plant ;)

-madison (respond to this email to connect)

astrology birth chart readings

Co-star got ya down these days with those wild horoscopes? Consider this your sign to jump in to the wonderful world of astrology with your new favorite astrologer next door, Anna. Curious about what your birth chart says about your career path? Want to learn more about your love and communication style? Or maybe you just want to get the tea on your Capricorn moon... I am offering one hour chart readings to help you really understand what's going on with you and the stars these days.

-anna

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this week’s hot single hails from london but she’s quickly adapted to live her best nyc life. a bookish gal by trade, she’s got a long list of titles to get through. whether she’s sipping martinis, stoop sale-ing, or otherwise gallivanting, one thing is sure–she’s the main character. could you be her supporting actor?

stay hot 🥵

-randa

p.s. have a classified? submit it!

what question are you trying to answer most in your life right now?

“Exactly how much fun can I have before I completely run out of money?” is a question I have been asking myself repeatedly since I moved to NYC last year and realized that it was the best possible decision I could have ever made. This city is vibrant and exhausting and fulfilling–and all too tempting. My quest to answer this question is lowkey stressful, but the espresso martinis, stoop sales, and beach weekends are entirely worth it.

what’s the last thing you wrote in your notes app?

An update to my TBR list. As an editor at a startup publisher, I am sadly a cliché with books being both my life’s work and great love. Currently on the pile are: Freshwater, Palmares, The Sympathizer, Verge, The Sex Lives of African Women, Monstrilio, Harlem Shuffle, Lessons in Chemistry, Memphis, Honey & Spice, Olga Dies Dreaming… shall I go on?   

😈 what’s your toxic trait?

Always being late

🥵 what makes you hot?

Being the most stylish one in the room; being a Londoner; moving to NYC mid-pandemic; consistently beating apple maps with my walking speed; almost entirely living in men's blazers.

🔎 who are you looking for?

A tall, gorgeous man who is culturally engaged and has chat. I’m out here living my best life so if you just bring the good vibes, mad stories, and lots of wine, we’ll see what happens.

🙋🏻 if you’re interested in this week’s hot single, respond to this email or send a message to hi@hotsingles.nyc with a photo and a little bit about yourself :)

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for the classifieds this week, we’ve got some contrasting events: a comedy show / cage match from various tri-state comedians OR a mysterious, “easeful” singles event. also, an opportunity to get your portrait taken! a cool newsletter about books! and matt wants to interview you about your experience with psychedelics! want to submit a classified of your own!?

submit a classified!

stay hot 🥵

-randa

tri-state comedians defending their regions

7-8pm tonight, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, Williamsburg

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Tri-State Cage Match is a comedy show featuring teams of comedians who bravely hail from *juuuust* outside of the New York City to determine which suburban region reigns supreme. This inaugural match features a showdown of standups from Long Island, Westchester County, and New Jersey, and the audience-selected winning team will take all (a dozen bagels, eternal bragging rights). Featuring Mike Abrusci, Mike McPartland, Maya Sharma, Kendra Dawsey, Evan Lazarus, Kevin Wingertzahn, Tej Khanna, Ibhan Kulkarni, Erin Dugan, and MC Rat.

-molly

an easeful + connected singles event

6:30-9:30pm, 10/18, 347 Maujer St

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hi. im allie. ive been single for awhile, and couldn't find the 'singles' event i wanted to go to -- so i created it. my goal is that it feel easeful + connected; there's an array of somatic intelligence + joseph campbell-esque pieces that come together to make that happen. curious? join us on 10/18.

-allie

seeking strangers who have done psychedelics

I want to interview a lot of strangers about their experiences with psychedelics. This will likely become a podcast. My goal is to contribute to the normalization and destigmatization of psychedelics and plant medicine. You can be as anon as you like!

-matt (email me mattholden42@gmail.com)

not boring book reviews

Books on GIF is a smart, fun and free biweekly newsletter that aims to connect you to your next favorite book. You'll see a diverse range of authors and genres, the popular and the obscure. It's the animated alternative to boring book reviews! Subscribe at booksongif.substack.com

-mike

seeking photography subjects

want your portrait taken? seeking faces for photography practice, looking for people of all kinds free before/after 9-5 work or weekends.

-isabelle

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