On silence, shame spirals, and what next for this substack.
I’ve been dead quiet.
Out There
Notes on observations on people, ideas, behaviours and movements from Out There, the real world beyond the screen. Delighting in the unusual, exploring the uncomfortable. From the desk of Becca Magnus, strategist, writer, mischief-maker and make-believer.
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Out There: Locked-Up Groceries, Stealth Wealth & A Lunchtime Robbery
Or, how my fiancé got his phone nicked by wild children in the middle of a lunch service
Out There: Push your creative ideas until they break
An exercise for pushing your strategic thinking fast
Out There, Vol. 4: The most unJanuary of Januaries, micro studios, tea
Or, where can I find a decent cup of tea in London that does cost FIVE WHOLE POUNDS FOR HOT WATER AND LEAVES AND NOT EVEN A BISCUIT
Out There: What happens when sisterhood fails
AKA the WTF Allbright edition
Out There: Dumbphones, David Lynch, and Plov
Online life is too much. We're switching off. Literally.
Out There: The Soft Life, Robot Friends and EVs
2025: We're over resolutions, and it's no wonder why.
Getting Out There Again: Field Notes from a Professional People Watcher
Making sense of humans in an increasingly weird world
Issue 2: Dancing with discomfort
Strategy is uncomfortable. Lean into it.
TrendShot #1: Nerding out is in
The rise of video game worlds in mainstream pop culture