Archive - The Scumbler

All the beautiful foods I will be eating post-pregnancy

Sencha, I have longed for you.

Jul 31 • Eliza Brooke

Conversations with Popes

A thought experiment.

Jul 24 • Eliza Brooke

Sean Fennessey teaches us how to introduce kids to movies

“Maybe we’re just creating little film critics, and that’s a dangerous act.”

Jul 17 • Eliza Brooke

How 730DC became D.C.’s must-read morning newsletter

An (abbreviated) oral history.

Jul 10 • Eliza Brooke

A day in my life (on deadline)

Welcome to "my process," cartoon-style.

Jul 3 • Eliza Brooke

June 2026

6 women on being self-employed and pregnant

When hustle culture meets first trimester exhaustion.

Jun 26 • Eliza Brooke

The games that a board game designer actually plays

Welcome to the fun zone.

Jun 19 • Eliza Brooke

Movie diary: Disclosure Day, Tuner, Showgirls

Jun 12 • Eliza Brooke

Sandy Liang loves a skimpy pregnancy outfit

A designer’s guide to pregnancy and postpartum style.

Jun 5 • Eliza Brooke

May 2026

A very special Scumbler announcement

The newsletter is getting an intern.

May 29 • Eliza Brooke

The weepiest (and sheepiest) movie of the year

You must watch The Sheep Detectives.

May 22 • Eliza Brooke

The perfect shopping day in New York

As designed by Shop Rat and The Scumbler.

May 15 • Eliza Brooke and Emilia Petrarca

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