Happy Sunday!

Charli D’Amelio may have 100 million TikTok followers, but we’ve got 7,000 words for you to read today. An hour of audio content, too—and if you’re looking for something a little more interactive, don’t go just yet.

Nathan Baschez @nbashaw

Making crossword puzzles turns out to be just as fun as solving them

7:09 AM ∙ Nov 27, 2020

That’s right—it’s the first installment of the Everything Crossword, kicking off with a Thanksgiving edition. Scroll down for that and so much more, including our favorite writing from the Bundle and everywhere else this weekend.

We’re also remembering Tony Hsieh today—some of you reading this may be doing the same. Nothing speaks louder about his importance to our community than the outpouring of memories from people he touched personally over the course of his career. On that note, we’ve collected some of the wonderful personal stories people have been sharing about him this weekend below. Rest in peace, Tony.

What We Published

The lowdown on this week’s output, including 4 articles and 2 podcasts.

🦠 Julie Eberfeld is Listening

by Sherrell Dorsey in Free Radicals

To executive-turned-diversity consultant Eberfeld, diversity isn’t just a problem for HR—it warrants a strategic approach. If leaders and companies “want the best talent, they have to embrace diversity and inclusive leadership, full stop,” she tells Sherrell Dorsey in this enlightening and important conversation.

Read it (3,241 words)

💝 News Roundup #10: Snap launches its own version of Creator Fund & rare interview with OnlyFans CEO

in Means of Creation

This week’s roundup of passion economy news—complete with Li Jin and Nathan Baschez takes, as always—covers the future of OnlyFans, the membership trend sweeping creator platforms, and much more.

Read it 🔒 (2,107 words)

🔮 Three Shorts: Snap, Apple, Vox

by Nathan Baschez in Divinations

Our new Divinations series unpacks strategy in as few bullet points as possible. In the latest installment, Nathan looks at Snap’s new TikTok-esque Spotlight feature, the lowered developer fee in the App Store, and talent shakeups at Vox. Read on for “why Vox Media seems to be caught between a rock (NYT) and a hard place (Substack).”

Read it 🔒 (1,124 words)

🗣 Episode Six: The Omniscient Writer 🎧 

on The Long Conversation with Rachel Jepsen

This week on our podcast dedicated to the craft of writing, Dan, Adam, and Taylor Majewski each told host