This week I examined the attention economy over time, from child actors to nano influencers, featuring an interview with the founders of Swayze 🤳🤳 Hope you enjoy it! 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/enter-the-na…

On pawning off attention, in my latest 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/enter-the-na…

New! ⭐️ Teenage nepotism in Seattle, adult nepotism in LA, and why “crying nepo” is perhaps becoming gauche 💌 Hope you enjoy it! madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/crying-nepo-…

Growing up in a household that prioritizes the arts as an aspiring artist is a great privilege in America. Excerpt from my latest below 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/crying-nepo-…

New! ⭐️ On Ticketmaster corruption, the cost of being parasocial, and stadium tours being the new Disney family vacation 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/fandom-only-…

Harry Styles presale tickets are astronomical in price because the government cedes too much power to Ticketmaster, but also because of parasocial ties. Excerpt from my latest below 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/fandom-only-…

First paid essay is up ⭐️! On Alex Honnold and seeking out risk to give your life meaning. Upgrade to read now <3! madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/is-ambition-…

This year, I did something I never thought I would, which is casually follow a season of American football. Wrote about the throughlines of stan culture, being proud of where you’re from, and how the things we love become a part of us 💌⛰️🌲 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/the-many-for…

Fandom is a mirror! Fandom is proof of life! Excerpt from my latest 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/the-many-for…

Last week, I went to the Film Independent #SpiritAwards and spoke with Eva Victor, Rose Byrne, Clint Bentley, and other winners ⭐️ Motherhood, friendship, obsession, and grief, all in my latest 💌 madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/nothing-and-…

Kinda just taking any opportunity to be a Marty Supreme hater (excerpt about If I Had Legs I’d Kick You from the latest) madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/nothing-and-…