Newsletters Are the New Matchmakers

FamilyNewsletters Are the New MatchmakersWriters are already attracting like-minded readers. Why not help them date?By Anna HolmesIllustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.June 22, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave Last month in Los Angeles, John Fulton reported the following: Cafe Stella has not only reopened—it also might get a pool. Maru needs baristas for its Los Feliz location. The Salkin House, gorgeously restored, has found a buyer. Oh, and a 38-year-old guy who dislikes Los Angeles Police Department helicopters is single and open to dating.Fulton is the publisher of a year-old Substack newsletter called The Eastside Rag, which focuses on the goings-on in a collection of L.A.

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