
Eliza Brooke
Freelance Writer
Eliza Brooke is a freelance journalist based in Washington, DC. She has covered culture, design, and entertainment for publications including the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Vox, and she writes the culture newsletter The Scumbler.
Latest articles by Eliza Brooke

How to contend with an onslaught of guidance in an uncertain, lonely world.

A great present should have at least one of these three qualities. Here’s what they are.


Introduce yourself to the concept of “gravity” vs. “anchor” problems.

Let’s talk about “anchor problems” and “gravity problems.”

It’s all about managing your social battery.

Flowers have always held meaning. Then the pandemic came.


Vote masks and T-shirts are a reminder, a plea, a scream into the void.

The Supreme Court justice was a brilliant legal mind. The way she presented herself was important, too.


Blankets! Phone cases! Soap!

It’s the best method I’ve found to keep myself from fussing with my eyebrows.