The Ultimate Man Repeller Companion: 54 Reading Recommendations to Keep You Company

While Team MR is working from home for the foreseeable future, we’re cooking up stories for the days ahead (come with an appetite!), though as a starting point, I’ve been gleaning inspiration for how to give my days some shape from the archive I know best.

Enter the Man Repeller Companion: A compilation of MR stories I made to check a lot of those boxes that I am, and you might be, craving right now. It includes: the most impressive infographic of podcasts I’ve ever laid eyes on, a whole host of home and closet improvement projects, MR tested recipes, socializing strategies, longform stories to hunker down with, and funny little ditties that might coax a giggle out of you.

Below are some questions you may be asking the universe right now, and Man Repeller’s slate of answers, which I’ll be updating with more stories throughout the day. Let me know which ones I missed, and which tried and true MR links you forward to your friends, in the comments below.

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What should I read? What should I watch? Which podcast should I listen to?

Might I suggest…

• We Obsessively Categorized All the Podcasts You Recommended
• Help Me Compile a List of the Most Addicting Book Series
• Help Me Compile a List of Genuinely Addicting Books
• Help Me Compile a List of the Best Movies You Can Stream
• The Man Repeller Review of Books: New Recommendations from Rachel Comey, Aminatou Sow, and More
• My Little Trick for Reading More Books
• Read This Before You Waste Another Hour “Looking For A Show to Watch”

Hey, I want some long stories I can get lost in!?

Might I suggest…

• How Bon Appétit Became a YouTube Sensation—and Why Claire Saffitz Is the Perfect Star 
• At 30, Abigail Bruley Forgot Who She Was—Then She Became Someone New
• Aidy Bryant Is You, But Famous
• Shopping for (Obscene Amounts of) Candy With Carly Rae Jepsen
• 3 Women on What They’ve Learned in Their 70+ Years of Life
• Everything I Witnessed During Rush Hour at One of New York’s Busiest Coffee Shops
• What I’ve Learned From Months of Studying San Francisco Style
• Does Anyone Have a ‘Personal Life’ Anymore?
• Unpacking the (Fascinating) State of Style in Comedy
• I Asked 1,000+ People About Crying at Work and the Answers Are… Emotional

Do you have any stories that feel like the equivalent of being tickled?

Might I suggest…

• I Spent 24 Hours DMing Celebrities and You’ll Never Guess Who Responded
• How to Spot the Ideal Partner
• 5 Nightgowns Tried, Tested, and Ranked by Sleepability
• There Are 13 Types of Engagement Announcements on Instagram (I Counted) 
• 16 Un-Hinged Answers to Your Hinge Profile Prompts (You Can Thank Me Later)
• I Let My Colleagues Dress Me for a Week and Things Got Weird
• The Most Concise Milan Fashion Week Reviews on the Internet
• Theory: All Good Outfits Go Bad at 3 p.m.
• The Cult of iPhone Read Receipts is Real and Terrifying

I want to use my hands! What about some projects for my fine and gross motor skills?

• Do You Know the Right Way to Sew a Button? Let’s Double Check
• Yes, You Can Totally Fix a Hole Yourself. Here’s How
• Skip Dry Cleaning and Wash Your Favorite Sweaters Yourself
• Learning to Plan for Next Year, Right Now

I’m getting antsy. Can I move my body for my mind?

Might I suggest…

• How to Do Anything: 5 Ways to Become More Flexible With Very Little Effort
• How to Use a Foam Roller and Look Chic as Fuq
• The Best Workout (Ever) in a Series of Gifs

Ratatouille inspired me. What should I make for dinner? Or for breakfast? Or for my hourly snack break?

Might I suggest…

• 200+ Weeknight Dinner Recipes, Vetted by the Man Repeller Community
• This Is Exactly What MR Readers Have for Breakfast Every Day
• How to Gracefully/Humbly Outdo Everyone at Your Friendsgiving Potluck

Spring cleaning sounds more fun than filing my taxes. How about some organizing hacks for home improvement projects?

Might I suggest…

• How I Finally Decluttered My Tiny Apartment
• How I Finally De-Cluttered My Tiny Bedroom
• How to Organize a Tiny Bathroom, According to an Expert
• 5 Ways to Actually Solve Your Shoe Storage Situation, According to the Experts
• The Secret Lives of New York Storage Units

I miss my friends. Any tips on socializing from a distance?

Might I suggest…

• The Rules of Communicating With Friends, From Missed Texts to Unplanned FaceTimes
• When the DM Slide Actually Works: 4 Couples Who Met on Instagram
• The Only Acceptable V-Day Gift Is a Cameo Video From a Random Celebrity

How the hell do I work from home??? Any tips?

Might I suggest…

• A Freelancer and a Full-Timer Debate Whether the Grass Is Actually Greener 
• 3 Couples Who Work Together Share What It’s Really Like

I want to send my brain to the spa. Is there something fun I can just, like, look at?

Might I suggest…

• Man Repeller x Dior Present: Leandra Goes Jambon at 30 Montaigne
• Ta-da! The Gucci Ring Bag Is the Magical Fall Accessory You Need
• I Took 30 Days of Mirror Selfies and Processed a Lot of Feelings
• Leandra and Cindy Crawford Talk “Finstas” and the Beauty of Getting Older
• The Results Are In: Meet the Winner of Man Repeller’s 2019 Fleece Bracket
• Fake Freckles Are Trending, Much to My Delight
• Fall Style Win: Collarless Coats and Big-Ass Totes
• Is Black the New Millennial Pink? I’m Only Kind of Kidding

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