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How to Think Like an Artist Without Going Broke

You don’t have to sell out to make money. But you do have to understand what you’re doing.

Mar 27 • Gloria Noto

Is Jealousy, Obsession + Idle Hands Making You a Bad Person?

This one's for the haters + haters in reform.

Mar 23 • Gloria Noto

When a small brand lands at Ulta

Yes, you read that right.

Mar 17 • Gloria Noto

SHOPKEEPERS NO.3 // Peggy Mercury's Gregory Fricke + James Boehmer

A conversation on instinct, beauty, community, and the kind of store that becomes a refuge

Mar 15 • Gloria Noto

The Problem Wasn’t Bad Taste. It Was No Taste at All.

Brands don’t fail because they’re bad. They fail because they’re forgettable.

Mar 11 • Gloria Noto

Things I’ll Never Explain

what I no longer feel obligated to clarify.

Feb 27 • Gloria Noto

Before You Knew Who You Were, You Knew What You Loved

A personal story about attention, obsession, and the culture that quietly raised me.

Feb 14 • Gloria Noto

How to Stop Climbing and Start Composing

If climbing worked, you’d feel better by now. You Don’t Climb a Life. You Create One.

Jan 31 • Gloria Noto

Internal Skincare, Budget Modernism, and the Secret Life of Cashmere Socks

Jan 11 • Gloria Noto

Shopkeepers NO.2 // Pamela Baker-Miller of Frances May

A beautiful shop is a kind of spell. And the people behind them, the beautiful witch.

Jan 10 • Gloria Noto

I’m Designing My 2026 on Purpose

Here’s how I’m designing a more grounded and aligned 2026.

Jan 1 • Gloria Noto

I’m Designing an Anti-Brain Rot Year

A 3 week system for people who want their attention back

Dec 25, 2025 • Gloria Noto

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