PinnedInThe Bold ItalicbyAlissa Orlando·Oct 18, 2020Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Prop 22A detailed breakdown of why you should vote ‘no’A response icon1A response icon1
Alissa Orlando·Feb 10Pull your own threadIn my mid-30s, I am seeing an increasingly stark financial separation between those who have steadily climbed the corporate ladder, whether…
Alissa Orlando·Sep 14, 2025The best books on womanhood I’ve read in the past 10 yearsI was a bookworm as a kid. My mom, an English teacher, would bring me home books from her school, and I’d take pride in not just reading…A response icon1A response icon1
Alissa Orlando·Sep 2, 2025Punching down playbookHow big tech takes advantage and calls it economic opportunity
Alissa Orlando·Nov 2, 2024Ozempic — today’s Nicotine patch?Around 15.5 million U.S. adults have used injectable medicines like Ozempic (for diabetes) and Wegovy (for obesity) to lose weight…
InInsiderFinance WirebyAlissa Orlando·Jul 16, 2024Behind the Curtain: 7 Insider Lessons from My Year in the Business of BroadwayA year ago today, I visited the Museum of Broadway, a new attraction in Midtown Manhattan chronicling the history of the Great White Way…
Alissa Orlando·Jun 3, 2024Navigating the wilderness, reality television styleI’m by no means a nature girlie, so being in the wilderness is not my preferred state. Especially professionally.
Alissa Orlando·May 27, 2024Building your village: The importance of family and other significant othersA decade ago, I was sitting on the edge of my college best friend’s bed, upset about another night out ending alone. “My mom says this is…
Alissa Orlando·Apr 6, 2024Is downward mobility a thing?I just finished reading Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class by Rob Henderson. I picked up the book because my…A response icon1A response icon1