A letter worth slowing down for.

Examining why:

Chip flavours are precisely engineered to be hard to put down, changing what willpower actually means.

The seatbelt marketed as the "safety standard" was tested on a body nothing like yours.

It took me ten years to sit and enjoy a cup of tea, thanks to two words my mother said to my daughter.

A luxury brand sued a local tea shop and 4,000 years of history got called to the stand.

MSG in your salad was fine. In your dumplings, it became "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" when someone decided a cultural problem was easier to sell than a health one that didn’t exist

These are the things Letters From Ellen explores.

Each weekly-ish piece begins in the everyday and touches on the world around us, parenthood, culture, and the strange little moments that make you realize the stories you've been carrying.

Written for those who like to contemplate, not just scroll. The kind of read that shifts your perspective, and you can't help but share. Read one and see if it's for you.

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