clubhouse chat: better together

wednesday is community day at the club. and this week the science, the red carpet, and an entire london neighborhood all landed on the same idea: everything works better with your people. even your immune system. if you read our note on your third place, consider this part two.

the glow file

a famous line of research on social ties found that people with more kinds of relationships in their lives, friends, family, teammates, neighbors, caught fewer colds and bounced back faster when they did get sick. your circle is quietly looking after your immune system.

the takeaway: water, sleep, and walks still run the show. a walk with a friend counts too, and it might count double.

the piggy bank

americans gave $617.2 billion to charity in 2025, the first time giving has ever crossed the $600 billion mark. that works out to roughly $1,800 for every person in the country. generosity is a group project, and the group showed up.

heard at the clubhouse

last night in new york, zendaya arrived at the premiere of the odyssey dressed as athena, white gown, actual wings. tom holland walked the same carpet, they are in the same greek epic, and somehow it is also just date night. the clubhouse loves a couple that shares a call sheet.

the sunshine page

london just opened the uk's first shared living community built just for women, private homes wrapped around shared gardens, kitchens, and a ready made circle of friends. it was designed to trade loneliness for neighbors.

and costa rica pulled off a nationwide comeback: forest once covered less than a quarter of the country, and today it covers more than half. whole country, one comeback.

the dress code

editor's pick: the varsity cap in club cream, $32. one size, every hair situation, and the fastest way to look like a regular at the group run.

the passed note

before you leave the hangout, make the next plan while everyone is still standing there. plans made in person actually happen. the calendar fills itself, and you always have something to look forward to.

send this to a friend. that's how the club grows.

health is hot.