Rachelle Hampton

That's exactly where you should be. Morgan does not set the couch on fire. She loves the couch too much. But Morgan also has to leave for her unpaid internship in Brooklyn the next day. So she can't really do anything. She spends the whole summer doing her little menial task and spending way too much money in Williamsburg, spending far too much time at Union Pool. She's figuring out the G train.

That's exactly where you should be. Morgan does not set the couch on fire. She loves the couch too much. But Morgan also has to leave for her unpaid internship in Brooklyn the next day. So she can't really do anything. She spends the whole summer doing her little menial task and spending way too much money in Williamsburg, spending far too much time at Union Pool. She's figuring out the G train.

She loves Manhattan Hinge. She's having a great time. Beautiful. And in between all of that, she's plotting. She's scheming. So that when she lands back in town in the fall, she's much broker than when she left, but she also has a plan. First action item, find couch. Huge news! Our Dowager Queen, Kelsey McKinney, wrote a New York Times best-selling book of beautiful essays about gossip.

She loves Manhattan Hinge. She's having a great time. Beautiful. And in between all of that, she's plotting. She's scheming. So that when she lands back in town in the fall, she's much broker than when she left, but she also has a plan. First action item, find couch. Huge news! Our Dowager Queen, Kelsey McKinney, wrote a New York Times best-selling book of beautiful essays about gossip.

It's called You Didn't Hear This From Me, mostly true notes on gossip, and I am obsessed. It's about how we use gossip to learn about ourselves. It's about Britney Spears and Weston Caleb and Gilgamesh and Picasso. It's so fun. And not to be biased, but I kind of think it's pretty excellent. It's out right now in a hardback and a super sexy audiobook, which Kelsey narrates.

It's called You Didn't Hear This From Me, mostly true notes on gossip, and I am obsessed. It's about how we use gossip to learn about ourselves. It's about Britney Spears and Weston Caleb and Gilgamesh and Picasso. It's so fun. And not to be biased, but I kind of think it's pretty excellent. It's out right now in a hardback and a super sexy audiobook, which Kelsey narrates.

Morgan, she's a journalist. She's an investigator. She watched a lot of Criminal Minds growing up, so she's prepared to do some, like, backroom dealing. Over the course of a week, she methodically works her way through every single member of the student newspaper under the guise of checking in as the incoming deputy editor and reporting.

Morgan, she's a journalist. She's an investigator. She watched a lot of Criminal Minds growing up, so she's prepared to do some, like, backroom dealing. Over the course of a week, she methodically works her way through every single member of the student newspaper under the guise of checking in as the incoming deputy editor and reporting.

Somehow in every check-in conversation, she's like, remember that really nice couch that Grant had last year? It's such a shame that no one knows where it's at. Do you know where it's at? Luckily for her, everyone on the paper was obsessed with the couch, so they are all down to muse about his current location. No one has seen Kobe's new place.

Somehow in every check-in conversation, she's like, remember that really nice couch that Grant had last year? It's such a shame that no one knows where it's at. Do you know where it's at? Luckily for her, everyone on the paper was obsessed with the couch, so they are all down to muse about his current location. No one has seen Kobe's new place.

And in fact, it's not until Morgan's third day of check-ins that she finds out that Kobe doesn't even have a new place. Instead, the copy chief tells Morgan that Kobe is apparently living with the managing editor of the shittier arts and culture magazine, the one that loved to publish unverified blind items about students on campus. What do you do with this information?

And in fact, it's not until Morgan's third day of check-ins that she finds out that Kobe doesn't even have a new place. Instead, the copy chief tells Morgan that Kobe is apparently living with the managing editor of the shittier arts and culture magazine, the one that loved to publish unverified blind items about students on campus. What do you do with this information?

She's not sure about Kobe's new boo. Morgan continues her little check-ins. She has a chat with the features editor to see if she can maybe find the address of Kobe's new girlfriend. Is she maybe considering some breaking and entering? It's not important. And the features editor doesn't know anything.

She's not sure about Kobe's new boo. Morgan continues her little check-ins. She has a chat with the features editor to see if she can maybe find the address of Kobe's new girlfriend. Is she maybe considering some breaking and entering? It's not important. And the features editor doesn't know anything.

On the last day of her check-in, she talks to Robbie, the paper's managing editor, and her roommate. Now, Morgan and Robbie have been best friends since freshman year when they bonded over their mutual love of True Blood. True Blood. She loves Robbie, and that's why she saved the best conversation for last.

On the last day of her check-in, she talks to Robbie, the paper's managing editor, and her roommate. Now, Morgan and Robbie have been best friends since freshman year when they bonded over their mutual love of True Blood. True Blood. She loves Robbie, and that's why she saved the best conversation for last.

Robbie also got back into town a little bit later than everyone else, so this is really just their first time to chat. Robbie and Morgan are cooking dinner. Morgan's checking in. She's asking Robbie what his goals are for the paper this year, asking how he feels about the new crop of freshman reporters, asking how he thinks this year's parties will measure up to last year's.

Robbie also got back into town a little bit later than everyone else, so this is really just their first time to chat. Robbie and Morgan are cooking dinner. Morgan's checking in. She's asking Robbie what his goals are for the paper this year, asking how he feels about the new crop of freshman reporters, asking how he thinks this year's parties will measure up to last year's.

There's no way they can be as good, right, because the couch isn't there anymore. And then finally, Morgan's like, there's no way the new editor-in-chief will have us comfortable with a couch. What a shame. And then Robbie says something that surprises Morgan. He says, that fucking couch? And Morgan's like, how can anyone have anything but positive things to say about this couch? It's perfect.

There's no way they can be as good, right, because the couch isn't there anymore. And then finally, Morgan's like, there's no way the new editor-in-chief will have us comfortable with a couch. What a shame. And then Robbie says something that surprises Morgan. He says, that fucking couch? And Morgan's like, how can anyone have anything but positive things to say about this couch? It's perfect.