What is Postscript?
post·script | pōs(t)ˌskript | noun
A note added to the end of a letter after it has been completed, often introduced by the abbreviation P.S., used to include an afterthought, clarification, or emphasis.
Postscript is our weekly margin note — a meditation on what lingered after the headlines. It’s a record of obsessions, observations, and the odd, beautiful debris that accumulates in a week well-lived. Think of it as the annotated life of the editor-in-chief: what she wore, pinned, ate, obsessed over, and noticed, plus a brief diary entry for what can’t quite be categorized.
Always a little unfinished, on purpose.
In this issue
Meet the Editor-in-Chief
Who’s Writing This?
Meg’s relationship with storytelling and journalism began long before she could name it — somewhere between the family dinner table (where Oscar de la Renta was as likely a topic as dessert) and summers spent wandering museums in Europe, half-listening to curators, half-dreaming up her own narratives. Raised by artists and collectors, she learned early that taste isn’t inherited, it’s assembled — one book, one jacket, one worldview at a time.
Before founding The Sixteenth, Meg played talent manager, occasional diplomat, and perennial observer — roles that led her through fashion houses, art auctions, and philanthropic passions. She’s still a fixture at museum galas (the Guggenheim, the MET, et al), but these days, she’s more interested in the stories we tell ourselves, and the ones we leave behind.
Meg Wiess, HBIC
This week arrived with a series of firsts — some seismic, most subtle, all deserving of their own footnote. Chief among them: our puppy turned one. Maybe it’s a touch absurd to mark time by the age of a creature who still believes the mailman is an existential threat, but here we are. My dog mom heart is, admittedly, undone.
My other baby, The Sixteenth, had a milestone of its own. We cohosted our first in-person event. A gathering with The Prenup Podcast’s founder and 35 remarkable women, all convened to talk about the architecture of financial literacy and building a foundation that lasts. The conversation lingered long after, as did the ache from a mindfulness-focused Pilates session led by Kevyn Zeller. Proof, perhaps, that growth — personal, professional, or physical — rarely announces itself, even though it’s so often built in our quietest moments.
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