The Party Line

The Party Line is a weekly newsletter about parties & events.

Parties are too often dismissed as frivolous decoration, a distraction from the real business of life. In reality, they are one of humanity’s oldest cultural forms.

Here we’ll explore how parties really work, the psychology of how we experience them, the industry that produces them and the culture that shapes them.

• If you plan parties, you’ll find an articulation of your craft that recognises its depth

• If you commission parties, you’ll learn what distinguishes expensive decoration from true transformation

• If you’re simply interested in how culture actually moves, through the lens of the party, this is where you will see it at work.

I’m Joe Lennard, Event Producer and Founder of Goodnight®. This newsletter is where the thinking behind my work takes shape, guided by the simple conviction that parties matter more than most people admit.