The best Identity newsletters

A personal culture newsletter of essays and opinion on films, books, shows, music and the politics of beauty, identity and pop culture. Readers get a distinctive first-person voice, with one piece republished from Harper's Bazaar.

A short-form German literary newsletter of brief, dreamlike prose pieces and poems on inner life, self-perception and social judgement. Each issue is a standalone vignette rather than a news or practical digest.

A weekly companion to the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, with episode notes, a schedule of Autistic-led podcasts, and Archive field reports that analyse cultural artefacts through the Ten Pillars of Autistic Culture. Readers get discussion of Autistic identity, community and media from an Autistic-led perspective.

A personal essay newsletter by an artist writing about living with chronic pain and neurological flares, grief, identity, and Filipino-American lineage. Issues blend raw emotional reflection with broad critiques of patriarchy, colonialism, and late-stage capitalism.

Personal essays by a Māori author and zine-maker on Indigenous reclamation, identity, and cultural practice, drawing on te reo Māori and lived experience. Readers get reflective writing on whakapapa, belonging, grief and creative work, with few practical takeaways but a distinct personal voice.

CLOUDCOOK is a blog-style newsletter by an IT professional covering Microsoft security, Entra ID, Active Directory and Intune administration. Issues mix practical perspective on identity threats, hybrid identity changes and a tool for comparing Intune tenants, written with a jokey, personal voice.

A personal digest by writer and photographer Jenn Chen mixing short essays, photo essays and curated story links on culture, identity, solopreneurship and social activism. Readers get candid, personal reflections on everyday life alongside a few recommended reads.

An artist's newsletter mixing reflections on art, identity and human-machine emotion with announcements of generative artworks, NFTs and handmade algorithmic paper pieces. Readers get process notes on the artist's work and philosophical musings, such as an essay on football as a consequence of the ball's affordances.

A personal-development newsletter for men on emotional leadership, fatherhood, and identity after life changes such as job loss or shifting family roles. Each issue offers reflective, practical exercises and candid personal reflection rather than news.

The Spill is an online magazine publishing first-person stories and interviews from marginalised communities, alongside editorial pieces on books and personal reflection. Readers get a mix of reading recommendations, candid personal essays and profiles of activists and artists working on social and climate justice.

English edition of a German magazine on intercultural cohesion, covering migration, integration and identity stories. Readers get reporting on foreign professionals in Germany, personal migration accounts, and brief news updates on geopolitics.

A personal, lyrical newsletter by a Venezuelan artist reflecting on identity, roots, family and inner growth through artistic expression. Readers get intimate essays on poetry, resilience and the emotional experience of living in diaspora.

InfoDumpster Fire is a personal newsletter of poetry, political commentary and reflections on identity, feminism, Jewish and Muslim solidarity, and US politics. Recent issues mix emotional spoken-word style verse with sharp, sardonic takes on public figures and health policy.