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A personal newsletter by a writer reflecting on Black American civic duty, voting, cultural memory and identity, with essays on the Olympic relay, Douglass and coded language, and BET's removal of its journalism archive. Readers get a mix of cultural commentary and personal reflection rooted in Black history and media.
Long-form historical essays on overlooked episodes, from Bentham's Russian inspection house to a British gossip columnist's resistance to appeasement and the Hanseatic League's trade wars. The writing is literate and narrative-driven, offering context and wit that a reader would not easily find in a standard news digest.
A personal essay newsletter mixing cultural criticism, memoir-tinged reflection and sharp comedic takes on celebrity, language and media history. Readers get witty, opinionated writing that connects pop culture to broader ideas about attention and feeling.
A cultural history newsletter that picks one joke or stock character per issue, quotes its source, and traces how the joke reflected American social history. The writing is witty and literate, with original argument about the cultural meanings behind familiar punchlines.
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