A wry, self-deprecating personal newsletter by an American expatriate in Scotland, mixing essays on art, Pittsburgh history and philosophy with dry humour. Each issue wanders through an everyday observation into musings on culture and thinking.
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A Substack of comic literary and historical writing, including modernized retellings of classics like Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, rankings of oddities such as London livery company mottos, and curated archival finds like children's Rorschach responses. Readers get witty, erudite essays and humor pieces, with occasional housekeeping notes about subscription pricing.
A personal essay newsletter by a freelance writer whose work appears in outlets like The New York Times, Esquire and The Guardian. Each issue is a funny, observational piece of creative nonfiction about home life, family, aging and daily rituals.
Duffel Blog publishes satirical news articles that parody U.S. military life, the Pentagon and national politics in the style of a wire-service report. Readers get absurdist, darkly comic takes on current defense and foreign policy events.
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