Matt Alt's newsletter offers essays on Japanese pop culture, from manga's status as art to Haruki Murakami's Nobel hopes and the history of Japan's first man in space. Readers get well-researched cultural history and sharp commentary on how Japan's postwar and bubble-era trends shaped global pop culture.

A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.

The Drift's newsletter shares essays, interviews and reviews from its print and online magazine on culture and politics. Readers get long-form cultural criticism on topics such as literature, photography and wellness trends.

Etgar Keret shares personal essays, stories and reflections, from humorous anecdotes about author tours to searching pieces on life in Israel after October 7. Readers get first-person literary writing that mixes absurdist humor with moral and political introspection.