BECKON is a magazine-style newsletter of essays on gardening, Central European culture and language, and traditional food, with photography and translated literary excerpts. Readers get reflective, carefully written pieces rooted in place and tradition.
Website: https://www.beckonmagazine.com/
Essays by philosopher Slavoj Žižek applying Lacanian and Hegelian theory to current politics, culture, media and technology. Recent issues cover D'Annunzio's Free State of Fiume, ideology in everyday events, and a two-part analysis of AI and the Lacanian Real.
Film and culture criticism, commentary and reporting from critic Soraya Nadia McDonald, including festival and theater reviews, personal tributes and occasional roundups of notable reading. Readers get a critic's informed perspective on new films and cultural and social issues.
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.
A literature-focused newsletter by Henry Oliver that mixes essays on novels, reading habits and culture with commentary on current debates about books and AI. Readers get opinionated, well-read essays plus the occasional travel piece.
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