A short Chinese-language newsletter of numbered 'Micro Slices' essays, each a brief reflective piece on social or systemic themes such as class narratives, resource concentration and numerical optimisation. It offers compact, poetic commentary intended to make readers pause and reflect rather than to deliver news or detailed analysis.
Website: https://bits.ghost.io/
A Romanian history and culture newsletter that retells stories about notable places, people and little-known episodes, such as the Transylvanian Bethlen and Teleki families. It also includes sharp, witty commentary on everyday Romanian life and social issues.
A personal blog of emotionally driven essays and loose trains of thought, covering political and social critique, reflections on ageing and friendship, and satirical commentary on local Wellington politics. Each issue is lightly edited and written in a first-person voice.
Savage Minds delivers investigative reporting and social commentary on politics, public culture, the arts and science, with a strong essayistic voice. Recent issues cover Italian protests over austerity, an attempted attack on an Australian independent MP, and the detention of opposition leaders in Pakistan.
A weekly newsletter delivering political comics and short observations from cartoonist Jen Sorensen. Readers get satirical commentary on current social and political issues from an independent, left-leaning perspective.
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