A Substack newsletter by a self-described taste writer exploring how taste, trends, and tastemakers work across fashion, music, design, hospitality and tech, through a recurring series called the Taste File. Readers get essay-style reflections on how good taste gets absorbed into trends and how reach has replaced genuine taste judgement.
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A cultural newsletter of personal essays and reviews covering films, museum shows, hotels, and art-world observations, written in a witty, self-aware voice. Readers get critical takes on exhibitions like Danh Vo's and reflections on taste, class and contemporary culture.
A free weekly selection from Harper's Magazine, including a satirical news digest, interviews with the magazine's writers, and archive pieces revisited in light of current events. Readers get long-form, literary-journalistic takes on politics, culture and global affairs, with prompts to subscribe for full access.
Long-form literary essays and criticism from The Paris Review, covering forgotten novels, literary history and contemporary culture. Readers get close readings and cultural analysis rooted in literature and the arts.
Venkatesh Rao writes personal, theory-driven essays that build loose models of technology, history and culture, including his world machines theory and his experience of working with AI coding agents. Issues also cover his book club readings, protocol fiction and commentary on debates about humanism and AI.
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