Chisel is a literary magazine and digital newsletter that publishes essays, criticism, reported features and poetry on beauty, obsession and play, with an emphasis on timeless rather than timely work. Recent issues include a long essay on the comic character Concrete and a reprinted poem, plus calls for contributors and updates on its print edition.
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A weekly pick of one standout New Yorker story, plus occasional podcasts and essays on literature, politics, and culture. Readers get long-form criticism, reporting, and conversations without a paywall.
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.
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.
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