Long-form essays on the history of innovation and the causes of the British Industrial Revolution, drawing on archival research. Recent issues cover the salt trade, Scotland's outsized role in invention, and Tudor labour laws and trade.

A Substack of comic literary and historical writing, including modernized retellings of classics like Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, rankings of oddities such as London livery company mottos, and curated archival finds like children's Rorschach responses. Readers get witty, erudite essays and humor pieces, with occasional housekeeping notes about subscription pricing.

A newsletter that shares articles from the Works in Progress print magazine, covering ideas for improving the world through progress, technology and economic growth. Recent issues include essays on dining in Brazil, the history of porcelain and how Chinese local governments drive economic growth.

Short, essayistic notes on human mortality, memory and moral judgment, drawing on obituary data, memorial inscriptions and classical history. Readers get reflective, well-researched pieces that pose old questions about how lives and decisions should be weighed.