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.

First Floor is a weekly-ish newsletter covering electronic music and the culture and industry around it, including artist recommendations and features on dance music scenes. It also includes essays on the business of independent music writing and media.

The Londoner is a local London newspaper offering investigative and feature reporting on the city, from ad campaigns on the Tube to retail closures and cultural controversies. Readers get well-sourced stories with original reporting, named reporters, and background context on issues affecting London.

The Stanford Review is an independent student newspaper covering Stanford University, mixing long-form interviews with academics and investigative reporting on campus groups and their outside ties. Readers get reported stories with primary-source detail, such as an interview with a finance professor and an investigation into a student club's links to an OpenAI engineer.