An interview series and essay newsletter that examines gentrification and the transformation of cities through conversations with artists, writers, scholars and organizers. Each issue pairs a framing drawn from Stuart Hall's conjunctural analysis with a personal, place-based interview.
Website: https://hudahassan.substack.com
Cultural criticism by Chris Dalla Riva-style long-form essayist examining the social mechanisms behind taste, status and cultural change. Issues combine theory (Bourdieu, Veblen, Shklovsky) with analysis of contemporary pop culture and updates on the author's books.
A Swedish-language newsletter of reflective essays on architecture and the city, drawing on literature, theory and history. Readers get personal, thinking-aloud pieces about styles, places and urban ideas such as bridges, beaches and architectural multilingualism.
Long-form essays on subculture, nightlife, music and creative industries, written from an Asia-based perspective. Each issue pairs cultural criticism with political and economic framing, such as Hong Kong Halloween clubbing, Charli XCX's new album, and why the 2020s lack a defining music genre.
Long-form personal essays examining modern gay culture, queer identity politics and the shift in how homosexuality is publicly perceived since the 1990s. The author mixes memoir, cultural criticism and commentary on media and online communities from a critical, insider perspective.
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