Veteran restaurant critic Robert Sietsema writes about New York City dining, focusing on inexpensive eats, neighborhood food crawls, and restaurant openings. Readers get specific dish and venue recommendations along with historical and cultural context.

Tom Cox, an English author, writes personal essays, memoir and humorous notes on walking, cats, books and the British countryside. Issues mix anecdotal storytelling with updates on his books and his late father's cat paintings.

Chris Arnade writes essays and photo dispatches from long walks, mostly through America and abroad, mixing reportage with reflection on books and ideas. Recent issues cover de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, the history of the integrated circuit, and updates on his health and travel plans.

A newsletter by an environmental historian that reflects on nature, wilderness, national parks and conservation history. Readers get personal essays and historical narratives about places like Bears Ears, Yosemite and the redwoods.