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.

A newsletter from a collaborative of newsrooms reporting on agriculture, water and climate across the Mississippi River Basin. Readers get original, place-based feature reporting on pollution, ecosystems, local communities and culture tied to the watershed.

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.

Independent reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border covering border wall construction, immigration enforcement, and borderland history and culture. It also runs Wall Watch, a community-powered map tracking border wall contracts, surveillance technology and construction.