Les Parasites is a French collective of filmmakers publishing short comedy films and web series, with credits, behind-the-scenes notes and donation appeals on their site. The newsletter mainly announces new videos and shares film credits and festival awards rather than offering written commentary.
Website: https://lesparasites.net
Nelson George writes about Black music, film and culture, mixing interview-based profiles, remembrances and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own projects. Readers get first-person reporting and personal context from a veteran music and culture journalist and filmmaker.
Economist Scott Sumner writes about monetary policy, economic ideas and culture, including monetarism, market monetarism and NGDP targeting, along with film and book reviews. Posts mix technical macroeconomics with commentary on intellectual history and quarterly culture roundups.
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