A Chinese-language blog of short biographical profiles of notable figures such as Isaac Asimov, hematologist Wang Zhenyi and the delivery-rider poet Wang Jibing. Each issue offers a profile card, selected quotes and a short feature piece, apparently compiled from other sources.
Website: https://liuhanzhou.com/
A jazz historian shares original research on musicians and writers such as Hazel Scott, Langston Hughes and John Coltrane, drawing on archival documents, newspapers and recordings. Paying subscribers get bonus articles, recordings and access to Zoom courses.
An author shares progress updates and research from a forthcoming biography of jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, with historical episodes, anniversaries and event announcements. Readers get firsthand context on Cherry's collaborators, recordings and eras, drawn from interviews and liner-note work.
Long-form, cinematic football history essays about legendary players and matches, such as Diogo Jota, the 1986 Brazil-France World Cup quarter-final and Tostão. Each issue is a narrative profile that mixes biographical detail with vivid scene-setting.
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