Personal essays by a Detroit-based writer on community, local food and bars built by friends, street markets and cultural life, and reflections on his Bombay roots. The writing is reflective and conversational, drawing on everyday observations and small anecdotes.
Website: https://rahul-shankar.ghost.io/
A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.
A literature-focused newsletter by Henry Oliver that mixes essays on novels, reading habits and culture with commentary on current debates about books and AI. Readers get opinionated, well-read essays plus the occasional travel piece.
Arabian Growth publishes long-form essays on Saudi Arabia's people, culture and economy, drawing on profiles, official reports and data. Issues examine reputation, heritage dress and the cultural sector's own statistics.
Yascha Mounk publishes essays and long-form interviews on politics, democracy, culture and ideas. Issues feature his own analysis alongside conversations with authors and scholars such as James Marriott and Eliot Cohen.
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