Retro is a Substack newsletter covering U.S. pop culture across music, TV, film, games, books, comics and toys, with paywalled sections. Recent issues in the sample are a weekly Group of Six college football ranking by Seth Abramson and a meme archive series with commentary on online discourse.
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Greil Marcus publishes a recurring Real Life Rock Top 10 of music, video and cultural oddities, plus an Ask Greil column answering reader questions about music and culture. Each issue is a personal, essayistic take on concerts, songs and found objects.
A film critic with four decades of experience reviews movies in theaters and on demand, with star ratings and pop culture commentary. Readers get opinionated, well-informed critiques and context about new releases.
Jenny Mollen writes candid, conversational personal essays on feminism, dating, family and her own past, told with self-deprecating humour and detailed anecdotes. Readers get a witty, intimate first-person account of her life and reflections rather than news or advice.
BOY CULTURE is a daily-ish culture newsletter by Matthew Rettenmund covering gay history, film, and pop culture, with links, film reviews, and archival retrospectives on figures like early AIDS-era celebrities and pioneering gay adult filmmakers. Readers get a mix of news roundups and personal, well-researched essays on LGBTQ cultural history.
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