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Some Private Diagonal

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someprivatediagonal.com· irregular· Published 5 months ago

Long-form essays on modernism, literature, film and history, written with a personal, literary voice. Recent pieces cover Richard Nixon's legacy, the cultural memory of 1980s nuclear fear in relation to Threads and The Simpsons, and a review-essay on a British country musician's memoir.

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Platform
Substack
Frequency
Irregular
Latest issue
Jun 8, 2026
Language
English
Written for
Readers of literary essays on history, film and culture
Tone
analytical
Tracked since
Oct 27, 2026

Website: https://www.someprivatediagonal.com