A personal newsletter with short issues titled by theme, such as meme culture and internet slang. The excerpts give little more than headlines, so the actual content and perspective are hard to judge.
Website: https://thekhuong.com/
Fansplaining publishes essays and cultural criticism about fandom, covering fan communities, fanfiction history, and how media companies treat fans. Issues combine historical background, community analysis and some collaborative pieces from other outlets.
A weekly newsletter on skateboarding culture, mixing personal essays, reporting and commentary on skate videos, DIY spaces, board graphics and the industry. Readers get first-person, culturally informed writing plus guest contributions and interviews.
Aftermath publishes news, commentary and reporting on video games, game industry issues and internet culture. Recent issues cover AI-generated clone games on Steam, a fighting game star withdrawing from an event over AI art, and AI's effect on hobbies like retro gaming and open source.
David Farrier publishes investigations and features on oddities, powerful figures, and under-covered stories, mixed with updates on the newsletter's own finances and legal costs. Readers get independent, ad-free reporting and commentary, with some of it behind a paid subscription.
One short email a week with hand-picked newsletters from the index. Free, no spam, unsubscribe anytime.
