A podcast-newsletter from writer Meghan Daum, with livestream recordings, paywalled conversations on contentious social and cultural topics, and updates for paying founding members. The excerpts are mostly announcements and teasers, with the substantive content gated behind subscription.
Website: https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com
Film and culture criticism, commentary and reporting from critic Soraya Nadia McDonald, including festival and theater reviews, personal tributes and occasional roundups of notable reading. Readers get a critic's informed perspective on new films and cultural and social issues.
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.
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