A weekly curated list from two longtime dot-com veterans recommending under-the-radar books, films, trends and ideas, alongside personal reflections on friendship, aging and hard times. The writing is warm, conversational and opinionated, with specific recommendations and anecdotes a reader could act on.
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A cultural newsletter of personal essays and reviews covering films, museum shows, hotels, and art-world observations, written in a witty, self-aware voice. Readers get critical takes on exhibitions like Danh Vo's and reflections on taste, class and contemporary culture.
Filmmaker is a magazine-style newsletter of essays on independent film, art and craft, with long-form close readings of individual films and filmmakers. Each issue offers a considered critical take on a particular work or idea, aimed at readers who want thoughtful analysis rather than news.
Nelson George writes about Black music, film and culture, mixing interview-based profiles, remembrances and behind-the-scenes accounts of his own projects. Readers get first-person reporting and personal context from a veteran music and culture journalist and filmmaker.
Unpopular Front is an independent newsletter of left-leaning essays on politics, history, and culture, including psychoanalytic and Marxist readings of media and commentary on current US political events. It also offers paid subscribers a regular roundup of reading, watching, and event recommendations.
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