Turkoba is a Turkish-language newsletter that covers Turkish-speaking communities and the Turkish language, with recent issues on Crimean Tatar affairs, the nuances of Turkish idioms, and public debate about the language. Its essays combine sourcing caveats, historical context and commentary on current controversies.
Website: https://www.turkoba.com/
Short, well-sourced entries tracing the etymology of individual English words and phrases, citing historical quotations and primary sources. Readers get readable word histories, with some entries reserved for paid subscribers.
Antonio Bronzini's personal newsletter of essays and marginalia, combining memoir of his childhood in Gravina in Puglia with reflections on language, words and everyday history. Each issue is a short literary piece, often built around family anecdotes and Italian cultural references.
A personal essay newsletter by a writer living in Sweden, mixing reflections on Swedish words and nature with candid writing about burnout and the pull of pulp fiction. Issues are literary, idiosyncratic and conversational, favouring close observation and self-aware argument over news.
A personal essayist's newsletter reflecting on language, attention and everyday life in Kingston, New York, mixing considered reflection with seasonal vignettes. Readers get slow, observational writing on how to speak and think about a chaotic world.
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