Vad Vi Vet is a Swedish general-knowledge newsletter that explains how society fits together through source-checked, calm explanations without alarmism or clickbait. Recent issues cover electricity prices across Sweden, the rise of 'grey divorce' among people over 50, and the science of sleep.
Website: https://www.vadvivet.se
Compact is an online magazine of essays on politics, culture and society from a conservative-leaning, cross-ideological perspective. Recent issues cover dating and matchmaking, the liberal debate over vice and drug policy, and the historical roots of how technology and automation reshape capitalism.
A multilingual publishing program pairing art criticism and essays on art, society, poverty and wealth, with pieces on exhibitions such as Anna Boghiguian's Armenian carpet work and Van Abbemuseum's Museum as Sundial. Readers get essayistic, interview-based writing on contemporary art and its political and economic conditions.
A weekly Substack and podcast by journalist Cindy Yu offering interviews and essays on China, from Uyghur fighters in Syria to Xi Jinping's biography and Chinese AI companionship. Readers get nuanced, context-rich reporting and commentary aimed at going beyond mainstream narratives of China.
Personal essays that blend cultural commentary, history, and anecdote to examine religion, intelligence, and social life. Readers get opinionated, narrative-driven takes on how society interprets itself.
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