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Cabinet of Chic Curiosities for Avid Traveling Lovers Travel in the past and back with Messy Nessy. Join Vanessa on her traveling adventures and get her most eye-catching delights delivered to your inbox every week. The purpose of her fun-filled journeys is to share them with her followers and take them along with her through historical sites, bustling markets, and breathtaking gardens. Tune in to her newsletter to discover her engaging travel stories like the lost romance of the Transylvania Spa Town, a summer in Paris’ treehouse bars, and a trip to Sweden to discover where the real hobbits take the summer off. Subscribe to Messy Nessy for 13 of her most obscure yet interesting discoveries to start your Monday and a few conversation starters every Friday and stay for the always inspirational website

Lieutenant, you would do me an enormous favor if you stopped calling me sir. The Shatner Chatner is a newsletter full of Daniel Lavery’s thoughts and feelings. It features thought-provoking personal essays, weird jokes, and opinions that give you a sneak peek into the writer’s mind. The author shares things you never knew you wanted to hear - from random observations and hypothetical scenarios to truthful stories about transition and family estrangement. Subscribe to Daniel Lavery’s niche worldview and enjoy 21st-century poetry.

Musings from a standup comedian and startup veteran The Rubesletter is a weekly newsletter where NYC comedian, writer, and filmmaker Matt Ruby shares his takes on different events happening around the crazy world we live in. Navigating through life in 2022 after everything we’ve been through feels like walking on a tightrope…without a balancing stick. In this newsletter, the author aims to share his perspective on things like tech, politics, society, and life and offer no BS advice to people who wish to see things from a different angle. You’ll find fun reads for everything ranging from learning how technology works, creative stand-up advice, and rants about the woke left Subscribe to the Rubesletter to get a different perspective on life, an interesting take on recent events, and relevant advice straight to your inbox every week.  

The traitors are easy to spot. Prevail is a political newsletter that started as a column to cover the world of Trump/Russia. After the end of Trump's term, the newsletter broadened its topic range, to cover everything from organized crime and dirty money to global corruption and the fight for democracy. Greg Olear publishes in-depth interviews and original pieces with the goal to reveal the history and expose the traitors. The author focuses on the context and dives deep into what has already happened bringing all the relevant details up to the surface. Read about politicians who lack a moral compass, Putin's American cheerleaders, and fictional Trump’s character in The Apprentice. Don’t forget Sunday Pages where the author puts Trump/Russia aside and shares poems, art, and other interesting projects. Subscribe for lifetime coverage of Trump/Russia and help to fight the bad guys.

Races and places you’ll love running, across the USA and around the world. The Half Marathoner is a newsletter and a community dedicated to running. The newsletter hosts lists of amazing races, links to great running reads, and songs to run to. Whether it is about keeping yourself motivated, types of speed training, or running as a tool to get through tough times - Terrel Johnson will share everything you need to know about becoming a better runner. With a strong community element - be it a lively Friday open thread or back and forth with the author - each issue turns into a conversation. Subscribe and join a virtual running group to train together for races and “cheer each other on”.

recipes. stories. unsolicited advice. a newsletter is a publication on food and life’s nuances. Alison Roman shares original stories, best recipes, and recommendations for quarantine activities all through her personal lens. The author gives you food for thought as well - whether it’s drawing parallels between dill and herself, expressing emotions surrounding pasta carbonara, or considering whether capitalism inspired apple (over)picking - it’s always entertaining and very relatable. Subscribe for tasty recipes and stay for Alison Roman’s whimsical writing.   

Cookbook fans, you have come to the right place. Written by a cookbook critic, Stained Page News is no wonder - all things cookbooks. Considered an essential read for cookbook fans, the newsletter covers the industry by publishing cookbook previews, releases, news, and other cookbook-related content. Every week Paula Forbes shares opinions, overviews, and links to the most exciting news + tried and tested recipe excerpts. Subscribe and get ready for tasty recipes, personal recommendations, and the SPN Cult Cookbook Club!

A weekly essay on issues in food, from politics and climate change to culture and labor. From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy is a newsletter about food and everything that surrounds it. Be it sourcing, labor or politics involved, the author raises thought-provoking questions and makes unforeseen connections. Get ready for essays on restaurants and the death of the chef, on consumption and the meaning of food and fatphobia, and the role of food media. From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy contains original essays and published/reading/cooking sections where the author shares her published work, recommended reads, and recipes. Subscribe to get access to additional interviews with people in food and join community discussions.

Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both. Maybe Baby is one of the leading culture newsletters on Substack. This newsletter is an attempt by Haley Nahman to understand the confusing yet exciting world around her, learning about modern life (and how to survive it) along the way. The author hopes to inspire people and offer a unique approach to life by sharing her personal stories and cultural critiques especially aiming at self-delusion, cognitive bias, mass media, and how our lives are affected by all three. Subscribe to Maybe Baby for weekly essays, recommendations, podcasts, and monthly advice where the author takes in 3 questions from readers and gives her detailed answers.

Hung Up is essays, interviews, reviews, recommendations, gossip, love notes, line readings, and other cool stuff you want to share with your friends. Hung Up is a weekly newsletter that brings you saucy gossip, intriguing essays, movie reviews, and recommendations. In this newsletter, you’ll get insights into the author’s thoughts, critiques, and takes about current events, pop culture, and celebrities. Hunter Harris is on a journey to understanding why we’re hung up on things we like, whether celebrity drama, a new Netflix special we’re all hooked on or a song that keeps replaying in your head. Subscribe to the Hung Up Newsletter for essays, interviews, and the latest celebrity gossip - delivered straight to your inbox.