Entertainment Newsletters

Absurd, honest comedy through vulnerable essays  Laugh out loud with Alex’s personal essays packed with life lessons, emotion, and comedy. Every week, Alex writes about some of his personal experiences and what he extracted from them. He wishes to guide people, make them laugh, and offer them some advice on life through his love of writing. He’ll walk you through his crazy journey, including the torments of parenting, how he almost went to jail, and what it’s like knowing your country is being attacked. Subscribe to Both Are True to catch up on Alex’s hilarious experiences, learn what he’s learning, and get his two cents on this weird thing called life.   

The short but sweet & very upbeat e-newsletter designed to fuel your friyay. The Friyay Fuel is your weekend dose of happiness. With the goal to brighten up your day, Jenna Backus shares inspiring stories, exclusive interviews, cheerful music, and other fascinating finds. You will get a quote of the day, practical tips, and interesting facts all wrapped in a little bit of wit. The Friyay Fuel typically starts with a short original piece and follows with sections for links to See, Hear, Taste, Smell, and Feel. It wraps up with “And if you don’t know, now you know…” part for interesting facts, followed by the song/dance of the day. Subscribe for a joyful 5-minute read and join the community of people who love Fridays! 

taking art and culture a little too seriously Andrew and Joel created Ponytail Press with a lot of ideas in the cannon. So far, the newsletter offers free suggestions for watching, reading, and listening in a segment called "Ponytail Picks." Each edition of "Picks" centers on a particular word or theme, from "bees" and "trees" to "electric" or "#3." From songs about Honey (bees) to a list of articles on Tesla (electric), you’re definitely in for a treat.  Subscribe for a little quirky, yet unique approach to curation and enjoy (re)discovering new things to stimulate your mind!

Coffee shop sounds sent to your inbox every weekday. Whether it’s 4 hours of Parisian cafe ambiance, 30 minutes of grinding and pouring coffee goodness, you’ll feel like you’re out there, enjoying the coffee, without leaving the comfort of your house. Coffeehouse has evolved from only 2 sentence commentary next to a link to interesting ramblings on productivity techniques and recipes to make your own drink (mostly something other than coffee).  Subscribe for the coffe shop sounds and stay to learn and connect with fellow remote workers.  

Discover websites you didn't know existed Insanely Useful Websites newsletter is an extension of a curated directory featuring websites, products, and apps you’ll find useful. Every week Jaisal sends out 3 new and interesting websites with an added bonus of unuseful one that could help kill your boredom. Think of a website full of free logos to download, one that hosts 2190 calculators, or a text-to-speech tool you never knew you needed. Subscribe to explore what the internet has to offer and help curate this community-generated resource. 

Learn something new every day.    The Now I Know newsletter is all about trivia. Read by over 100k subscribers, Now I Know is “always fresh, always a surprise, and always interesting!” Dan Lewis shares interesting things that are new to him, things that he recently discovered or re-discovered. He follows his curiosity and goes deep into the subject, looking for the root cause, trying to see the bigger picture and tell you the whole story. The topics go really wide too - from discussing fake witches and golden boxes of Cheerios to answering questions like Why do doctors wear green (or blue) crumbs or why your baby carrots are always wet? Only interesting stories you don’t know about - every day in your inbox. Subscribe and never run out of conversation starters.

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.  

A weekly newsletter with the best content related to games on the web. Reviews, news, discussions, and more.  The Gaming pub is a weekly newsletter made up of hand-curated links. Content ranges from interesting articles on the news front, interesting discussions and opinions, Dev/Design-related information, and always something fun - all about gaming. Subscribe to get the world of gaming sorted and stay in the loop! 

Think more about the culture that surrounds you Thought-provoking perspectives on a world full of hidden cultures are delivered to your inbox every week. The Culture Study is a newsletter where American writer and journalist Anne Helen Petersen shares her views on complex topics and discusses evolving cultures, and social issues with an aim to break the cycle of traditional thinking. Anne Helen Petersen shares deep dives, expert interviews, and weekly community threads and hosts occasional takeovers from guest writers. From misinterpretation of colored groups to understanding why millennials are under a mountain of stress - you’ll embark on a journey exploring different cultures in the vast world around you.  Subscribe to Culture Study for insights into evolving cultures and trends to understand the changing dynamics of this world and keep your thinking broad.  

A popular long-form, stick-figure-illustrated blog about almost everything. Employing simple language and witty memes to tell its stories, Wait but Why serves content on almost any subject you can think about. From presumably simple topics like procrastination to more complicated ones like artificial intelligence, every time a new post is published - you’re in for a treat. Every Sunday, for a limited time after subscribing, you’ll receive a throwback series of emails containing the most popular post (36 to be precise) and as for the new stuff, you’ll receive each new post as it comes out.  So if you’re interested in learning “Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think" or "Why Gen Y Yuppies Are Unhappy" - subscribe and dive deep!