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mind your own business

I'm talking to you, my friends on the computer -- book reviews

Life advice from someone who should really know better by now

I write about the Great Books, classic literature, and the contemporary publishing world. I am also not a transphobe.

A translation of all the hottest Weibo posts!

being a dad, teaching, thinking

Becoming literate is a lifelong task, but it shouldn’t take your entire day.

Something Wonderful

Examinations of modern body culture and body image.

This is a public notebook of the stuff I've been reading, thinking, and publishing recently.

Book reviews, lukewarm socialist takes, and significant quantities of grouchiness.

Explaining the weird new future, one newsletter at a time. Subscribe for a twice weekly delivery of internet culture, mega-platform grotesquerie, crypto conspiracies, deep forum lore, fringe politics, and other artifacts of what's to come.

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Exploring the best in animation from all around the world — part investigation, part treasure hunt.

the junk shop of history

"The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are." -- Karl Kraus

I'm Fran Hoepfner and this is Fran Magazine.

A daily newsletter about culture through the lens of business.

A critical review of beauty culture from “the woman the beauty industry fears” (the Sunday Herald).

Essays, criticism, and interviews on food culture, media, and politics sent out on Monday morning. Paid subscribers receive additional posts on Fridays and have access to commenting, the recipe archive, and more.