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A weekly newsletter from Culture House Media, a women owned film, TV and immersive experiences company making narrative work at the intersection of pop culture and politics 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Carri Twigg's Cultural Capitol

I write about the intersection of pop culture and politics, storytelling and organizing. I spent 15 years in politics and co-founded a film, TV and Immersive experiences company in 2018. Im obsessed with both 💌

Omnivore of the Human Experience

By Nishta J. Mehra

I write about the meaning that comes when we dive headfirst into our grief and joy in equal measures. I seek a life lived at the frothy edges of human experience.

In Retrospect

By Frederick Joseph

In this ever-shifting life, we often stand at the fault lines—where the world’s reckoning meets our own. It’s here that we make sense of the stories shaping us, moving through the tangled threads of culture, power, politics, and personal becoming.

New Means

By JP

Writing that zooms out. New Means discusses politics in the broadest possible ways, from our neighborhoods to our workplaces to our religious lives to organizing to the ways we collectively think.

Nedra Nuggets

By Nedra Glover Tawwab

Nedra Nuggets is a heart-to-heart with a therapist—short, practical, and packed with wisdom! Each week, I break down boundaries, relationships, and mental health into bite-sized, relatable advice you can actually use. No fluff, no jargon—just real talk.

Her book and continue tips on boundaries was/is life changing for me!

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Sherrilyn’s Newsletter

By Sherrilyn Ifill

Civil Rights & American Democracy

Liberation Toolbox

By YK Hong

Liberatory strategy + Tech Justice

my go to figuring out tech, digital security in these surveillant times & added bonus learning more about Korean politics and history!

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Rooted Magazine

By Lauren Rhoades

Stories of place from the people who call Mississippi home.

Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter

By Alec Karakatsanis

How the police and the media distract us from what matters.

one of my go tos on Twitter and now here for CopGanda in the news

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No. 1 Immigrant Daughter

By Sayu Bhojwani

Periodic dispatch from Sayu Bhojwani on immigrant daughters reaching our highest ambitions and deepest joys

I'm also a #1 Immigrant Daughter and appreciate Sayu's perspective and shares!

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Hmm That's Interesting

By Clara

Culture thoughts of/for/by the Chronically Online, from that girl you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok (alas). Essays, pop culture, interviews, and literature.

thot pudding

By Sarah Thankam Mathews

letters and essays about fiction, power, beauty and how we live and think, from a novelist, nice things enjoyer, sometimes-organizer. "This newsletter feels like the best of the old internet." - Lit Hub

The Column

By Adam Johnson

Media and political analysis from Adam Johnson (with contributions from Sarah Lazare)

The UnPopulist

By Shikha Dalmia

Defending liberal democracy against authoritarianism in the U.S. and around the world.

Ijeoma Oluo: Behind the Book

Writing, life, and writing life

I love her perspective, her work, her makup tutorials!

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Brown History

If history is written by the victors, then Brown History is the story of the Vanquished—retold, reclaimed, and remembered.

so much great content on South Asian history that I never knew!

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Rana Ayyub's Newsletter

Resilient journalism undeterred in the face of autocratic power; independent, humane, accessible and radically empathetic.

Jornalist I always look to for the real real about India under Modi's fascist, Hindu nationalist regime.

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Wandering Ephemera

By Taz

The periodic musings and wonderings of Taz Ahmed as she tries to find her way out of a global pandemic in political turmoil.

Taz Ahmed's art, poetry, and perspective on all things culture

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The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Roxane Gay. Do I need to say more? Her curated articles, books, art, short stories and tweets are always the best!

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Daily Ebook Deals

By Erika

I check ebook deals every day and share the ones I find interesting for people who love books as much as I do!

Unpopular Front

By John Ganz

the junk shop of history

Finding Gravity

By Jamison Foser

Important things often unsaid, unimportant things often said, and things in between. Democracy, politics, government, media criticism. Occasionally.

Priya’s Kitty Party

I watch a lot of South Asian shows and movies so you don't have to.

Great recommendations on tv and movies from South Asia available to stream!

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The Jasmine Guillory Newsletter

By Jasmine Guillory

Books and pie, lipstick and cake, and more

One of my favorite writers, and she also bakes a lot and shares her recipes

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Entertainment, Weakly

By Patrick Nathan

Essays and letters against feeling absolutely hopeless about entertainment, culture, and politics, and the way art touches all of them.

Uncut Slang

By Nate Marshall

Thoughts, recommendations, and ramblings from a Spades Champion who moonlights as a poet.

Clint Smith III poet and writer

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Werk-In-Progress

By Saeed Jones

Life itself as a creative process.

Culture Critic, Poet, Writer, and Podcaster Saeed Jones. Need I say more? Oh yes, lots of Cesar content.

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sweater weather

By Brandon

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

Brandon Taylor's dispatches, short stories and twitter threads are life

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Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.