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Hand-drawn quirky stories of life in the city from a New Yorker cartoonist.

Dispatches of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. With passion and urgency.

A Comprehensive Guide to Films and TV Opening and Streaming By and About Women

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Comix to make you laugh, cry and (th)ink. From ye olde Gentleman Cartoonist

Slice-of-life comics by Edith Zimmerman.

This is an advice column for brilliant people, by cartoonist and essayist Emily Sanders Hopkins.

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Living and Dying in America. A Daily Chronicle 2020-22.

Popular American satirist publishing weekly topical humor. Part catharsis, part diagnosis, all funny.

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Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

Chantal's daily adventures in Paris with tips, events, travel, art and lots of fashion diva behavior

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

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On writing, living with cats, being a widow, movies, running, my current workshops & what we are reading, books, comedy, nature, gardening, friendship, more.

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

A very visual newsletter about life through the lens of making things. A peek behind the scenes, both in the art studio and in my head. Every 2 weeks.

A newsletter about digital media, our analog world, and where they meet. Tech, social and life tips from Sree Sreenivasan. Sree is the co-founder of Digimentors and former Chief Digital Officer of NYC, the Met Museum and Columbia U

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

A visual advice column by Sofia Warren

Original reporting and analysis of the most important news from our nation’s capital from the White House to Congress and everywhere in between. Facts, analysis, policy, politics, and commentary.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things.

A newsletter about the intersection of American culture, politics, and anti-Black racism. The Journeyman is storytelling filled with witty analogies, movie references, life experiences, and a dash of sarcasm.

Every meal has the power to change the world.

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

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A place to explore the way the short story works.

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Absurd, honest comedy delivered twice a weekish through the vulnerable personal essays of Alex Dobrenko: tv actor+writer to some, father to one, and friend to all.

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