Substacks recommended by Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

Recommended by Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

A look at poetry by Joseph Bottum and Sally Thomas

A monthly newsletter plus micro-essays on architecture, monuments, psychogeography, music, futurism, video games, and more.

THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

By Hanif Kureishi

Dispatches from my hospital bed. Writing on writing; sex and drugs and music, TV shows and writers I admire, my memories, among other matters.

The Pathos of Things

By Wessie du Toit

What the world of design reveals about us

Insightful essays on the meanings of the objects that make up our world — from Lady Gaga's finger nail to the spaceship as political symbol.

- Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

Dispatches From the Basement

By Joseph Massey

I offer poetry that seeks out the sacred in the ordinary, accompanied by original photography. No politics, not hot takes, just poetry.

Short poems that capture elusive moods and moments.

- Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

Wrong Side of History

By Ed West

It's Ed West's sub stack

Bleak yet frequently amusing essays on past and current events.

- Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

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

Thought-provoking essays on music, culture and books.

- Thus Spake Daniel Kalder

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

Insightful and scathing media critiques that are always well-written.

- Thus Spake Daniel Kalder