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Recommended by The Experiment

From Big Jim Elkins to the Francke case and beyond...

Disorder Up is about the myriad ways - funny; harrowing; weirdly inspiring - that the present political moment is absurd and chaotic, and what we do about it.

Under Construction with Evil MoPac

280 characters is for mortals

It's funny.

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Post-Mortem by Emi Nietfeld

Emi Nietfeld, former software engineer turned writer, dissects her successes, failures, and shenanigans for your learning and entertainment.

In the Pink

By Eileen Smith

Political satire and irreverent commentary

Eileen Smith is smart and funny. What else do you need?

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Crone Poems & Gen X Reflections

By Spike Gillespie

Tales from the Other Side of Sixty

Spike Gillespie rules.

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A Billion Worlds

By Glenn W. Smith

Modest reflections on what comes to mind

Glenn is a smart cookie with a steel backbone.

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For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

Hu's Letter?

By Elise Hu

A free digest that comes out at irregular intervals, featuring my favorite links, half-baked thoughts and assorted recommendations. Choose NO PLEDGE at the next screen ... this will always be free!

It's Elise Freaking Hu. What else do you need?

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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Two journalistas on media, celebrity, and what’s burning through the culture right now. Flirtatious banter for serious times.

Brendan’s Communications Miscellany

By Brendan Hodgson

A (sort of) weekly compendium of communications and PR commentary from around the web. My colleagues like what I share. You might like it too.

Indispensable source of smarts comms analysis

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Mollyesque

By Molly Ball

Latest work by Molly Ball

The rare underrated big deal journalist

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more of this, please.

By Simran Jeet Singh

Sikh Wisdom for Today's World

Kevin Ashton’s Newsletter

stuff and things

Maximizing Playoff Odds - A Baltimore Orioles Newsletter

By Jon Meoli

Jon Meoli provides insight, analysis, and reporting on what could help the Orioles’ rebuild succeed.

Kate McDermott's Newsletter

"McDermott is one of the greats, as natural at the craft as M.F.K. Fisher, Marion Cunningham and Laurie Colwin." --Wendell Brock, James Beard Award Winning Writer

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

By Simon Owens's Tech and Media Newsletter

A newsletter about how publishers create, distribute, and monetize their digital content. This newsletter is free to subscribe to.