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The world of anglophone slang

The Sultan of Slang is now on Substack. Always a delight to read, whether you're a lover of language or not. If he were French, I'd say he serves up the esc-argot....

- Thomas Pluck

Cinema Suicide Film Society

By Bryan White

Back from the grave, out for revenge, Cinema Suicide editor in grief, Bryan White, guides you through the murky depths on independent horror movies, science fiction and fantasy with regular doses of action movies, martial arts and unclassifiable trash.

Cult and horror film discussion by a well-versed enthusiast, of beloved favorites and obscurities.

- Thomas Pluck

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The only political newsletter I read.

- Thomas Pluck

An Irritable Métis

By Chris La Tray

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, enrolled member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of the forthcoming "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions and "One-Sentence Journal: Short Poems and Essays from the World at Large."

Little Shell poet and teacher, always enlightening.

- Thomas Pluck

Out of It

By Mary Gaitskill

Notes from outside the consternation machine

Planet Carnival

Exploring The Tradition and customs of the annual bacchanal

A scholar of Carnival across the world, I always learn something new from his articles.

- Thomas Pluck

Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman

By Patrick Wyman: Perspectives

The biggest ideas shaping our world - its past, present, and future.

This is a favorite history newsletter and podcast. My interests are primarily the neolithic to Bronze age, and he covers them well!

- Thomas Pluck

Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

One of my favorite essayists, living life brilliantly.

- Thomas Pluck

Joyce Carol Oates: A Writer's Journal

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

Writing chat by one of our greatest living writers.

- Thomas Pluck

Lists of Note

By Shaun Usher

A weekly newsletter about history's most interesting lists.

Always a delight!

- Thomas Pluck

WanderFinder

By Hannah

Nature & misadventure. Join me here or on Twitter @HannahFinally. Views are my own.

A great weekly read about travel, nature, birdwatching, and more.

- Thomas Pluck