Public Things Newsletter

The online writing home of Benjamin J. Smith.

An archive of eight essays on the creative process - and from September 2024, occasional announcements about Charlotte's work, news & events.

This newsletter provides analysis and discussion of how power works in our society, and it shares insights and ideas with anyone interested in something beyond the echo chamber of the mainstream media.

A culture, news and comedy newsletter, with a focus on queer culture, news and issues from Rebecca Shaw and Patrick Lenton.

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A guide to navigating the digital age

Around 1923 Musil planned to publish a collection of his essays under the title, "Versuche einen anderen Menschen zu finden" (Attempts to Find Another Human Being).

A heterodox journal of culture, ideas and political economy

Biographers in Conversation is a podcast about the multiplicity of choices biographers make while crafting life stories.

Moderation, Radically Done

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - George Orwell.

“We can be better people, a better country, if we dare to imagine…”

Tips from the world's best note takers

essays about anything i want whenever i want

The best of McLuhan from the past and the present, for today and tomorrow

By John Ralston Saul

A tribute to the life and work of Jason Molina Brought to you by Secretly Canadian, ‘Static & Distance’ provides a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the life and work of a generation-defining artist.

Observations, essays, and literary ephemera, from a diffusely overeducated book critic, former lit-mag editor, and relentless amateur.

Finance and politics made clear

I believe that the science behind important issues should be accessible to everyone

creativity / art / culture

Twice-monthly newsletter from the global politics podcast at the end of the 'End of History'

The former WSJ editor's independent newsletter featuring essays, poems, and in-depth conversations with writers, thinkers, and doers around the globe.

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

Hungry for books and art. Virginia Woolf reading group.

My personal Substack

Odds and ends about things that interest me, mostly literary and historical, frequently Victorian and Edwardian.

I write essays about culture, art, literature, and philosophy! In addition, I host read alongs throughout the year.

Sortition and democracy by lottery

Like it says. Random shit. Today and many days.

Welcome to the Library, a newsletter and podcast guiding you through the wonders and terrors of literature, history and magic