Substacks recommended by Heather Havrilesky

Recommended by Heather Havrilesky

Reminders for Humans

By Sarah Quirk

RFH draws inspiration from nature to share meaningful insights for life as a modern human. Published monthly.

Kingdom of Culture

By Janine

Big and small ideas about living in the first half of the 21st century (and also, excerpts from a memoir-in-progress).

Kingdom of Culture is smart, beautifully written, and packed with arresting insights and reflections on politics and culture. Janine de Novais is spilling over with ideas and I learn something new from her every time she posts.

- Heather Havrilesky

Remember The Lightning

By S.W. Lauden

Music • Books • Music Books

B L U R T

By Deenie Hartzog-Mislock // BLURT

A funny, feel-good newsletter about the marvelous and messy realities of life.

Deenie tells the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

- Heather Havrilesky

On Things

By Madeleine Dore

A weekly newsletter by Madeleine Dore exploring our creative and everyday lives. Enjoy a miscellany of thoughtful reads, daily observations, experiments, wisdom and handpicked poems—all lovingly assembled to inspire, comfort and invite you to ponder...

I love how Madeleine Dore sets her sights on joy while showing us all the darkness, doubts, and cracks in the sidewalk along the way.

- Heather Havrilesky

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.

Lauren Hough's voice is utterly unique, funny, and courageous. Love everything she writes.

- Heather Havrilesky

Out of It

By Mary Gaitskill

Notes from outside the consternation machine

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

Breaking apart your fears and assumptions about aging is crucial at every age, and OLDSTER does it with humor and flair.

- Heather Havrilesky

Read Max

By Max Read

Explaining the weird new future, one newsletter at a time. Subscribe for a twice weekly delivery of internet culture, mega-platform grotesquerie, crypto conspiracies, deep forum lore, fringe politics, and other artifacts of what's to come.

Smart takes on digital culture and great music recommendations.

- Heather Havrilesky

Cintra Wilson Feels Your Pain

Cultural Pith, Terrible Secrets and Quality Rants. Two fresh original pieces and two obscure throwback articles a month, with audio performances and oil paintings for all.

Wicked queen vibes of the highest order!

- Heather Havrilesky

The Real Sarah Miller

A newsletter for people who like the work of (the real) Sarah Miller.

Sarah Miller could write entertainingly about a mud puddle - and she does! She's honest and funny and weird and never pretentious or wordy. The best.

- Heather Havrilesky

Ask E. Jean

By E. Jean Carroll

For 27 years at ELLE magazine I answered sticky questions. NOW, I'm asking the questions, and YOU---you brilliant person---are solving the world's problems by answering them!

E. Jean is funny, brilliant, and exuberant. Love her!

- Heather Havrilesky

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Austin Kleon's newsletter is a must. Packed with cool links and unique ways to jumpstart your creativity.

- Heather Havrilesky

Hater Nation

By Scaachi

A newsletter for assholes in reform.

Scaachi can write about anything and make it funny. She should probably have 4 newsletters. I would read all of them.

- Heather Havrilesky

Hung Up

By hunter harris

Movies, tv, the celebrity industrial complex, and personal pop culture obsessions. Delivered twice a week to your inbox, written by Hunter Harris.

Hunter Harris is one of my favorite culture writers out there. Always funny, always fun, just a pure fucking delight to read her words.

- Heather Havrilesky

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin

By Emily Nunn

Step into our salad laboratory. We got your leafy greens, your grains, your veg, and protein. Plus: salady guests, salady books & recipes, recipes, recipes 🥗

How do you make salad interesting? Emily Nunn does it every day. Great writing that convinces you to eat your vegetables.

- Heather Havrilesky

bookbear express

By Ava

help-self

Thoughtful takes on modern life. Ava is the real deal.

- Heather Havrilesky

The Small Bow

"The Small Bow is not just for those in recovery. Lots of stories with a huge heart that manages to be hilarious and easy while making you question everything you were certain of about yourself.” – Esquire

Sweet, sad, funny reflections on addiction and survival.

- Heather Havrilesky

INDIGNITY

By HMM DAILY

HAS MOVED TO WWW.INDIGNITY.NET

Tom Scocca always has the smartest, most reasonable analysis of issues that make everyone else sound idiotic. Strongly recommend!

- Heather Havrilesky

Men Yell at Me

By lyz

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

White-knuckling through hell like no other!

- Heather Havrilesky

Deez Links

By Delia Cai

the original fixations report: recs, reviews, & ruminations on our online quality of life

Delia Cai understands pop culture. She dices it all up like a heap of vegetables and then makes a perfect dish from it, forming unexpected connections, never afraid to explain what she hates and what she loves. This newsletter never disappoints!

- Heather Havrilesky

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Recommended by Heather Havrilesky