Substacks recommended by Heather Havrilesky

Recommended by Heather Havrilesky

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

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

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

Tormented? Driven Witless? Whipsawed by Confusion? Ask E. Jean is the longest currently-running advice column in American publishing.

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.

Hung Up

By hunter harris

A twice-weekly newsletter about movies, tv, and personal pop culture obsessions. Hung Up is essays, interviews, recommendations, reviews, gossip, line readings, love notes, cool stuff to share with your friends.

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

Recovery stories for everyone. "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

Ask Polly

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