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Recommended by Mark Harbinger

Harper’s Magazine

The free, weekly features of America’s oldest general-interest monthly.

Harper's Index remains the best way (as opposed to tetanus) to achieve a sardonic smile.

- Mark Harbinger

Metaphors Are Lies

By K.C. Raybould

A newsletter about how technology bullsh*t harms society, written by a programmer and lover of tech, with occasional book reviews, sarcastic stories about killing monsters and fighting capitalism, and comments on hockey as palate cleansers.

After Babel

By Jon Haidt

Using moral psychology to explain why so much is going wrong

Important thoughts (and facts) about our increasingly illiberal culture.

- Mark Harbinger

Marcus on AI

By Gary Marcus

“Amongst the myriad of opinions, one voice stands out as a rational and impartial advocate: Gary Marcus.” —Candice Clark

Dispatches from Inner Space

By J.E. Petersen

Where fiction and philosophy like to hang out and talk about maybe starting a band.

Maybe the best SFF fiction serial novel on Substack.

- Mark Harbinger

Sherman Alexie

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

One of our greatest living poets.

- Mark Harbinger

The Hartmann Report

By Thom Hartmann

A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the Political News Issues of Our Day

Top notch, no nonsense progressive news and commentary!

- Mark Harbinger

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Counter Craft

By Lincoln Michel

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books