Blogroll
We’ve been doing this since 1999. Here are some of our favorite fellow long-haulers, indie web stalwarts, and recent discoveries.
404 Media / An independent, reporter-owned outlet covering technology and internet culture. 404media.co
Africa Is a Country / Not the continent with 55 countries. africasacountry.com
BLDGBLOG / Architectural conjecture, urban speculation, landscape futures. bldgblog.com
Blood in the Machine / Brian Merchant’s newsletter on technology, power, and why the Luddites still matter. bloodinthemachine.com
Citation Needed / Molly White’s independent newsletter on cryptocurrency, tech policy, and industry hype. citationneeded.news
Colossal / Art, photography, and creativity from around the world. thisiscolossal.com
Craig Mod / Long walks across Japan, pizza toast, books, photography, literature, and more. craigmod.com
Curious About Everything / A monthly roundup of the best things Jodi Ettenberg read that month. jodiettenberg.substack.com
Darker Times / A worker-owned magazine of horror writing, criticism, and commentary. darkertimes.com
Dezeen / The world’s most influential architecture, interiors, and design magazine. dezeen.com
Drawing Links / Journal comics and sketchbook by Edith Zimmerman. drawinglinks.substack.com
Field Mag / Good design and the great outdoors. fieldmag.com
Flaming Hydra / A cooperatively-owned newsletter from 60 writers and artists, on fire and hard to kill. flaminghydra.com
Ftrain / The personal website and archive of Paul Ford. ftrain.com
Futility Closet / An idler’s miscellany of compendious amusements. futilitycloset.com
Garbage Day / A newsletter about internet culture, memes, and what it means to be online. garbageday.email
Giles Turnbull / A personal weblog running since the late 1990s, one of the UK’s earliest. gilest.org
Gourmet / An independent, worker-owned revival of the celebrated food magazine. gourmetmagazine.net
Grist / Independent, nonprofit journalism on climate, justice, and solutions. grist.org
How Things Work / Hamilton Nolan’s newsletter on labor, politics, and power. hamiltonnolan.com
The HTML Review / An annual journal of literature made to exist on the web. thehtml.review
Ironic Sans / David Friedman’s newsletter on ideas, design, and pop culture ephemera. ironicsans.ghost.io
It’s Nice That / Inspiring creativity since 2007. itsnicethat.com
The Kid Should See This / Smart videos for curious minds of all ages. thekidshouldseethis.com
Knowable Magazine / Exploring the real-world significance of scholarly work through a journalistic lens. knowablemagazine.org
Kottke / Home of fine hypertext products since 1998. kottke.org
LA Material / News and culture for Los Angeles. lamaterial.com
Lawfare / Sober, serious analysis of hard national security choices. lawfaremedia.org
Literary Hub / The best of the literary internet, every day. lithub.com
Longreads / Helping people find and share the best storytelling on the web. longreads.com
Marginal Revolution / Small steps toward a much better world. marginalrevolution.com
Max Read / A newsletter and podcast guide to the future. patreon.com/cw/MaxRead
McSweeney’s / Daily humor almost every day since 1998. mcsweeneys.net
MetaFilter / A community weblog since 1999, filtering the best of the web. metafilter.com
Michael Sippey / Michael Sippey’s blog, published semi-regularly since 1995. sippey.com
Noema / Exploring the transformations sweeping our world. noemamag.com
Pluralistic / Daily links from Cory Doctorow. pluralistic.net
The Pudding / Explaining ideas with visual essays. pudding.cool
The Radavist / A group of individuals who share a love of cycling and the outdoors. theradavist.com
Ravenous / A worker-owned food and culture site with reporting and writing from around the food world. weareravenous.com
Rest of World / On-the-ground reporting of tech stories outside the West. restofworld.org
Robin Sloan / A newsletter ranging across books, media, and modern life, like a note from a friend. robinsloan.com
Sixth Tone / Fresh voices from today’s China. sixthtone.com
Spoon & Tamago / Japanese art, design, and culture. spoon-tamago.com
Sprudge / The world’s most popular coffee publication. sprudge.com
Things / An occasional weblog about objects, collections, and discoveries. thingsmagazine.net
Undark / Truth, beauty, science. undark.org
The Verge / Covering the intersection of technology, science, art, and culture. theverge.com
Waxy / The personal sandbox of Andy Baio. waxy.org
Welcome to Hell World / Luke O’Neil’s newsletter on predatory capitalism, addiction, and modern American life. welcometohellworld.com
A Whole Lotta Nothing / Matthew Haughey’s personal blog of notes on woodworking, homelabs, EVs, and whatever else holds his attention. a.wholelottanothing.org