On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:18 AM, WordPsmith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you, all! This is immensely useful. Signing up for a bunch of these > right away. > > > On Oct 25, 2017, at 06:23, Venkatesh H R <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I second The Contumacious Curmudgeon -- Alok's newsletter is short, funny > > and unfussy. > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 8:38 AM Gautam John <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 1:54 PM, WordPsmith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Do you subscribe to any interesting email newsletters that hold > >> interesting news / updates / links to things happening within particular > >> disciplines? Things that interest the practitioners in those fields and > >> have not yet made it into the realm of the general media? > >> > >> Four that I look forward to. > >> > >> [Free] The Contumacious Curmudgeon by Alok Prasanna Kumar. Weekly > >> updates on the law, courts, and other institutions in India and > >> elsewhere, with a streak of sarcasm and a healthy dose of opinion. > >> https://tinyletter.com/AlokPrasannaKumar > >> > >> [Paid] The Ken is a subscription-driven media site. We write one story > >> a day (weekdays only). These stories have sharp, original insights on > >> technology, business, science and healthcare from India. > >> https://the-ken.com/pricing/ > >> > >> [Paid] The Daily Update consists of substantial analysis of the news > >> of the day (~1800 words) delivered via three daily emails in addition > >> to the free weekly article (four total articles per week). These > >> updates are always timely, but also timeless in their investigation of > >> “Why” and “What’s next.” https://stratechery.com/membership/ > >> > >> [Free] Pocket Hits https://getpocket.com/explore/pocket-hits > >> > >> > > Here are a few that I like: Cities and Urban Planning http://www.urbz.net/ https://nextcity.org/ Public Policy The newsletter of the Takshashila Institution, mentioned above https://www.thinkpragati.com/ (by some of the same people as at the Takshashila Institution - also silklisters. Hello!) The "new economy" http://www.rethinkeconomics.org/ http://evonomics.com/ Gender and Transport https://dgroups.org/worldbank/GATNET Materials/ Industrial Design https://materia.nl/ http://www.core77.com/
