Weekly Filet #221: Bye for now.
This week's filet is a little different. It's the last one before I'm taking a break. This break will likely last for a couple of months, but it might well be longer, or shorter – we'll see. So I thought for the last issue, I'll recommend five newsletters that will have you covered during that break.
What's more, you don't have to go without the Weekly Filet entirely. The archive has well over a thousand recommendations that you can search or filter by topic, collection or publication. Follow @weeklyfilet on Twitter and get two recommendations from the archive every day, picked by my lovely serendipity bot. And of course, I'll keep sharing interesting things on my Twitter account.
Again, a final call to all paying supporters of the Weekly Filet: You can pause or cancel your payments here. Or, if you can afford to be mean, you can just keep paying me to send me a monthly reminder that I'd better end this bloody break real soon. If you're not yet a paying supporter and think it might be a good time to start now – well, that would be outright evil.
So long,
David
1. 5 Best Ideas of the Day
Five recommended texts, every day. I really like the format: To be featured in this newsletter, a text has to convey a novel or surprising idea. So what you get in your inbox are five ideas and you pick the ones you want to learn more about.
2. Austin Kleon's newsletter
Ten recommended links, every week. One of my favourite artists and a former guest-curator for the Weekly Filet, Austin Kleon shares things that inspire him. I always end up clicking on most of the links.
3. Read This Thing
One recommended text, every weekday. «If you only have time for one great article today...» – this is what Read This Thing is based on. If you're looking for a reading routine, this is for you. Consistently good recommendations.
4. What Happened Last Week?
When it comes to news, I find Sham Jaff's newsletter hard to beat. A weekly digest of, well, what happened last week. Good choice of topics, written with just the right amount of dry wit.
5. Klicks by Ole Reissmann
On the (slightly) nerdier side, a newsletter full of web culture and everything that makes, shakes and breaks the digital world. Ole writes in German, most of the links he recommends are in English, though.