A living list of blogs, newsletters and other publications I read regularly and recommend. I've sorted them by topics and categories.

You can download an OPML file to drop into your feed-reader of choice for a given category, or if your reader supports Dynamic OPML (like FreshRSS does) you can link directly to it and you'll get updates from new sites as I add them.

All (A-Z)

21 sites OPML

Aftermath

• games
• gamedev
• culture

An independent games media outlet spun up after the collapses of 2024.

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Crossplay

• parenting
• games

Veteran games journalist Patrick Klepek's excellent newsletter about the intersection of parenting and games.

Visit

Daring Fireball

• tech
• policy

John Gruber's blog is one of the oldest still going strong.

Visit

Garbage Day

• media
• internet
• culture

An absolutely incredible newsletter about culture and the internet. Essential reading.

Visit

Inneresting

• writing

John August's newsletter about things that are interesting to screenwriters.

Visit

Mothership

• culture
• games
• gender

Feminism-focused gaming culture blog with a focus on identity.

Visit

Nathalie's Blog

• personal
• writing

My wife Nathalie's beautiful blog that she's kept since 2009!

Visit

People Make Games

• policy
• gamedev
• culture
• games

Genuinely brave video journalism about games, and their growing cultural impact.

Visit

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

Pluralistic

• tech
• policy

Cory Doctorow's near-daily deluge of illuminating, accessible wisdom.

Visit

Programmable Mutter

• policy
• politics

Henry Farrell's clear-eyed newsletter on international affairs.

Visit

Radiator Blog

• gamedev
• design
• culture

Video game design and culture notes by Robert Yang.

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Steam Deck News

• games

A Steam Deck-focused link and news aggregator run by a colleague.

Visit

The Gist

• policy
• politics

Clear, incisive newsletter by solicitor Simon McGarr, mostly about Irish civil life.

Visit

The Internet Used To be Fun

• tech
• internet
• culture
• policy

A lovely living list of articles about the joys of tending your own corner of the internet.

Visit

The Motherhood Sessions

• parenting

My wife Nathalie's bold newsletter about creativity and motherhood.

Visit

The New Fatherhood

• parenting

Kevin Maguire's long-lived newsletter is essential reading for dads.

Visit

The Onion

• comedy
• politics

A peerless, fearless font of satire in these batshit times.

Visit

The Week in Housing

• housing
• policy

An Ireland-focused housing policy blog.

Visit

User Mag

• culture
• tech
• internet

Interesting regular newsletter by slightly problematic internet journalist Taylor Lorenz.

Visit

xkcd

• internet
• science
• comedy

Iconic webcomic.

Visit

ai

1 sites OPML

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

comedy

2 sites OPML

The Onion

• comedy
• politics

A peerless, fearless font of satire in these batshit times.

Visit

xkcd

• internet
• science
• comedy

Iconic webcomic.

Visit

culture

8 sites OPML

Aftermath

• games
• gamedev
• culture

An independent games media outlet spun up after the collapses of 2024.

Visit

Garbage Day

• media
• internet
• culture

An absolutely incredible newsletter about culture and the internet. Essential reading.

Visit

Mothership

• culture
• games
• gender

Feminism-focused gaming culture blog with a focus on identity.

Visit

People Make Games

• policy
• gamedev
• culture
• games

Genuinely brave video journalism about games, and their growing cultural impact.

Visit

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

Radiator Blog

• gamedev
• design
• culture

Video game design and culture notes by Robert Yang.

Visit

The Internet Used To be Fun

• tech
• internet
• culture
• policy

A lovely living list of articles about the joys of tending your own corner of the internet.

Visit

User Mag

• culture
• tech
• internet

Interesting regular newsletter by slightly problematic internet journalist Taylor Lorenz.

Visit

design

1 sites OPML

Radiator Blog

• gamedev
• design
• culture

Video game design and culture notes by Robert Yang.

Visit

gamedev

3 sites OPML

Aftermath

• games
• gamedev
• culture

An independent games media outlet spun up after the collapses of 2024.

Visit

People Make Games

• policy
• gamedev
• culture
• games

Genuinely brave video journalism about games, and their growing cultural impact.

Visit

Radiator Blog

• gamedev
• design
• culture

Video game design and culture notes by Robert Yang.

Visit

games

5 sites OPML

Aftermath

• games
• gamedev
• culture

An independent games media outlet spun up after the collapses of 2024.

Visit

Crossplay

• parenting
• games

Veteran games journalist Patrick Klepek's excellent newsletter about the intersection of parenting and games.

Visit

Mothership

• culture
• games
• gender

Feminism-focused gaming culture blog with a focus on identity.

Visit

People Make Games

• policy
• gamedev
• culture
• games

Genuinely brave video journalism about games, and their growing cultural impact.

Visit

Steam Deck News

• games

A Steam Deck-focused link and news aggregator run by a colleague.

Visit

gender

1 sites OPML

Mothership

• culture
• games
• gender

Feminism-focused gaming culture blog with a focus on identity.

Visit

housing

1 sites OPML

The Week in Housing

• housing
• policy

An Ireland-focused housing policy blog.

Visit

internet

5 sites OPML

Garbage Day

• media
• internet
• culture

An absolutely incredible newsletter about culture and the internet. Essential reading.

Visit

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

The Internet Used To be Fun

• tech
• internet
• culture
• policy

A lovely living list of articles about the joys of tending your own corner of the internet.

Visit

User Mag

• culture
• tech
• internet

Interesting regular newsletter by slightly problematic internet journalist Taylor Lorenz.

Visit

xkcd

• internet
• science
• comedy

Iconic webcomic.

Visit

media

1 sites

Garbage Day

• media
• internet
• culture

An absolutely incredible newsletter about culture and the internet. Essential reading.

Visit

parenting

3 sites OPML

Crossplay

• parenting
• games

Veteran games journalist Patrick Klepek's excellent newsletter about the intersection of parenting and games.

Visit

The Motherhood Sessions

• parenting

My wife Nathalie's bold newsletter about creativity and motherhood.

Visit

The New Fatherhood

• parenting

Kevin Maguire's long-lived newsletter is essential reading for dads.

Visit

personal

1 sites OPML

Nathalie's Blog

• personal
• writing

My wife Nathalie's beautiful blog that she's kept since 2009!

Visit

policy

8 sites OPML

Daring Fireball

• tech
• policy

John Gruber's blog is one of the oldest still going strong.

Visit

People Make Games

• policy
• gamedev
• culture
• games

Genuinely brave video journalism about games, and their growing cultural impact.

Visit

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

Pluralistic

• tech
• policy

Cory Doctorow's near-daily deluge of illuminating, accessible wisdom.

Visit

Programmable Mutter

• policy
• politics

Henry Farrell's clear-eyed newsletter on international affairs.

Visit

The Gist

• policy
• politics

Clear, incisive newsletter by solicitor Simon McGarr, mostly about Irish civil life.

Visit

The Internet Used To be Fun

• tech
• internet
• culture
• policy

A lovely living list of articles about the joys of tending your own corner of the internet.

Visit

The Week in Housing

• housing
• policy

An Ireland-focused housing policy blog.

Visit

politics

3 sites OPML

Programmable Mutter

• policy
• politics

Henry Farrell's clear-eyed newsletter on international affairs.

Visit

The Gist

• policy
• politics

Clear, incisive newsletter by solicitor Simon McGarr, mostly about Irish civil life.

Visit

The Onion

• comedy
• politics

A peerless, fearless font of satire in these batshit times.

Visit

science

1 sites OPML

xkcd

• internet
• science
• comedy

Iconic webcomic.

Visit

tech

5 sites OPML

Daring Fireball

• tech
• policy

John Gruber's blog is one of the oldest still going strong.

Visit

Pivot to AI

• ai
• policy
• internet
• culture
• tech

A scathing blog tracking the many missteps of the "AI" hype machine.

Visit

Pluralistic

• tech
• policy

Cory Doctorow's near-daily deluge of illuminating, accessible wisdom.

Visit

The Internet Used To be Fun

• tech
• internet
• culture
• policy

A lovely living list of articles about the joys of tending your own corner of the internet.

Visit

User Mag

• culture
• tech
• internet

Interesting regular newsletter by slightly problematic internet journalist Taylor Lorenz.

Visit

writing

2 sites OPML

Inneresting

• writing

John August's newsletter about things that are interesting to screenwriters.

Visit

Nathalie's Blog

• personal
• writing

My wife Nathalie's beautiful blog that she's kept since 2009!

Visit