Reading
Reading sites worth your time, kept by hand. No algorithm, no tracking.
- 3 Quarks DailyPhilosophy, science, art, literature links curated for smart readers.
- AeonPhilosophical essays from thinkers you haven't encountered yet but should have.
- Arts & Letters DailyA daily digest of the best essays, reviews, and criticism from the web.
- Astral Codex TenLong, careful, often funny essays on science, society, and how to think.
- Asymptote JournalLiterature in translation from languages rarely read in English.
- Blogroll.orgA revival of the old web tradition of pointing to blogs you love.
- Book RiotBook news, recommendations, and reading lists for every kind of reader.
- Cal NewportOn focus, depth, and doing meaningful work in a distracted age.
- Commonplace BookA famous, sprawling book on rationality and clearer thinking, free online.
- Damn InterestingTrue stories from history and science, told without the boring parts.
- Electric LiteratureFiction, essays, and criticism with a strong editorial voice.
- Farnam StreetMental models and clear thinking, drawn from the world’s best ideas.
- Five BooksExperts recommend five books on their subject. Every interview is a reading list.
- Futility ClosetCuriosities, puzzles, and strange footnotes from history.
- GrantaLiterary magazine publishing new fiction and narrative nonfiction since 1979.
- Guernica MagazineArt and politics from a global perspective. Serious literary journalism.
- Gwern BranwenExtremely deep essays on psychology, technology, and prediction.
- JSTOR DailyAcademic research made readable. Real scholarship, no paywall.
- KottkeOne of the original link blogs, still running after 25 years.
- Lapham's QuarterlyHistory's great voices assembled around a single theme each issue.
- Less WrongCommunity focused on clear thinking, rationality, and AI risk.
- LibriVoxFree public-domain audiobooks, read aloud by volunteers around the world.
- Literary HubBook culture, author essays, and literary criticism written by people who care.
- LongreadsCurated longform journalism worth setting aside actual time for.
- Ncase.meInteractive essays on game theory, social dynamics, and bias.
- Of CourseA psychologist’s funny, original essays that keep going viral for good reason.
- Ooh.directoryA lovingly maintained directory of blogs worth actually reading.
- Open LibraryBorrow and read actual books online for free. Millions of titles.
- Paris ReviewAuthor interviews and fiction from one of literature's most prestigious publications.
- Poets.orgDiscover a poem a day and the lives behind the lines.
- Project Gutenberg70,000+ free ebooks — every classic that's entered the public domain.
- RibbonfarmUnusual takes on technology, culture, and refactored perception.
- Slatestarcodex ArchiveRationalist essays on medicine, politics, and human cognition.
- Standard EbooksPublic domain books typeset beautifully. Way better than plain Gutenberg.
- StratecheryTech strategy analysis. Free weekly article is worth the read.
- Substack DiscoverIndependent writers publishing newsletters on every topic imaginable.
- The AtlanticLong-form journalism on politics, culture, and ideas since 1857.
- The Atlantic FictionFiction published in The Atlantic going back over a century.
- The BafflerCultural and political criticism that doesn't pull punches.
- The BelieverLong interviews and essays about culture. A rare unhurried voice.
- The Honest BrokerSharp, soulful writing on music and culture from a lifelong critic.
- The MarginalianWide-ranging essays on culture, science, and meaning.
- The MillionsBook culture and literary essays written by writers who care.
- The New YorkerLong-form journalism, fiction, and criticism. Some free articles available.
- The PuddingData journalism through interactive visuals. Cultural arguments with evidence.
- Wait But WhyExtremely long, extremely good essays on everything from procrastination to AI.
- Words Without BordersThe best international literature, translated and brought to you free.
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