Substacks recommended by The Long Game

Recommended by The Long Game

Insightful and joyous college basketball writing, supported by readers, from an award-winning veteran of ESPN and The Athletic.

Drinks With Broads

By Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

A Pop Culture Cocktail Served by the Fug Girls

That's Marvelous!

By Josh Gondelman

A newsletter for pep talks and general enthusiasm.

Fourth Estate 48

By Dillon Rosenblatt

I'm here to request all the public records in Arizona and eventually turn this into a public records database.

Basketball Poetry

By Mike Shearer

Gaining a deeper appreciation for the beauty of the game

Slayed by Voices, by Jon Weisman

Pure storytelling, big and small. Jon Weisman hears voices (from the news, sports, music, pop culture and his own life, from the past to the present) and channels them to you.

Pawprints

By Luppe B. Luppen

An occasional newsletter from @nycsouthpaw

Luppe explains big, complicated topics like why Trump hasn't been indicted yet with succinct explanations even legal neophytes like me can understand.

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The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Inside the Crown

By David Lesky

Taking a deeper dive into all things Kansas City Royals

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Hung Up

By hunter harris

A twice-weekly newsletter about movies, tv, and personal pop culture obsessions. Hung Up is essays, interviews, recommendations, reviews, gossip, line readings, love notes, cool stuff to share with your friends.

Hunter is hilarious. My go-to Hollywood gossip guide. She threads the needle of making me laugh without ever being cruel.

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Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.

After School by Casey Lewis

Youth consumer trends + Gen Z insights

JoeBlogs

By Joe Posnanski

Essays that brighten up your day from “Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star.”

The most prolific baseball writer who also happens to be the best. As a bonus, he's as kind of a human you as you will meet.

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The Racket (No longer on Substack)

By Jonathan M. Katz

Don't sign up here! Go to TheRacket.news instead.

Garbage Day

By Ryan Broderick

A newsletter about having fun online.

Platformer

By Casey Newton

News at the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 5PM Pacific.

A wonderful newsletter that concisely explains all the tech news you need to know.

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The Present Age

By Parker Molloy

Parker Molloy’s award-winning media criticism, culture, and politics newsletter.

The Half Marathoner

By Terrell

A running newsletter that isn't (just) about running