Substacks recommended by The World of Tosh Berman

Recommended by The World of Tosh Berman

Making art in NYC

Russ & Allison go to Marrakech to help open a restaurant. What will happen? I have no idea but I'll write a daily (?) diary so you can find out.

My personal Substack

it seems absurd to be lost for words

Best writing on the subject matter of “toast” ever.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Dave Haslam's Substack

Dave Haslam's personal Substack, with new and exclusive writing, interview transcripts, and journalism archives 1983-2023.

TokyoScope by Patrick Macias

TokyoScope seeks out new trends in Japanese pop culture, along with celebrating the best of the past. Curated, written, and edited by Patrick Macias (who lives in Japan).

The Jeff Stream

By Jeff Lewonczyk

The words and images that go into my ridiculous head, and the ridiculous words and images that come out.

Jon J. Harthun's Substack

Thoughts on the Last 100 Years of Pop Culture

Reading about film culture is always of an interest for me. May be for you as well?

- The World of Tosh Berman

Simon’s Substack

By Simon Napier-Bell

My personal Substack

I have read the three memoirs put out by Simon, and all are exceptional—a fascinating man in a fascinating period of time.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Ride Share

By Tony Pierce

what i hear driving uber and lyft rideshare passengers around los angeles in this economy

It's fascinating to read a narration from the view of an Uber or LYFT driver. Classic based in Los Angeles stories.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Dispatches from the Demimonde

By Veda Sloan

Ruminations on titillation

Substack needs eros.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Embodied Meanings: The Brackett Newsletter

By donald brackett

Art music films literature and popular culture

I like to thank Donald Brackett for introducing me to an artist that I wasn't aware of - Joseba Eskubi. And overall, Brackett's interests and his writing are always top-notch.

- The World of Tosh Berman

C.K.Wilde’s Written words

Short stories, poems, dreams, and essays

New Dimensions

By Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

Observations and digressions from a record collector and music writer-producer.

Kamil's Journal

By Kamil Kowalik

Recommendations, stories and much more.

The RESIDENT of the United States!

By Martin Lewis

Everything - and nothing...

The Poet

By Todd Webb

A daily comic strip by Todd Webb

The Tim "Napalm" Stegall Substack

By Tim Napalm Stegall

Unfettered punk journalism for human beings, not metrics.

Tim Stegall is an excellent writer on music. His focus on punk rock culture and beyond is a treasure.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Book Musik Podcast

Longtime friends Tosh & Kimley discuss their favorite music-centric books

Cyber Séance

By Greer Sinclair

Secret histories of film, literature, and Los Angeles.

Jonny Whiteside

Country, soul & rock & roll

Greil Marcus / Letter in the Ether

Everyday culture and found objects

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Studio C Notes

By Carla

Process, Art, Writing, Life.

The process of writing/art is always fascinating.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Dada Drummer Almanach

By DADA DRUMMER ALMANACH

Sound, Art, Vegetables

The Great God Pan Is Dead

By Robert Boyd

Art, literature, culture & Houston

Enjoyable read regarding culture seen through the eyes of Robert Boyd.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Blankets Newsletter

By KK

A newsletter about nothing, unless I think of something.

Rock and the Beat Generation

By Simon Warner

Where hip writers meet hot rockers

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Sounds Good!

By Simon Sweetman Sounds Good!

Music, Movies, Books...the good stuff! This is also the home now to Off The Tracks - a full archive of 11,000 posts on pop culture

Tending Gardens by Kana

By Kana Chan

A newsletter about daily life in rural Japan. Based in Kamikatsu, Japan’s first zero-waste village.

I'm more of an urban Japan culture fan, but nevertheless, the rural world of Japan is equally fascinating. Kana Chan's Substack post is the rural lifestyle in detail.

- The World of Tosh Berman

Mining the Dalkey Archive

By Chad W. Post

Literary history and analysis of Dalkey Archive Press's catalog.

Kyle Chayka Industries

Weekly essays on how technology reshapes how we create and consume culture, plus updates on my book and writing.

For me who barely is aware of being online, due that my awareness has changed due to its designed format - it is good to read Chayka's column to be aware of the medium of the computer/phone/etc. And he likes Tanizaki!

- The World of Tosh Berman