Substacks recommended by Sami Reiss

Recommended by Sami Reiss

A weekly design dispatch of inspirations, ideas, and recommendations—straight from the desk of the former Schoolhouse Head of Design Katie Elliott.

Thorough! Lively! Deep!

- Sami Reiss

Paradox Newsletter

By Miguel

The best and worst in pop culture from the perspective of an academic.

A completely sui generis body of work

- Sami Reiss

Herb Sundays

By Sam Valenti IV

Weekly music playlists by curators. "Everyone understands the importance of skirting the algorithm, but few know how to accomplish it. Herb Sundays is beautiful in both simplicity and execution" - Philip Sherburne

Blackbird Spyplane

Your No. 1 source for “unbeatable recon” into style, travel & culture

SNAKE SUPER HEALTH

By SAMI REISS for SUPER HEALTH

Dispatches from the edge of health: Fitness, dark nutrition, training, sleep, supplements, skin, links, knowledge... the good shit. Simple—not easy.

SNAKE but for HEALTH: all the way.

- Sami Reiss

Selling Out

By Natasha Stagg

Mostly New York-based missives from the author of Surveys, Sleeveless, Artless, and Grand Rapids.

Read Max

By Max Read

Explaining the weird new future and recommending weird old books

NEVERWORNS

By Liana Satenstein

I'm a former Senior Fashion Writer at Vogue. You can read about only-here archival deep dives, froth-at-the-mouth obsessions, inside closet cleanses, and deliciously nasty shoe moments.

If you want to understand why fashion's readership is well ahead of design: a very advanced and precise look at clothing, covering stuff now and stuff then, but more than that

- Sami Reiss

Pastiche

By Lauren Vaccaro

Notes on the things I see in art, fashion, film, and design + what I think about them. From my eyes, to your inbox.

[SIC]

By Ben Dietz for [SIC]

A Digest of Developments

A Tiny Apt.

By Christene Barberich

Home + small spaces, style + outfit musings + lots of thrifting/vintage from the founder/former EIC of Refinery29. Welcome 🥤.

Magasin

By Laura Reilly

It's a store. It's a magazine. (It's a fashion shopping newsletter.)

WEARSTLERWORLD

By Kelly Wearstler

A Wednesday newsletter about design, fashion, travel, influences, rationales, and limitlessness. By KELLY WEARSTLER AD100 Hall of Fame, Elle Decor A-List, Wallpaper’s Top 20 Designers, Time Magazine’s The Design 100.

Design and life, baby! really good

- Sami Reiss

Deep Voices

By Matthew Schnipper

Spotify and Apple Music playlists + writing about music

Matt's interest in and respect for music is indefatigable, and very equitable. No one like him.

- Sami Reiss

HEAVIES

By Chris Gayomali

A modern newsletter about health, wellness, and learning how to feel good. By Chris Gayomali, a journalist and former editor at GQ Magazine.

Necessary reading for anyone trying to understand training and health

- Sami Reiss

Schmatta

By Leo

Schmatta is a design newsletter that embraces all levels of design — we're highbrow, lowbrow, and unibrow. Paid subscribers are automatically entered into a monthly giveaway (a handpicked piece of decor).

Ground Condition

By Kelsey Keith

Ground Condition is a newsletter that explores today's design terrain. Consider it your terra firma for all things design, from the biggest idea to the smallest detail. IG: @kelseykeith

LIVING SMALL

By Laura Fenton

A home & garden newsletter about small spaces, sustainable living, and all the joys (and pains!) of living with less from Laura Fenton, the author of The Little Book of Living Small.

Scheme Newsletter

Ramblings and musings about hardcore via the Scheme team.

MUSTARD IS THE NEW BLACK

By Paige Hanserd

paige's blog

Throwing Fits

Throwing Fits is the number #1 global men’s fashion and lifestyle podcast. We are The Only Podcast That Matters™ (self-proclaimed).

Perfectly Imperfect

By ⭐ Perfectly Imperfect ⭐

A Taste of Someone's Taste 2ish times a week.