Substacks recommended by THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak

Recommended by THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak

Pod the North

By Kattie

The trusted resource for Canadian podcasts.

SHuSH, by Kenneth Whyte

By ken whyte

The world of non-fiction from Sutherland House (and beyond)

The Mediator

By Doug Shapiro

The Mediator explores the structural changes reshaping the media industry and what they mean for the media business, culture, and society. I try to get at the why, not just the what.

One Useful Thing

By Ethan Mollick

Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick

Media War & Peace

By Evan Shapiro

Reports from the War for Our Attention from Media Cartographer Evan Shapiro.

great inspiration from Evan Shapiro here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-media-expert-evan-shapiro-reclaimed-his-career-linkedin-news-slb8f/

- THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak

FlakPhoto Digest

By Andy Adams

A community hub for photography people

Design Fiction Daily

By Dré Labre

A (almost) daily exercise in imagining harder about things that don’t exist.

Freak Palace

By Isabel Slone

A weekly catalog of what I’m wearing, buying and lusting after.

Rushkoff

I write about how we can sustain our humanity in a highly digital world.

regs to riches

By vass

That one simple trick to make the economy work better.

nevermind

By Andrew Potter

The forgotten history of Generation X

Big Technology

By Alex Kantrowitz

A newsletter about big tech and society by independent journalist Alex Kantrowitz.

The McLuhan Newsletter

By Andrew McLuhan

The best of McLuhan from the past and the present, for today and tomorrow

Bug-eyed and Shameless

By Justin Ling

Dispatches from the fringes of the information war

Human+AI

By Nicolle Weeks

Want to know more about AI, but not sure where to begin? Human+AI is your friendly guide to the world of AI. Nicolle breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand articles, so you can discover how AI is impacting your life and the world.

Notes of a MetaPhotographer

By Fred Ritchin

The potentials of photography and other visual media, including AI, after fifty years of writing, thinking, editing and experimenting in the field.

For anyone interested in history of photography and media, this is the place for insight. Particularly AI Fridays is a perfect read for THE GRAIN enthusiasts.

- THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak

unCharles

Going where modern media and tech take culture.

Lean Out with Tara Henley

A current affairs newsletter, focusing on heterodox writers and thinkers from around the world.

User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

Disjointed

By Hamish McKenzie (Disjointed)

Sometimes I feel like writing things, so this is where I write them.

AI with Aish

By Aishwarya Srinivasan

Senior AI Advisor-MSFT | LinkedIn Top Voice | Author- What's Your Worth? | Responsible AI Advisor | Angel Investor

Shell Game

By Evan Ratliff

A podcast and newsletter about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff.

The Line

By Line Editor

Commentary for Canadians.

Art and Commerce

By Heather Morton

A Substack for commercial photographers who want to peek behind the seamless. Data-driven analysis and insights for the gate-keeping averse, written by photo business prof Heather Morton.

Great resource for photographers and videographers to learn about their industry, community, amid all the changes taking place

- THE GRAIN with Ronit Novak