cultural criticism newsletters

NewsletterFIT tracks 17 newsletters that cover cultural criticism as a primary topic, 13 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are Words That Matter (138K), We are the weirdos, mister. (123K) and chicgirlmoment (85K). Brands detected sponsoring these newsletters recently include Matter and Burger King.

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology

  1. 1
    Words That Matter138K subscribers

    Substacklast post Jun 28, 2026

    Likely audience: Cultural critics

    Sponsors detected: Matter

  2. 2
    We are the weirdos, mister.123K subscribers

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 29 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers

  3. 3
    chicgirlmoment 85K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 17 days ago

    Likely audience: students

  4. 4
    Freddie deBoer70K subscribers

    SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 21 days ago

    Likely audience: Media critics

    Sponsors detected: Burger King

  5. 5
    No News, Bad News36K subscribers

    SubstackWeekly · last post 30 days ago

    Likely audience: fashion enthusiasts

  6. 6
    Culturcidal by John Hawkins25K subscribers

    SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: young adults

  7. 7
    Lobsterr Letter16K subscribers

    SubstackWeekly · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: Tech enthusiasts interested in AI ethics

  8. 8
    Love Histories16K subscribers

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 15 days ago

    Likely audience: Art historians

  9. 9
    [SIC] 8K subscribers

    SubstackWeekly · last post 19 days ago

    Likely audience: cultural critics

  10. 10
    Dear Head of Mine4K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 18 days ago

    Likely audience: Book industry professionals

  11. 11
    CultureWag3K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 11 days ago

    Likely audience: Book lovers

  12. 12
    A. C. Rosenthal3K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 10 days ago

    Likely audience: Religious scholars

  13. 13
    AwardsDaily's Daily3K subscribers

    SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 30 days ago

    Likely audience: Film critics

  14. 14
    her thoughts exactly—

    SubstackMonthly or less · last post 52 days ago

    Likely audience: cultural critics

  15. 15
    Moan Aliza—

    Substacklast post Jul 22, 2026

    Likely audience: Cultural critics and journalists

  16. 16
    Limp Wristed—

    Substacklast post Nov 22, 2022

    Likely audience: Film critics and cinephiles

  17. 17
    Alternative Film Video—

    Substacklast post Dec 12, 2023

    Likely audience: Film festival attendees

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