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The Library of Celaeno
The Library of Celaeno
By Librarian of Celaeno
The Library of Celaeno is a cosmic repository of wisdom located deep in the Taurus Constellation.

A prolific and always interesting voice in the wilderness.

- Pedro L. Gonzalez

Helen Roy Writes
Helen Roy Writes
thinking out loud on family, friendship, and human flourishing
The Metropolitan Review
The Metropolitan Review
The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.
The Carousel
The Carousel
By Isaac Simpson
Writer Isaac Simpson explores the world through modern propaganda.
Unsafe
Unsafe
By Ann Coulter
Politics, Media, Crime - the full Ann News Network (A.N.N.)

Ann Coulter is a national treasure.

- Pedro L. Gonzalez

Rambo Van Halen by Rambo Van Halen
Rambo Van Halen by Rambo Van Halen
The Signs and Wonders of Rambo Van Halen
DECENTRALIZED FICTION
DECENTRALIZED FICTION
By ARX-Han
The future of fiction is decentralized, pseudonymous, and riding the current of the /newwave/.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights
By Alex Kaschuta
An ongoing conversation on liberalism & its alternatives and the home of Alex Kaschuta's writing and Subversive Podcast.
Social Studies
Social Studies
By Leighton Woodhouse
Politics, media and social theory
Barney's Rubble
Barney's Rubble
By Vincenzo Barney
Literature, history and politics with a dash of Hitchens, a sprinkle of Vidal and a whole lot of rubble.
Oxford Sour
Oxford Sour
By Christopher Gage
High Culture for Lowbrows

Talented. Cheeky.

- Pedro L. Gonzalez

Pens and Poison
Pens and Poison
By Liza Libes
Pens and Poison is the literary project of author Liza Libes. Enter a world of literary analysis, philosophical musings, and other poetic ponderings.
Christopher F. Rufo
Christopher F. Rufo
Leading the fight against the left-wing ideological regime.

Groundbreaking investigative reporting.

- Pedro L. Gonzalez

The Cultural Futurist
The Cultural Futurist
By Rachel Haywire
Visions of the future from a cultural lens and insights for the culture from a futurist lens
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default.blog
By Default Friend
An emotional scrapbook of the Internet.
Postcards From Barsoom
Postcards From Barsoom
By John Carter
Perspectives from Earth's older, better-looking sister world

John Carter publishes some of the best and always original work on Substack.

- Pedro L. Gonzalez

Futurist Letters
Futurist Letters
By Cairo Smith
Animated by a modernist spirit. Essays and short fiction on tomorrow and the past. Buying exceptional work. Pseudonyms welcome.
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