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Recommended by A Broad and Ample Road

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!

Yun Hai Taiwan Stories

By Lisa Cheng Smith

Stories of Taiwanese culture and cuisine by Lisa Cheng Smith, the founder of Yun Hai, a Taiwanese specialty grocer based in New York City.

Movable Worlds

By Emily Ding

Trying to make sense of a changing world & our place in it—dispatched from Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, places in between.

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Parachute Hong Konger 香港人

letters from a hong konger back home

The New Books Network Newsletter

By New Books Network

Interviews with Authors and Scholars

The Taipei Edit Newsletter

Your culture guide to Taipei. Arts, food, events, creativity, and more insider stories.

Fantastic curation of everything exciting going on in Taipei!

- A Broad and Ample Road

well, actually

By Jacqui Shine // Well

cultural criticism, historical deep dives, & flights of pop culture fancy—with footnotes

New Bloom 破土

New Bloom seeks to foster political and intellectual transnational dialogues on the Left about Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific. We operate DAYBREAK, an events space in Taipei, and publish newbloommag.net and nomanisanis.land.

We love New Bloom!

- A Broad and Ample Road

Small Bites

By Grace Hwang Lynch

Tidbits of what I'm eating and what I'm reading, seen through the eyes of a Taiwanese American mom and daughter.

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Jumbled in the Common Box

By Grant Wyeth

Writing and analysis on politics in the broadest sense – foreign affairs, philosophy, urbanism, music. For the "everything is interesting" crowd.

Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

We need a vibrant alternative to mainstream culture, especially a non-dependent cinema ecosystem. Let's build it together & examine what got us here in the first place -- including how we can each build our own sustainable & generative creative practices.

Thank you Hope for Film for all your inspiring & beautiful work!

- A Broad and Ample Road

Der Vayter Mizrekh

By Jordyn Haime

At the intersection of China, Taiwan, and Jewry

I love the care and thoughtfulness with which Jordyn approaches her writing.

- A Broad and Ample Road

Leona Chen ê Field Notes

By Leona Chen 陳文羿

On Taiwanese and Taiwanese American histories, community building, and intergenerational possibilities

I'm such a huge fan of all the inspiring work that Leona Chen does!

- A Broad and Ample Road

Something Wonderful

By Zito Madu

"If you follow me perhaps you will lose yourself, but if you do, you are following me." - Cixous

I am a longtime fan of Zito's writing. I love his writerly voice and his evocative, wide-ranging themes. Also, I read his absorbing book THE MINOTAUR AT CALLE LANZA in one sitting.

- A Broad and Ample Road

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

The world as viewed from China.

Family Troubles

By Joshua Coleman

As a go-to expert on family conflict, I’ll deliver decades of clinical experience and personal stories to your inbox. We'll discuss transformative strategies to mend broken bonds, understand complex family dynamics, and foster healthier connections.

I've been following the work of Dr. Joshua Coleman for many years, and he's the real deal. I admire his empathy, wisdom, and capacity to see from multiple perspectives.

- A Broad and Ample Road

Prisons, Prose & Protest

By Prisonculture

This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things. Please support our Giving Circle: https://ko-fi.com/prisonculture

The Simple Heart

By Wayne Hsiung

Lessons in compassion, taught by the animals.

Residuum

By Kaya Oakes

Writing at the intersections of gender, culture, education, politics, cancer and religion... and many other things.

Lao Ren Cha

By Jenna Lynn Cody

An unapologetic perspective on Taiwan without Chinese characteristics

I'm a big fan of your blog and so glad to see you here!

- A Broad and Ample Road

Semiconductor Things™

By Michael Spencer

This Newsletter was built to solve the pain point of getting the latest news on A.I. chips, semiconductors, datacenter innovation and chip news.

溯往而生 Light Through the Ruins

By Kim Shieh

寫離散和其他不那麼永恆的事。

Dream of a Better World

By Vanessa Hope A Question of Peace

Imagining a more democratic, diplomatic and peaceful world in the context of global power politics and film in increasingly authoritarian times.

DemocracyNext’s Newsletter

Another Democratic Future is Possible

hyperdisciplinary

By Vicky Gu

field notes from an artist who works corporate

In The Long Run

By Zachary D. Carter

A newsletter about money, politics and power.

Landscape of Transcreation

By 林紋沛 Wenpei Lin

Ideas on Languages and Translation, published by Wenpei Lin, a Taipei-based Translator, who also has a passion for birding. 翻譯鳥事一籮筐，中英雙語電子報，談翻譯、寫作、文學、生活，偶爾出發去賞鳥！

嘉儀，加油！

By tiffany

food, travel and life in taiwan

Winchester Ave

By Kendra Winchester

Updates from my disabled life filled with food, audiobooks, and—of course—my two Corgis.

Canal Town Teacher

By Caitriana NicNeacail

Observations and reflections of a foreign teacher in China

The World's Taiwan, The Taiwan World

Weekly roundup of Taiwan's appearance in international English language media, across mainstream publications, think tank reports, podcasts, seminars and in academia.

Thoughtful Wanders

By Lydia

A space dedicated to processing aloud life's thoughts, wanders, and lessons via travel, playful creativity & critical thinking. Created by a curious wanderer sharing and documenting her journey (un)learning about the world, society, and self.

Tocqueville 21

The official newsletter of Tocqueville 21, a publication of the Tocqueville Review / La Revue Tocqueville.

Taiwan in World History 台灣與世界歷史

By Dr. Liang Hong-Ming

Taiwan Republic. Global and oceanic Taiwan. World history, global studies, open access. Democracy, human rights, right to self-determination. Geostrategery.

Benerkenswert

By Ben Sahlmüller

Personal updates by Ben Sahlmüller

凝視這一刻

By Grace J

用中文反思在美生活的每一天

The Girl Who Begrudgingly Cooked Everything

By Robyn

Do you like cooking? I don't. Anyway, here's a bunch of words about something I cooked.