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I’m Dan Hitchens, a journalist whose work has appeared in various places including First Things, the New York Post, the Spectator, the Telegraph, the Times and UnHerd. In the fairly recent past I was editor of the Catholic Herald. In the more distant past I did a PhD on the 18th-century author Samuel Johnson, a guiding spirit for this newsletter. Living, like us, in an age when the number of publications had exploded, with articles, essays, hot takes, explainers everywhere begging for the reader’s attention, Johnson made an extremely helpful point:

The word “strategy” comes from the ancient Greek word strategos meaning a military commander or general. In about 500 BC Athens began to elect ten strategoi to serve for a year as experts and leaders on military and security affairs. The strategoi met and discussed important issues and challenges in a building called The Strategeion. This journal houses modern thoughts and reflections on strategy. For more, see my recent book The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists (PublicAffairs, 2022).

The Wilder Things is a newsletter written by me, Charlotte Wilder, about sports, fandom, things I’m obsessed with, and why we love the things we love. I believe that anything with a fanbase is worth exploring seriously, no matter how silly it may seem. Well, I’m Charlotte, and I’ve been working in media for over a decade. I’m a writer, a reporter, a host, and a producer. You might know me because you read something I wrote at one of the various sports publications/networks I’ve worked for over the years.

If you know me at all (most don’t), you probably know me from Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, which, to my knowledge, is the largest souce of wild food recipes on the internet in any language. It’s been my core work since 2007. Back in the day, when blogs were blogs, HAGC had lots of other stuff besides recipes: Hunting and fishing stories, cooking notes, essaays on life and even travelogues.

In biology, the phrase “tree thinking” refers to the way we use phylogenetic trees—depictions of the genealogical relationships among groups of organisms; subsets of “the tree of life”—as the foundation for our understanding of evolution. Colloquially, though, you could imagine using “tree thinking” to refer to everything from the importance of urban tree canopies to the act of leaning up against the trunk of an American beech and daydreaming. You might also consider it an analogue of Aldo Leopold’s “Thinking Like a Mountain”: an orientation towards the intrinsic value of life and its relationships, regardless of their apparent usefulness.

Mainly about technology companies in South Africa & other abstract things I think about. I write about strategy related to tech startups; how they function & why they exist. Yes of course! we (the community of readers) would love to have you. My name is Ububele, I am just a South African interested in tech startups in my country. I am always interested in hearing what other people are building & helping in any way.

Hi! I’m Dacy. If you’re new to any of my work, here’s my elevator pitch: I provide style help to women who’ve always felt uncomfortable in their clothes and who want to uncover their authentic style. We process and release the societal constructs they’ve been operating under through online personal styling services. I use principles of intuitive eating and Health At Every Size in my work. My clients learn to listen to what it is they really want to wear and look like, without the influence of their mothers, society, or influencers.

It’s actionable, relatable, expert climate advice directly from me: climate scientist, professor and writer Kim Nicholas. I’m on a mission to help stabilize the climate in time to avoid catastrophic climate change, while making life on Earth better for people and nature. I could really use your help, which is why I started this newsletter. Reading We Can Fix It will help you cut through overwhelm and focus your valuable time and energy on meaningful, high-impact climate action.

Hello! I’ll keep you posted on the latest, greatest, and oddest news in health and wellness. In addition, you can follow my coverage in The New York Times, L.A. Times, WSJ, and Fast Company. You can now also order my new book The Gospel of Wellness, an exploration of the multi-trillion-dollar wellness industry, its role in women's lives, and the forces that gave rise to the phenomenon—and could ultimately bring it down (Macmillan/Henry Holt).