The Please Clap newsletter which is an extension of award for good boys, seeks to explain why we clap for people doing the least and gives honest recommendations of music, writing, and arts worthy of applause.

Brain Pickings newsletter is issued weekly by essayist Maria Popova. This newsletter revolves around arts, literature, culture, science and also, philosophy. This email newsletter was first published in 2006 and since then it has become one of the most influential newsletters of all time.