Paradox Newsletter

About Paradox Newsletter

Paradox Newsletter is a weekly newsletter that analyzes pop culture through an academic lens, covering film, television, video games, subcultural niches, and critical theory. Founded by Miguel, who holds a PhD in literature, the newsletter launched in 2018 and delivers essays that examine popular culture using frameworks from cultural studies and critical theory, including Lacanian psychoanalysis. The newsletter explores everything from streaming television and obscure films to niche subcultures, providing readers with scholarly perspectives on contemporary media and entertainment.

The newsletter has grown to thousands of subscribers on Substack, maintaining a consistent weekly publishing schedule for over seven years. Paradox Newsletter operates on a freemium model, with free subscribers receiving weekly editions while paid subscribers gain access to an extensive archive of essays, occasional print dispatches from Paradox Editions, and other exclusive content. The newsletter has established itself as a destination for readers interested in rigorous cultural criticism applied to both mainstream and esoteric aspects of popular culture.