The Nyirobi Letter

One essay, one comic, every Sunday morning

No noise, no algorithm — just the best of the week, chosen by hand.

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  • Every Sunday
  • 7am in Nairobi
  • One email
  • Free, always
In every letter

Four things, and nothing else

  1. One essay

    The week's best piece, chosen by an editor rather than by whichever one travelled furthest.

  2. One comic

    The new strip from the drawing desk, in full, while it is still at the top of the front page.

  3. One film

    Whatever the video desk put out, with a line on why it is worth the twenty minutes.

  4. A note from the editors

    A paragraph on what we were arguing about while we put the week together.

The terms

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