If you’re looking for both laughs and tears on the internet, the best newsletter I can recommend this month is Alex Dobrenko’s both are true. I think I’ll go out on a limb and describe Alex as a Ukrainian-American low-brow high-brow emo humorist. (Thoughts, Alex?) He writes about real shit that is also extremely funny. He, too, is the parent of a... See more

Alex's BAT is my secret escape into a world of absurd, yet genius comedy. It's like a brainy sitcom in written form, sparking in me more laughs and 'aha' moments than I'd care to admit :) 100% recommend

- Tom Orbach

Tone:

• Self-aware and slightly ironic


• Vulnerable but not heavy


• Humorous about struggles


• Detailed but casual


• Opinionated but not preachy