Why Read Thought Catalog?
1. Thought Catalog is illuminating and informative.
2. The site is well-designed and clutter-free.
3. TC contributors are smart. They’re at the vanguard of their respective fields and have published everywhere from The Paris Review to Maxim.
4. We’re nobrow and nonpartisan. We don’t take any of this or ourselves too seriously. Culture is our politics.
5. Reading Thought Catalog will probably make you more interesting. You’re going to find out about stuff here you won’t see in the mainstream media. Thought Catalog will open new perspectives.
6. We’re avant-now. But our mission is also archival. We plan on sticking around for a longtime.
7. Our content is always vetted and (most of the time) edited.
8. We’re generous. We’re positive. We’re friendly. We prefer to focus on the good than the bad. We’re more celebratory than critical.
9. Important conversations happen here.
10. In a small way, you’re supporting the future of journalism.
Thought Catalog is the online destination for people passionate about culture.
Christopher Lynsey is a thinker and conceptual writer living in New York City.
The Thoughtful Reader examines and absorbs music, art, and books.
Daniel is an independent writer, reader, teacher, and philosopher living in San Francisco.
Brandon Scott Gorrell is a writer living in Seattle, WA.
Madison is a freelance pop culture writer living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Molly Young is a writer and blogger based in Manhattan.
Franklin Bruno’s writings appear. So do his recordings.
Tao Lin is a writer living in Brooklyn, NY.
Killian is a freelance journalist and screenwriter based in London.
Nicole Rudick is a freelance writer and editor.
Liz is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn.
Shawn Vandor is a writer living in Portland, OR.
Bart Schaneman is an American writer from the Great Plains.
Adam Wood is a Literature graduate living in Kent (UK).
A writer, journalist, film buff and imagineer living in London.
Dan is a former college student. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Molly Oswaks lives and writes in Manhattan.
Carrie Battan is a writer living in New York.
Douglas Wolk writes about arts and culture. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Greer Cloots is a writer and teacher living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Zach Pontz is a journalist living in Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Ryland is a Californian who loves images and words and tries to play with both as often as possible.
David McMillan is a writer, filmmaker and video blogger. He’s the creator of the political comedy web series, News in Color.
Jordan is a poet and writer living in Solon, Ohio.
Andrew James Weatherhead is a student living in Brooklyn, NY.
Dwayne Raymond is a writer living in Provincetown, MA.
Sandra Kofler is a freelance entertainment journalist in Chicago.
Jenn Pelly is a New York-based writer, blogger and radio DJ.
Nancy Sherman is a writer, scholar, and teacher living in the Washington D.C metropolitan area.
Mark Athitakis is a freelance book critic based in Washington, D.C.
Raymond Zhong is a writer.
Peter Duhon is an educator, curator, and organizer living in Manhattan.
Scott Russell Sanders is a teacher, novelist and essayist.
Owen Roberts is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York.
