Hand-picked lists from people whose taste you trust. Never an algorithm.
Curated is a platform for lists of human-curated recommendations, from people who know what’s best in their field. Every list is the work of one person, not an algorithm. Readers subscribe to the curators they actually want picks from because their taste is just so damn good.
01 · A DIFFERENT KIND OF LIST
Or anything else worth keeping.
Not an algorithm, not a sponsored roundup. Just someone who actually knows the subject, sharing what’s genuinely worth your time.
02 · WHAT PEOPLE ARE PUBLISHING
Southern Europe, mostly. The kind that don't have a lobby playlist.
Records I've reached for more than three times. Updated when one earns its place.
Eighteen rooms in eleven cities. No first-week openings, no influencer tables.
Forty-one of them since 2018. The ones I still hand to people.
Not the best of the year. The ones that stayed.
03 · HOW IT WORKS
One person, one point of view. Each pick written by hand, with a line on why it belongs.
Preview a few picks free. Pay the curator directly to unlock the rest, monthly or one-time, their call.
No middleman cut, no ad reads, no sponsor pretending to be a recommendation. Just a wage for taste.
No algorithm.
No randoms.
No unwanted BS.
Just someone you trust, telling you what’s good.
The Curated manifesto
FOR CURATORS
Substack made writing pay. YouTube made video pay. Curated pays the people whose recommendations improve everyone else’s life.
Free to start. Publish in minutes.
An occasional email when standout lists drop. No spam.