rat depot
we are an arts and culture project, newsletter and events team
based in leeds.
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Since before Rat Depot started even THINKING about events, Paulie was writing a newsletter under the moniker of Rat Depot for hotties like you, who love art, culture and history.
Since then, we've evolved the newsletter to new, sexy heights with the introduction of four writers covering the weird and the wonderful. Since we launched in December 2025, we've had articles on Afrobeat music, crop circles, ladybird stalkers, post-apocalyptic music, the tragedy of deep space, horse cocks and more.
For £1 a month, you can directly support independent, ad-free, AI-slop free writing from fantastic writers based across the UK. Every penny you give is shared directly with the writers, with Rat Depot's loving editors taking nada, purely out of love for the game.
Try a week for free, browse the entire archive and see if our work is for you?
Rat Reader
1£Every monthFor our scholarly hotties who aren't here for the events but want that sweet, sweet word count.7 day free trial- Access to the newsletter with regular work from four writers