The 5 Newsletters to Avoid Sounding Stupid at Dinners, 

1. The Daily Pnut

You’ll like it if: You like John Oliver and the Daily Show It will make you sound: Smarter at euro dinners You’ll read it: In an Uber X You’ll know that: The Turkish president has a gold toilet and you could explain what’s going on in Syria.http://www.dailypnut.com

2. Quartz

You’ll like it if: You ever ACTUALLY watched Bloomberg TV It will make you sound: Better in front of your boss You’ll read it: In a Uber Lux You’ll know that: the Volkswagen share price fell and why it’s important to know about the Volkswagen share price in the first place.http://qz.com/daily-brief/

3. The Skimm

You’ll like it if: You like rosé and Orange is the new Black It will make you sound: smarter at baby showers You’ll read it: On your way to pilates. You’ll know that: Narcos is the hottest thing on Netflix and who is Putin’s BFF.http://www.theskimm.com/

4. Need 2 know

You’ll like it if: you have ADD and you still want to read the news It will make you sound: like you don’t have ADD You’ll read it: When you are bored at a meeting You’ll know that: something happened in media and something happened in politics and something happened in culture …http://www.need2know.co.uk/

5. Sportcut

You’ll like it if: You want to avoid the awkward moment when you don’t know who Arsene Wenger is. It will make you sound: more attractive to boys. You’ll read it: On your way back from spinning You’ll know that: It’s the Rugby World Cup in England and the actual rules of crickethttp://www.sportcut.co.uk/