This is the month by wife was born and is so, objectively, the best month. By logic, then, what follows are the best links.
Scientists Consider Possibility of Alien Attack on Earth in November: So. Who do we root for?
a horus line - by Allison Epstein: Allison’s work is both hilarious and eye-opening. Worth subscribing.
An Open Letter to Chad the Soccer Dad - by Charlotte Clymer: Adults should be kept away from children’s sports.
Earth's Best Logroller Has Created Her Own Greatest Rival | Defector: Love people just enjoying themselves doing odd things.
Why are football’s player unions so powerless compared with U.S. sports? - The Athletic: It’s about football, but it applies very much to all labor relations in our trans-national economic world.
What we know about the millions of missing Democrats and why they skipped 2024: Interesting read.
What Dickens Can Teach Us About Antisemitism in the Age of Trump and Gaza: As noted, Allison is hilarious, but she is also as sharp a commentator as there is.
Your First Paragraph is Your Whole Novel: A very generous walk through of the process that turned a first draft into a published novel.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps’s Nod to Jack Kirby Is an Empty Gesture Until Creators Get Paid - Reactor: Capitalism screws the people who make it run.
CBS News investigation of Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals new discrepancies - CBS News: I never believed the worst stories about Trump and Epstein, but, man, they are covering something up.
Peacock feathers can emit laser beams - Ars Technica: the next version of Star Wars missile defense is just going to be flocks of pissed off peacocks.
Seven Days At The Bin Store | Defector: The refuse of late-stage capitalism.
Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey shows: Really interesting look at the various flavors of quantum mechanics.
FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Thesis Defense - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Now glad I never went for a PhD.
Caitlín Doherty, Everything Else — Sidecar: The world as it is.
Have the best possible week, in the best possible month, everyone.