Effusions from the pen (keyboard?) for your enjoyment.
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great | The New Republic: The kids aren’t terrible.
How to find music you will love without the algorithm | The Verge: Life outside the computer.
Has Legalized Gambling Poisoned the Sports Atmosphere?: It absolutely has.
Good Boy Is a Horror Film About Grieving: I love Noah’s film criticisms. They always have something thoughtful to say about the work.
A ‘Death Train’ Is Haunting South Florida - The Atlantic: The solution is simple. We just won’t pay for it.
How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes | The Verge: Fascinating look at how Google is used to manipulate information.
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb | The Verge: It is wild half the stuff alleged in here is remotely legal, but it all apparently is. This bubble is getting uglier and uglier.
Jeffrey Epstein, King of the Dweebs: We are ruled by the worst people.
romantasyzing yr world - by Lyta Gold - Lyta’s List: More great criticism from Lyta Gold. Buy her excellent book and subscribe to her excellent newsletter.
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent | The Verge: AI agents do not work.
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field: We have the worst elite journalists.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management | by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District | Medium: We should instead be ruled by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On - The New York Times: Trump is the most corrupt President in history.
In Texas, Tierra Walker Wasn’t Offered an Abortion Before a High-risk Pregnancy Killed Her — ProPublica: Abortion bans kill.
Camp Mystic lawsuit paints heartbreaking picture of girls’ last moments during the the Texas floods | CNN: Infuriating story.
At Loyola Marymount’s KXLU, College Radio Keeps Its Cool - The New York Times: The best radio station in my area is the local college station.
The NFL’s most anonymous men are also the happiest: ‘My life’s not real’ - The Athletic: Fun look at an under-appreciated position.
Hold Their Manhoods Cheap - by Timothy Burke: The real crisis in masculinity is how few man are willing to stand up for right.
First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe - Ars Technica: Science is cool.
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens | Iran International: But climate change is a myth.
I have stumbled on incontrovertible proof that the hockey gods hate the loser point - The Athletic: As do all right thinking people.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
Happy Sunday! By the way, I noted your favorite word, Kerffulle, on a BBC article. Effusion? Illusion? Confusion? The most interesting definition I found was not emotive but related to indigenous rock (not &roll) when molten pours out of a volcanoe and later becomes solid. Sounds like either death to the natives or a new island in the future. More music, please & thank you !!!