Baillee Brown shares a inside look and details on the role of the scheduler and the functioning of US Congress offices [Santi Cruz | Statecraft] www.statecraft.pub/p/how-a-cong...

A behavioral psychologist applies her craft to gain some understanding about the vexing question of why people don’t put their shopping carts away [Hannah S Waldfogel @behscientist.bsky.social ] behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...

The best leaders do not have much in common at all. All truly influential leaders are different. But they all make experiences for their followers, and these experiences drive behaviors that drive outcomes [Marcus Buckingham @bigthink.com ] bigthink.com/business/des...

Every World Cup leaves behind some kind of visual calling card. In 2026, it might just be pink cleats. Everywhere you look, the boots are pink: fluoro pink, hot pink, fuchsia pink. And once you notice it, you can't unsee it [Adam Cheung @gqmagazine.bsky.social ] www.gq.com/story/why-is...

Tarps Off is what happens when a younger, louder roster & the newer, more appealing innovations appeal to a demographic baseball has been desperate to woo. In St. Louis, every waved shirt feels like a victory [ @candacedbuckner.bsky.social @theathletic.com ] ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

Can the country respond to new pressures & new forms of power without losing sight of its principles? That question has shaped the republic for generations, & it continues to shape our politics today [ @scottenglish.com ] www.scottenglish.com/p/why-the-un...

For most of Hany Farid’s career, he had been charged with identifying the rare fake in a world of shared truths. But now fakes are the norm and truth is elusive [Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff @nytimes.com ] www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...

Computer science professor Hany Farid is the world’s premier expert in deepfakes. It’s a daunting task. Over the past year, deepfake content has grown at a rate of roughly 900%. The consequences are profound [Fiona Ulrich @sfchronicle.com ] periscope.corsfix.com?https%3A%2F%...

Faced with the imminent fall of a five-decade reign, the leaders of the Albanian Communist government transformed a kitchen mixer into a tool to to destroy immense amounts of paperwork [ @gastrognome.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/alb...

It’s not about being indulgent or arrogant. It’s about becoming your best self every day. Avoid: • success-induced complacency • living by urgencies rather than priorities • pouring into others but not yourself ~ Dan Rockwell | Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2026/06/08/d...

The league-wide @mlb.com shift to a one knee down stance has catchers trading knee pain and leg fatigue for inner thigh bruises and gonadic grief [ @zackmeisel.bsky.social @theathletic.com ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

With the World Cup underway, here is a look at the 48 teams and 1,248 players participating [ @mchristenson.bsky.social David Hills, Steven Bloor, Gary Blight @theguardian.com ] www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

David Maxwell is not just an avid collector of breweriana; he’s also the world’s foremost - and probably only - archaeological scholar of beer cans [Jessica Gingrich @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bee...

With matches starting today, @brianphillips.lol looks at why the vibes surrounding this World Cup are so cartoonishly bad - and why the beautiful game might beat all the bullshit [ @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/06/10/s...

Centralia, PA - the burning town - is a landscape pulsing with life. Everywhere that’s not asphalt is a riot of green: possible, at least in part, because the government has forbidden any new human settlement [ @colindickey.com @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cen...

The story of ice-cream trucks is not all soft-serve and sprinkles. There have been some bad players along with the Good Humors [Brendan McAleer @caranddriver.bsky.social ] www.caranddriver.com/features/a61...

Useless rules cause quiet failure. People follow steps that don’t matter. Teams protect processes that don’t serve. Energy seeps out one pointless action at a time. Tips on how to avoid this & thrive from Dan Rockwell | Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2026/03/24/c...

The @usmnt.ussoccer.com enters the 2026 World Cup with both promise & pressure. A look at the relative importance of each player on the 26 man roster [Anthony Dabbundo @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/05/27/s...

There is growing recognition that pregnancy does not signal the end or the pause of a high level soccer playing career, but rather an active chapter within it [ @melanieanzidei.bsky.social @meganferinga.bsky.social @theathletic.com ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

SubTropolis: a secure facility that’s constantly 68 - 72 degrees, completely unaffected by the weather and so enormous it can fit over forty pro football stadiums [Matthew Brady | American Lifestyle] americanlifestylemag.com/life-culture...

Unlike the other rusted metal reflectors in the room, a new glass mirror gives Destry McKinney an undistorted view of himself for the first time in decades & inspires deeper thoughts [ @marshallprojectguild.org @prisonjournalism.bsky.social ] www.themarshallproject.org/2026/04/24/a...

In 1971, Natalie Scheublin was murdered in her Bedford, Mass. home. Her killer walked free for more than 50 years. Then prosecutor David Solet started asking questions [John H Tucker @bostonmagazine.bsky.social ] www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2026/05...

Free stuff makes us do very strange, irrational things. A look at how “free” affects consumer behavior across 3 different areas: grocery store samples, shipping, and online content [Mark Dent @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/why-free-stu...

Smart teams outperform smart individuals. Use these practices to build one you’re proud to lead: 1. Expand the lens 2. Practice turn-taking 3. Promote curiosity ~ Dan Rockwell | Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2025/06/04/s...

The 152 best names in Kentucky Derby history - a completely subjective list complete with rationales ignoring performance & looks [ @tylerparker.bsky.social @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/04/30/s...

When the Knicks see an opening they hammer it. When they have the opportunity to go for the throat, they seize it. They behave that way because attitude reflects leadership & because of Jalen Brunson [ @yourmandevine.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

“Be kind, be respectful, and don’t overstay when others are waiting for a table” - @micahcash.bsky.social on the philosophy of @WaffleHouse. He sat in the booths of about 125 Waffle Houses taking photos of the world outside of their windows [ @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/waf...

Lions. Tigers. Both are large powerful felines. But they are distinct species. So what do these iconic cats have in common, and how are they different? [Dani Leviss @livescience.com ] www.livescience.com/animals/cats...

The culturally & spiritually significant deer of Japan’s Nara Park are part of a millennium-old genetic lineage - does that make them more deserving of protection? [Roxanne Hoorn @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sac...

There are more than 9m vacant homes in Japan - an astonishing 13.8% of the country’s entire housing supply. And the problem is getting worse: by 2038, one in every three homes are projected to be vacant. Why? [Zachary Crockett @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/wh...

The philosophy of Oubaitori: Don't stare outward. Turn inward. Tend your garden. Sow your seeds. Water your grass. The grass is greener where you water it [@SahilBloom] www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/t...

Vaulting from anonymity to being a sensation in two countries, Kansei Matsuzawa’s strong belief that he’d kick in the @NFL led him to expect a breakout moment. It just happened to happen in the last 9 months [ @andrewgreif.bsky.social @nbcnews.com ] www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/y...

The nice guy who finished first Work, respect & family values made Aaron Rai a popular winner of the Wanamaker Trophy among his peers [Aaron Bull @theguardian.com ] www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

How a childhood obsession became an online phenomenon and a full-time career for claw-machine enthusiasts [Anna Rahmanan @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/th...

Ekiben, a portmanteau combining eki - the Japanese word for “station” - and ben - short for bento, or boxed meal, are boxed meals as numerous as the country’s train stations [Rohini Chaki @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jap...

For most travelers, in-flight dining is a far cry from what it used to be. What was airplane food really like 50 or 60 years ago? Revisit the golden age of aviation food from the 1960s & 1970s [Peter Vanden Bos - Daily Passport] dailypassport.com/what-in-flig...

Where do battle tanks and military trucks go when their service has ended? Enthusiasts and professionals put them to work for search and rescue, marketing and just having fun [ @mercedeslilienthal.com @nytimes.com ] www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/u...

Regularly audit the flexibility of your beliefs and understanding of the world. Remember, some of what you know today may be challenged by what you learn tomorrow. [ @sahilbloom.bsky.social ] www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/t...

With impressive access, depth, and insight Wright Thompson shares the thinking of Golden State @warriorsofficial.bsky.social coach Steve Kerr www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

The 2026 NFL schedule came out this week. What are the factors that go into determining the 272-game season? operations.nfl.com/gameday/nfl-...

From its construction to its role in movies, a detailed examination of the Empire State Building [ @rachelcomplains.bsky.social @architecturaldigest.com.web.brid.gy Yahoo Life] www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/em...

David Rankin is the closest thing Earth has to a space superhero. As an observer & engineer at the Catalina Sky Survey he looks for dangerous rocks that could catastrophically damage Earth -[ @supercluster.com Levi Christiansen @smithsonianmag.bsky.social ] ] www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

David Attenborough turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning [ @dannychau.bsky.social @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/05/04/t...

The feedback sandwich is filled with baloney. It follows this pattern. Begin and end with praise. Slip the baloney in the middle. It feels disingenuous when praise is preparation for bad news. Follow these 3 steps instead [Dan Rockwell |Leadershipfreak]  leadershipfreak.blog/2025/01/20/f...

Known for his unmistakable baritone voice & his signature catchphrases, John Sterling’s commitment bordered on unfathomable. He called 5,060 consecutive Yankees games from 1989 to 2019 - 5,271 if you include the postseason [Ben Glicksman @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/05/04/m...

March Madness, the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, is slated to expand to 76 teams. As we’ve come to expect in college sports there are endless solutions for problems that don’t exist [ @danwolken.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...

2 eyes help us see the world while 2 ears enable us to locate sounds. But there’s not the same dramatic sense of loss if you block one nostril. So why don’t we just have a large hole like the mouth? Why do we have 2 nostrils? [Sarah Philip @popsci.com ] www.popsci.com/science/why-...

As of April 20, the dwindling number of Red Lobster restaurants that still exist have resummoned Endless Shrimp, their most popular and most controversial, promotion [ @lukewinkie.bsky.social YahooLife] www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

An intimate look at the fate of small dairy farms through the eyes of the Watson family of Pennsylvania as they prepared to sell their last herd of cows [Eli Saslow @nytimes.com ] www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...

Spirit Airlines died as it lived: lots of angry customers and no one picking up the phone. But people will soon learn that the only thing worse than a world with Spirit is one without it [ @saahildesai.bsky.social @theatlantic.com ] www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...