The need for horse racing to find balance between high-dollar algorithm-based Computer Assisted Wagering syndicates (CAWs) who can rapidly influence odds & core customers who might feel the system is against them [ @danwolken.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/horse-racing...

It all starts in the forest. Cork oaks are harvested every nine years, once they reach maturity. It doesn't harm the tree, and the cork bark regrows. Most cork forests are in Portugal and Spain [wineorak] www.wineanorak.com/corks/howcor...

Warming up does not just benefit athletes & musicians as a randomized study of anesthesia trainees shows [ @davidepstein.bsky.social ] davidepstein.substack.com/p/why-you-ne...

Trying to define old things in “today’s dollars” gets worse the longer we go. Across centuries? Don’t bother. It’s unhelpful and misleading [Henry Snow | Another Way] buttondown.com/anotherway/a...

After 555 responses, 13,000 miles of travel, and months of monomaniacal & highly personal research Caity Weaver determined the best free restaurant bread in America [ @caity.bsky.social @theatlantic.com ] www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

How can you get more done and still love what you do? * Eliminate novelty - establish routines * Surround yourself with doers * Feel fear * Find quiet * Run your own life * Feel the joy * Take a breather ~ Dan Rockwell | Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2025/11/10/7...

19-year-old phenom Macklin Celebrini reflects on the Olympics, the season & his path to the NHL [ @playerstribune.bsky.social @theplayerstribune.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theplayerstribune.com/macklin-cele...

Notre Dame volleyball athlete Lily Fenton bravely shares her experience & feelings on being confronted by AI generated fake nudes [ @playerstribune.bsky.social @theplayerstribune.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theplayerstribune.com/lily-fenton-...

Modern art enhances the atmosphere of Memento Mori, but the people inhabiting it every day never forget that its hidden world is all about the creation and enjoyment of wine [ @johnscottlewinski.bsky.social Inside Hook] www.insidehook.com/wine/napa-mo...

The difference between ‘relative’ and ‘absolute’ percentages & how each can be misleading in some situations - as well as a 3rd way of presenting the same information - natural frequencies - which is typically much clearer [Clearer Thinking] www.clearerthinking.org/post/stop-ge...

Although charts seem to reflect reality, they often convey narratives that are misleading or entirely false [ @spencrgreenberg.bsky.social Clearer Thinking] www.clearerthinking.org/post/how-cha...

Quasi-word utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm aren’t  irrelevant noise — they may be crucial traffic signals to regulate the flow of conversations as well as tools to negotiate mutual understanding [Bob Holmes @knowablemag.bsky.social ] knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Many have titles. Some have skill. Only elite leaders have moral authority. Moral authority is influence earned because others trust your motives, character, and intentions [Dan Rockwell ~ Leadershipfreak] leadershipfreak.blog/2026/03/11/t...

Uppies and Downies - a forerunner to rugby - an ancient British form of mass football with origins stretching back to medieval times still played annually [RobTanner @theathletic.com ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

In sports, as in most areas of culture, we’re living in the age of moments. More and more of us organize our experience of sports around smaller and smaller units: clips, reels, factoids, tweets, data points [ @brianphillips.lol @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/s...

Most are familiar with stunt doubles in film & television. But there are plenty of other doubles working in the industry, too. Six body doubles talk about their secret lives on screen [Lucy Knight @theguardian.com ] www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...

The 2004 against-the-grain marketing campaign for Napoleon Dynamite that included building a social network from scratch and screening the movie for free— hundreds of times [ @imbeccable.bsky.social Marketing Brew] www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...

Not just a business. It’s a network of belief for those who attend Chicago’s Hot Dog University - part classroom, part test kitchen, part pilgrimage for anyone who’s dreamed of slinging sausages for a living [Celia Aniskovich @switchboardmag.bsky.social ] www.switchboardmagazine.com/august-issue...

US parents toilet train their kids much later than they used to. Could it be that disposable diapers are so convenient that parents don’t want to stop using them? It’s a trend that’s a sales bonanza for Pampers and Huggies [Mark Dent @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/ho...

Leadership shines in selfless love. It doesn’t shout. It serves. Greatness show up: • In sacrifice • In lowering so others can rise • When power is used to protect not impress •When authority serves people instead of feeding ego ~ Dan Rockwell | Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2026/01/27/t...

Scottie Scheffler, his sense of perspective & the arrival fallacy - the mistaken belief that finally “arriving” at a long‑sought goal will deliver lasting happiness [ @davidepstein.bsky.social ] davidepstein.substack.com/p/the-arriva...

David Ayres - the only NHL emergency backup goalie to win a game - and his quest to tell his story his way [Steven Zeitchik @thr.com ] www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

With a shelf life of 10 years and an unparalleled survival food, “pilot bread,” is one of the most ubiquitous Alaskan foods [ @zeblarson.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com ] www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why...

Americans can’t get enough chicken providing restaurants with reliability in an otherwise volatile industry. As far as restaurant concepts go, chicken is barely a risk — and that’s exactly why we’re seeing so much of it [ @bettina.bsky.social @eater.bsky.social ] www.eater.com/trends/91318...

Why so many law firms - from single-attorney practices to firms with 1000s of employees - invest so heavily in stubbornly laughably low-tech billboards [Adam M Rosen @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/wh...

A short trip to a hard place. Despite the increasing use of virtual tests, crash test dummies remain crucial & are very expensive. Here’s how they’re built [ @camilareads.bsky.social @nebpublicmedia.bsky.social @npr.org ] www.npr.org/2025/12/16/n...

Many of life's most powerful truths appear entirely contradictory on the surface. 25 of the most powerful paradoxes of life. Fall in love with life's beautiful complexity. Study the contradictions. Embrace the little bits of chaos [ @sahilbloom.bsky.social ] www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/t...

The NBA prides itself on being the top basketball league in the world. But if you pay attention, you’ll see the league has broken into 2 separate leagues of competition - one playing to win & the other to lose [ @tomhaberstroh.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

UConn has been the women’s basketball standard-bearer for more than three decades, while the men have emerged as a modern-day blue blood. @jeffeisenberg.bsky.social looks at how &why. [ @yahoosports.bsky.social ] sports.yahoo.com/mens-college...

Junk removal specialists like Junkluggers are hired to handle the items New Yorkers leave behind when they move, die or purge [Gina Ryder @nytimes.com Graham Dickie] www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/r...

With virtually no fee caps, expert witnesses are paid what the market demands for their services — and the market for their services is very robust [Zachary Crockett @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/the-lucrativ...

Lunch ladies: those who master the dynamics and balance of nutrition and taste preference [Jennifer Justis @bittersouth.bsky.social Houston Cofield] bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/...

A group of vloggers, content creators & computer engineers are creating a shield against hordes of scammers. These fraud fighters flip the script to expose the thieves & hackers who are out to steal money and identities [Evan Zimmer @cnet.com ] www.cnet.com/personal-fin...

Anger is a check engine light. Warning lights don’t cause problems. They reveal them. Frustration is a signal, not a solution. Ignoring anger can lead to danger and have personal & organizational impacts [Dan Rockwell ~ Leadershipfreak] leadershipfreak.blog/2025/11/25/a...

An unprecedented wave of Gen Z players is pulling hockey into a new era. On ice, they’re the fastest & most skilled generation. Off ice, they’re confident & carefree - connecting the game to a wider younger audience [ @danrobson.bsky.social @theathletic.com ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

In 3 seasons, Bennett Stirtz and coach Ben McCollum have traveled together from Division II to Drake to Iowa to the Elite Eight. McCollum played only 8 players against Nebraska, and 5 were his Drake guys [ @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social @theathletic.com ] www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

The airline safety video has evolved & become more entertaining. But has it made us safer? Shikhar Sachdev analyzed hundreds of airline safety videos spanning 30 years, took them apart, & dissected their locations, music, & celebrities [ @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/th...

From Saudi Arabia to Qatar, rulers have used modern air conditioning indoors & out to control landscapes & lives, forgoing traditional methods of keeping cool. Should that change? [ @mariannedhe.bsky.social @noemamag.com ] www.noemamag.com/the-gulf-wor...

The rapid expansion of wild pig populations & the destruction they bring, is one of rural America’s greatest threats. Kansas is the first state to drastically reduce feral swine thanks to innovative somewhat controversial methods [Michael Pearce @theklc.bsky.social ] klcjournal.com/how-kansas-w...

Why are public trash cans so complicated and expensive? High-tech, designer trash bins are popular with local governments. But many people just want a regular can on the corner [Mark Dent @thehustle.bsky.social ] thehustle.co/originals/wh...

Skill can’t compensate for a stingy heart. Advantage grows when it’s given. Generosity multiplies influence & requires 4 strengths: • Humility • Courage • Compassion • Connection ~ Dan Rockwell — Leadershipfreak leadershipfreak.blog/2026/03/12/t...

A look at how Muslim athletes — including Hakeem Olajuwon who won NBA player of the month in February 1995 — maintain high levels of performance during the month of Ramadan [Muneer Shehadi IFANCA] ifanca.org/resources/fa...

Larry Bird punched a fan during a game in Las Cruces, but it was like that moment didn’t happen at all - overshadowed by a miracle shot that ushered in March Madness [Keith O’Brien @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/03/03/c...

Clam cakes. Coffee milk. Grinders. Calamari.  A few of Little Rhody's most-iconic dishes — and the best spots to score them [ @alexvanburen.bsky.social Food Network] www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/...

What does being struck by lightning feel like? A defibrillator delivers up to 1,000 volts; inmates executed by electric chair receive 2,000; a typical lightning strike transmits 100 million volts or more [Jacob Stern @stacykranitz.bsky.social @theatlantic.com ] www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The Evil Laser Pointer Theory: Controversies distract from the other controversies; everything happens too fast & too haphazardly to stay in focus [ @brianphillips.bsky.social @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/02/11/n...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is Iceland’s chief “lava cooler” in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked [ @amelia-nierenberg.bsky.social Egill Bjarnason @nytimes] www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/w...

There’s no epiphany. Just small, stubborn acts. A soft defiance. Rich & nuanced guidance from Albert Camus * Embrace the absurd. And revolt * Experience freedom by accepting responsibility * Practice solidarity & empathy * Live with passion [Eric Barker - bakadesuyo] bakadesuyo.com/2025/10/how-...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander passed Wilt Chamberlain for most consecutive games with 20+ points, a record that had stood for over half a century. 7 ways to better understand how SGA is wrecking the record books [ @tomhaberstroh.bsky.social @yahoosports.bsky.social ] ] sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

The perfect confluence of chaos channeled into a willing & able vessel when Bam Adebayo, a long-unheralded defensive mastermind, scored 83 points in a single game, overtaking Kobe Bryant’s 81-points 20 years ago [ @dannychau.bsky.social @theringer.com.web.brid.gy ] www.theringer.com/2026/03/11/n...