MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

These were my 10 favorite books I read last year (that are actually 13 because I allow exact ties). I am perpetually ravenous for book recs, so please throw ‘em at me if you got ‘em.

John Weaver: 1944 - 2025 — Caity Weaver We hate to tell you this: The world’s friendliest man has gone away.

I’m afraid I have to share very sad news about a very nice man: www.caity.info/blog-1-1/38p...

YEAH

Pennies Are Trash Now The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.

I still can’t believe the U.S. stopped making pennies with just…no plan. NO PLAN!!!!!! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

PLEASE DO!!!! I would love that.

(If you already gave me an answer, don’t worry about the form—I got you.) (Well, actually, in that case, please send the form to someone else. Thank you. I love you. You’re my friend.)

I’m still fighting every day to get the answer to this question and now I have a FORM. Please for the love of God fill out the form (or email your answer to cweaver@theatlantic). I’ll let you know how it all works out in the end!!!! docs.google.com/forms/d/11de...

You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.

"Yet as the tide of fiascoes rose around him, Benedict Arnold was becoming—I will say this as clinically and dispassionately as possible—ravishing." @caity.bsky.social for @theatlantic.com

I Fought the Battle of Bunker Hill What it takes to be a Revolutionary War reenactor

I became a Revolutionary War reenactor for work! I went to Massachusetts and I couldn’t wear makeup!!! 😭 War is HELL

This is proving to be quite a popular answer!

IMPORTANT QUESTION: What is the best free restaurant bread in the United States? (ANY restaurant is eligible, but the bread must be free provided free to *every* table.)

My cousin asked me to “ask one of your smart friends what’s going on here” and I feel like the answer is that everyone in her home is about to die—but I can’t think of a nice way to explain that to her. Anyone else have a theory?

5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...

“We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be AI, and we are the company that’s bringing those people to life,” said CEO Jeanine Wright, who was previously chief operating officer of podcasting company Wondery
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Omg you solved it!!! OK fine, this website is perfect!

Does anyone on this gd app know about the sky and, if so, can you please tell me what happened here? (Taken facing…southeast I think? The main sunset show was happening in another part of the sky)

Are Humans Watching Animals Too Closely? Some may crave a little privacy, even your dog.

Thank you @rossandersen.bsky.social for a gorgeously written (alternately funny and distressing) story that has created a new intrusive thought for me: Does my dog have enough privacy???? www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.

I hate to say this, but I think Mark Twain fucking lied about going to the Louvre (with all due respect): www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell (Gift Article) For my whole life, I’ve been a hard-core sweets junkie. Could a spa help me quit in a week?

For my final story for NYT Mag, I spent thousands of dollars in an attempt to stop LOVIN’ Dunkaroos

Noel 2024 Playlist · blakelively69 · 172 items · 22 saves

Here is the 2024 edition of my perfect Christmas playlist. As always:
1) Start it from any song but do NOT use shuffle. Shuffling compromises the integrity of the precisely ordered 9 hour playlist.
2) I do NOT welcome your suggestions! Suggesters will be BLOCKED :) open.spotify.com/playlist/5T9...

Does Bluesky have the juice? PLUS: YouTube's two primary intellectual values

@maxread.info is writing the best newsletter I've come across, and this installment is a great example of how it can inform and maybe even change you're thinking, rather than just saying "that thing I've been arguing since 2015 continues to explain everything":

maxread.substack.com/p/does-blues...

This is how other people feel when they see me win many arguments against you. But I keep doing it for the love of the game, even though I know it will likely dismay.

To be regarded as a neutral party and thus my enemy — BIG mistake. Hopefully you can walk this back 😬 sadly I can’t get involved at this point

@jonesieman.bsky.social I WILL BULLY YOU ON ALL PLATFORMS

I’m just here to have fun and make friends :) AND WORK HARD