Defector
• Maitreyi Anantharaman
WNBA Moves Potential Title-Clinching Finals Game To Lunchtime
Defector
• Maitreyi Anantharaman
Open Culture
• Colin Marshall
This Halloween marks the 100th anniversary of the death of famed escape artist Harry Houdini. Today, most of us know more about the manner of that death than we do about any of the feats of escape artistry that made him famous in the first place. As the story goes, he’d mastered his own body […]
Open Culture
• OC
Ray Ellis had a six-decade career as a producer, arranger, and jazz composer. And while he’s best known for arranging music for Billie Holiday’s Lady in Satin (1958), he also enjoyed a long career orchestrating music for television. Working under a pseudonym “Yvette Blais” (his wife’s name), Ellis composed background music for the cartoon studio Filmation between 1968 and 1982. And, during […]
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Donny Meacham
The Fox News couple returned to a meaningful place for their wedding, with family, political figures and country music stars there to celebrate. Continue reading…
404 Media
• Joseph Cox
“These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads.
Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter
• Sarah Kendzior
Don’t call me Cassandra! Your questions answered on the midterms, misogyny, and more.
Tennessee farmer's fuel bill was $20,000 for just 2 weeks:
"I wish they could see what it costs us to plant a crop and what we are getting paid... A farmer doesn't like a handout. He would rather have a fair market."
Reporter: Bethel, Alaska is an isolated town that can only be reached by plane or boat. People are used to higher gas and grocery prices, but now both gas and heating oil hover around $8 a gallon. Residents are worried that "if we don't get relief, some of our villages are going to disappear."
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Evan Paul
Brothers Osborne keeps their backstage demands refreshingly low key, sticking to energy drinks, liquor, and enough candy to fuel a tour bus full of road warriors. Continue reading…
Ars Technica
• Beth Mole
Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."
Ars Technica
• Jennifer Ouellette
Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.
WIRED
• Nena Farrell
The powerful Dyson V16 Piston Animal and other Dyson vacuums and tools are discounted until Halloween.
WIRED
• Kat Merck
Anker is serving up 20 percent off all charging gear for Halloween, plus … Labubus?
Reminder, Maryland voters: Vote YES on Question 3!
Techdirt
• Cathy Gellis
For American democracy to survive, we are going to have to do something about the current operation of our judicial system. But what is needed to fix it is more than just “packing” the Supreme Court, as many have proposed, because the problems we’re facing extend far beyond just its current personnel line-up. There are […]
The Warning with Steve Schmidt
• Steve Schmidt
Trump’s Justice Department has sued to block Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Dan Sullivan loses.
Trump whines: For Obama to say the White House was a Cheesecake Factory just shows why he was a lousy president
Q: The race for Cindy Hyde-Smith was moved from solid Republican to likely Republican.
Trump: I don't know. I think she's doing very well.
Did a bunch of work on Sunlit and Epilogue this morning, submitted both new versions for approval. The next Epilogue has book barcode scanning! Should be handy when you’re in a bookstore and notice something to add to your to-read list.
Apple chose to make the screen slightly larger on the iPad Mini while reducing the overall size and bezels. I might’ve been interested in a smaller screen, lighter, but perhaps it’s a no-go at that price and when the iPhone Pro Max and Duo exist.