The Winchester Star, Kansas, August 15, 1930

i'm sorry i can't get over nikola jokic absolutely sobbing over his tiny horse winning a harness racing event in front of like maybe 100 people

How the Kyiv Independent reached 20,000 paying members — with no paywall niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-ky…

can't wait to read ErikWemple in The New York Times. but is this not the "media columnist" role? believe it's been empty since Ben Smith left.

Earlier this year, a 17-year-old high school student named Hannah Cairo solved a 40-year-old mystery about how waves behave, surprising and exciting mathematicians. Kevin Hartnett reports: quantamagazine.org/at-17-hannah-c…

The contrast between how Liverpool and the Red Sox are operating right now is striking. Liverpool, Arne Slot and Michael Gordon are doubling down after winning the Premier League, chasing stars with urgency while still building smart and deep, spending strategically.

WNBA IN BOSTON!!!!!

This is crazy and kind of heartbreaking. In a huge survey of young kids about phones and technology, they all say they want to be out playing in the real world. But parents don't let them out unsupervised. So they're stuck on their phones. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

sorry to mom out but SHOULD HE BE WALKING WITHOUT A BOOT ALREADY?

a little surprised to hear they’re focused on the Eater app. it feels abandoned here in Boston. haven’t done a thorough review but there’s multiple restaurants on their map that have been closed for a year+ just in my neighborhood

go ahead and smell that data. by Josh Axelrod for Nieman Lab. niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-go…

NEW: The CDC shooting was much worse than initially reported. 181 rounds. 150 windows hit. Staff are furious at RFK Jr. and Trump becuz their long-running fears about anti-vax rhetoric turning deadly seem to be vindicated. ⁦Lauren Weber⁩ + Me. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08…

“Remarkably, 70% of Facebook users and 65% of Instagram users still say they are using those platforms to get their news, even though there was no news on them.” niemanlab.org/2025/08/why-th…

Coupled with the attack on BLS, this is rapidly advancing deeper into the territory of insisting that all data that doesn't conform to Trump preferences is inherently invalid & that only the leader can tell you the truth. A hallmark of authoritarians across world & thru history

the great Molly White has been my crutch to understanding so many of the weird and wild stories coming out of the crypto world. and it feels like she's just getting started. really fun to talk to her about following the money and more for Nieman Lab niemanlab.org/2025/08/indepe…