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Mere Orthodoxyfaith-familySep 11, 2026

We’re today’s Roman emperors, declaring ourselves gods. It’s going about as well for us as it did for folks like Nero.

City JournalcultureSep 11, 2026

A new book, engaging in its historical detail, castigates the city’s supposed neoliberal austerity—but offers no credible alternative path.

The DispatchnewsSep 11, 2026

J.D. Vance makes his pitch to the anti-war right.

NPR World NewsnewsSep 11, 2026

It's been nearly 25 years since the start of the U.S- led invasion of Afghanistan. NPR returns to Kabul to see how Afghans, now back under Taliban rule, are coping with the legacy of that 20 year war.

Tim Challiesfaith-familySep 11, 2026

A review of Alistair Begg’s We Will Be Changed, an exposition of the fruit of the Spirit—essential character that is produced in us but not by us. See Also Free Stuff Fridays (Holman Reference) A La Carte (8/17) A La Carte (3/21)

AeoncultureSep 11, 2026

The fathers of Islamic science hold lessons for students: breadth over specialisation, and never let constraints get in the way - by Mariam Sabri Read on Aeon

AxiosnewsSep 11, 2026

The record price of diesel threatens to stoke inflation at a time when consumers are already price-sensitive and businesses are reeling from higher costs due to trade tensions. Why it matters: Diesel is a key cost throughout the supply chain, meaning soaring prices could eventually show up in what consumers pay for everything from groceries to household goods. Driving the news: The national average price of a gallon of diesel topped $6 for the first time ever, AAA said Friday, Axios' Ben Berkowitz reports. That's up 60% from a year earlier. Between the lines: Food prices could be among the first places consumers feel the ripple effects, executives said this week. At grocery chain Kroger, which has been trying to keep a lid on prices: "I would expect that the pressure is actually going to mount," CEO Greg Foran said Friday on an earnings call. At pork producer Smithfield Foods: "That impact is beginning to flow through in the second half of the year," CFO Mark Hall said Thursday. A

Fatherlyfaith-familySep 10, 2026

The former Bachelor star and now co-hose of Age of Attraction and The Viall Files co-host (with his wife, Natalie Joy Viall is now a dad of three — including infant twins. Here's how it's going.

Not The BeenewsSep 11, 2026

Hoo boy!

BBC WorldnewsSep 11, 2026

The capture by the rebels of a stretch Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.

Art of ManlinesscultureSep 11, 2026

Every five years or so, Kate and I get the itch to redesign the Art of Manliness. I don’t fully know where it comes from. After eighteen years of running this site, our tastes change, our sense of what AoM is about changes, and at some point an old design stops fitting the idea we’ve […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

Popular SciencenewsSep 11, 2026

Called knapping, the skilled process dates back thousands of years. The post Yosemite National Park highlights Indigenous arrowhead crafting appeared first on Popular Science.

SmithsoniannewsSep 11, 2026

Weighing a combined ten pounds, the artifacts are estimated to be 1,000 years old and constitute Finland’s largest coin hoard of the era

Farnam StreetcultureSep 10, 2026

Shopify founder and CEO Tobi Lütke joins Shane Parrish to discuss AI agents, better decision-making, and the future of work. He explains how he uses an AI council to examine his hardest decisions and why taste, judgment, and responsibility become more valuable as AI becomes more capable. They go inside Shopify’s work with River, an … The post Tobi Lütke: AI Agents, Better Decisions, and the Future of Work appeared first on Farnam Street.

City JournalcultureSep 11, 2026

If workers won’t choose unions, Big Labor increasingly wants government to choose for them.

Mere Orthodoxyfaith-familySep 10, 2026

What does it mean to “taste and see that the Lord is good?” It may be reflected in dying like my grandmother, without a bitter taste in the mouth.

AeoncultureSep 10, 2026

Saffron and ostrich liver were prescribed but so were exercise, gardens, animals, socialising, and music - by Katherine Harvey Read on Aeon

AxiosnewsSep 11, 2026

A letter is circulating among House members urging Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring back the House "immediately" and keep it in session until Congress passes AI safeguards, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Such drastic action has been proposed by members of both parties this week after current and former Anthropic researchers went public with warnings that AI could kill off humanity in the next decade. The letter to Johnson, drafted by Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), says "urgent action" is needed "to address catastrophic risk posed by advanced artificial intelligence," according to a copy first obtained by Axios. The letter is co-signed by Reps. George Whitesides (D-Calif.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) but was still being circulated as of Friday afternoon. Driving the news: The letter calls for the House to "return to Washington immediately and remain in session until Congress advances meaningful, bipartisan AI safeguards." It notes that the House, which reconvenes Monday, is schedule

Not The BeenewsSep 11, 2026

The ones who won't kill you will gladly dance on your grave.

BBC WorldnewsSep 11, 2026

Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.