The New York Times returns to Vietnam nytco.com/press/the-new-…

Trump can still win the debate if Mike Pence has the courage

“95-years later, ‘The Virginian’ remains an unsettling, bleak vision of the West.” Me, on Victor Fleming’s early talkie, 1929’s “The Virginian.” boxd.it/7jlK51

Why not require all dynamic NFL kickoffs to be returned and place on the 40 all kickoffs that fly out of the end zone?

Listening to Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak album tonight, and "Fight Or Fall" might be the first Wilco song. 1976: youtube.com/watch?v=Jt86dP…

New @bostonglobe The Anti-Mainstream Media Election bostonglobe.com/2024/09/13/opi…

“Donald Trump is a funny kind of patriot. He loves America—except for the cities, people who live in the cities, about half of the states, the universities, sports leagues, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, the legal system, immigrants, the culture.” thedispatch.com/article/the-an…

Two decades ago, newsroom bosses chose a business model of "churnalism" – getting reporters to fire out many stories a day with no original work. Now technology has not just obsoleted the reporters, but the bosses too – and even the readers. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

Happy Sunday! We've got stories from some of our favorite writers to share this week. If you get something out of this newsletter, we'd really appreciate you spreading the word. mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

There's a dissertation in here somewhere

If you're looking for an example of someone being charged with an assassination attempt without committing any imminently dangerous act, there's Nicholas Roske, who allegedly targeted Justice Brett Kavanaugh politico.com/news/2024/08/2…

re: Scientific American's endorsement of Kamala Harris for president I wish I saw more scientists grappling with the tradeoffs at stake here. In fact, a 2023 paper found that the journal Nature's endorsement of Joe Biden 1. "caused large reductions in stated trust in Nature

Crystal Gayle - "Old Boyfriends" youtube.com/watch?v=wwPRPe…

"If I Could Only Win Your Love" -- The Louvin Brothers youtube.com/watch?v=NOyWMV…

Louvin Brothers - "Can't Keep You in Love with Me" youtube.com/watch?v=I_YT_4…

"Officials warn against touching rapidly spreading invasive plant species: 'The repercussion of this exposure is immediate and discomforting'' thecooldown.com/green-tech/gia…