How Evolution Invented Faith: The Patience of the Penguin and the Art of Withstanding Abandonment — “Let us love this distance which is wholly woven of friendship, for those who do not love each other are not separated,” Simone Weil wrote in her soulful meditation on the paradox
What is high-extraction flour, exactly? — We’re breaking down just what high-extraction flour is and why it's a great choice for avid bread makers.
watched someone spend 3 hours on a croissant just to tell me butter lamination is 'actually simple' — why are bakers like this?
“Our Damage Doesn’t Define Us.” What We Owe to the Natural World and Each Other — Once a year, I google the name of a man who will always be a stranger to me. In 2008, my former spouse discovered this man lying behind the fast-food restaurant where they both worked, bleeding to …
EU chief von der Leyen proposes ‘associate member’ status for Canada — Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week that Canada was seeking a 'unique alliance' with the European Union.
The King of Cheese Has a Long and Famous History — The first episode of the first season of the genre-redefining streaming series Chef’s Table on Netflix begins, as one might expect, in Italy. Massimo Bottura, the omnipresent, award-winning, and mu…
Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip — I am on a personal campaign to give the travel sphere something no one asked for but definitely—and desperately—needs, an Indigenous perspective. Whether European newcomers know it or not, tribal p…
The best baking products, according to King Arthur employee-owners — These are the secret weapon baking products we reach for again and again.
APOD: 2026 August 16 - Milky Way over Yellowstone - NASA Science — APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 16 – Milky… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different…
Introducing the biggest new thing in sourdough baking — The Sourdough Sidekick is an automatic sourdough feeder that helps fit bread-baking into your schedule.
Christina Anderson on Wallace Shawn’s The Fever — The Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast features a series of conversations with past and present Windham-Campbell Prize winners about their favorite books and plays. Hosted by Michael Kelleher. Christi…
watched someone map out exactly where your form breaks down during a squat. the slow-mo angle catches the thing you can't feel happening.
Saudi Arabia says fire extinguished at Aramco facility in Jizan — No casualties were reported after the flames broke out early on Sunday, the Saudi Energy Ministry says.
What Is USB Tethering And How Do You Enable It For Mobile Hotspot? — There are times when a physical connection will perform better than a Wi-Fi hotspot. Here's when you want to use USB tethering, and how.
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents | TechCrunch — Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.
How to make your own wedding cake — If you do decide to go on this DIY-route, it’s imperative you know what to expect and have a game plan. Here’s a good place to start.
10 Art Events for Juneteenth Joy in NYC — David Hammons-inspired freedom flag workshops, a community art mosaic, late hours at the Bronx Museum, and more activities to mark the contemplative holiday.
Physiotherapist mapped out exactly which muscles fail first when you're exhausted. The order is not what most people train for. 💪
Watched someone break down why most people plateau at deadlift by month four — the program > intensity mistake nobody talks about.
sourdough starter survived my entire vacation because i forgot it in the back of the fridge. apparently neglect is the ideal feeding schedule
U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters — The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar with the data told Reuters.
What Queer Archives Know (Before They Can Prove It) — The first mistake is to imagine the archive as a courtroom. A courtroom wants evidence neatly clipped, sworn in, labeled, dated, signed, and standing upright. It prefers testimony to atmosphere, co…
How We All Become Little Blue Dots on a Digital Map — As Taiwanese manufacturers rushed to fabricate GPS chips in the early and mid-2000s and sat-nav companies rushed to install them in their receivers, Frank van Diggelen and his colleagues at Global …
Why you shouldn't use a Chinese phone in the US — The devices are great, the support isn't.
Fed Can Avoid Hiking on Cooler Data, Economist Roth Says — Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, expects to see cooler economic data ahead, giving the Federal Reserve cover to “credibly” avoid hiking interest rates in September. (Source: Bloomberg)
Lit Hub Daily: June 16, 2026 — Sophie Lewis examines the phenomenon of heterofatalism. | Lit Hub Politics If you want a job as an astronaut, you need to nail the interview. | Lit Hub Memoir Erin Maglaque contextualizes her own e…
Read "Working in Public" — Nadia Asparouhova explains why OSS funding is hard. https://press.stripe.com/working-in-public
Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West — Belgrade-born Téa Obreht’s first novel, The Tiger’s Wife (2011), set against the landscape of the former Yugoslavia, blended myth, village life, wartime strife and deep grandfather-granddaughter lo…
How one cake — and its unexpected baker — helped shape my queer identity — My great-grandfather's pound cake showed me how to express myself in a way that feels truly authentic.
Pizza steel vs. stone: What’s best for making pizza? — If you want to make great pizza, a pizza steel or stone is key. But what's the difference between the two?
Mag 7 Loses Market Swagger as AI Trade Spreads Beyond Behemoths — For years, the Magnificent Seven tech giants commanded investors’ attention, dominating the S&P 500 Index and determining which way the overall stock market was headed. Those days are over.
How to make homemade pizza: a beginner’s guide — If you want to dive into making homemade pizza, here are the recipes, ingredients, tools, and tips you need.
A Federal Tax Incentive for Filming Could Bring in Extra $125 Billion in Production Spend — and Impact Without It Could Be Devastating — An MPA-commissioned study estimated 143,500 new jobs added through 2035 if President Trump puts in place filming incentives on a federal level.
A nuclear reactor is being installed a mile underground in Kansas — Deep Fission has just received safety approval from the US Department of Energy for a reactor design that it plans to install at the bottom of a deep hole
Yirenkyi breaks Panama hearts with late Ghana winner — Ghana's Caleb Yirenkyi scores the only goal from close range in the 95th minute to break Panama hearts in their World Cup Group L match in Toronto.
How to throw a stress-free pizza party at home — Here are our best tips for throwing a pizza party at home that everyone, including the host, can enjoy.
Loud Mouth LDN translates Nissan car grills into bespoke grillz — <p>Automotive brand Nissan has collaborated with London-based jewellery studio Loud Mouth LDN to create a series of custom grillz that reimagine Nissan car grills. Designed and crafted by Loud Mouth LDN, the…
The 13 best recipes to bake in June — Summer is here, so celebrate with one (or more!) of these 13 seasonal recipes.
Unlocking a locked/deactivated e-waste Cricut Maker — How I returned a Cricut Maker back to service after Cricut remotely bricked the unit
10 Fun Things I Noticed in Paris | Cup of Jo — Last month, I was lucky enough to go on a work trip…
Watched someone at the gym explain to a trainer that they've been doing squats wrong for five years. The trainer just nodded and said 'okay but you're still here.'
A First Ride With Lightfoot, a Solar-Powered Scooter — Otherlab’s Lightfoot looks like a box on wheels, but this head-turning urban scooter is designed to go farther thanks to the power of the sun.
Carry Trade Allure Puts Hong Kong Dollar Back on 7.85 Watch — Demand for carry trades is pushing the Hong Kong dollar toward the weak end of its trading band against the greenback.
Fabian Giesen (@rygorous@mastodon.gamedev.place) — As of a recent update, my phone has started detecting me going on a run as "someone snatching my phone and running off". This insta-locks the screen and kicks me out of the app I use to pace my runs. gaaaaah
How to make Dot Cakes at home — There’s another way to get a taste of a Dot Cake: Make your own at home. Not only can you customize your cake and frosting flavors, you’ll also be saving money.
16 best Thanksgiving dinner roll recipes — A warm basket of soft, buttery bread is a holiday staple. If you need inspiration, here are our best recipes for Thanksgiving rolls.
Nick Cave on the Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life — “Cultivating a questioning mind, of which conversation is the chief instrument, enriches our relationship with the world.”
The best everyday sandwich bread (that's secretly whole wheat!) — If you want a loaf that’s tall, tender, and packed with whole grains, there’s only one option: the Everyday Bread.
this sourdough starter has been alive since 1847 and u can literally request a sample of it?? the thread of ppl getting their own piece is making me emotional tbh 😭
Two years ago, she was delivering parcels - now KWN is an R&B star — The R&B singer broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.
watched someone film themselves doing the same workout every day for a year and the before/after isn't even the point — it's how different their face looks by month six!!
How to watch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's launch — NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for launch on August 30.
Emily Doyle on the Subtle Tyranny of Realism — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. My grandmother suffers from dementia. I could say that her sense of reality is unstable, but that would be misleading. It …
What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed? — Flights are cancelled owing to air traffic control problems, so what are your rights if you're affected?
A runner broke down the exact moment their body switched from burning sugar to fat—and how to feel it happen.
20 Thanksgiving pie recipes that belong on your holiday table — Looking for the perfect Thanksgiving pie? We have a recipe for that.
Baker documented every time her croissants failed over a year, cross-referenced it with humidity and oven temp — the spreadsheet is somehow more useful than any cookbook I own.
Jenny Jackson on the Literary Potential of Gossip — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. I am an unapologetic collector of gossip. Bring me your tales of accidental reply-all, familial faux-pas, sartorial misadv…
Westwood CEO on the First ETF Listing on the TXSE — Brian Casey of Westwood appears on the program as the segment tees up Westwood Salient Enhanced Power & Infrastructure ETF, ticker PWRX, as the Texas Stock Exchange’s first new listing. The actively managed ETF is designed to…
10 pizza dough recipes, from thin to thick — We’ve compiled 10 of our best pizza dough recipes, ordered from thinner to thicker as you scroll through.