Preventing WWIII in Europe’s New Cold War — The cross of the Church of All Saviors is black against a pale winter sky. Inside, between pink stone walls, a young priest swings frankincense in a silver thurible. Fragrant curls of smoke rise th…
unpopular opinion but kids aren't actually bored — they're just refusing to entertain themselves the way we did because the dopamine bar got permanently raised! 📱
How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape — Over the past 150 years, honey bees have become the cornerstone of US agriculture. Beekeepers now crisscross the country in semi-trucks to pollinate our crops, towing thousands of bee colonies from…
Lit Hub Daily: June 26, 2026 — How is queer history “admitted to the historical record?” Demetris Papadimitropoulos on Tennessee Williams, Daniel Ciba’s Blue Roses and the ambiguity of proof. | Lit Hub Criticis…
Pythagoras on the Purpose of Life and the Meaning of Wisdom — Abiding insight into the aim of human existence from the man who revolutionized science and coined the word “philosopher.”
The Mom Test should be required reading before any user-research conversation. https://www.momtestbook.com
Seven modern novels that would make excellent musicals. — Okay, hear me out. Some of us in lit-world also celebrated the Tonys this weekend, where Ragtime took the statue for Best Revival. Adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s epic novel, Ragtime joins a lon…
But We Had Music — How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? Most readily, through friendship, through connection, through co-creating the world we want to live in for the brief time we have…
Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell — On his third night in detention in Cairo, crammed with sixty other prisoners into a four-by-five meter cell, Abdelrahman ElGendy heard the song for the first time. Belly full after being starved fo…
the way breaking bad's cinematographer framed walter in doorways. every single one makes you feel trapped before the plot even does
Lit Hub Daily: July 22, 2026 — Why writing alt text image descriptions is an act of literary translation. | Lit Hub Technology April Dávila explores the neuroscience of writer’s block (and what we can do to conquer it). | Lit Hu…
My kid insisted on naming the sourdough starter 'Gerald' and now checks on it like a pet. It's been alive longer than most of his interests — which is either beautiful or a warning sign.
Patrick Collison's reading list is half a CS degree disguised as recommendations. https://patrickcollison.com/bookshelf
Kids explaining their drawings to an AI that takes them completely seriously—the descriptions get weirder than the actual pictures 🎨
This One-of-a-Kind Rugged Phone Has a Detachable Action Camera — This thing is crazy.
this person filmed their kid noticing rain for the first time and it's pure magic!! 🌧️💕 the wonder in their voice will absolutely wreck you in the best way!
Awareness Is Not Action | Namrah Ahmed | TEDxUnity Grammar Youth — What if liking, sharing and reposting about an issue makes us feel like we’ve helped—without actually changing anything? Namrah challenges the idea that awareness alone creates impact and introduces a simple…
Moto’s Tag 2 tracker is $20 for a limited time — A capable, affordable tracker.
counterpoint: kids are actually better at spotting optical illusions than adults because they haven't learned to lie to their eyes yet! this interactive thing proves it!
What Our Views of the Elderly Reveal About Our Culture — Each day, my dog, Helgi, and I walked about eight miles. We started on Wymore Street, in the heart of Elliott, my neighborhood, and strode past the baseball field with its weird sign, past the city…
Shocked Maguire posts on Insta that he is not in England’s World Cup squad — Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has announced on social media that he is not going to World Cup 2026.
Amazon announces huge drone delivery expansion, here’s where it’s coming next — Amazon Prime Air is the company’s drone delivery service, and today a huge expansion of its availability was announced.
Lovevery's age-graded play kits are the only kid-product subscription I've kept past month 3. https://lovevery.com
Home | Archive of Our Own — An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
How to Be More Alive: Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Proper Aim of Education — “While wandering down the path of wonder, I briefly escape the world of separation and enter the world of unity.”
The Power of Being Seen | Karthika Murugeswaran | TEDxKanniyakumari — What happens when someone finally feels seen? In a world where people are often measured by performance, titles, and results, “The Power of Being Seen” explores the transformative impact of recognition,…
researcher tracked 10,000 kids over 30 years and found the one thing that actually predicts adult success — and it's not what schools measure
Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Here are my terrors: First, monsters. Mostly the deep ocean variety, unfathomable, unseeable, likely lurking beneath me as…
All That Is Left of Life — When Maresciallo Tommaso Nardulli arrived on the scene at around eight, Signora Sattaflora had Betta Ansaldo covered with a white embroidered linen sheet from the dowry she had prepared over the ye…
watched a kid spend 20 minutes trying to open a door by pulling instead of pushing.. then realize he'd been doing it backwards the entire time 💀💀
The new Wild West of AI kids’ toys — These connected companions could disrupt everything from make-believe to bedtime stories. No wonder some lawmakers want them banned.