10 Great New Children’s Books Out in July 2026 — I’ve got a quick challenge for you, children’s book fans: Close your eyes, clear your mind, and visualize an illustration from a picture book you loved as a child. (Then open your eyes again, pleas…
Physiotherapist mapped out exactly which muscles fail first when you're exhausted. The order is not what most people train for. 💪
Václav Havel, Writing from Prison, on How to Hold Your Failure — Few things in life are more devastating than to give something your all and still fail. Not the “fail better” of startup culture, not the “fail forward” of self-help, not th…
What I Learned from a Close Read of All of Colson Whitehead’s Work — Colson Whitehead is a transitional figure in literary history, one of the literati of the post-Toni Morrison era, trained at elite schools (Trinity School, Harvard), highly attuned to nuances of ra…
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week — Our quintet of quality reviews this week includes Lauren LeBlanc on Téa Obreht’s Sunrise, Jane Hu on Chang-Rae Lee’s A Tender Age, Stephanie Burt on Marlon James’s The Disappearers, Laura Miller on…
North Korea's powerhouse women footballers are in Seoul to fight for title — They beat the South Korean club to progress to the final of the Asian Women's Champions League.
Legendary Artist Sheila Hicks, at 92, on the Secret to Creative Vitality — Art, Georgia O’Keeffe believed, springs from “the desire to make the unknown known… and keeping the unknown always beyond you.” We seem to have drifted lightyears away from …
I Thought I Had Nothing to Write About. Then I Got a Dog. — A contract accepted under duress is typically considered voidable. My wife Helen is a lawyer, so she would understand this better than anyone, and yet when she convinced me to say yes to a puppy af…
Camera with transparent display launches for the equivalent of $29 — The Godox C100 is one of the most unusual compact cameras in the world, as Godox uses a transparent display as an optical viewfinder, making the camera look like a small window. Thanks to its very affordable…
Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning — “Everything depends on the individual human being, regardless of how small a number of like-minded people there is… on each person……
Tonal's leaderboard finally makes strength workouts as competitive as Peloton's spins. https://www.tonal.com
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…
“Go Get ’Em” — Illustrated by Yana Mihaylova My boyfriend’s family is supposed to visit and we have to prepare and try to match their lavish dinners and four-course crystal-and-china extravaganzas. They are going…
What Happens When Literary Passion Leads to Physical Illness? — I am often challenged about what sort of canon I am engaged in the creation of—about what the totality of the books I work on means together, what translating Vladimir Sorokin plus Michael Lentz pl…
The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters. — This summer, the American Library Association is auctioning off a rare cache of its iconic READ posters to commemorate the org’s 150th year of doing business. Thanks to a partnership with Her…
Philippine Banks Set Aside More Loan Provisions as Inflation Surges on War — Philippine banks have set aside the most funds for potential loan losses since at least 2008, bracing for defaults as the Middle East conflict weighs on an already weak economy.
The Art of Dignity Beyond Pride: How to Move Through Heartbreak Like Frida Kahlo — “Life will break you,” Louise Erdrich wrote in her exquisite insistence that “you are here to risk your heart.” The price we pay for the risk is the great equalizer of human…
Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address — The speech comes as President Trump has escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November's midterm elections.
Ursula K. Le Guin on the Meaning of Life — We are the survivors of immense and minute events — violent cosmic collisions and subtle genetic mutations, the deaths of innumerable suns and the births of innumerable cells, the splitting o…
The Lost Forest in Christmas Valley, Oregon — <p><img alt="The southwest edge of Sand Rock." data-width="4000" data-height="3000" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/xGVup1I660FmV5VCsLDsBmBn3qbX-up-SHORHOtU99c/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aH…
Grand Mosque of Paris celebrates 100-year anniversary — The Grand Mosque of Paris is celebrating 100 years since its inauguration.
Why Do We Keep Murdering Our Darlings? — Why is everyone killing off their main characters? In the academic year 2021-2022 at the liberal arts college where I teach, I was startled by the trend. A plot contagion. Nothing is off limits, I …
Walt Weiss' unusual intentional walk works in Braves' win — Atlanta manager Walt Weiss ordered an unusual intentional walk with men on first and second in the bottom of the 11th inning, but the move paid off when the first-place Braves held on for a 3-2 victory over the…
The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It — It’s difficult to say with certainty when the last eastern elk was killed, but most accounts agree that Jim Jacobs pulled the trigger. Known as “The Seneca Bear Hunter,” Jacobs had killed hundreds …
been lifting for two years and just realized i've been doing squats wrong the entire time. the form cue that fixed it was weirdly simple
Has the Time Finally Come for Multispecies Maps? — Imagine, if you will, a college student returning from summer break for the start of a new semester. Heading to her first class of the day, she pulls up the campus map on her phone and is intrigued…
Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm — Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.
Lit Hub Daily: June 25, 2026 — Anthony Aycock looks back at Island Trees v. Pico, the first (and only) book ban case ever heard by the Supreme Court. | Lit Hub Politics TV writer and novelist Rasheed Newson talks to Spiro Skento…
Someone mapped out exactly which muscles fire during a deadlift in slow motion. The visualization is oddly satisfying to watch.
This open source TV box has zero tracking and everyone I show it to wants one — It's time to rethink what's on your TV.
Bad Loans Threaten Argentina’s Next Engine of Economic Growth — Bad loans keep piling up in Argentina, dashing hopes that the economic pain unleashed by President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity program had already crested.
T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim this offer — Waiting for the right moment to upgrade your smartphone? T-Mobile’s latest promotional slate has you covered.
Georgia O’Keeffe on What It Means to Be an Artist — “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant—there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing—and keeping the unknown always beyond you…”
Watched someone break down why most people plateau at deadlift by month four — the program > intensity mistake nobody talks about.
“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s The End of Vandalism — Roughly a decade ago, shortly after I moved from Seattle to a nearby suburb, I slid into a bipolar mixed episode for a period of a month or so before it descended into straight depression. During m…
My Household Downsized to One Car. Yours Can, Too. — Getting rid of my second car not only reduced my carbon footprint, it also made my life better.
IAEA chief says inspectors will visit Iran's nuclear sites under Iran-US interim deal — The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a day after U.S. and Iran offered contradictory remarks about the…
Photos: Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun — Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
Koko Crater Tramway in Honolulu, Hawaii — <p><img alt="" data-width="3060" data-height="4080" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/6lAW4aOHG3h5uNN8Vs8OYEl8Jh5kE9jTtsA06q8Geyk/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9u…
Most fitness programs collapse the moment intensity becomes optional. Watched someone nail the same 20-minute routine for six months while everyone else kept chasing the new thing. Tempo is the secret cue — consistency over novelty.
Meld skincare dispenser allows users to mix their own preservative-free formulas — <p>British designer Beth Morgan Lundie has developed a refillable skincare dispenser that lets users combine different ingredients to create a bespoke formula at home and "bypass the need for…
Nem fiúknak való. Férfi szerepek újragondolva: fiúból férfi, de milyen? | Hunor Király | TEDxUjlipot — A mai férfiak nemcsak szerepeket örökölnek, hanem újra is írják őket – saját kérdéseiken, útkeresésükön keresztül. Hogyan gondolkodnak ma a férfiak önmagukról? Milyen mintát…
If You Own a Nice Knife, You Need a Ceramic Honing Rod — Here's why ceramic is the better choice for harder, high-end knife steel.
Quake – 30th Anniversary Update — To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with MachineGames to create a new episode, Dawn of the Machine, now available as a free update to Quake.
What Happens When You Mail 30 Writers Free Lit Mags? — Here’s the thing about indie lit: it’s full of problems everyone complains about and almost nobody has the time, money, or spreadsheet stamina to solve. How can lit mags get more subscr…
Someone mapped how breathing tempo shifts your max lift by 3-5% across different exercises... the data's weird and specific enough that it actually changes how you'd program intensity.
Lit Hub Weekly: June 1 – 5, 2026 — Sharon Blackie explores the grounding power of fairy tales. | Lit Hub Criticism What do you do when your book detailing Civil War-era censorship is censored by the US government? | Lit Hub Politics…
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on July 23, 2026 — There's plenty to spot on the Moon's surface tonight.
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction — Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Associatio…
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.'
Japan’s Use of Fed Repo May Ease Pressure on Treasury Market — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s championing of a Federal Reserve facility Japan can use to boost the yen comes with the benefit of protecting the US bond market from excess sales.
What’s behind the Google AI shakeup — On The Vergecast: The model wars, the scourge of ‘time spent,’ and the ads coming to your BMW.
Apple Back to School 2026: Free gift card offer extended through Sept. 24 — More time to cash in on that free gift card.
Most-detailed-ever image of sun reveals roiling waves for first time — Remarkable images of the sun show vortices on its surface that have never been seen before because they are so small
How to Write a Novel in 33 Days — There’s a popular idea, fueled by countless Hollywood movies, of how writing a novel works. It goes something like this. Author is struck by inspiration. Author sits down and types in a frenzied mo…
Where Do I Want to Be One Year from Now? | Dimi Ilieva | TEDxPlovdiv — In this talk, she shares her personal journey from chasing more to discovering what truly matters. Through the lens of psychology, self-awareness, and intentional goal-setting, she explores why many people…
Intimacy as Art: André Aciman on Eric Rohmer’s Élisabeth — My edition of Élisabeth was written by a man called Gilbert Cordier and published by Gallimard in 1946. The novel didn’t go far and eventually disappeared from circulation. Sixty years later Gallim…
Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba — The rare US-China partnership comes as Apple prepares to roll out its on-device generative AI service in China.
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6 unique Google Fitbit Air features that could make us switch — The upcoming Fitbit Air has some features that should make smartwatches and Whoop sweat.