Lit Hub Weekly: September 28 – October 3, 2026
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Lit Hub Weekly: September 28 - October 3, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - “Chalk it up to stubbornness.
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top 57%We’re over restaurant slop
Salonby Ashlie D. Stevens13d ago
Recently, between medical appointments, I ended up at a grain-bowl-and-salad place in a suburban strip mall, the kind of sleek fast-casual restaurant that looks a little like an Apple Store decided...
Former Knoxville police chief says investigators are still haunted by Colleen Slemmer's murder 31 years later
FOX Newsby Michael Ruiz; Ashley Papa13d ago
More than three decades after the torture, mutilation and murder of Tennessee 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, former Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith says he's still haunted by the "satanic" crime...
Between Worlds
Hyperallergicby Hakim Bishara13d ago
I wake up with the sparrows at 6am, shower and get dressed at maximum speed, check a few emails, gulp a quick espresso, and by 7:15am, I’m ready to drive my son René to kindergarten.
From Democratic insider to party exile: Lindy Li isn’t ruling out another run for Congress
FOX Newsby Leo Briceno13d ago
Before raising millions of campaign dollars for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris or breaking ranks with the Democratic Party to publish a tell-all political memoir, Lindy Li was trying to build a...
How foreign hackers could 'crumble' America by targeting one essential utility
FOX Newsby Morgan Phillips13d ago
A massive surge in cyberattacks on Americans' water supply in recent years has exposed a shift in hackers' focus from financially motivated ransomeware to attacks designed to disrupt one of the...
An AI-generated influencer entered Alabama 'RushTok' — Some fans didn't care that she was fake
FOX Newsby Jesse Watson13d ago
"Okay, hi everyone. I’m Janie," says a curly-haired, bespectacled redhead, clasping her hands in front of her as she shyly addresses a camera from her dorm room.
White House urges sitcom producer Chuck Lorre to seek 'psychiatric help' after targeting Trump, first lady
FOX Newsby Madison Colombo13d ago
TV producer Chuck Lorre used a Hollywood charity gala last Saturday to deliver a profanity-laced speech targeting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, prompting a fiery response...
Why I Bring My Kids to Vote with Me
Timeby Jeanette Senecal13d ago
Every election, when I head to the polls, I try to bring my kids with me. They love to get their “future voter” sticker. Well, maybe not my oldest anymore.
How to Have More Self-Control
Timeby Joan M. Cook13d ago
The ability to manage one’s thoughts, regulate emotions, and restrain impulses is key to a happy and healthy life.
Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat
The New Republicby Jason Linkins13d ago
This week, one of the most talked-about stories has been President Donald Trump’s decision to spend taxpayer money on campaign ads that the administration is misleadingly characterizing as “public...
Let Cathy Ames Be a Monster
The New Yorkerby Alexandra Schwartz13d ago
Cathy Ames, the villain of John Steinbeck’s novel “East of Eden,” is not what E. M. Forster, or anyone else, would call a round character, the kind who grows and changes over the course of a story.
The Constant Rediscovery of the Cult Novelist Barbara Trapido
The New Yorkerby Sam Knight13d ago
When Barbara Trapido was in her late twenties, a friend told her that she was lazy: she told such good stories, but she never wrote them down. Trapido did not think that she was lazy.
Olive Garden Is the Real True North
The New Yorkerby Zach Helfand13d ago
A lot of people recently have been wondering whether our technology will murder us all. But it’s not all bad.
Gerald Cyrus’s Magnificent Images of Black Life
The New Yorkerby Gioncarlo Valentine13d ago
When I look at Gerald Cyrus’s jazz photographs, I can hear the music. I can smell the stale-moldy-acid-floral scent of beer, of cigarettes on breath, of the air strained by sweat and White Diamonds...
“The Swan” Gets a Superficial Reckoning
The New Yorkerby Naomi Fry13d ago
Ever since I was a young girl, I’ve adored a good makeover montage. There was Disney’s Cinderella, transformed, by a pixie-dust-wielding fairy godmother, from a rags-wearing drudge into a...
Flydubai pilot attacked captain with cockpit’s crash axe in attempted terrorist attack, UAE says
NBC Newsby Freddie Clayton13d ago
A Flydubai pilot attacked his fellow pilot using a crash axe and tried to take control of the aircraft’s flight controls in an attempted terrorist attack, officials in the United Arab Emirates said...
‘It’s not enough to not rape somebody’: How parents are talking to their kids about the Cornell allegations
NBC Newsby Angela Yang13d ago
For parents following the case of a former Cornell student who alleges she was gang-raped at the Chi Phi house in October 2024, one question has been top of mind: Why did no one in the fraternity...
Expert tears apart Talarico's viral claim his agenda is based on Jesus's teachings: 'Butchering the Bible'
FOX Newsby Kiera McDonald; Andrew Miller13d ago
Texas Senate nominee James Talarico once proclaimed the Bible gives him a moral reason to fight for his progressive policies, but one expert is now accusing Talarico of spreading a "perverted...
DEPROGRAMMED: She entered the strip club chasing money and left five years later chasing God
FOX Newsby Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi13d ago
Hannah Hirsh, a former stripper of five years who left the sex industry after an encounter with Jesus, is at peace now, even as she discusses the "dark" life she escaped to help save other women...