Incarcerated People Share the Prison Rules They Live By
The Marshall Projectby Tammy Galarza·14 Jul 2026
“Sending Kites” is a monthly column from The Marshall Project that explores challenges faced by people with incarcerated loved ones and by people in jails and prisons. Check our previous columns.
The Happy Cent ¢
Budgets Are Sexyby J. Money·13 Jul 2026
The Happy Cent A smile on the face of a penny Carried where it is easy to find Is my inspiration to remember To keep all my blessings in mind.
Low Ego Is Not Thinking Less of Yourself
The Sunday Wisdomby Abhishek Chakraborty·12 Jul 2026
Low ego is not a virtue. It is a better operating system. This is annoying because virtue sounds grand and operating systems sound like something you update while your laptop is dying at 3%.
Casa Iriarte by SOCO Estudio Reworks a Narrow Las Palmas Plot Into an Adaptable Concrete Home
Yatzer | Live Beautifully. Explore Endlessly.by Eric David·12 Jul 2026
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain Location At first glance, the starkly industrial, DIY-inflected look of Casa Iriarte seems out of place on its street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, its board-formed...
Fenil Jain
Fenils Blog·11 Jul 2026
Published on: 11/07/2026 Last edited on: 11/07/2026 I recently (26th-28th June 2026) went on a three day climbing trip to Hampi and this is my day to day log of a small set of things that happened.
The Mental Bias That Causes Road Rage - PsyBlog
PsyBlogby Dr Jeremy Dean·10 Jul 2026
People react far more strongly to social slights than they do to small acts of kindness. It is true that people ‘pass forward’ small kindnesses paid to themselves, but they also pass on small...
Personality vs Character: Definition, Differences & Examples
Psychology Blogby David Webb·10 Jul 2026
By David Webb, Founder and Editor of All-About-Psychology.com While this table summarizes the key distinctions, the relationship between personality and character has been debated by philosophers...
The linguistic history of swearing in Southasia
Himal Southasianby Abhishek Avtans·10 Jul 2026
SOUTHASIAN LANGUAGES are no strangers to swear words. Swearing, or the use of offensive, “dirty” or indecent language, is a universal linguistic behaviour exhibited to navigate social taboos...
Ways to think about token pricing — Benedict Evans
Essays - Benedict Evansby Benedict Evans·9 Jul 2026
Ways to think about token pricing There are only two things you can say with certainty about token prices: we’re in a supply crunch, and this is unstable.
The Best Summary of Atlas Shrugged
Farnam Streetby Shane Parrish·9 Jul 2026
A brief, no-fluff, summary of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. If you want to learn how capitalist countries become socialist, this book will help you. Let’s dive in.
Made in America: The Products of U.S. Prison Labor Are All Around Us
The Marshall Projectby Daniella Zalcman·9 Jul 2026
I spent last summer scouring the South for the products of prison labor in a strange scavenger hunt across small-town America. A freshman’s dorm mattress at Mississippi State University.
“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”: Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage
Public Domain Reviewby Arnoud S Q Visser·8 Jul 2026
Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock character of the pedant and his association with individual superiority, social...
Peruvianizing Peru: Covers from *Amauta* Magazine (1926–30)
Public Domain Reviewby Erica X Eisen·8 Jul 2026
“This magazine . . . does not represent a group. It represents, rather, a movement, a spirit” — or perhaps a “specter”?
How I Retired at 42 in Portugal on Index Funds and an Etsy Shop I Built in My Spare Time
Making Sense Of Centsby Michelle Schroeder-Gardner·8 Jul 2026
Today, I have a great guest post from Janeen Blake of Love. Eat. Travel. Repeat on how she retired from corporate life at 42 and moved with her family to Portugal. Here’s Janeen’s story.
Choice Notes on History from *Notes and Queries* (1858)
Public Domain Reviewby Ross MacFarlane·7 Jul 2026
George Eliot’s Middlemarch is famed for its well-rounded characters, yet the unfortunate Edward Casaubon, a pedantic clergyman more devoted to his research than his intelligent wife Dorothea...
Interview: Jayadev John Richardson of The Rubettes
The Diversity of Classic Rockby angiemoonthemod·6 Jul 2026
Recently I reviewed John Richardson’s autobiography The Rod and The Rose (you can buy a copy on Amazon).
Public Flogging to Flock Cameras: 250 Years of American Justice
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey·4 Jul 2026
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
American Independence: The Importance of 250 | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine·4 Jul 2026
As the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday today, here Avery Scott considers how the story of the declaration of independence is a microcosm of the American experiment itself.
What’s Good About Bad Ideas?
UX Daily - User Experience Daily·4 Jul 2026
You might still wonder why it’s a good idea to spend your valuable time thinking about bad ideas?
The Unacknowledgeable Work of Pastors’ Wives
Asterisk Magazineby Elizabeth Van Nostrand·1 Jul 2026
Help Wanted: Someone to be everyone’s friend (but don’t expect reciprocity) (and don’t think of yourself as special). Ability to provide therapy a plus.
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