What “The Pitt” Taught Me About Being a Doctor | The New Yorker

I’ll say it. Dhruv Khullar is pushing boundaries like Gawande never could. He’s bringing medicine mainstream like Gawande never could. Gawande mainly appealed to medical technocrats.

I binged “The Pitt” over the holidays, during an especially busy stretch in my hospital. Practicing medicine by day and watching medicine by night was surreal. I found myself grappling with the peculiar way that doctors toggle between the quotidian and the extreme. In one room, you joke with a patient about the Mets; in another, you tell someone that their cancer has spread. With time, you start to forget how strange this is. But “The Pitt” did what good art often does: it allowed me to see my reality more clearly.

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‘The Pitt’ Season 2: Behind the Scenes with Noah Wyle - The New York Times

A Letter Won’t Always Be Postmarked the Same Day You Drop It in the Mail - WSJ

This May Be the Choke of The Century - YouTube

The three shows that should be required watching for all Americans.

MacGyver Theme Song - YouTube

Airwolf Intro - YouTube

Knight Rider - Original Show Intro | NBC Classics - YouTube

Wordle in 2!

Todd Bowles returning as Buccaneers head coach; staff changes expected: Source - The Athletic

I did the NYT mini today in 34 seconds. After a few years away from the mini, I’m slowly working up to my usual speed - about 18 to 20 seconds to finish the mini.

MacGyver Theme Song - YouTube

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Will Shut Down in May - WSJ - one of America’s great newspapers.

John Harbaugh out as coach of Ravens after missing playoffs - ESPN - He would look good in Miami.

Everything Student-Loan Borrowers Need to Know About Wage Garnishment - WSJ

It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons @ tonsky.me

Looking Ahead to 2026 | sn scratchpad - Uncle Satya’s new blog

The Year the NFL Was Conquered by a New Wave of Quarterbacks - WSJ

Minnesota’s Tim Walz Drops Re-Election Bid in Wake of Fraud Scandal - WSJ

“Deal-Breaker,” by Allegra Goodman | The New Yorker - Excellent. I love the cadence of the prose. It’s rhythmic.

ICE Is Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Quickly Arrest People - WSJ

Coca-Cola: The Complete History and Strategy

Economic inequality does not equate to poor well-being or mental health

A meta-analysis of 168 studies covering more than 11 million people found no reliable link between economic inequality and well-being or mental health. In other words, living in a place that has large gaps between the rich and poor does not affect these outcomes, with implications for policy.