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Brock Purdy - Wikipedia — With Pat Mahomes out. This is my new favorite QB to follow.

Purdy’s favorite team as a youth was the Miami Dolphins, and he wears number 13 in honor of Dan Marino.

Marino-fan. Another plus.

Tatiana Schlossberg on Being Diagnosed with Leukemia After Giving Birth | The New Yorker

Ph.D.s Can’t Find Work as Boston’s Biotech Engine Sputters - WSJ

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Victorinox Swiss Army Knives Used by MacGyver – Swiss Knife Shop

55 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2025 - The Atlantic

Tennis Is the Ultimate Lifetime Sport - The Atlantic

New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It. - The New York Times

The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein, a Supreme Court Lawyer - The New York Times

MAHA Country | The New Yorker

F1® 25 Ratings

Opinion | Sick of Trump News? I’m Here for You. - The New York Times — David Brooks’ Sidney Awards.

Our 25 Most-Read Pieces of 2025 - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

The New Stealth Recliners - The New York Times

Is A.I. Actually a Bubble? | The New Yorker

Why A.I. Didn’t Transform Our Lives in 2025 | The New Yorker

An Ounce of Silver Is Now Worth More Than a Barrel of Oil - WSJ

Before This Physicist Studied the Stars, He Was One - The New York Times

Merry Christmas!

Among many activities today, I watched Home Alone. It is a deceptively great movie. Funny and campy, yes. Also, thoughtful and well constructed.