The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times
Shohei Ohtani Just Played What May Be the Greatest Game of All Time - WSJ
What Your Favorite Author Says About You (Behind Your Back) - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
When to Claim Social Security: How Much Does It Matter, Anyway?
If you’ve paid attention to this matter, you’d know Open Social Security. It’s the best tool for a Social Security claiming strategy, and it’s completely free.
Lost in AirPod Translation - The Atlantic
Apple promises to put an AI interpreter in everyone’s ears. It couldn’t even help me order tamales.
2025 Empire State Pen Show - Recap and Report Card — The Pen Addict
The 2025 Empire State Pen Show scored 72.5/100, which is pretty good given that it’s the first show. Being in Midtown Manhattan made the Location and Food scores higher than a lot of other shows. The Size score might go up if they added more vendors, and the After Hours score definitely has room for improvement. The biggest drawback to this show, if you’re not local, is the cost of travel and lodging
What is the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) program? | USAFacts
In FY 2024, 6.7 million women, infants, and children received WIC benefits. For comparison, 41.7 million people received SNAP benefits in FY 2024, more than six times as many as received WIC.
Hands-On: Timex Atelier Introduces the GMT24 M1a Automatic - Hodinkee
Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26 - NN/G
Ohtani’s 3 HRs, 10-K gem spark Dodgers' NLCS sweep of Brewers - ESPN
“It’s like we’re the Chicago Bulls,” Betts said, “and he’s Michael Jordan.”
Betts was referring, of course, to Shohei Ohtani, who had once again put together a performance many of his peers described as the greatest in baseball history. On the mound, he pitched six scoreless innings and struck out 10 batters. In the batter’s box, he clobbered three home runs, one of which might have left the ballpark entirely. And when it was over, and the Dodgers had clinched a second straight pennant on an Ohtani-fueled, 5-1 victory in Game 4 of the NLCS, his teammates once again struggled to make sense of it.
Apple unleashes M5, the next big leap in AI performance for Apple silicon - Apple
London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why. - The New York Times
Some phones are reset and sold to new users in Britain. But many are shipped to China and Algeria as part of a “local-to-global criminal business model,” the police said, adding that in China, the newest phones could be sold for up to $5,000, generating huge profits for the criminals involved.
Report Finds Lead in Naked Protein Powders and Other Popular Brands - The New York Times
The group, Consumer Reports, tested samples of 23 protein powders and shakes and found that more than two-thirds of them had more lead in a serving than it regards as safe for daily consumption.