We often set aside articles that are longer, deserve a re-read, are broader in scope…or just for fun – for weekend reading. Below are some from this week – pour yourself a hot cup of coffee & enjoy...

• China Is a Paper Dragon (The Atlantic)

• Rush to retire by affluent Americans (Bloomberg)

• Higher Ed 2.0 (What We Got Right/Wrong) (No Mercy / No Malice)

• US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century (AP News)

• Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking? (The Atlantic)

• 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time (Rolling Stone)

• Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge Brood X will emerge after 17 years underground : this is one of the largest and most noticeable. don't be afraid. (AP News)

• A good old fashioned father press conference. (Twitter)

• Fun. Some time in the not too distant future: (Youtube)

• A Teenager Mistakenly Moved Into a Senior Living Complex. TikTok Loves It. (NYT)

What are you reading or listening to?