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...

• Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics? (MSN)

• New research shows AI strategically lying (Time)

• Why is quality so rare? The modern world has made huge advances in knowledge, technology, and skill. Yet quality still feels so rare. (Linear)

• The Forgotten Hero of D-Day: Waverly Woodson treated men for 30 hours on Omaha Beach. (Politico)

• Scientists Invent a Literal Thinking Cap (Medscape)

• Rich Kids - No Mercy No Malice (Prof G)

• Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft. (The Guardian)

• The 2025 Milky Way photographer of the year (Capture The Atlas)

• The Tragedy of Elon Musk (Persuasion)

• ‘It’s a Weird Time to Be Rich Right Now’ (The Cut)

• Ukraine’s drone strike isn’t just an attack - it’s first-person media warfare (The Verge)

• This giant microwave may change the future of war: The defense tech startup Epirus has developed a cutting-edge, cost-efficient drone zapper that’s sparking the interest of the US military. Now the company has to deliver. (MIT Technology Review)

• Some of the funniest Elon vs. Trump tweets (X)

• Overtourism. “...thousands of Canary Islanders marched against the 18 million tourists who visit the tiny Spanish island chain each year.” (YouTube)

• D-Day: 10 things you might not know about the Normandy invasion (BBC)

What are you reading or listening to?