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...
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Exposé from Bellingcat, on how activewear commercials become neo-Nazi fight nights. (Bellingcat)
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Energy drinks - even just one drink a month - can raise your risk of suicide. “A meta-analysis of more than 1.5 million participants has suggested that coffee and energy drinks have opposing effects on suicide risk. (Medscape)
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Louis CK is long-ghosted, but his skit about WiFi on airplanes still rings freshly true (YouTube)
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The true cost of poverty in Canada, via Dr. Andrew Boozary (Instagram)
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Best before dates. How long it takes for food to go bad, and for bites to kill you
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Forbes 400: The definitive ranking of America’s Richest People 2025. (Forbes)
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Demand for Data Centers, Energy Creates a Gold Rush for Infrastructure Investors (Chief Investment Officer)
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Philadelphia sheds title of poorest big city in America (Axios)
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Women, Men and Jobs: Men are in trouble. Are women responsible? Why are fewer men working? What can policy do to address the worsening problem of non-working men? (Paul Krugman)
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Five o’clock dinner crowd: why are young Americans eating so early? Gen Z and millennials’ dinner reservations are reportedly inching earlier as they take advantage of happy hour deals. (The Guardian)
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US Military Cleans Up Discarded Kale at Portland Farmer’s Market (Subscribe if you like laughs & satire) (The Borowitz Report)
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Meet the Arc spacecraft: It aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour (Ars Technica)
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Unrivalled: Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 (NPR)
What are you reading or listening to?