Culture & Media

The Rise of the Beta Mom

Anti-Alpha Mom. "Good enough" parenting. The Wall Street Journal: the era of the tiger mom is over.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
economics

The Microshifting Trend

Work in 45-90 minute blocks, all day, around your life. 65% of workers say yes please.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
economics

West Marine Files for Bankruptcy

Largest US boating retailer. $549M in debt against $21.5M in cash. 59 stores closing, and probably more.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
US Policy

Hegseth Stops a Lot of Promotions

Two dozen officers blocked across all four services. 60% are Black, female, or both. They're under 20% of the corps.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
US Policy

Trump Noms Clayton for DNI

Pulte got bipartisan backlash. FISA 702 just expired. Clayton's hearing is June 17.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Trump Cancels The Strike

Thursday morning: take Kharg Island. Thursday afternoon: never mind, deal in three days.

Jun 12 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

The Ariana Concert

First tour in seven years opened in Oakland. Reviews are unanimous. Resale tickets hit $2,000.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Culture & Media

Will the World Cup Be Fun?

48 teams, three countries, dynamic-priced tickets, Iran training in Tijuana. It all kicks off Thursday.

Jun 10 · 4 min read
Culture & Media

Can the Spurs Do It?

First Finals appearance since 2014. Down 2-1. Wembanyama just dropped 32 at MSG.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

Apple's WWDC 2026

Siri AI rebrand, a $1B/year Gemini deal, and the stock fell 2%.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Tech & Society

A Religious AI Exemption

A software engineer got out of using AI at work by citing her religion. The Pope probably agrees with that.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

The Apache Crisis

Five incidents in two months, a transmission problem affecting every E-model, and a $2B funding hole. Then Iran shot one down.

Jun 10 · 3 min read
Geopolitics

Xi Goes to Pyongyang

First visit in 7 years, and Kim Yo Jong drew a nuclear red line the day before.

Jun 9 · 3 min read