Brian Wilson Dead: Beach Boys Co-Founder Was 82 Farewell to a musical genius. variety.com/2025/music/new…

Letterman should probably lay low for the next few weeks just to be safe.

Wonderful perspective on WFB by Lawrence Perelman.

William F. Buckley, Jr. was a hero to me in part because he stood up to antisemites. I find it convenient that nearly all of the coverage of the new biography by Sam Tanenhaus fails to mention this and his book "In Search of Anti-Semitism" published in 1992 after he dedicated an

American Pride Slips to New Low news.gallup.com/poll/692150/am… "Democrats today are much less likely than in the past to express pride in their country... Additionally, Generation Z and millennials are much less proud of their country than their elders are."

Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers apnews.com/article/artifi… Big news from Stand Together Gates Foundation Valhalla Foundation and others on fascinating use cases of technology for societal good.

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

New York Post Launches California Spinoff The California Post hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

The NFL Is Taking a 10% Stake in Disney’s ESPN - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AVD1kkWIhRP-5f…

Special Report: Syria’s Ancient Christian Communities Face Extinction As Violence Escalates religionunplugged.com/news/special-r… Important story from Egab and Religion Unplugged

Seems clear that travel companies — airlines, car rental — are effectively using AI tools to drive price increases. That may drive profit and stock price growth. How will consumers strike back? Savvy ones get past AI to beat the system. Others get gouged or find alternatives?

SCOOP Puck: Paramount is on the verge of acquiring Bari Weiss’s The Free Press and tossing her the keys to CBS News. The deal is on the 1-yard line, I’m told. puck.news/david-ellison-…

Why is the disgusting, senseless, unprovoked murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by a man named Decarlos Brown Jr. on a train in Charlotte NC not getting more media attention?!

A Ukrainian woman was stabbed to death by a serial criminal. Those facts are too much for some of Wikipedia's editors to bear. thefp.com/p/woman-stabbe…

The U.S. Could Get Near High-Speed Rail with Smarter, Simpler Upgrades - WSJ Good thoughts here on smart ways to improve intercity rail travel in America. wsj.com/lifestyle/trav…

In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination

Meet Kent Broussard, a retired accountant who just joined LSU's marching band npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-… during a time of division, I enjoyed this piece on ⁦⁦NPR⁩ today that celebrated positive American spirit.

Video of a man breakdancing at a New Jersey town hall meeting is going viral, but the mayor calls it a distraction - CBS New York. I showed this to a German friend who said, “Now that’s Democracy in America!” He’s right. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/n…

Sorority girls are the new influencers, racking up brand deals and raking in free products. Seems like middle school and high school dance classes can build on this trend. The backdrop of cool buildings and large group dancing is part of the fun. wsj.com/style/fashion/…

Bari Weiss to be named top editor at CBS News wapo.st/4mLBhg8 Congratulations to Bari Weiss