Have no idea if this book is any good—the press release just landed in my inbox—but major points for the title.

You, too, can surrender to temptation: accounts.theatlantic.com/products/

Biden Deliberately Hid Sun, Republican Officials Say

Tons of individual moon shadows as seen through a colander

I want all the people who know my IRL, raspy-voiced self that I will be sparing everyone the Bonnie Tyler rendition I belted out in my bedroom during high school.

The earliest well-established observation a solar eclipse was recorded on March 5, 1222 BCE. It was inscribed in a clay tablet from Ugarit, a city in what is now Syria.
theconversation.com/archeoastronom…

Can’t remember the last time a piece brought me so much outrageous pleasure. ⁦Gary Shteyngart⁩ is a national treasure. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Gotta love New York. I was in the local supermarket when the earthquake happened, and the manager, who immediately got on the phone to talk to his wife, shouted out to the whole store, “They felt it in Bay Ridge!”

I AM FINE

yes

Clara Jeffery THIS IS THE SERVICEY TWITTER I MISS

Earthquake. Eclipse. The antichrist running for president.

Check.

who's gonna tell the earthquake that the eclipse isn't until monday... awkward

Dep’t of excellent developments: David Frum periodically adds Ringo updates to his already-excellent Twitter feed.

Tonight Texas Tribune won its first National Magazine Award, in the reporting category, alongside our partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE. We were recognized for our investigation into the law enforcement response to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde.
texastribune.org/2024/04/01/nat…

Guy on my subway car hawking his YA fantasy novel to a crowd of straphangers is the kind of book-distribution innovation that has kept New York the publishing capital of the world.

This was a good first week back from book leave! (National Magazine Award in box.)

THREE-PEAT

Best magazine in America, led by the best boss in journalism, Jeffrey Goldberg

Winner of the National Magazine Award for Columns & Essays: Jennifer Senior for “The Ones We Sent Away,” which told the story of her aunt Adele, who was born with intellectual disabilities and sent to an institution as a toddler.

Read the September 2023 cover:…