Tuesday Trailheads

A New Year Isn’t A Blank Slate by William Galston via Kathryn Jean Lopez A familiar maxim cited by Pope John XXIII should guide us: “In essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity.” A well-ordered government can secure unity wherever necessary and liberty whenever possible. But only individuals can provide charity,...

“Enshittification” is such a needlessly vulgar term when “degradation” is right there!

Sutton Hoo Warriors fought in the Byzantine Army, historian argues 6 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic About Movies in 2025: A Statistical Analysis by Daniel Perris Letterboxd’s popularity spiked during the pandemic, and the site has since continued its rapid growth from 1.5M users in 2019 to over 14M users in 2024. Letterboxd has become the...

While practicing less presentism I want to work on having less opinions.

Between the new Pika Pulse, the Bear Blog Discovery Feed, and the Kagi Small Web it’s never been easier to read independent, thought-provoking digital gardens, blogs, what have you. These all feel really special in their own way, this moment feels sorta special.