The Man Who Broke Physics
A 19-year-old from Virginia broke a hundred-year-old physics problem — and the Atlantic asks what that means about human limits.
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Some Have a Husband. Some Have Three.
Some have a husband. Some have three AI companions — and Anna Wiener asks what that says about the loneliness epidemic.
The Fall of the Quad God: Ilia Malinin Found He Was All Too Human
The Guardian found the human behind the Quad God — a 19-year-old who fell at the Olympics and discovered he was still subject to disappointment.
The Quad Axel: How a 19-Year-Old Solved a Hundred-Year-Old Physics Problem
A 19-year-old from Virginia solved a hundred-year physics problem — and immediately changed what elite skating demands.
Women Dating AI Boyfriends: The Loneliness Epidemic's Market Solution
More women are dating AI boyfriends — and Forbes documents how the loneliness epidemic found its subscription solution.
The Companionship Market: How AI Intimacy Became the 2026 Cultural Moment
AI companions are the 2026 cultural moment — not a trend but a structural response to a loneliness epidemic.
Kansas City Finally Gets Its $59 Million World Cup Security Funding — Three Months Late
DHS released $59M for KC World Cup security after months of Congressional delays — 12 days before matches begin.
The Northeast Kingdom: Where Vermont Idealists Built a Different Life
New Yorker (Hannah Goldfield): Bread & Puppet, artisan farmers, Vermont utopia. The Kingdom is a state of mind.
Love in the Time of Cholera: The 2026 Reading List
Editorial: The New Yorker fiction issue and what it tells us about literary fiction's relationship to the present.
Kansas City's Congressmembers Wrote FIFA Directly About Ticket Prices. Here's What They Said.
Two Kansas City congressmembers sent a letter to FIFA demanding affordable tickets — and FIFA actually responded.
The $625 Million Question: What Every World Cup Host City Got — and Who Paid
FEMA gave Kansas City $59M of its $625M World Cup security grant — the smallest share among major American hosts.
A Week in Kansas City: How the World Cup Money Finally Arrived
Kansas City's $59M World Cup security funding arrived 12 days before matches — and transit and medical costs remain unfunded.
Twelve Days Out: What Kansas City Still Needs to Finish Before the World Cup Arrives
Kansas City has 12 days to complete a World Cup checklist — transit, stadium, medical, and traffic control all have gaps.
Kansas City's $2.6 Billion Budget: Who Pays, Who Benefits, and What Residents Said at the Hearings
Kansas City's $2.6B budget passed as residents demanded to know why World Cup security gets funded before transit.
Douglas County Approves Limited Tenant Eviction Defense Pilot — A Housing Stability Experiment in the Kansas City Metro
Douglas County, KS approved a limited tenant eviction defense pilot on a 3-2 vote — a modest housing stability experiment.
Kansas City Heat Wave: 80 Degrees and Storm Risk
Kansas City hit 80 degrees in late March — before the storms arrived.
Two Kansas City-Area Shootings This Week Illustrate Persistent Public Safety Pressures
A Prospect Park shooting and an Overland Park Roe Avenue incident bookended a violent week in the KC metro.