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The Kenyan Running Edition

Young runners in Iten train in packs, and through months and years of running with others they learn what different paces feel like, and become masters of the effort behind a specific pace. The faster runner sets the tempo and the slower one practices holding on. Think of the power of spending a season tucked behind someone relaxed and efficient.

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Who Is Krishna Rao? The CFO Taking Anthropic Public

I study those cartoons. I watch about an hour of Looney Tunes a day. That's like going to the gym for me.

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Who Is Freddy Peralta?

He moved to the third-base side of the rubber, dropped his windup and threw more changeups. He went 5–2 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts.

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The Best Gospel Music Happening Right Now

I note that Jelly Roll spent time behind bars himself. That comes across in his powerful connection with the inmates.

jefftweedy

Real Magic (Star Moles cover)

I had to sing this song really low because I was in a hotel room and I couldn't sing it high. Plus, it's kind of hard—there's a lot of really cool melodic twists and turns that she does.

jefftweedy

VCR (The XX cover)

It takes so much poise to play music with that much space on such a big stage in front of a big audience. They were really doing something bold, with such a commitment to each other. I think it's an ideal example of what a band is.

ftav

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone

He made for them a lot of money absurdly quickly and, on the first drawdown, took the pratfall himself. There's not much new information here. It's just a reminder that when it comes to allocating risk, the best investors are the ones you'll never hear of.

jefftweedy

Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover)

I love learning songs that are challenging to me, vocally. And this one is right at the edge of my upper range, right where it crosses over into falsetto. That's actually kind of a fun place to sing.

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2026.22: Luceing Their Mind

electric cars are focused first and foremost on efficiency, and not only is that different than performance, Ferrari's calling card, but also representative of the parts of modern society — including tech — that leave everyone feeling increasingly alienated (and why, surprisingly, AI might help).

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Asus Zenbook A16 (2026) Review: Savor the Power, Ignore the Beige

This $2,000 Asus laptop delivers breathtaking performance thanks to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, but at the cost of nearly everything else.

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Sabastian Sawe, Adidas and the Sub-2 Hour Marathon

To understand the significance of someone running a marathon in less than two hours, you also need to understand that, until recently, the notion of this actually happening was truly, utterly absurd.

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An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

if we're not able to understand the car, set it up properly, be at least street smart about all these things, then it doesn't matter how talented you are, you'll never be able to go fast.

hunterharris

We’re Watching The SAG Awards Tonight

Not seeing the genius of that movie and that performance… well, it's a skill issue!