VC isn’t VC anymore — understanding the rise of Cancer Capital anildash.com/2026/09/02/c...
VC isn’t VC anymore — understanding the rise of Cancer Capital - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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🤯 Kimi Antonelli had all of the 5 fastest laps in Monaco Antonelli - 1:13:481 Antonelli - 1:13:728 (+0.247s) Antonelli - 1:13:958 (+0.477s) Antonelli - 1:14:008 (+0.527s) Antonelli - 1:14:585 (+1.104s) Ferrari was 1.162s off his best lap. Every other team was over 2s slower.
Q: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ? TRUMP: I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do Red Cross. Only the fake news could come up with that one.
A few years ago when I was studying for Jeopardy! I realized why it was so hard to study sports if you don't know ball. Then some other stuff happened and I decided to write about it for @defector.com : defector.com/are-jeopardy...
Are 'Jeopardy!' Contestants Really That Bad At Questions About Sports? | Defector
There’s a stereotype about Jeopardy! contestants: They can name the stars of 18th-century operas, but not the starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. It comes up again and again and again and agai...
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Mike Tyson made Mr.Beast show a human emotion for the first time
You can read the psych-ops on Trump in a coloring book.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Trump: "Vladimir Putin said something- one of the most interesting things. He said 'your election was rigged because you have mail in voting. It's impossible to have mail in voting & have honest elections.' He said that to me because we talked about 2020. He said, 'you won that election by so much'"
The French Open’s Biggest Lie Is Hiding in Plain Sight You all know I love stadium infrastructure and logistics. Today, we'll dig into how the iconic clay courts at Roland Garros are prepared and maintained by a grounds crew of 100+ staff members. huddleup.substack.com/p/the-french...
The French Open’s Biggest Lie Is Hiding in Plain Sight
You all know I love stadium infrastructure and logistics. Today, we'll dig into how the iconic clay courts at Roland Garros are prepared and maintained by a grounds crew of 100+ staff members.
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The most grimly inevitable ETF filing of 2025 Every day we stray further from God’s light According to the prospectus, the mooted fund would “invest” 80-95 per cent of its assets in Pengu, which, apparently, is the “official token of the Pudgy Penguin project”. www.ft.com/content/0232...
The most grimly inevitable ETF filing of 2025
Every day we stray further from God’s light
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Billionaire Mark Stevens Sells Nvidia Shares Worth $150 Million Stevens first invested in Nvidia in 1993 when he was at Sequoia Capital, serving on the chipmaker’s board from that year through 2006. He rejoined in 2008 and has been on the board ever since. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Nvidia Director Discloses Proposal to Sell $550 Million Position
Billionaire Nvidia Corp. director Mark Stevens unloaded more than 1 million shares of the chipmaker this week as the stock rebounds from a slow start to the year.
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Tesla Is Being Eaten Alive by Chinese Rivals It Inspired Shipments from the Shanghai factory fell for an eighth month in May. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Tesla Is Being Eaten Alive by Chinese Rivals It Inspired
Shipments from the Shanghai factory fell for an eighth month in May.
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At 10 AM, Stock Options Soar as Retail Traders Unleash New Bots www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
At 10 AM, Stock Options Soar as Retail Traders Unleash New Bots
When people talk about algorithmic traders, it evokes images of rooms full of math PhDs creating complex models that place huge trades in milliseconds after economic or earnings data is released. But ...
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Cadillac F1 Team Secures Tommy Hilfiger Sponsorship for 2026 Bid Hilfiger backed Mercedes since its F1 return in 2018; now the brand will appear on America's series entry. www.thedrive.com/news/cadilla...
Cadillac F1 Team Secures Tommy Hilfiger Sponsorship for 2026 Bid
Hilfiger backed Mercedes since its F1 return in 2018; now the brand will appear on America's series entry.
thedrive.com
Can you kiss someone who just ate gluten if you have celiac disease? A study says yes The researchers wanted to learn whether a person with celiac disease could kiss a person who had just eaten gluten without triggering any symptoms. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Gluten-free kisses? Study suggests people with celiac disease can smooch someone who ate gluten
The researchers wanted to learn whether a person with celiac disease could kiss a person who had just eaten gluten without triggering any symptoms.
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F1’s $2 Billion Power Play: How Formula 1 Became the Pinnacle of Sponsorship ROI Formula 1 is winning where it matters, massive brand value, global cultural reach, and unrivalled sponsorship economics. cultureofsport.substack.com/p/f1s-2-bill...
F1’s $2 Billion Power Play: How Formula 1 Became the Pinnacle of Sponsorship ROI
Formula 1 is winning where it matters, massive brand value, global cultural reach, and unrivalled sponsorship economics.
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Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests
Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find
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(Not for me!!!) The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich The sun is setting on burger dominance. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Golden Age of the Fried-Chicken Sandwich
The sun is setting on burger dominance.
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Fly Eagles FLY!!! The Scotsman who helped the Eagles perfect the tush push: ‘Nobody else is doing what I do’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
The Scotsman who helped the Eagles perfect the tush push: ‘Nobody else is doing what I do’
He's a former rugby player himself, but Richie Gray pushes back against those who dismiss the Eagles' QB sneak as a rugby play.
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My Baptism by FIRE: Lessons on Financial Independence A “normie” reflects on working longer, the benefits of staying flexible, and hopping off the hedonic treadmill. www.morningstar.com/personal-fin...
My Baptism by FIRE: Lessons on Financial Independence
A “normie” reflects on working longer, the benefits of staying flexible, and hopping off the hedonic treadmill.
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He Was Playing Disc Golf—Then a Tiny Hammerhead Shark Fell from the Sky A Myrtle Beach resident gets his own nature show moment gardenandgun.com/articles/he-...
He Was Playing Disc Golf—Then a Tiny Hammerhead Shark Fell from the Sky
A Myrtle Beach resident gets his own nature show moment
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Ryan Coogler’s Road to “Sinners” The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ryan Coogler’s Road to “Sinners”
The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires.
newyorker.com
A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius
Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ to Battle ‘Ballerina’ for Box Office Crown as ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Targets $30 Million Opening Weekend variety.com/2025/film/ne...
‘Lilo & Stitch’ to Battle ‘Ballerina’ for Box Office Crown as ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Targets $30 Million Opening Weekend
"Ballerina" and "Lilo & Stitch" will vie for first place on domestic box office charts.
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U.S.-citizen family 'traumatized' after ICE raided their Oklahoma home in search of someone else A mother and her daughters had their phones, laptops and cash life savings confiscated as part of a search warrant issued for other people. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist Michele Fiore, who paid for her plastic surgery with funds that were meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer.
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(Well, maybe someone forgets...) Trump's Navy Secretary, John Phelan, Keeps Flubbing The Date Of Pearl Harbor “there to honor the thousands...civilians who died at Pearl Harbor on June 7, 1941.” In another post referred to “the fateful day of June 7, 1941.” www.huffpost.com/entry/navy-s...
Trump's Navy Secretary Keeps Flubbing The Date Of Pearl Harbor
John Phelan, an investor and Trump donor, has never served in the military.
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(Why was this a test in the first place?!?) New Army Fitness Test: No More Ball Yeet, Higher Standards for Combat Arms Removal of the Standing Power Throw -- an event requiring soldiers to hurl a 10-pound medicine ball backward over their heads. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
New Army Fitness Test: No More Ball Yeet, Higher Standards for Combat Arms
Among the most notable adjustments, which will likely be met with glee across the ranks, is the removal of the Standing Power Throw.
military.com
MN Bill Would Criminalize mRNA Vaccines, Label Them 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction' The bill would criminalize manufacturing, distributing, and possessing mRNA vaccines. patch.com/minnesota/sa...
MN Bill Would Criminalize mRNA Vaccines, Label Them 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction'
The bill would criminalize manufacturing, distributing, and possessing mRNA vaccines.
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The math tutor and the missing $533 million From Dubai, the enigmatic founder of Byju’s recounts how he made his empire — and vows to rebuild it. restofworld.org/2025/byjus-o...
The math tutor and the missing $533 million
From Dubai, the enigmatic founder of Byju’s recounts how he made his empire — and vows to rebuild it.
restofworld.org
Nigeria cracks down on ‘spraying’ money at parties to defend currency Authorities are jailing people for throwing cash at parties after 70% fall in naira’s value over two years www.ft.com/content/22a7...
Nigeria cracks down on ‘spraying’ money at parties to defend currency
Authorities are jailing people for throwing cash at parties after 70% fall in naira’s value over two years
ft.com
Inside Formula 1 Drivers’ Most Expensive Hobby From Lewis Hamilton’s Sunseeker to Lawrence Stroll’s $200 million superyacht, here’s a look at the extravagant yachts owned by the world’s top Formula 1 drivers. dmarge.com/luxury-lifes...
Inside Formula 1 Drivers’ Most Expensive Hobby
From Lewis Hamilton’s Sunseeker to Lawrence Stroll’s $200 million superyacht, here’s a look at the extravagant yachts owned by the world’s top Formula 1 drivers.
dmarge.com