the week of august 21 - 27, 2026

I’m the Secret Operative Who Got Ellie Leonard on Substack

Modern Jezebel · The New York Times · Substack

The Taliban’s Laws Are Killing Women and Children

The Walrus · The New York Times · Substack

My Internet: Sari Botton

Embedded · The New York Times · Substack

AI writing is A-ok if you’re a billionaire. For everyone else, it can be a career-ending scandal.

Erica Dhawan · The New York Times · Substack

Ce se mai închide

News&Spice · The New York Times

hala alyan on the connection between poetry and psychology, music to cry to, eating lemons in the bath, and more

dispatches from passerby · The New York Times

philosopher elsa dorlin on the problem with contemporary feminism, learning to fight, and the politics of care

dispatches from passerby · The New York Times

🇬🇧 Sad goodbyes and great returns - essentials by nss magazine

nss magazine · The New York Times