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https://www.manton.org/2023/11/03/on-this-weeks.html
Manton Reese,
On this week’s Core Intuition, we react to Apple’s M3 Mac event. Are we planning on upgrading? Plus thoughts on Apple talking about AI.
https://www.manton.org/2023/11/03/james-harden-this.html
James Harden this week after joining the Clippers: I’m not a system player. I am a system. It’s a great line. Unfortunately for Harden, I think you need a few things to win an NBA championship: skill, chemistry, and luck. Doesn’t seem like he’ll ever be on a team with all three. 🏀
https://www.manton.org/2023/11/03/finished-reading-she.html
Finished reading: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. An ambitious book that kept surprising me. Not everything worked, but I was hanging on until the end anyway. Curious if some unresolved threads will get attention in the next book. 📚
All the Desperate Tactics Ohio Republicans Are Using Ahead of Tuesday's Abortion Vote
Jezebel,
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists and lawmakers celebrated the ruling for giving power back to the states. But now that voters in several states have chosen to keep abortion legal, conservatives are shitting their pants and doing everything they can to try to poison the well of… Read more...
1 Reality Show, 2 Gossipy Investigations, and More to Fill Your Weekend
The holidays are certainly in the air because Mariah Carey has been hit with a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit for her legendary banger “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The argument is quite the stretch—though crazier suits have won! Still, if you’ve had a long week, at least you didn’t spend these wild… Read more...
This Is the Messiest, Most Heartbreaking Celebrity Divorce of All Time
“This is life. When you lose trust in someone, it’s like a marriage. When you lose trust in someone, it’s like… You know, it’s pretty simple.” No, this isn’t Beyoncé airing out Jay Z on Lemonade, or Robert Pattinson in the aftermath of those 2012 photos of Kristen Stewart making out with her director, or Khloe… Read more...
Don Jr. Asks Courtroom Artist to Make Him ‘Look Sexy’— Like Fake AI Sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried
Donald Trump Jr. had an urgent concern after he finished testifying Thursday in the civil fraud case against his father: The eldest Trump spawn wasn’t concerned about his father’s prospects, but rather he hoped the courtroom sketch artist would make him look...different. Veteran court illustrator Jane Rosenberg told… Read more...
Count Your Days, Pardison Fontaine
On Friday, Megan Thee Stallion (Megan Pete) released her latest single, “Cobra”— the rapper’s first since she emancipated herself from 1501 Certified Entertainment and started her own independent label, Hot Girl Productions. Read more...