OH MY GOD.
— Owen (@_OwenM_) July 18, 2026
JOSH KERR.
3:42.66 MILE.
WORLD RECORD.
THE ATMOSPHERE WAS DEAFENING. #LondonDL pic.twitter.com/VCej8ld8m3
"Inside Josh Kerr’s mile world-record attempt: Bespoke spikes, speed suits and 800m races"
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Josh Kerr said of his special "Hyperion 222" spikes, “You feel like you can’t slow down”
"Inside Josh Kerr’s mile world-record attempt: Bespoke spikes, speed suits and 800m races"
Did I ever mention that the Song of Achilles audiobook is terrific?
This one never gets old
— Nina Willburger (@drnwillburger.bsky.social) July 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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One of my favorite books, and I'm pleased to say the audiobook, performed by Frazer Douglas, is wonderful. Here's the Amazon link, although I listened to it on Libby.
(The audiobook for Miller's short story Galatea is good too, albeit pretty grim; I haven't listened to the Circe audiobook, but the novel is $2.99 at Amazon (also fairly grim as I recall)).
detail i love in every iteration of The Odyssey is shooting the arrow through the axes, bc it’s such a nebulously described task no one imagines it the same way pic.twitter.com/pC0lI2mEnA
— Paul Muad’Dib (@trygraptor) July 18, 2026
For reference: Sweden Gate. https://t.co/9USk730HWU pic.twitter.com/V8GOTDkBKp
— Minnie (@saintdutchess) July 17, 2026
Seinfeld 2026: George rents a wheelchair to attend an otherwise sold-out screening of The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm.
— Nick Tierce (@nicktierce.com) July 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Mentos Cola Glove for a bionic punch
一発のパンチに全てをかける、メントス・コーラ・グローブ pic.twitter.com/3KgO5kTcb4
— ロアネア@最多情報源バズニュース (@roaneatan) July 11, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
Sign up for the excellent and free LA Material newsletter so I can win some merch
Here's the sign up link. And here's some recent highlights, some of which I've previously shared (I read it every day):
Devastating Pyrotechnics. The company had contracts to put on Fourth of July fireworks shows for several Northern California cities — but authorities began to suspect that legal displays were only part of its business, and that the company was also involved in importing millions of pounds of dangerous fireworks from China and selling them on California’s booming black market.
A tool to see if you've been wrongfully issued a ticket for parking on street sweeping days
The Shocking Budget Disaster Hitting One of L.A.'s Ritziest School Districts:
Mira Costa High School looks like a glimmering college campus. An $18 million Olympic-sized swimming pool is in the works to complement the school’s $39 million athletic center, opened in 2021.
They’re here, in part, for a murder mystery cruise. The setup is that the boat’s owner, the heiress “Genevieve Evening,” died at sea exactly one year ago, and the guests are supposed to find her will and her murderer’s identity. But the whodunnit is something of an afterthought compared to the night’s true purpose.
New fighting game Humble Bundle
Three new game bundles. First, fighting games from Arc System Works in celebration of Evo 2026 starting at $5 for five games (including something called "MELTY BLOOD Actress Again Current Code") and five coupons.
Second, "megahits" published by 2k, $15 for fifteen games.
Third, romantic visual novel games, starting at $9 for 18 (but be warned, this bundle promises it's "Even Steamier").
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