Dec
20
Body Building, part one: Basic fitness
The "can" versus the "want to" versus the "should" of having kids.
8 min read
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Dec
11
The devil and Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione appeared to try everything for
chronic pain from a back injury that hampered his physical livelihood and dating life, and struggled to receive support even as he tried to provide it for others.
7 min read
Dec
05
An ode to a strong woman on Dancing With the Stars
Put Ilona Maher in the hall of fame (any of them, all of them); the last time I went to a Rainforest Cafe; LIFTOFF now in print form! This is Link Letter 155.
9 min read
Dec
01
Question grab bag: men who fast; strongwoman; sports bras for big boobs, part two
Can fasting make you euphoric? Am I afraid of strongwoman? And what's a gal to do when her breasts start growing out of control?
9 min read
Nov
28
PLATESLAM 2024 cometh
December 13, 14, and 15; ready your PRs! And then just a few reads. This is Link Letter 154!
3 min read
Nov
21
I can finally tell you about my book, A Physical Education
Paul Mescal with the truth on training history and junk volume; "am I addicted to running?"; the oldest forest in the world. This is Link Letter 153!
13 min read
Nov
17
Let math save your health sanity: the upper and lower bound
19 min read
Nov
14
Offline edition: On resisting the optimization impulse
Choosing the beach path; why nothing you buy feels good anymore; time to get heroic. This is Link Letter 152!
9 min read
Nov
07
Insist upon your humanity
Our humanity is what they attack, precisely because it’s threatening and powerful. Stay dangerous.
3 min read
Nov
03
The last time the government worked was when it tried to protect peanut butter
Fifty-plus years later, how are we still waiting for "innovation" and "informing the consumer" to pan out?
16 min read