Friday Links!
Leading off this week, and it's phenomenal: The Business of Care: The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital — the dominant political and economic institution of Albany, Georgia — is the story of American health care.
A fascinating article: Maternal paradox: ‘Scientific motherhood’ promised to create high standards for child-rearing. But it’s really a system designed to police women.
This is an incredible story: The Flu Shot Crusader: When Jill Promoli’s two-year-old son died suddenly of the flu, she launched a one-woman mission to educate the world about vaccination. Then the anti-vaxxer mob came after her.
This is a fantastic video: The Mexican cliff divers who take dazzling leaps into the unknown.
What a story: The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
From D.G.F., and it's the best explanation I've ever heard for LLMs: Bag of words, have mercy on us.
This is a terrific article (and the album they reference is sensational): The R&B Singer Who Recorded the Greatest Country Album You’ve Never Heard.
From Wally, and they're all true: Five Reasons to Leave the House and Go Explore a Used Bookstore. Excellent: WWII Propaganda Art. Wargamer alert: Top 3 wargames suggestions for Christmas 2025 – Part 1 – new releases.
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