Thanks @technicallyPGH for sitting down and talking about my “Why” with me. It was a lot of fun!

We destroyed our transit systems and intercity rail network and made it mandatory to buy a $50,000 machine just to be employable

“That’s a game the Steelers would have lost against a young QB under Mike Tomlin.” He was 26-6 against rookie QBs (better than Belichick, just FYI) but I’ve heard a couple local talking heads use this line. 🙄 Accuracy is just too much to ask for, I guess.

Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via @tmsimmons) greensboro.com/news/local/go…

To every founder who sends a monthly investor update, thank you. Seriously, thank you. ✨ I've backed 200+ companies over the years, and I keep seeing the same pattern. Founders who send updates that are timely, informative, and honest tend to be the ones who succeed. Not always. I can count the true exceptions on one hand. An update is a signal. It means you keep score, hold yourself accountable, and don't hide the bad months. If you don't send one yet, start this month. A single page covering what happened, what you learned, and what's next will do. Your investors will notice, and so will your next round. ✨

The NBA and prominent sportsbooks have agreed to ban multiple types of bets, per me and @DavidPurdum, such as: - Parlay bets involving the under on the same player's statistics - "First of" market; examples: winner of opening tip, an individual's specific shot, rebound, assist, steal - Under bets on players expected to play less than 12 minutes a game

The median net worth of Black American households declined by 25 percent from 2022 to 2025, according to newly released Federal Reserve data cepr.net/publications/black-…

A $100,000 salary in 2000 has the same purchasing power as $194,530 in 2026, per YF

Not just rich — crazy rich. From Jon M. Chu and Adele Lim, #CrazyRichAsians will continue as an HBO Original Series starting production in 2027. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh reprise their roles based on Kevin Kwan's bestselling books.

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Today is the 21st of September.

Welles Crowther, a former Boston College lacrosse player who had a trademark red bandana, was working in New York on Sept. 11, 2001. This is the story of how he led people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center.

“ALS has forced me to realize that who I am is so much bigger than what my body can do.” Former @Titans RB @ChrisJohnson28 kept his ALS battle private for a long time. In a letter to his kids, he writes that he is still the same person he has always been despite the disease — he’ll always be their dad. ❤️ playerstribu.ne/ChrisJohnson

Terrifying consequences to this development.

Official Statement Regarding Western Michigan - Michigan Football Game 🗒️: bit.ly/4cxOiYH

Building a Black-owned music publication from the ground up. For R&B lovers, by R&B lovers. Come rock wit us 🤞🏽 yamsmagazine.com

Influencers invade 2026 US Open

Influencers are the private equity of culture: draining whatever’s “cool” until higher prices and worse experiences push out the original fan base. Then they move on to the next thing, leaving the original to die as fans lose interest or the ability to participate.

Chloé Zhao "loved" directing Marvel's "Eternals" and defends comic book movies: "It’s important to not write off stories because we don’t consider them high art." “For any of you who love anime, I know you know this was a girl’s dream come true. Comic books are the western equivalent of [manga]. They are very different, but I live in the west, and that’s what I had access to. I do feel it’s important to not write off stories because we don’t consider them high art. The purpose of storytelling for me, humbly, is to create containers for people … to try to process what they need to process. Archetypes are such a great way to do it — and we see them in myths — is because it’s something we all share.” variety.com/2026/film/festiv…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix and The Pivot have announced a multi-year partnership that will bring the award-winning podcast’s video episodes to the platform beginning Sept. 8. New episodes will stream exclusively on Netflix every Tuesday and Friday, while library episodes will also be available on Netflix and remain on YouTube.