The Anti-Capitalist System Keeping Americans From Reading Books
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Fitness
Podcast #1,127: Restless, Rooted – What the Odyssey Reveals About Americans’ Divided Souls
In: character, masculinity, podcast Brett and Kate McKay • 28 July 2026 With the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey adaptation, it seems like everyone is talking about the 3,000-year-old epic again. But my guest believes this ancient story provides a framework for understanding our modern lives that you probably haven’t heard before. Patrick Deneen is
Cars
Nearly a third of Americans are in trouble on their car loans, with an average of more than $6,800 in negative equity
Parilov/Shutterstock Earlier this month, Jalopnik reported that nearly 25% of new car buyers opted for a 7-year (60-month) loan last quarter. This is the result of Americans being forced to find better ways to afford the transportation they desperately need as the average new car payment has
Books
Literary Center » Why Americans don’t want to leave Little House on the Prairie.
This month, a fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Beloved little house on the prairie comes on netflix. The timing of the reboot is auspicious. 2026 saw the peak of the tradewife debate. And if walking through the streets of Brooklyn, a certain prairiecore aesthetic refuses to go quietly. Pioneer nostalgia tends to increase
Cars
Are Americans interested in off-roading?
Interest in off-roading has nearly doubled in the past year. SUVs remain the vehicle of choice for off-road adventures. Gas powered vehicles are still preferred over EVs. America’s love affair with off-roading isn’t slowing down any time soon. A new study shows that nearly two-thirds of American drivers are interested in taking an off-road road
Cars
Why did BMW make the M2 AWD? for Americans
BMW created the M2 xDrive due to American and Swiss demand. Customers wanted an AWD coupe that they could drive with all-season tires. There are other minor changes in the 2027 M2. BMW has been selling all-wheel-drive versions of its M3 sedan and M4 coupe for some time now. Ultimately, the automaker extended its xDrive
Fitness
100 million Americans at risk from record-breaking heat wave as temperatures reach 115°F
More than 100 million Americans are facing one of the most dangerous stretches of summer weather ever — and for many, the biggest threat won’t be the afternoon heat. There will be lack of relief after sunset. according to ABC NewsA massive heat dome is spreading from the West across the Plains, Midwest and Northeast
Cars
More Americans need to learn how to survive a sinking car, according to this survey
Shaunal/Getty Images You’ve seen it in the movies: a car slides off a road, cliff or bridge and into the water, trapping everyone inside as they try desperately to escape. Do you remember how action stars get out of sinking cars? And do you know how you
Cars
77% of Americans agree that Republicans’ war on gas prices was a waste of hundreds of billions of dollars
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Whether or not expensive gas broke your budget, it still sucks when the price of something you need suddenly becomes more expensive than ever. Especially when we live in a country like America, where driving to work is still a necessity for many people.
Outdoors
Killian Jornet wants Americans to care about public lands
Published on June 18, 2026 09:05 am Catalan ultrarunner Killian Jornet was jogging on the slopes of 14,021-foot-high Wilson Peak in Colorado’s San Juan Range last September when he spotted an abandoned mining cart looming against the cliffs. Jornet, who was climbing all the peaks above 14,000 feet in the contiguous United States for a