David A. Garner

The Briefing 1.2.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye the past two weeks. A few popular meals that are 2,000 calories: The nation’s largest restaurant chains have made a big deal in recent years about introducing smaller portion sizes. McDonald’s eliminated […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 12.19.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. Although Santa may be problematic for Christians, it may not necessarily hurt the argument for faith: The Santa wars exploded again this week, occasioned by a column Pascal Emmanuel Gobry wrote for The […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 12.12.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. A newly discovered C.S. Lewis letter reveals his definition of “joy”: A letter from CS Lewis which was discovered inside a secondhand book sees the author writing of how “real joy … […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 12.5.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. BuzzFeed staffer Jessica Misener considers how it would have looked if online media convered the first Thanksgiving: A Touch of Brooklyn in…Plymouth? A hip, young crowd from England brings the latest […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 11.28.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. The indie web movement and owning your identinty online: Google and Facebook don’t just run your email and your social network. So often, they’re a core part of your online […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 11.21.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. How to avoid screwing up Thanksgiving: Cooking dinner on Thanksgiving is pressure enough without a calamity derailing the affair. Here are a few Turkey Day disasters, and how you can […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 11.14.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. See how FCC staff responded rather to John Oliver’s bit on Net Neutrality: Back in June, you may remember Last Week Tonight With John Oliver had a great bit on net neutrality. Oliver poked fun […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 11.7.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. Paul Miller gave up the Internet for a year. Here’s his story: I was wrong. One year ago I left the internet. I thought it was making me unproductive. I […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 10.31.14

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. Are Major League Baseball games too long? And is that hurting its viewership? When the World Series rolls around, as it has again this year, there are statistics (wins, losses, […]