# late summer (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover late summer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Iron rich Crispy Potato & Lentil Waffles with a Bloody Mary Tomato Salsa](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/iron-rich-crispy-potato-and-lentil) _2026-08-21 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ The crispiest way to sneak little iron into your lunch box. ## [Going Deeply into the Weeds & Standing Up a New Local LLM: THURSDAY MAMLMS](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/going-deeply-into-the-weeds-and-standing) _2026-08-21 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ The LLM Bake-Off Under My Dining-Room Side Table: the launch of openweight alibaba/qwen3.8:27b, and testing four local LLMs on one maxxedoutm5maxmacbookpro... ## [CROSSPOST: BRET DEVEREAUX: At the Autocratic Court of the Chaos-Monkey Trump, & Near the Rubicon River](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-bret-devereaux-at-the-autocratic) _2026-08-20 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ King-Archbishop Lord Protector of Republicans, but with Pompey’s dysfunction, the optimates’ talent for turning allies into enemies; not Caesar’s discipline, ambition, speed, or goons... ## [WAIT!! WHAT?!?!: “Mr Albouy Reaches His Conclusion by Omitting Half the Data from the Original Sample”: ANOTHER CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/wait-what-mr-albouy-reaches-his-conclusion) _2026-08-20 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ THAT IS SIMPLY WRONG!!!! ## [Here in Academia, “AI” Has Arrived for Software Coding, for Summarization & Search, for Writing Prose, & for Assessment: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/here-in-academia-ai-has-arrived-for) _2026-08-20 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Text got cheap. judgment didn’t. How I hope to teach in 2027: AI has arrived for coding, search, prose, & assessment — three opportunities, and one problemtunity... ## [CROSSPOST: JOE FRANCIS: Running Out of Patience with Economics](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-joe-francis-running-out) _2026-08-20 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Joe’s subheadline: “A Strange Case of Inverted Area Weights”; but I mostly want to praise Joe Francis for spending so much of his time on post-publication peer review... ## [Bubble Watching: This Is What Happens in the Type of Period Called “Distress”: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/bubble-watching-this-is-what-happens) _2026-08-20 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ According to Kindleberger, things like the Situational Awareness colllapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner happen near the peak of a bubble; they are a sign of the shape of demand... ## [Yankee Candle Reviews: Afternoon Scrapbooking](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/yankee-candle-reviews-afternoon-scrapbooking/) _2026-08-20 · Stoney Keeley · SoBros Network_ On this edition of Yankee Candle Reviews, Stoney Keeley takes a whiff of Afternoon Scrapbooking. ## [What I Bought on Amazon Lately + A Soft Services Sale](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/what-i-bought-on-amazon-lately-a) _2026-08-20 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ Travel finds, beauty restocks, pantry staples, and everyday essentials—plus 10% off my Soft Services favorites through 8/24. ## [More Signs of a Bubble Peak: BREAKING NEWS WATCH OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/more-signs-of-a-bubble-peak-breaking) _2026-08-19 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ OpenAI, the company that had been selling vibes, looks like it is starting to husband its cash in the face of the Anthropic challenge: two peer coding agents and yet a 5.5x revenue growth-rate gap... ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WnAUK6YIHKfJ) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [HOISTED FROM PAUL KRUGMAN’S ARCHIVES: PAUL KRUGMAN (2012): Looking Back With Shrillness](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/hoisted-from-paul-krugmans-archives) _2026-08-19 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ “Shrill” was always the correct setting: Krugman, 2012, on the implications of seeing what normies dare not; when accuracy gets you called uncouth, the problem is the etiquette, not the accuracy... ## [Zucchini "apple" pie...? Yes!](https://joseandres.substack.com/p/zucchini-apple-pie-yes) _2026-08-19 · José Andrés · Longer Tables with José Andrés_ A recipe for using up the beautiful bounty of summer squash ## [Can We Sell Equity Financing of the DataCenter Build-Out at a Debt Price?: FINANCIAL OVEREXUBERANCE OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/can-we-sell-equity-financing-of-the) _2026-08-19 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Jensen Huang keeps two books: last year’s says old chips are worthless and obsolete, while this year’s says that old chips are high-quality ten-year bonds; & Elisabeth Lopatto says: “WAIT A MINUTE!!!” ## [Everything I Wore Over the Past Two Weeks](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/everything-i-wore-over-the-past-two-08d) _2026-08-19 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ A very real-life mix of late-summer outfits, plus two good sales you may want to browse... both end today! ## [The Global Bond Selloff since 2020: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/the-global-bond-selloff-since-2020) _2026-08-18 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Four percentage points of yield rise in six years: the long bond’s profound slow-motion repricing, and warning... ## [An Essay on Late Summer](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/an-essay-on-late-summer/) _2026-08-18 · Stoney Keeley · SoBros Network_ Stoney Keeley pens an essay on the beauty of late summer. ## [6 Colors That Will Be Shaping Fall Style](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/6-colors-that-will-be-shaping-fall) _2026-08-18 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ A look at the colors that are shaping the season, and it’s an interesting mix! Some are familiar favorites, while others may surprise you. ## [A quick guide to Greek grapes](https://joseandres.substack.com/p/a-quick-guide-to-greek-grapes) _2026-08-17 · José Andrés · Longer Tables with José Andrés_ If you can’t say Xinomavro, I’m here for you ## [The Bricillo Blueprint: What Carmen Bricillo’s Track Record Says About the Titans’ OL](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/the-bricillo-blueprint-what-carmen-bricillos-track-record-says-about-the-titans-ol/) _2026-08-17 · SoBros Network · SoBros Network_ Tucker Lovell looks back at Carmen Bricillo's track record along his previous stops and considers what it could mean for the Tennessee Titans. ## [Podcast: Reviewing ‘The End of Oak Street’](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/podcast-reviewing-the-end-of-oak-street/) _2026-08-17 · Stoney Keeley · SoBros Network_ NEW EPISODE! Brandon and Stoney review 'The End of Oak Street' on the latest episode of The Vick's Flicks Podcast! ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sZK5uNevXGP2) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [(VERY PARTIAL-)CROSSPOST: GARY MARCUS: Is Anthropic Making Money? How Much Money?](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/very-partial-crosspost-gary-marcus) _2026-08-16 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Nobody ought to get superrich selling LLM-services: Anthropic’s IPO & the "airline scenario"; the problem is that back in The Day I was the same bear on Google & FaceBook, & I was very wrong... ## [Again, More of a Refining Crunch than a Crude Oil-Supply Crunch: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/again-more-of-a-refining-crunch-than) _2026-08-16 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Lose 7.5 million barrels a day of refining capacity along with crude-oil supply and the shortage shows up more in the refined-product prices than in the crude-oil price... ## [☕️ The Sunday Scroll: This Week's Top Ten & My Weekly Edit](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/the-sunday-scroll-this-weeks-top-1a9) _2026-08-16 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ Pour a coffee and catch up: life updates, top sellers, and my latest finds... Your Sunday Scroll starts here! ## [Your mid-season meal prep](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/feed-her-needs-3fe) _2026-08-16 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ Mid-Season Meal Prep ## [Spiced Roasted Carrot & Crispy Lentil Salad with Sumac Lemon Dressing](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/spiced-roasted-carrot-and-crispy) _2026-08-16 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ Your much needed iron boosting side note ## [The Crispiest Korean-Inspired Cabbage Kimchi "Ranch" Salad](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/the-crispiest-korean-inspired-cabbage) _2026-08-16 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ & a lovenote to your microbiome ## [Summer Berry, Date & Pumpkin Seed Butter Bark with Chocolate](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/summer-berry-date-and-pumpkin-seed) _2026-08-16 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ I’ve been seeing these flat dates everywhere lately, so I figured I’d make mine a little more iron-friendly. ## [Three Seed Vanilla Buckwheat Jars with Wild Blueberry Compote & a Dark Chocolate Shell](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/overnight-buckwheat-porridge-with) _2026-08-16 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ If you can eat oats, I AM jealous. ## [The Fed Chair Who Whispers: Kevin Warsh’s “Lean Messaging” Is Anything But: LAUGH OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/the-fed-chair-who-whispers-kevin) _2026-08-16 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Forward guidance, but outsourced to anonymous sources "familiar with the thinking of..." & "close to..." the new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. It is funny. One has to laugh. & also cry... ## [📬 Saturday Scoop: Reader Q&A + Weekend Sale Roundup](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/saturday-scoop-reader-q-and-a-weekend-419) _2026-08-15 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ We’re talking packing strategies, what to wear to an upscale outdoor event, work totes, and the weekend sales worth browsing. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6DuOZGiMKvLp) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [All My Latest Try-Ons + A Few Friday Extras](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/all-my-latest-try-ons-a-few-friday) _2026-08-14 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ Lots of new denim, late-summer finds, and early fall arrivals from EVEREVE, Madewell, J.Crew, Social Threads & more, plus a few new sales and discount codes to share! ## [Late Summer Friday Servings](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/late-summer-friday-servings) _2026-08-14 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ Happy Friday on this very fine late summer day, friend! ## [CROSSPOST: PATRICK WYMAN: The Human Sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-patrick-wyman-the-human) _2026-08-13 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ 13,000 names we’ll never know: the sacrificed victims of China’s first dynasty... China’s first literate state didn’t just practice human sacrifice. It industrialized it—and wrote down the numbers... ## [READING: The Duc de Saint-Simon on the Battle of Blenheim](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/reading-the-duc-de-saint-simon-on) _2026-08-13 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ 322 years ago today, in 1704, a combined Austrian, Dutch, British, Hanoverian, Hessian, Danish, and Prussian army under the joint command of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Eugen Franz... ## [Pro Wrestling Symphony Presents “No Remorse”](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/pro-wrestling-symphony-presents-no-remorse/) _2026-08-13 · Outspoken Owen · SoBros Network_ Owen recaps all the action from Eastside Bowl at Pro Wrestling Symphony's "No Remorse" ## [A perfect Spanish summer dinner on the grill](https://joseandres.substack.com/p/a-perfect-spanish-summer-dinner-on) _2026-08-13 · José Andrés · Longer Tables with José Andrés_ Txuleton and escalivada are a classic Spanish grill pairing ## [CROSSPOST: SCOTT AARONSON (2013): Against John Searle's Analogy of an Apparently Chinese-Understanding Room](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-scott-aaronson-2013-against) _2026-08-13 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Scott Aaronson’s complexity rebuttal to Searle's "machines can mimic but cannot understand"; Searle's intuition pump hides the scale of the computations... ## [EOS Has Created a Doozy With the Blue Moon Lip Balm](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/eos-has-created-a-doozy-with-the-blue-moon-lip-balm/) _2026-08-13 · Stoney Keeley · SoBros Network_ EOS knocks it out of the park with Blue Moon inspired Valencia Orange lip balm. ## [What to Wear Right Now: 5 Late-Summer Outfits](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/what-to-wear-right-now-5-late-summer) _2026-08-13 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ I’m not rushing into fall just yet! 5 outfits to wear right now, plus my current glowy summer beauty routine. ## [Summer 2026](https://kitchengardensmv.substack.com/p/summer-2026) _2026-08-13 · Faren Worthington Osnoss · Kitchen Gardens MV_ A summer update from KGMV. ## [Nate Silver & Eli McKown Dawson: FLIPR: WEBSITE OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/nate-silver-and-eli-mckown-dawson) _2026-08-12 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ Nate & Eli's subheadline: "Silver Bulletin's prediction for every Senate, House, and gubernatorial election in 2026"; 99.9% wishful thinking-free, which is true of nobody else in that line of work... ## [The Family of Man: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/the-family-of-man-chart-of-the-day) _2026-08-12 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ The Zhang-Moorjani-&-al. map of archaic DNA; the knotty question of when, exactly, we became us; & how we appear to be an evolutionary long-shot... ## [2026-08-12 0.1% 1-Month 3.4% 12-Month Inflation CPI Release: CHART OF THE DAY](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/2026-08-12-01-1-month-34-12-month) _2026-08-12 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ The Consumer Price Index came in in line with expectations: the calm number and the silent Chair: what July’s CPI release says, and what Kevin Warsh won’t say... ## [OpenAI's Zero-Day Leviathan Breaches Hugging Face's Black-ICE Security Wall: How I Think You Should Think About the Latest "AI Goes Rogue" Story](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/openais-zero-day-leviathan-breaches) _2026-08-12 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ No Malice In It, No Mind In It Either: What Really Happened When Zero-Day Leviathan Showed Up at the Hugging Face Cyberparty... ## [A Late Summer Evening at Aba Nashville](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/a-late-summer-evening-at-aba-nashville/) _2026-08-12 · Stoney Keeley · SoBros Network_ "Aba combines a positively atypical menu with an ambience that feels like dining in a storybook. It has instantly become one of my favorite dining experiences in this city." ## [Two Sales Worth Shopping Right Now](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/two-sales-worth-shopping-right-now) _2026-08-12 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ Pick up a few wear-now favorites at the Tommy Bahama Friends & Family Sale, plus save 15% on all jeans (including skirts and shorts) at EVEREVE! ## [Personnel Grouping Efficiency in the NFL: Why Roster Fit Matters More Than Volume](https://sobrosnetwork.com/2026/08/personnel-grouping-efficiency-in-the-nfl-why-roster-fit-matters-more-than-volume/) _2026-08-12 · SoBros Network · SoBros Network_ Tucker Lovell examines personnel trends on offense in the NFL, how more units are leveraging tight ends, and how the Titans fit into this equation. ## [CROSSPOST: MICHAEL SELLERS: Trump Thinks Iran Is Ready to Deal. Iran Thinks Trump is. Who's Right?](https://braddelong.substack.com/p/crosspost-michael-sellers-trump-thinks) _2026-08-11 · Brad DeLong · DeLong's Grasping Reality Weblog_ You Cannot Surrender to a Clown Darth Vader Who Cannot Keep from Altering the Deal: Iran, Trump, & the Strait-of-Hormuz State of Affairs... ## [Juicy Peach & Halloumi Skewers with a fresh Mint, Parsley and Preserved Lemon Chimichurri](https://raquelspantry.substack.com/p/juicy-peach-and-halloumi-skewers) _2026-08-11 · Raquel Martin · Pass the Salt._ your future self is invited to dinner. ## [What Shoes & Boots Are Trending This Fall](https://jolynneshane.substack.com/p/what-shoes-and-boots-are-trending) _2026-08-11 · Jo-Lynne Shane · Everyday Style Notes by Jo-Lynne Shane_ My Fall 2026 Shoe Trend Report is live on the blog, plus a jewelry sale you may want to browse.