# lauren (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 17 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lauren. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Weekend At Book Me Romance](https://laurensmithbooks.substack.com/p/a-weekend-at-book-me-romance) _2026-08-21 · Lauren Smith · Lauren Smith's Bookish News!_ Tickets for next year’s event are available now! ## [Thrifted Garms Club #218](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/thrifted-garms-club-218) _2026-08-21 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ Anglo-Italian - Drake's - Scott Fraser - RRL - Adret - New & Lingwood - Orazio Luciano - Kapital - Bryceland's - Huntsman & More ## [In spring of 2026, I attended conferences, awarded grants, read and discussed some great books, and…](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/825494040894144512) _2026-08-20 · All Things Linguistic_ In spring of 2026, I attended conferences, awarded grants, read and discussed some great books, and made zines. And handed out zines. And talked about zines. Have I mentioned zines? Because I'm going to be mentioning zines a lot. April, May, June 2026: Zines zines zines zines zi ## [Cult-Favorite Womenswear Brand Toteme Just Launched Menswear. I Have Thoughts.](https://jakewoolf.substack.com/p/toteme-wants-to-build-the-perfect) _2026-08-20 · Jake Woolf · JAKE WOOLF_ FREE POST ALERT: I got an early look at the label’s first-ever menswear collection. Here’s what I think of it all. ## [The Boebert Crime Family Goes to Court Today](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/the-boebert-crime-family-goes-to) _2026-08-19 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ We covered the hearing live. Here’s the summary of the court action, link to the live court video, and transcript. ## [NJ Historical Newspapers by NewsBank](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/node/4688) _2026-08-19 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ NJ Historical Newspapers by NewsBank NJ Historical Newspapers by NewsBank https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/OceanCounty?destination… Lauren Wed, 08/19/2026 - 11:21 Access all four of NewsBank’s historical New Jersey newspaper archives through a single portal! Easily explore local and statewide news articles, human-interest stories, obituaries, and editorials as they… ## [Trentonian Historical and Current by NewsBank](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/node/4687) _2026-08-19 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Trentonian Historical and Current by NewsBank Trentonian Historical and Current by NewsBank https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/OceanCounty?destination… Lauren Wed, 08/19/2026 - 11:20 Launched in 1945 as a competitor to the Trenton Times, the Trentonian offers a lively local view of the capitol city community throughout the years. Covering over six decades of daily news from… ## [Trenton Times Historical and Current by NewsBank](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/node/4686) _2026-08-19 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Trenton Times Historical and Current by NewsBank Trenton Times Historical and Current by NewsBank https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/OceanCounty?destination… Lauren Wed, 08/19/2026 - 11:19 First published in 1883, the Trenton Times offers valuable insight into people, places, events, and legislative issues affecting the Garden State as a whole. While the Times retired its… ## [Star Ledger Historical and Current by NewsBank](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/node/4685) _2026-08-19 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Star Ledger Historical and Current by NewsBank Star Ledger Historical and Current by NewsBank https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/OceanCounty?destination… Lauren Wed, 08/19/2026 - 11:18 From 1832 to the present, this acclaimed daily has expanded its coverage from Newark to national news and beyond! Though print editions ended in 2025, the Star-Ledger lives on in this digital… ## [Jersey Journal Historical Archives by NewsBank](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/node/4684) _2026-08-19 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Jersey Journal Historical Archives by NewsBank Jersey Journal Historical Archives by NewsBank https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/librarycard/OceanCounty?destination… Lauren Wed, 08/19/2026 - 11:15 Over 150 years of historical news, now accessible with a tap or click! Founded in 1867, the Jersey Journal serves greater Hudson County (and even lent its name to Jersey City’s Journal Square).… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6cK6bEetqCEZ) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Democrats Just Spent $64 Million Fighting Themselves](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/the-194-million-primary) _2026-08-19 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ Republicans control Washington. Democratic consultants still found a way to make the emergency about them. ## [Alex Mill Made A Better Version Of Its Already Great Shirt](https://jakewoolf.substack.com/p/alex-mill-made-a-better-version-of) _2026-08-18 · Jake Woolf · JAKE WOOLF_ A review of their new Thomas Mason collab, plus an exclusive 15% off for paid subs. ## [Thrifted Garms Club #217](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/thrifted-garms-club-217) _2026-08-18 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ Anderson & Sheppard - Drake's - Anglo-Italian - RRL - Natalino - Permanent Style - Buck Mason & More ## [BREAKING & EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Boebert's Crime Family In Court Again](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/breaking-and-exclusive-lauren-boeberts) _2026-08-18 · American Muckrakers · American Muckrakers_ This now makes three counties in Colorado where Tyler Boebert is appearing in front of judges in August and September ## [Your New Favorite Style Items Are Actually Vintage Banana Republic](https://jakewoolf.substack.com/p/your-new-favorite-style-items-are) _2026-08-16 · Jake Woolf · JAKE WOOLF_ 84 links to BR bangers from decades' past. ## [Ziggy Stardust and Hypernormalization in the AI Era](https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-08-15-hypernormalization/) _2026-08-15 · blog-contact@stevengharms.com (Steven G. Harms) · stevengharms.com_ A few posts back , I referenced Bowie's opening track, "Five Years," from "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)." In this song, humanity has been told Earth has 5 years left. This catastrophic message and the song's minor-key, elegiac quality lay a foundation upon which the narrator describes ice cream parlors (hedonic commitment after the weighty news) and public… ## [I Miss the Post-Hippie Techno Utopianism of 90s Silicon Valley](https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-08-15-i-miss-the-post-hippie-techno-utopianism-of-90s-silicon-valley/) _2026-08-15 · blog-contact@stevengharms.com (Steven G. Harms) · stevengharms.com_ When I got my first dial-up internet account, dialing a modem into an SCO Unix system (System V, based off of Unix 3.2), I started researching the tools and technology of the era . It looked something like this after the modems finished singing. There were also magazines hyping up the nascent internet culture like Mondo 2000 and Wired . Mondo 2000 But both Mondo and Ed Krol’s Internet book… ## [My 7 Item Shopping List This Week](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/my-7-item-shopping-list-this-week-fd4) _2026-08-15 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ Every week I put together a list of some of my favourite things I’ve saved over the past few days. ## [Why fronts and the jet stream get stronger in Colorado as day lengths decrease](https://www.koaa.com/weather/weather-science/why-fronts-and-the-jet-stream-get-stronger-in-colorado-as-day-lengths-decrease) _2026-08-14 · Casey Dorn · Weather Science_ We're losing more than two minutes of daylight each day now in southern Colorado. The loss rate is highest in the north, and lowest in the south. Here's why that results in stronger cold fronts. ## [it’s not that unusual, in translation, to come across something that has a dedicated word or…](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/824963717010767872) _2026-08-14 · All Things Linguistic_ lukittuhhh : it’s not that unusual, in translation, to come across something that has a dedicated word or expression in the source language but requires a lengthier explication in the target text. sometimes, however, it’s the other way around! not so much found in the process of translation as found waiting for you in translation. a very satisfying case, in the very first chapter I… ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0g9CMJ3tuGMH) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Here’s your back-to-school list of resources for nerding out about linguistics, whether you’re…](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/824947664261136384) _2026-08-14 · All Things Linguistic_ lingthusiasm : lingthusiasm : 101 places to get enthusiastic about linguistics In honour of Lingthusiasm’s 100th episodiversary , we’ve compiled this list of 101 public-facing places where linguists and linguistics nerds hang out and learn things! 17 podcasts about linguistics Lingthusiasm — A podcast that’s enthusiastic about linguistics! The Vocal Fries — Language… ## [Island Heights Branch of the Ocean County Library to be Closed August 24 to 30](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/island-heights-branch-ocean-county-library-be-closed-august-24-30) _2026-08-14 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Island Heights Branch of the Ocean County Library to be Closed August 24 to 30 Fri, 08/14/2026 - 12:00 Lauren Fri, 08/14/2026 - 13:23 ISLAND HEIGHTS – The Island Heights Branch of the Ocean County Library will be closed from Monday, August 24 through Sunday, August 30 for the installation of a new carpet. It will resume its regular operating hours Monday, August 31. Digital resources such as… ## [Ocean County Library System Labor Day Weekend Schedule](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/ocean-county-library-system-labor-day-weekend-schedule) _2026-08-14 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Ocean County Library System Labor Day Weekend Schedule Mon, 08/10/2026 - 12:00 Lauren Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:26 TOMS RIVER – All branches and reading centers of the Ocean County Library will be closed Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day. All branches and reading centers will resume regular hours Tuesday, September 8. Library patrons are welcome to use OCL’s online… ## [Learn to Navigate the Emotional and Personal Side of Parkinson’s Progression at the Ocean County Library](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/learn-navigate-emotional-and-personal-side-parkinsons-progression-ocean-county-library) _2026-08-14 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Learn to Navigate the Emotional and Personal Side of Parkinson’s Progression at the Ocean County Library Mon, 08/10/2026 - 12:00 Lauren Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:26 TOMS RIVER – Living with Parkinson’s means continually adapting to change: physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially. The Ocean County Library will host the program, “Adapting to Change: Coping Skills for Parkinson’s,” on Wednesday,… ## [Come on Down! Game Show Night is Coming to the Upper Shores Library!](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/come-down-game-show-night-coming-upper-shores-library) _2026-08-14 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Come on Down! Game Show Night is Coming to the Upper Shores Library! Mon, 08/10/2026 - 12:00 Lauren Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:26 LAVALLETTE – Come on down! You’re the next contestant on “The Game Show Night: An Upper Shores Friends Fundraiser” at the Upper Shores Brach of the Ocean County Library from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 24. The program, hosted by Bob Scott, will feature various fan… ## [Update to Ocean County Library’s Access to Pronunciator and ProCitizen](https://oceancounty.lib.nj.us/update-ocean-county-librarys-access-pronunciator-and-procitizen) _2026-08-14 · Lauren · Ocean County Library - Connecting People - Building Community - Transforming Lives_ Update to Ocean County Library’s Access to Pronunciator and ProCitizen Mon, 08/10/2026 - 12:00 Lauren Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:26 TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Library’s subscription to Pronunciator and ProCitizen will be ending on August 31, 2026. Customers looking for language learning services can still access Mango Languages. With Mango, you have access to online courses for over 70 languages,… ## [Learning From the Failure of X.400](https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-08-14-learning-from-the-failure-of-x400/) _2026-08-14 · blog-contact@stevengharms.com (Steven G. Harms) · stevengharms.com_ X.400, the UN-backed email standard from 1984, was the more feature-rich system by a wide margin — recallable messages, self-destructing mail, built-in encryption, read receipts, delivery guarantees, decades before SMTP got around to bolting most of it on. It lost anyway. The best explanation I’ve read for why: X.400 was conceived as a tool, rather than a product. X.400’s spec… ## [What Does It Mean To Be Egyptian? In the Diaspora, It Depends on Who You Ask](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/egyptianidentityarabcoptic) _2026-08-14 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Gawhara Abou-eid Ask an Egyptian how they identify, and the answer can sound simple: Egyptian. But ask what that means — Arab, African, Middle Eastern, Coptic or some combination — and the answer touches on history, language, religion, geography and belonging. ## [(untitled)](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/824873055959580672) _2026-08-13 · All Things Linguistic_ superlinguo : ALT ALT ALT ALT ALT La Trobe Linguistics Program Zine at University Open Day 2026 I have been enjoying making Lingthusiasm zines, so when we started making plans for our University Open Day this year, I realised that a zine was the perfect format for introducing linguistics, our team, and subjects available. I found they were well suited to this kind of event and wanted to share the… ## [well what if i don’t want to stress syllables, this world is stressful enough as it is for a small…](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/824867989310570496) _2026-08-13 · All Things Linguistic_ real-language-facts : well what if i don’t want to stress syllables, this world is stressful enough as it is for a small and innocent syllable ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/81jPBVYBqGmL) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [Why the Loafer Might Be the Most Versatile Shoe You Can Own](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/why-the-loafer-might-be-the-most) _2026-08-13 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ With Wildsmith’s Model 31 and Model 98, I look at the history of the loafer and why it has the rare ability to dress up the casual and relax the formal. ## [How Trauma, Obsession, and the Pursuit of the Publishing Dream Drive Liv Constantine’s Latest Thriller](https://thrillerthursday.substack.com/p/how-trauma-obsession-and-the-pursuit) _2026-08-13 · Thriller Thursday · Thriller Thursday_ Tessa Wegert interviews Liv Constantine ## [Perseid Meteor Shower peaks Wednesday night; here's what to expect in southern Colorado](https://www.koaa.com/weather/weather-science/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-wednesday-night-heres-what-to-expect-in-southern-colorado) _2026-08-13 · Casey Dorn · Weather Science_ One of the year's best meteor showers peaks tonight, under a new moon. But, clouds complicate the forecast in parts of Colorado. Here's where and when to look up, and where the clouds impact the views ## [Thrifted Garms Club #216](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/thrifted-garms-club-216) _2026-08-11 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ Saman Amel - Drake's - The Armoury - BODE - Ralph Lauren - Luca Faloni - Informale - Boltey - Anglo-Italian & More ## [Hand Wringing Over AI Cheating at Brown](https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-08-10-hand-wringing-over-ai-cheating-at-brown/) _2026-08-10 · blog-contact@stevengharms.com (Steven G. Harms) · stevengharms.com_ There’s a particular flavor of joy that comes from watching a golden child get caught failing, and it’s very specifically a Jim McAllister, from Election (1999) flavor of sour grapes. You’ll remember McAllister: the put-upon high school teacher, ground down by two decades of unglamorous work, watching Tracy Flick work the cursus honorum toward a noteworthy college, an ascendant… ## [Bonus 114: How poetry reveals the structure of languages](https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/824601276400746496) _2026-08-10 · All Things Linguistic_ lingthusiasm : Bonus 114: How poetry reveals the structure of languages | Lingthusiasm Roses are red Violets are blue English poems are stress-based This is not a haiku In this bonus episode, Gretchen and Lauren get enthusiastic about how the structure of a language influences what forms of poetry are possible in the language. We talk about why so much English poetry depends on not putting the… ## [Welcome To The World of Lauren Smith!](https://laurensmithbooks.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-world-of-lauren-smith) _2026-08-10 · Lauren Smith · Lauren Smith's Bookish News!_ The Substack Era Begins ## [Resisting Life as a Figurant and Infinite Jest](https://stevengharms.com/posts/2026-08-10-resisting-life-as-a-figurant-and-infinite-jest/) _2026-08-10 · blog-contact@stevengharms.com (Steven G. Harms) · stevengharms.com_ I love Infinite Jest . One of its most powerful lectures comes from a father — not unlike Polonius’ speech in Hamlet — delivering a wish that the addressed choose a better, wiser path in life: one that avoids merely acting in the scenery of life, for living it. In short, the listener and the reader are asked to avoid being figurants . …you can’t appreciate the dramatic pathos of… ## [Boebert Crime Family Caught Again](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/boebert-crime-family-caught-again) _2026-08-10 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ Tyler Boebert is facing the most serious charges of his life: sexual exploitation of a minor. ## [FLASH ALERT: Tyler Boebert on County Jail Release Log, Weeks Before Sentencing](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/flash-alert-tyler-boebert-on-county) _2026-08-10 · American Muckrakers · American Muckrakers_ The obvious question: why was he in custody at all? ## [Why Is This 50 Year Old Japanese Brand Still Underrated?](https://jakewoolf.substack.com/p/why-is-this-50-year-old-japanese) _2026-08-09 · Jake Woolf · JAKE WOOLF_ This label doesn't get brought up nearly enough in terms of "best brands in the world," but should. ## [Yes, MTG Endorsed Our Work](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/yes-mtg-endorsed-our-work) _2026-08-07 · American Muckrakers · American Muckrakers_ Yes, we paid her via Cameo. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210242168/2a2d5be0797d331f1876e82e1d63df72.mp3) ## [25 Fall Clothing Items That'll Help You Warm Up To The Season](https://jakewoolf.substack.com/p/25-fall-clothing-items-thatll-help) _2026-08-07 · Jake Woolf · JAKE WOOLF_ It’s too early for a full fall style guide, but here are 25 items to ease into autumn anyway. ## [Lauren Boebert Is Next](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/lauren-boebert-is-next) _2026-08-06 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ Four years of file. Two courtrooms next month. Buckle up. ## [Lauren Boebert Is Next](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/lauren-boebert-is-next) _2026-08-06 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ Four years of file. Two courtrooms next month. Buckle up. ## [What We're Reading in August](https://thrillerthursday.substack.com/p/what-were-reading-in-august-0b4) _2026-08-06 · Thriller Thursday · Thriller Thursday_ with Lauren Nossett ## [Thoughts While Assembling IKEA Furniture](https://laurenhough.substack.com/p/thoughts-while-assembling-ikea-furniture) _2026-08-06 · Lauren Hough · Badreads_ Thoughts while assembling IKEA furniture: ## [Beaudion Is Out in South Dakota. We Called For This Months Ago.](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/beaudion-is-out-in-south-dakota-we) _2026-08-05 · American Muckrakers · American Muckrakers_ Two impediment to impeachment candidates out in two days. Brian Bengs has the talent, grit, and team to win. ## [Chuck Edwards Is Out. We Told You He Would Be.](https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/p/chuck-edwards-is-out-we-told-you) _2026-08-05 · David B. Wheeler · American Muckrakers_ Yesterday we said resign. Today he quit his campaign. The seat is next. ## [The Search for the Perfect T-Shirt Is Over](https://theguidance.substack.com/p/the-search-for-the-perfect-t-shirt) _2026-08-04 · Luke Hodges · The Guidance_ After years of settling for 'close enough', a trip to Porto changed the way I think about the most overlooked item in a man's wardrobe.