Nicholas looked at me the other day and asked if we're gonna be okay, and I've been chewing on my answer ever since — so Beth and I took Christopher Nolan's Odyssey and used it to work all the way through it. - Sarah
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The Odyssey on Screen
The Odyssey (2026 film) (Wikipedia)
‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Vast, Thrilling, Aloof Epic (Variety)
Thrilling but uneven, ‘The Odyssey’ is a homecoming for Christopher Nolan (NPR)
Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse (The Ezra Klein Show)
Did Christopher Nolan ‘Christianize’ ‘The Odyssey’? (Deseret News)
Circe by Madeline Miller (Penguin Random House)
Allies, Iran, and the Global Order
Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power (Axios)
Kushner meets regional leaders as multiple conflicts roil Middle East (CNN)
One Too Many: Money, Betting, and the Midterms
More than 150 Polymarket wallets may have traded on military secrets, research finds (Reuters via Al-Monitor)
Crypto, AI and betting firms drive record spending in 2026 midterms (Crypto Briefing)
The $40 Trillion Threshold
National debt reaches grim $40 trillion milestone. Here’s why that matters (CNN Business)
US national debt passes record $40 trillion (Al Jazeera)
The Shifting Electorate
The ever-evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans (The Conversation)
Outside of Politics
The Popcast with Knox and Jamie (Full crossover conversation)
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Penguin Random House) — our bonus Substack discussion is up today
Tribe by Sebastian Junger (Hachette)
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