Your 7/8 Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported, mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. As always, this bugga free.
Let’s get right to it:
The surprising science of how fatherhood changes the brain. Apparently men’s brains get optimized when you become a father. (gift link)
The Transgender Sports Decision Was About Something Deeper Than Law. M. Gessen’s response to the Supreme Court’s decision in trans girls is restrained, and all the more effective for it. (gift link)
JD Vance Is Worried. Insightful examination of the Vice President’s book by Carlos Lozada. (gift link)
Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster. The Brogressives really screwed this pooch in particular —> “The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Platner’s top strategist, Dan Moraff, didn’t want to spring for a thorough background check, which can take weeks and cost around $20,000. ‘Moraff asked for an expedited, cheaper review to be done within days,’ The Journal said.” (gift link)
Surprising. Completely missed the controversy about this movie back in 2020.
S and I caught Finesse Mitchell at the Addision Improv last week. Funny stuff.
Watchable if you don’t mind adults making bad choices.
This and Widow’s Bay are impossible to binge.
We set up a merch table in the back where you can get T-shirts, coffee mugs, and even tote bags now. Show the world that you’re part of The Experiment.
Buy the book Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick banned from the Bullock Texas History Museum: Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of the American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and myself.