Why Superman is the least relevant superhero — And why that is his greatest strength [The Economist] (new EPSILON RADIO EPISODES AVAILABLE)

How the young can make sense of the news [The Economist]

Babbage | Science and technology — Film club: our sci-fi favourites — Our podcast on science and technology. In a Christmas special, our correspondents hunt for the ultimate science fiction film [The Economist Podcasts] #Podcasts

The EIU Social Media Manager has taken a vacation from Twitter since Mid-September. He/She will be promptly fired, replaced, and new updates will resume soon. [The EIU]

The Most Popular HBR Podcast Episodes of 2025 [Harvard Business Review]

I'm watching brain surgery to see if Alzheimer's can ever be cured [BBC] (needs subscription)

Oracle’s $300 Billion AI Bet Has Fast Become a Bubble Barometer [Bloomberg BusinessWeek] (needs subscription)

US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin [Reuters]

What is remigration, the far-right fringe idea going mainstream? [AL-Jazeera News]

Dyslexia and the Reading Wars [The New Yorker 100] (needs subscription)

I re-created Google’s cute Gemini ad with my own kid’s stuffie, and I wish I hadn’t [The Verge] (needs subscription)

The 10 most read stories on Future Perfect in 2025 [Vox]

As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help [TechCrunch] (needs subscription)

MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025 [MIT Technology Review]

Airlines are canceling flights ahead of a winter storm. Here's what to do if your flight is delayed or canceled. [Business Insider]

Mudslides bury cars and homes up to their windows in California town [The Guardian]

What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone [The New York Times] (needs subscription)

Kumail Nanjiani Weighs In On Rumors He Had An Affair With A First Lady [Huffington Post]

So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files — The latest batch includes many new references to Trump—and enough ammunition for Congress to keep pressing. [The Atlantic]

Justice Department says it has 'over a million more' documents potentially related to Epstein [FiveThirtyEight]

Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address [The Washington Post]

Three women stabbed in the Paris metro, a suspect has been arrested [Le Monde]

Best gifts for mom 2025: 60+ thoughtful gift ideas that she probably doesn't have yet [Mashable]

How to Survive Various Catastrophes [VICE]

Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People [The Intercept_]

Nat Geo’s most compelling images of the 21st century (so far) [National Geographic]

Marijuana rescheduling would bring some immediate changes, but others will take time [NPR]

Sacramento’s weather respite centers are open and need donations to care for region’s most vulnerable [Cap Radio News]

M. Trump, pirate des Caraïbes [Le Monde diplomatique]

China’s Year of Patience [Foreign Policy]

How to Secure the Sky — America Needs a Defense Against Drones [Foreign Affairs]

Cambodia Counts the Costs of Its Border Conflict with Thailand [The Diplomat]

2025: 10 Events That Changed the World [The Cipher Brief]

France, Ukraine — Derrière le Rafale en Ukraine, les vrais enjeux militaro-industriels [Intelligence Online FR]

The Year in Computer Science [Quanta Magazine]

[Information presse] Des promesses de dons du secteur privé à hauteur de 860 millions d’euros pour le Futur collisionneur circulaire du CERN — En savoir plus : [CERN_FR]

Holidays in Space: 25 Years of Space Station Celebrations [NASA]

574 arrests and USD 3 million recovered in coordinated cybercrime operation across Africa [INTERPOL]

Inside the Air Force Plan to Start Its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit [Air & Space Forces Magazine]

The Ultimate Mechanic’s Gift Guide: Tools, Tech, and Garage Gear [MOTORTREND]

What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, December 29th, 2025. I hope you had a wonderful Happy Holidays / Merry Christmas weekend, and ready for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. I’m not sure what I’m doing for NYE. I was going to DJ, but I don’t have a gig, no one was willing to book me for an evening. Also, I needed a new car, preferably a gently used Audi S8 from the year 2020 in Midnight Blue or Black. It goes for about $54,000. No new car, no new JETLAG RADIO 4234. I’m very adamant about that, I’ve been exploited. It’s slavery by this point. I cannot work for free forever. I need a new car as a prize. I deserve it. Anyway, there will be a new “Coffee With Zack” VLOG in English tonight, hopefully.

Until Next Time!