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LSU transfer Curtis Givens III to visit Memphis basketball

2 days ago | substack.com | Roman Cleary

Penny Hardaway welcomes another Memphis native to campus this week. Former LSU guard Curtis Givens III is visiting his hometown school starting Tuesday, a source confirmed to Bluff City Media on Monday. Givens, who shockingly committed to LSU over Memphis in October 2023, entered the transfer portal last month. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
The Island of Strangers

2 days ago | substack.com | Mike Small

Echoing Enoch Powell, who said in 1968 in his infamous Rivers of Blood speech “For reasons which they could not comprehend, and in pursuance of a decision by default, on which they were never consulted, they found themselves made strangers in their own country” today Keir Starmer said “We risk becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together.”It was a strange and chilling thing to say, and will surely be his political death knell. This Substack is reader-supported.
Sam Sheppey | Substack

3 days ago | substack.com | Sam Sheppey

A sports journalist looking to experiment with a more personal style of writing.
100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla: Marketing Edition

4 days ago | substack.com | Caleb Nnamani

The internet, as usual, has found something to distract itself with. Who would win the fight: 100 men or 1 gorilla? The answer, depending on who you ask, is either obvious or irrelevant. But suppose we take the matter seriously. Suppose we say the 100 men are your marketing team: suited up, armed with tools, moving in sequence. They have a plan. They speak of funnels and customer journeys, of quarterly goals and cohort analysis.
The Death of Kremlinology: What Russia’s 2025 Victory Day Parade Revealed

5 days ago | substack.com | Jason Smart

Once upon a time, you could read the Soviet Union like a cryptic script. Who stood closest to the General Secretary at the May 9 parade? Who disappeared from the balcony? Which general’s cap was slightly off-center? Kremlinology—part science, part superstition—existed because the Soviet system, for all its brutality, had rules, factions, and structure. But in 2025, that discipline lies buried beneath the ruins of the old order. What replaced it?
What to make of Trump’s tariffs?

5 days ago | substack.com | Julian Jessop

Here are the slides from a presentation I gave today to sixth form students at a school in Reading. It features a discussion of the pros and (mostly) cons of the new US tariffs policy and concludes with a recommended book and a film for budding economists!
Stories We Tell Ourselves

5 days ago | substack.com | Amanda Lang

Time for the Takeaway, and owning our destiny. Canada has a lot at stake when it comes to negotiating with the US on trade. And while he gets some of the details wrong, President Trump isn't wrong to say we have more to lose than America does. But that is thanks to decades of work developing industries based on a premise that is no longer true: namely that North American economies could be more integrated, and that we would benefit mutually from economies of scale.
Azeem Azhar | Substack

5 days ago | substack.com | Azeem Azhar

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Memphis basketball agrees to six-year series with Louisville

6 days ago | substack.com | Roman Cleary

One of Memphis basketball’s biggest feuds is back for the long haul. The Tigers have agreed to a six-year series with longtime rival Louisville starting next season, both schools announced Thursday. The first meeting takes place inside KFC Yum! Center on December 13, with a return date at FedExForum scheduled in 2026-27. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Dates and venues for the last four matchups have yet to be finalized.
Jason Jay Smart | Substack

6 days ago | substack.com | Jason Smart

Jason Jay Smart, PhD, is a political strategist and regular commentator on Ukraine, Russia, and Putin. With deep regional experience, he provides sharp insights on war, disinformation, and the politics shaping Europe, the US, and the world.