An essay explores America's self-storage industry as a cultural pillar, tracing its growth from 1970s mom-and-pop operations to a $40+ billion institutional asset class. The U.S. dominates global capacity, with facilities driven by life events like death, divorce, and downsizing, serving Americans' struggle with accumulating possessions.
Raven's personal blog featuring journal entries and biographical details. The site includes posts on technical topics like type declaration syntax and Go bootstrapping, along with whimsical personal information and website facts.
SpaceX announced a September 22 launch date for Starship's first orbital flight from South Texas, targeting a 75-minute window starting at 8:15 a.m. EDT. The mission will deploy 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites and mark a major milestone after 13 previous suborbital flights, with Ship expected to complete six Earth orbits before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
Two San Antonio H-E-B family members, Charles Butt and Eleanor Butt Crook, rank among America's richest billionaires in Forbes' 2026 list, with Charles at 137th nationally ($11.3 billion) and Eleanor at 367th ($4.7 billion). The collective wealth of America's richest billionaires reached $8 trillion, up $1.4 trillion from last year, with a record $4.4 billion minimum needed to make the Forbes 400.
A survey of 3,424 US adults shows 53% are extremely or very concerned about artificial intelligence's environmental impact, up from 41% last year. Americans worry more about AI's ecological footprint than meat production or aviation, with particular anxiety about data centres' effects on local water supplies and electricity prices. Despite bipartisan concerns, thousands of data centres are operating across the US with more under construction.
Intercon Chemical Co. recalled six hand soap brands distributed across 15 U.S. states due to potential contamination with unspecified bacteria or antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas and Serratia species. The affected products, sold under Laura Lynn, Summit, Vestis, and Intercon brands, may cause serious infections including blood infections, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections if used.