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Michigan Football Film Room: Fixing the Run Game
Michigan Football escaped Western Michigan, but serious offensive concerns remain. We break down the Wolverines’ run-game struggles and what must improve in this week’s film study:
Former MSU Interim AD Jon Palumbo Heading to Kentucky
The Spartans’ leadership exodus continues as another top executive reunites with J Batt in Lexington, leaving East Lansing to navigate a shifting front office after months of transition.
Foster Swift Welcome Hahn and Serra, Strengthens Business Law and General Counsel Services in Southeast Michigan
Attorney Marcy Hahn Attorney Lisa Serra SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC is pleased to announce that attorneys Marcy Hahn and Lisa M. Serra have joined the firm's Southfield office, further strengthening its business law, corporate counseling, and general counsel capabilities throughout Southeast Michigan. Marcy and Lisa bring a unique blend of practices including fractional general counsel to business owners along with family law representat
What Formula One Engineering Can Teach Us About AI Infrastructure
Michael Fuller, Executive Chairman of Conflux Technology, examines why thermal performance alone is no longer enough in modern data centers, and how balancing heat transfer with hydraulic efficiency can unlock significant operational gains. The AI era is forcing data center operators to rethink some long-held assumptions about infrastructure design. As processor power densities continue to […]
College Football Has Adopted the Western Michigan Broncos
The country has picked a side after Michigan's one-second Hail Mary, and it isn't the Wolverines. #WMU
Pete Davidson reveals emotional 9/11 connection to Michael Strahan: ‘You put me on your shoulders’
In a new documentary, Davidson and Strahan recall and relive the happy meeting that took place amid tragedy and pain.
KC Crain: Next governor must make Michigan more competitive
Our state has great strengths, but we also have major problems that the next governor will need to address.
Joel Klatt Unloads on Bryce Underwood After Michigan Escape
Joel Klatt delivered a harsh assessment of Bryce Underwood after Michigan’s escape against Western Michigan, saying the QB has regressed.
Michael Vaughan highlights ‘issue’ with England hiring Kevin Pietersen
Pietersen has been brought in as a specialist mentor for England’s white-ball teams but Vaughan has highlighted a potential pitfall
Michigan's top-paid nonprofit leaders
The Crain’s 2026 list of the top-paid nonprofit leaders in Michigan is led by two University of Michigan spinoffs and three private foundations.
Wycombe sack manager Michael Duff
Wycombe Wanderers have sacked manager Michael Duff just seven games into the 2026/27 season.The Chairboys are currently rock bottom of League One on just three points and are one of three teams withou...
Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat?
William Lawrence, a progressive challenging a first-term Republican, is trying to rewrite the playbook for Democrats running in swing districts.
Read the “Nonnegotiable” petition
A coalition of Michigan rabbis and Jewish leaders is launching a petition drive aimed at Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee.
Teladoc Health (TDOC) Could Be 58% Undervalued As A New CFO Takes Over
Why Teladoc Health Brought In A New CFO Teladoc Health (TDOC) has appointed Michael Grasher as Chief Financial Officer, effective 31 August 2026, giving investors a fresh focal point for assessing the company’s financial leadership and capital allocation plans. The Teladoc Health share price has eased in the past day and is down about 11% over the past month, while the 1 year total shareholder return has fallen roughly 19% and the 5 year total shareholder return has declined about 95%, so...
Michael Page Shares Cryptic Social Post Following UFC Paris
MMA middleweight Michael Page shared a cryptic social media post following his win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris.Page won a listless unanimous decision over Ruziboev in a fight that was universally panned by fight fans as a snoozefest.Despite a 5-1 record in the UFC, Page himself said that he wasn’t sure if the UFC […] The post Michael Page Shares Cryptic Social Post Following UFC Paris appeared first on HEAVY.
Pat Fitzgerald Creates New MSU Award After Viral Moment
Pat Fitzgerald found a new way to recognize toughness at Michigan State. He also found one nobody is likely to forget. Fitzgerald introduced a weekly Spartan Warrior honor Monday, with offensive tackle Robert Wright Jr. becoming the first recipient after…
Michigan State vs. Eastern Michigan: Spread and Over/Under Prediction
Former Spartan Noah Kim returns to East Lansing seeking revenge, while Michigan State aims to fix red-zone struggles following a dramatic season-opening victory over gritty Toledo.
Michigan QB Depth Chart: Who is Bryce Underwood’s Backup?
Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood pulled off a miracle Saturday night against Western Michigan. Fans know the story by now. Underwood threw a Hail Mary pass out of bounds that seemed to give WMU the upset win, only for the officials to put one second back on the clock. The next pass was on target […] The post Michigan QB Depth Chart: Who is Bryce Underwood’s Backup? appeared first on HEAVY.
St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Game Discussion Monday
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their west coast swing with a 3-game series vs the San Francisco Giants starting Monday night. Michael McGreevy is the starter for the Cardinals while the San Francisco Giants will give the ball to RHP Logan Webb. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm central time and the game broadcast […]
Intel: More positive recruit reactions from Michigan Football vs WMU
Michigan Football made a strong impression on even more recruits who visited The Big House on Saturday for the WMU game. We have the latest intel here:
Michigan State Is Ready To Barrel Through The Big Ten
Michoacan Gets MX$387M in Federal Health Funds for 2026
Mexico updates Michoacan's 2026 health funding agreement to MX$387.34 million, with universal vaccination absorbing 74% of the total.
Valley Regional Hospital celebrates opening of Michael and Sheila Satzow Health Center
Valley Regional Hospital, a member of Dartmouth Health, celebrated the opening of the new Michael and Sheila Satzow Health Center, marking the completion of a new health care facility designed
Michigan politicians spent Monday shaking hands with voters, a day after an armed man charged at an Ohio candidate
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an armed assailant charged toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people before he was stopped by troopers.
Bryce Underwood is Michigan's QB "right now," but his job security isn't "infinite"
Michigan State football seeing early returns from toughness tests
Almost all of the key Michigan State football players who left the opener Friday night with injuries returned and played in some capacity.
GOP spends Labor Day touting August jobs, Dems lift up union workers
For politicians, Labor Day is still a midterm messaging moment, as Democrats celebrate union workers and Republicans tout August's job report numbers.
St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants Series Preview
Entering Monday night, the St. Louis Cardinals have 18 games remaining in the regular season. A third of those games will be against the San Francisco Giants with the first set of 3 being in San Francisco. Here are the pitching matchups according to MLB.com: Monday night, September 7: Michael McGreevy (RHP 6-9, 3.97 ERA, 102 SO) […]
Republicans Chances of Losing Senate to Democrats, Per Nate Silver Forecast
The forecast has Democrats ahead in North Carolina, Georgia, Minnesota, Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire, Michigan, Texas and Alaska.
Michael Penix Jr. says he's 'really close' but not quite 100% healthy
Penix provided an update on his health and mindset after the Falcons named Tua Tagovailoa their starting quarterback for Week 1
D-backs @ Royals discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ROYALS Geraldo Perdomo – SS Carter Jensen – C Ketel Marte – 2B Bobby Witt – SS Gabriel Moreno – C Vinnie Pasquantino – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Salvador Perez – DH Lourdes Gurriel – DH Michael Massey – 2B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Nick Loftin – 3B Tim Tawa – […]
This Labor Day and beyond, Michigan’s workers demand power, respect
For most of my early life, Labor Day was an appreciated holiday, but not the most remarkable one. On the scale of holidays — and I think I speak for most average Americans here — Labor Day ranked toward the bottom compared to the Big Three: Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. When you have the boundless […]
5 Races to Watch This Fall for Answers to the Biggest Midterm Questions
From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more.
Dan Campbell Provides Advice for Western Michigan
Dan Campbell stayed away from debating Michigan's controversial finish against Western Michigan, but the Lions coach did offer the Broncos one simple piece of advice.
How 9/11 bonded Michael Strahan with his ‘little brother’ Pete Davidson
Michael Strahan reveals how he and Pete Davidson were connected through 9/11 in the new documentary, ‘9/11: United We Stand — 25 Years Later,’ available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
How 9/11 bonded Michael Strahan with his ‘little brother’ Pete Davidson
The new documentary, “9/11: United We Stand — 25 Years Later,” is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
Williamson Health Medical Group welcomes Family Medicine physician Michael Swiercz, M.D.
FRANKLIN – Williamson Health Medical Group is pleased to announce the recent addition of Michael Swiercz, M.D., to its growing team of providers. Dr. Swiercz will work alongside Arthur Williams,
Kyle Whittingham: Starting jobs, including Bryce Underwood's, aren't 'infinite'
Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham isn't ready to hit the panic button on QB Bryce Underwood, but he did point out starting jobs aren't just a given.
Michigan sticks with Bryce Underwood at QB, but Kyle Whittingham warns job is not set in stone
The Michigan coach didn't mince words about his QB1
Kyle Whittingham Lays Out The Biggest Priorities For Oklahoma Game
Michigan did not look good against Western Michigan so things will have to get a lot better in a hurry as the Wolverines prepare to host Oklahoma.
Michael Penix will be inactive in Week 1
Kyle Whittingham Puts Bryce Underwood on Notice After Abysmal Performance
Kyle Whittingham delivered his strongest public message yet about Bryce Underwood, saying the Michigan quarterback’s developmental runway is “not infinite” entering a major matchup with Oklahoma.
Egor Dëmin, Michael Porter Jr. Show Off Personalities in 2K
Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Dëmin brought plenty of personality to NBA 2K27’s “Deflected,” answering awkward questions, roasting teammates, and sharing some hilarious stories along the way.
Lyon consider additional departures ‘possible’ in coming days
Olympique Lyonnais could lose more players in the coming days. Speaking at a press conference on Monday to review the Rhône-based club’s summer transfer window, OL’s Chief Executive Officer Micha...
Western Michigan Makes Final Decision on Michigan Controversy
Western Michigan explored whether it could appeal the controversial ending against Michigan. President Russ Kavalhuna has now revealed the school's final decision.
Michigan vs. Oklahoma Point Spread Makes Stunning Flip
Michigan opened as a 2.5-point favorite against Oklahoma, but the betting line has swung nine points after a shaky Week 1 performance.
Skubala's understated confidence key to Robins' DNA
BBC Final Score's Marc Webber says Bristol City boss Michael Skubala's quiet confidence was key to their win over Burnley at the weekend.
The new issue threatening to derail Man United’s season
The United defence, which has conceded twice in every game so far this season, suddenly looks hugely suspect and after ignoring that area in the recent transfer window, Michael Carrick faces a huge problem
Western Michigan President Admits He’s “Not in Love With the Process That Was Applied” After Big Ten’s Explanation for Michigan Win
The Western Michigan Broncos suffered a last-minute defeat against the Michigan Wolverines in what could’ve been one of the biggest upsets of Week 1. The Broncos were in the lead until there was one second left in the game, when officials turned back the clock and gave the Wolverines a final throw.
Michigan’s 50-Minute Offensive Drought Sends Troubling Warning Before Oklahoma
Michigan survived Western Michigan on Saturday night.That might be the least important takeaway from the Wolverines’ 13-12 victory.Buried underneath the controversial ending and Bryce Underwood’s game-winning Hail Mary to JJ Buchanan is a statistic that should be considerably more concerning with Oklahoma coming to Ann Arbor next. Michigan scored on its opening possession with 9:40 […] The post Michigan’s 50-Minute Offensive Drought Sends Troubling Warning Before Oklahoma appeared first on HEAVY
Jayden Savoury Has Announced Himself as MSU’s Top Tight End
The Orchard Lake product transformed offseason hype into on-field production, emerging as Alessio Milivojevic’s vital security blanket while providing a new, physical dimension to the Spartans' passing attack.
A Bright Spot at Mount Michael
With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
Wins and Losses Ep: 44
Titus, Jeff, Jackson and Amber are back to discuss court rulings allowing players back in the NCAA, Michigan versus Western Michigan and some of the craziest games they can remember. Plus, who are this week's winners and losers?
Early deficit too much for Canaries to overcome
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Lincoln scored 13 runs in the second inning and never looked back, topping the Sioux Falls Canaries 22-11 at the Birdcage. The Saltdogs scored twice in the top of the first before Grady Mee singled to bring home Michael Curialle in the bottom half. Lincoln sent 19 batters to the plate […]
Western Michigan President Reveals Full Details of Controversial Loss
Western Michigan University remains in a collective state of shock after Saturday’s game against Michigan. The Broncos had the game won, until the referees added one final second back on the clock after a failed Hail Mary attempt from Bryce Underwood.One more second was added and Michigan pulled off the impossible as Underwood threw a […] The post Western Michigan President Reveals Full Details of Controversial Loss appeared first on HEAVY.
NBA Trade Talks: Analyzing Michael Porter Jr’s Detroit Pistons Fit
Michael Porter Jr. stayed put at the last NBA Trade Deadline, but the Detroit Pistons could be in the mix for a deal when it arrives this season
Padres notes: Michael King all ‘business’ against Yankees; Nick Pivetta returns to rotation on Monday
Right-hander Randy Vasquez available out of the bullpen as the Padres work through what Nick Pivetta can give him in his first availability since April
Michael Rapaport slams 'clown' Macklemore for anti-Israel performance
Michael Rapaport called Macklemore a "clown" after the rapper chanted "Free Palestine" and performed "Hind's Hall" at Ed Sheeran's MetLife shows.
Bayern CEO shuts down Real Madrid-Michael Olise transfer rumors
Bayern Munich CEO says they never received an offer for their star player.
The core anti-Pangram constituency is phony writers
Welcome to The Closing Argument, our verdict on the news, plus everything The Argument published and appeared in this week. The Verdict, by Kelsey Piper A lot of people hate AI for drowning the internet in slop and displacing human creatives. You might think that these people would be thrilled by a program that can identify and flag AI-generated work. But many people who hate AI also hate Pangram, an impressively accurate AI detector that produces very few false positives, according to high-quality independent research. This loathing found its most recent expression in a bizarre Wired article that amplifies a wide range of false arguments from Pangram skeptics: that AI detectors are racist (they’re not) or ableist (they’re not)1 or don’t work (this one does)2. Rather than starting from the premise that it would be really valuable to have a working AI detector and scrutinizing Pangram to make sure it lives up to that promise, the article starts from the premise that Pangram obviously has bad vibes and sets out to discover why. (One answer: The CEO microwaved lunch during an interview!) Why aren’t writers who resent Pangram more eager to distinguish themselves from posters who are having ChatGPT ghostwrite all their work? There are a few different things at play, but I think one key dynamic is this: These are often the same people. A core constituency for arguments like Wired’s is “writers” who are using AI to write their posts but resent this fact being made public. They stand to lose from AI detectors because AI detectors call them out. Share When Substack announced a partnership with Pangram, a sizable fraction of the platform’s authors rose up in outrage. Some people had experience with other AI detectors that didn’t work, and some felt that AI writing ought to be encouraged — both of which are fair enough. But the fury was fueled by authors passionately insisting that Pangram kept wrongly accusing them on almost every post they published. Pangram can be wrong, especially on short passages. But in the overwhelming majority of cases where Pangram looked at a whole blog post rather than a single paragraph, the program correctly detected work as AI. Even if we can’t be 100% sure in any individual case, we can notice the trend in the aggregate. Wired quotes Sam Illingworth, a professor of critical AI literacy at Edinburgh Napier University, who said, “I don’t think [AI detectors] work. … I think that detectors are prejudiced against certain people.” This spring, he said that he used AI for research and editing; this summer he acknowledged that in addition to research and editing, he also uses it “now and then for a turn of phrase I keep.” Pangram informs us that most of his posts are 100% AI-written (some are mixed AI-and-human) and that 100% AI-written posts started appearing last year. The favorable interpretation is that, as someone whose recent work Pangram consistently mistakes for AI, Illingworth sees Pangram’s flaws firsthand. The unfavorable interpretation is that the tool’s credibility trades off against his own, because its account of who writes his posts is not consistent with his. Illingworth is not alone in insisting the detector does not work. “It’s a Monday night in late July, and I’m pasting my own Substack draft into an AI detector for the first time. Not because I’m worried. Because I’m curious. I wrote every word of it myself, the way I write everything, out loud in my head first, in a rhythm that still carries the accent of a language I learned to think in before I learned to write in this one,” begins one Substack post by an author indignant that Pangram flags her writing as AI. “That’s the part I had to sit with before I could write this.” If you, like me, have worked with AIs a lot, you won’t even need Pangram there. The author of that piece is AI. It is obviously AI! I checked 10 other posts on the blog, and they were also obviously AI! “I have spent 22 years as an award-winning author and essayist. And now this bullshit tool that learned from MY writing is going to accuse me of plagiarism,” popular Substack writer Carlyn Beccia wrote in an anti-Pangram post. “For the last and final time, AI DETECTORS DO NOT WORK.” Here’s what her writing sounded like in 2020: “Most success stories revolve around one person who believed enough in you to say — give it a try. We call these people muses, but they are so much more than that. They are the strong man giants whose shoulders we stand on so we can see the horizon. Throughout the editing process, I am sure my editor felt less like a giant of greatness and more like Atlas with the world on her shoulders.” Pangram says it was 100% human-written. (So were other articles of hers in 2020.) And here’s what it sounds like now: “And then there is the reshuffling, which sounds like paperwork until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork. The Trump regime recently moved special education oversight from the Education Department to HHS. That is not a minor bureaucratic transfer. It changes the frame.”3 Pangram says this is mostly AI. I am not convinced that Pangram is wrong. In my own experience, Pangram is very effective on long texts — if it marks a long essay as AI, the essay was either written by AI or deliberately written to sound like AI. On tweet-length or paragraph-length texts, it’s not perfectly reliable. It seems to work just as well for non-native English speakers as for native speakers. While I have seen dozens of claims of pre-2022 text returning a positive result on Pangram, I have tried repeatedly to corroborate those and have never once succeeded. To be clear, I’m absolutely not saying that complaining about Pangram suggests a writer is a cheat. There are plenty of other concerns. Most are mistakenly premised, such as the false claim that Pangram trains on work you put into it, but others are reasonable: It’s unreliable on sufficiently short text segments; it creates an internet witch-hunt mentality when there are defensible uses of AI; people who are open about their AI use are sometimes blamed, when the only people really doing something wrong are the ones who hide it; and it isn’t perfect, so a single positive result shouldn’t be taken as decisive proof of misconduct. I’m happy to concede that Pangram is imperfect and possible to over-rely on. If an author’s posts are mostly non-AI and one scans as partially AI, this could be a mistake. It’s also possible to defeat Pangram with intentional effort. If you think we need something more robust and more reliable, fine! But if you don’t like AI and don’t like Pangram, your attitude really ought to be that it’s a shame that our existing tools for AI detection are imperfect, and it’s important to invent better ones. If your stance is instead that AI is evil and so is looking for AI, then ultimately you’re contributing to the sloppification of the internet. You’re making it harder for people who write their own text to distinguish themselves, and providing cover for authors who are definitely not writing their own text. Subscribe Top stories this week, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs Commentators often worry that the decline of reading could mean the decline of liberal democracy — but deliberative governance actually predated widespread literacy. This week, Maibritt Henkel pointed out that many liberal cultures thrive on a culture of raucous, interactive debate, which can happen in-person as easily, if not more so, than in text. Read on, dear reader, to learn more. It may actually cheer you up: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) [ Reading won’t save liberalism ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) Maibritt Henkel · Sep 1 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/reading-wont-save-liberalism) It used to be bad to downplay climate change (if we mean denying its reality). Today, it’s actually good to downplay climate change (if we mean keeping the issue out of political fights so we can make real progress). This counterintuitive view is called “climate hushing,” and contributor Alex Trembath argued that it’s the key to enacting good policy going forward. Get up to speed on the latest in climate politics: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) [ We won’t stop climate change by talking about it ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Alex Trembath · Sep 2 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/we-wont-stop-climate-change-by-talking) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up for the forces of liberalism against Donald Trump’s assault on our closest ally. So, why is one prominent left-wing commenter attacking Carney? Columnist Matthew Yglesias explains: [ ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) [ When "economic liberty" means central planning ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) Matthew Yglesias · Aug 31 [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-economic-liberty-means-central) 🌟Abundance Wins of the Week🌟 Shout out to my home state of California, whose legislature passed two housing bills this week. One requires a housing density minimum in transit-oriented areas of the state’s most transit-rich cities (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, San Diego, and Long Beach). Another bill closes two common loopholes used by third parties to delay housing projects, including an opportunity to challenge maps of a given lot created by the developer after a project has been approved. Shout out to our big-state rival, Texas, where pro-housing SB 785 took effect this week. The new state law requires municipalities to have at least one district permitted for manufactured housing without a special permit. This will promote zoning changes in 44% of municipalities. The company Fervo Energy signed a deal with Google for what is set to be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal facility, proving a technology can work at a scale that could be crucial to a decarbonized, energy-abundant economy. Share Worth watching… This week, forecasting legend Nate Silver joined Jerusalem, Matt, and Jeremiah on a crowded episode of the pod. It was a party. And speaking of parties, our round table debated the factional lines within the Democratic Party: Is it possible to be center-left and also anti-establishment? Watch or listen to find out: The Rio Grande Valley in Texas is one of the areas that swung hardest toward Trump in 2024, but musician Bobby Pulido is running to flip it back. Right now, The Argument/Split Ticket’s model has him running 1.1 points behind his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by 18 points. Tune in to find out how he differs from national Democrats and what he thinks he can to do win this seat. On Thursday, Bernie Sanders was among the first politicians to call for a ban on superintelligence. My guest this week, Andrea Miotti, has been lobbying to ban superintelligence for several years, most recently in the U.K., U.S., and Canada. I asked him how he gets legislators to take speculative risks seriously, and we dug into what plans might look like to actually pass a ban. Listen to learn more: What’s News with The Argument The Argument recommends, by Kobe Yank-Jacobs If we ever lose track of Justin Zuckerman, I’ll have the team split up and check all the movie theaters in the city. I’m shocked (and a little jealous) at how often he gets out to see good cinema. This week, he brings us It Ends, a “horror-ish movie,” which he described as a “Gen Z Waiting for Godot.” I was intrigued before he added that it was “funny, dark and existential” — at which point I was fully locked in. I guess I also had existential themes on the mind this week. One morning, a single line from a poem I read long ago just came to me: “Is death a stretch of time in which a life is just a flash?” The poem is called “From 20,000 Feet” by Heather McHugh. I suggest the version in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry, which, by tradition, my best friend and I always bring backpacking, extra weight be damned. We’ll stay thematically dark for just one more rec from senior editor John Robert Thomason, whose upcoming trip to Baltimore reminded him to suggest Michael Clune’s memoir White Out (about being addicted to heroin in Baltimore in the 1990s). Ben Lerner’s blurb called it _“_Disturbing, brilliant, hilarious—it’s as if Proust had written Jesus’ Son.” John told me this “seems accurate, with the caveat that I’ve never read Proust.” I, personally, have also shelved Proust until retirement. At this point, I was a little concerned for the team since all of us tossed out such psychologically grim material — maybe we’re all down about the end of summer — but thankfully, at least a few of us were into more upbeat selections. Milan Singh recommended Made In’s 5-quart stainless clad saucier, suggesting he had some fun in the kitchen. Jeremiah Johnson asked if he could recommend yet more Carly Rae Jepsen. Once denied, he offered up Game Changer instead_,_ calling it “the most wildly creative game show, maybe in the entire history of the genre.” Eli Richman mentioned _Lucky, “_a B-tier show with an A-tier cast and an S-tier theme song.” I suppose he was recommending the song, Horns of a Bull. Still, despite these cheerier recs, I couldn’t help but be concerned that we were subconsciously worried about racing toward summer’s end — the end of swim trunks and splashing around. Then a message landed reminding me of the three-day weekend to come. A whole extra day for sunshine. One more swim in the lake. I was grateful this called to mind yet another line from a poem, one by Mary Oliver, the patron saint of every gorgeous summer day (and about whom a documentary is now out). Speaking to God in the poem “Thirst,” she wrote: grant me, in your mercy,a little more time. Love for the earthand love for you are having such a longconversation in my heart. We have merch! We have quarter-zips, keychains, hats, and stickers. Each one is a great conversation starter in its own way. Buy them here. Subscribe More to read: [ The Opening Argument ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite)[ Seeing like an elite ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) Kobe Yank-Jacobs · Sep 4 What do Americans hear when they watch Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President JD Vance rail against the elite? Are they thinking of right-wing tech billionaires? Imperious college professors? Liberal magazine writers? [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/seeing-like-an-elite) [ The Weekly Scroll ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline)[ God is back on the timeline ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) Jeremiah Johnson · Sep 5 This week, we’re talking about Substack’s new religious debates, the continuing MAGA influencer scandal, how to retire from YouTube, and aura battles. [ Read full story ](https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-back-on-the-timeline) 1 This was a legitimate thing to worry about, but doesn’t seem to be a problem given the actual technology: Marijke Van Vlasselaer, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, and Bram Spruyt’s 2026 paper looks at whether Pangram is less accurate when evaluating the work of non-native speakers of English. It isn’t. That’s because Pangram isn’t really looking at how “unusual” a piece of writing is but whether it has the characteristic patterns of LLMs. The Wired article makes an odd gesture at a different Pangram-is-racist argument. There were several controversies this summer during which upcoming books were canceled after being discovered to be AI-written: “The three novels mentioned earlier — Shy Girl, Daggermouth, and Call Me, easily publishing’s biggest AI-detection scandals — were all written by writers of color.” But come on! As Zvi Mowshowitz put it: “They were not primarily written by people of color. They were primarily written by AIs.” That’s the whole problem! And as my colleague Jeremiah Johnson recently observed with respect to Cambridge’s Arday scandal, a community being unwilling to call out fraud if it’s perpetuated by people of color is not an anti-racist tendency; it is ultimately quite racist. 2 Many non-Pangram detectors don’t work, but many possible airplane designs also don’t work, and no one considers this a general argument against aviation; the thing that matters is whether any detection works. 3 The phrase “empires have always loved” mysteriously became all the rage in the last few years. See here, here, here, here and here. Before 2025, the only use of that phrase I have been able to find is a single Tweet. The logic of the sentence, too, is incoherent in an AI-characteristic way. “...sounds like paperwork, until you remember that empires have always loved paperwork”? Does remembering that make it sound less like paperwork? It’s a craft-ful sentence, but what is it actually saying??
Western Michigan-Michigan outcome created chaos for Kalshi
MAC Responds to Controversial Michigan-Western Michigan Finish
The Michigan Wolverines avoided disaster Saturday night with a last-second Hail Mary win over Western Michigan. Yet the final play itself is not what has college football fans talking today.The referees decided to put one second back on the clock after the initial Hail Mary attempt that went out of the end zone as time […] The post MAC Responds to Controversial Michigan-Western Michigan Finish appeared first on HEAVY.
What Michigan Must Fix Before Facing Oklahoma
Michigan got a miracle win against MAC opponent Western Michigan in week one and now must prepare for a daunting task as Oklahoma comes to town for week two.
Photo Gallery: Recruits take in Michigan Football’s season opening win
A number of top recruiting targets were at The Big House today for Michigan Football’s season opener. Here’s a look at who made it in:
Derry City beat Dundalk to make FAI Cup last four
Derry City skipper Michael Duffy leads the fightback as the Candystripes book their place in the FAI Cup semi-finals with a comeback victory over Dundalk.
Manchester United: Michael Carrick makes surprise claim after Everton draw
United lead twice but dropped points in a chaotic end to the game
WMU fans react to controversial call in game against Michigan
Western Michigan football fans are lamenting a devastating loss, as the Big Ten Conference defends a controversial officiating decision that likely cost the Broncos their first-ever win over the University of Michigan Saturday night.
Everyone wants to win working-class voters. But have they realized many are women?
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza can quickly rattle off prices from the grocery store in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, where she grew up. A couple of months ago, a pound […]
Betting odds released for Michigan Football vs Oklahoma
The betting odds for Michigan Football vs Oklahoma have been released, and the Wolverines open the week as the underdogs:
Under NFL rules, Michigan wouldn't have gotten a final play
The Big Ten Just Stole a Win From Western Michigan
I still can’t believe what happened at the end of Michigan-Western Michigan . Western Michigan got screwed. There’s really no other way I can describe watching that ending. The Broncos went into the Big House as massive underdogs, held No. 16 Michigan to seven points for essentially the entire game and took a 12-7 lead…
Michigan Football Squeaks Past Western Michigan: 5 Key Takeaways
A stifling defensive stand and Bryce Underwood’s poised debut rescued the Wolverines in a narrow opening victory, exposing critical areas for improvement before Oklahoma visits Ann Arbor.
Someone screwed Western Michigan. But who?
A one second discrepancy between clocks was all that stood between Michigan and an all-time bad loss.
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Big Ten defends Michigan outcome with statement, raw video
Is Michael McGreevy the Cardinals’ Opening Day starter?
It seems I start all of my weekly posts with some mention of how the St. Louis Cardinals continue to hover around .500 and remain in sniffing distance of the postseason. That tradition continues this week as two more series wins (pending) could hopefully erase some disappointment from losing the previous two and keeps the […]
Big Ten issues statement explaining why Michigan was given one more chance at Hail Mary
Michigan snatched victory from the jaws of defeat on an extremely controversial play.
Kyle Whittingham Blasts Michigan Performance Despite Miracle Win
Kyle Whittingham called Michigan’s 13-12 escape against Western Michigan “nothing short of a miracle” and outlined major concerns afterward.
Observations: Dramatic finish rescues Michigan in mistake-filled opener
A last-second touchdown saved Michigan from an upset, but plenty of questions remain entering next week's showdown with Oklahoma.
MSU expanding AI curriculum with new minor and course additions
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm, and Michigan State University is responding. The university introduced an AI minor, added topics to existing courses and created two brand-new AI classes.
MAC Commissioner Responds to Big Ten Explanation in Michigan Miracle vs. WMU
MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says the Big Ten provided video and audio confirming its explanation for restoring one second before Michigan’s game-winning Hail Mary.
Big Ten Explains Michigan’s Controversial Hail Mary Setup
The Big Ten explained why Michigan received one final second before Bryce Underwood’s game-winning Hail Mary against Western Michigan.
Bayern Munich’s Vincent Kompany, Joshua Kimmich have tight-knit relationship
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UVA Health first in Virginia to implant new temporary heart pump in pediatric patient
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In 2024, scientists dyed Peter Lake blue with Aquashade to starve algae of light, but the water still turned green, and the team suspects repeated rain kept flushing the pigment out.
In summer 2024, Cascade Project researchers dyed Michigan's Peter Lake blue with Aquashade to limit light for algae, then added fertiliser; the lake still greened, and the team suspects rain flushed the pigment.
“Absolutely Robbed”: CFB Fans Feel For Western Michigan as Wolverines Win Low Scoring Thriller on Hail Mary
The Western Michigan Broncos almost pulled off an upset victory over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. A low-scoring game in Ann Arbor left fans on the edge of their seats.
Western Michigan Taking Steps to Review Controversial Michigan Finish
Western Michigan suffered a controversial loss Saturday night at the “Big House” against the Michigan Wolverines.Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood threw a Hail Mary out of the end zone as time expired, seemingly giving the MAC school an upset victory for the ages. Instead, the referees added one final second and Underwood responded with a perfect […] The post Western Michigan Taking Steps to Review Controversial Michigan Finish appeared first on HEAVY.
Big Ten Accused of ‘Rigging’ Michigan’s Controversial Win Over WMU
Big Ten officials are accused of "rigging" Michigan's controversial win over Western Michigan on Saturday. The post Big Ten Accused of ‘Rigging’ Michigan’s Controversial Win Over WMU appeared first on HEAVY.
‘What a Coward’ — Barstool Sports CFB Analyst Trashes Dave Portnoy After Michigan’s ‘Unbelievably Pathetic’ Week 1 Win
The college football world witnessed a stunning and wildly controversial finish between Western Michigan and Michigan on Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Despite Western Michigan holding a 12–7 advantage with less than a minute remaining, a highly debated officiating decision ultimately changed the course of the game and swung the momentum back toward Michigan at the very last second.
Dave Portnoy Sends Defiant Oklahoma Message After Michigan’s Wild Escape
Dave Portnoy needed only a few seconds to go from relief to complete confidence in Michigan.The Barstool Sports founder erupted after Bryce Underwood connected with J.J. Buchanan on a game-winning Hail Mary to give Michigan a stunning 13-12 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday night. The Wolverines needed officials to restore one second to the […] The post Dave Portnoy Sends Defiant Oklahoma Message After Michigan’s Wild Escape appeared first on HEAVY.
Michigan QB Bryce Underwood Orchestrates Stunning Week 1 Result
The Michigan Wolverines and sophomore QB Bryce Underwood came through in shocking fashion during Week 1's win over Western Michigan. The post Michigan QB Bryce Underwood Orchestrates Stunning Week 1 Result appeared first on HEAVY.
Sequence of JJ Buchanan's Michigan Miracle touchdown catch
JJ Buchanan made an incredible catch of a Bryce Underwood pass with no time left to save Michigan from a stunning upset by Western Michigan.
Big Ten explains controversial ending to Michigan-Western Michigan
The Big Ten defended the controversial clock ruling that allowed Michigan to secure a narrow win over Western Michigan.
JJ Buchanan explains Michigan's game-winning Hail Mary catch
Michigan wide receiver Buchanan reflects on his game winning Hail Mary catch that saved the Wolverines on Saturday.
Can Michigan's controversial Hail Mary win over WMU be overturned?
Per the NCAA rulebook, the score of the controversial Michigan-Western Michigan game is final and cannot be changed.
Takeaways from Michigan’s Hail Mary win over Western Michigan
Here are key takeaways from Michigan’s Hail Mary victory over Western Michigan.
Michigan avoids disaster via all-time controversial call
Michigan Survives Western Michigan on Controversial Hail Mary
Michigan’s 2026 season opener turned into one of the wildest finishes of the college football season. The Wolverines escaped Western Michigan 13-12 Saturday night at the Big House, but the victory came with plenty of controversy. With Michigan seemingly out of time, officials restored one second to the clock , giving the Wolverines one final…
Michigan football stuns Western Michigan on second Hail Mary attempt
Michigan football stuns Western Michigan on second Hail Mary attempt in Week 1 in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 at Michigan Stadium.