The "Trains, Planes and Automobiles" edition of the newsletter...

It's that time of year where if you are on the road you can;t wait to get home...I was reminded of the travel yesterday at Grand Central Terminal where I stopped in to see the train display...always has a sense of wonder to it... one more week of trips next week... We turn the corner into the year's final month…good luck to all with final papers and presentations as a semester for many comes to a close. We continue to welcome story items and posts from outside the U.S. Please send along what you are reading, watching and listening to, as this is a collection of your best…try and keep us away from paywalls so we can easily share. If you want to add anyone, send their email address to [email protected], or they can subscribe to the LinkedIn feed. Please email and follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr, and?Instagram. My site is joefavorito.com.? Thanks for all the support, and on we go. While I'm not dropping X in any way, I am now on Bluesky...follow there as well. @joefav.bsky.social

?Thought for the Week

"Change is the law of life. Those who look to only the past or present are certain to miss the future." -- John F. Kennedy

Cup o' Joe

This week we looked at some of the most recent buzzworthy stories, discussed the Bluesky migration and pulled in our thoughts from a Roman week.

Some Articles You May Have Missed

• The new favorite league for elite investors

• The women leading an Afghanistan cycling revolution

• The growth of Christian Pulisic

• How NIL can expand the storytelling narrative

• Rating Forrest Gump as a football player

• Kenny Mayne's next chapter

• Complexcon a big hit in Las Vegas

• Earl Monroe has plenty of moves at 80

• Why cheerleaders haven't cracked the NIL code yet

• Booksellers bounce back

Worth a Look or Listen

• Pat Riley talks success

• Business and hockey

• The business of the Valkyries

Sports Cause of the Week – by @sportsandchange

'Cold water and community'

At Mental Health Swims, volunteer hosts around the U.K. organize meetups at the beach, lakes, rivers or outdoor pools, so that anyone can benefit from, as the organization puts it, the "healing power of cold water and community."

Diverse Voices - by Sportivo

• The growing influence of Amanda Serrano

Have a great rest of the week! Joe Favorito (@joefav)