Week of November 17, 2025

1. News of the week: US Mint Presses Final Pennies As Production Ends After More Than 230 Years

2. “Discover a unique collection of laptops adorned with creative stickers from around the world.” I miss the old web.

3. In photos: A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books and The Northern Lights Put on a Show.

4. The 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books and from The Atlantic, 65 Essential Children’s Books.

5. Some country-soul to get the week going. Fave 5 favorite Lukas Nelson performing “Find Yourself” live. Plus, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats perform a rousing version of The Band’s “The Shape I’m In. “