September 28, 2026
Everything Joyful Take published on this date: 3 main stories and 6 related reads.
Sports · Main story
Arthur Fils vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: Sizing Up France's New Top 10 Star
Arthur Fils is 22, ninth in the world and the first Frenchman to win a Masters 1000 title since Tsonga in 2014. Here is who he is, how he came back from a back stress fracture, and where the Tsonga comparison holds.
5 min read
Entertainment · Main story
Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan Is the Real Mystery of Lanterns
HBO's Green Lantern show killed its hero in the first hour, then spent seven episodes explaining him. Here is who this Hal Jordan is, what episode 7 changed, and what the finale still owes.
5 min read
Money and Tech · Main story
Two States, One Supply Line: Mesabi Metallics From Iron Range to Iowa Mill
The company behind the $15 billion Iowa steel plan is a Minnesota iron ore mine that just set off its first blast. Here is what it is, who owns it, and which parts of the plan are firm.
5 min read
Sports · Related read
A Field Guide to France's 13 Top 10 Men, Noah to Fils
Since the rankings began in 1973, only 13 French men have cracked the top 10. Here is the whole club, the peak that still belongs to Noah, and the five-year gap Fils just closed.
3 min read
Sports · Related read
Follow Arthur Fils Into Tokyo Qualifying and the Entry Rule Behind It
A top 10 player in a qualifying draw looks like a mistake. It is one, and the ATP rulebook explains exactly how it happens and why nobody could wave him in.
3 min read
Entertainment · Related read
From Showcase #22 to HBO: Hal Jordan's 67 Years of Comics
Before Kyle Chandler put on the ring, Hal Jordan had been a test pilot, a has-been, a villain, a ghost and a comeback. Here is the short road through it, and what HBO's show borrowed.
4 min read
Entertainment · Related read
Sinestro Trained Hal Jordan, Yet Became His Greatest Enemy
In the comics and in HBO's Lanterns, Sinestro was Hal Jordan's teacher before he was his nemesis. Here is how the mentor turned, and where he stands before the finale.
3 min read
Today · Related read
After 41 Years, Nashwauk's Old Butler Taconite Ground Is Mining Iron Again
Butler Taconite closed on June 28, 1985. On September 17, 2026, the same Nashwauk ground blasted again. Here is the long road between.
3 min read
Science · Related read
The DR-Grade Pellet: Marble-Sized Iron Ore Built for Electric Arc Furnaces
Mesabi Metallics is betting its Minnesota mine on one small product. Here is what a DR-grade pellet is, how it is made, and why electric furnaces want it.
3 min read