Weekly Varia no. 169, 02/15/26

New varia post: middle aged health concerns threw my week out of whack, as well as links about history, classics, higher education, AI, politics, and Tolkien. Plus what I'm listening to, reading, and watching.

http://joshuapnudell.com/2026/02/15/weekly-varia-no-169-02-15-26/