{
  "id": 8286550,
  "title": "Here’s what’s making us happy this week.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/heres-whats-making-us-happy-this-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:19:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/heres-whats-making-us-happy-this-week-sep1826/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Happy Friday, readers. This week, your local Lit Hub staff is finding joy in simple delights. Molly Odintz discovered a helpful tool that allows readers to track translations of their favorite authors. The Digital Library of Korean Literature is an elegantly structured resource, providing international footprints of beloved works like Han Kang's.\n\nJames Folta is enjoying a \"very dumb\" project: Ted Travelstead's Vlog. Writer and actor Ted Travelstead has created something that is both silly and simple. Take just 15 seconds to watch and decide for yourself.\n\nDrew Broussard and Jonny Diamond both have an interest in apples. Drew recently discovered two apple trees on his property that have started fruiting after years of not bearing fruit. Jonny, our editor, has embraced his role in a cider house, where he has produced apples into cider. The experience has proven to be quite delightful.\n\nMeanwhile, I, Brittany Allen, have been eagerly anticipating a busy fall concert season. This weekend, I attended a recreation of The Last Waltz at the White Eagle Hall in Jersey City. For twelve years, a group of talented fans has been coming together to perform The Band's 1976 farewell concert with great fidelity to the original set list. While some aspects were predictable, the differences were intriguing.\n\nAs we bid farewell to the past and embrace the present, let us find pleasure in the simple things life has to offer. Autumn sweaters, crisp air, and ripe apples await us. Enjoy the weekend filled with autumn pleasures, eased weights, and an abundance of apples.",
  "summary": "Happy Friday, readers. Your friendly neighborhood Lit Hub staff are getting our kicks this week from simple things. Like good gags, surprise fruit, and easily navigated research databases. Molly Odintz recently discovered a handy-dandy resource where a reader can track",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}