The $65 Jacket Flyover Readers Keep Buying

A good winter jacket should keep you warm without weighing you down or emptying your wallet. Quince’s $65 down jacket checks those boxes.

Filled with premium down, it delivers warmth without the bulk, while its water-repellent exterior helps handle unpredictable weather. Wear it for your morning walk, pack it for holiday travel, or keep it by the door for everyday errands.

It’s been a top-selling product among Flyover readers, and we’ve featured it in The Flyover Gift Guide. With a price like this, you might want one to give and one to keep.

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes, straight from the heart of the country. 

➤ A wiring upgrade mishap brought America’s air traffic system to a standstill, and triggering thousands of cancellations. (Hear More)

➤ A $180 million Van Gogh auction was thrown into uncertainty when the painting’s dark World War II history resurfaced. (Listen Now)

➤ Forget cooking Thanksgiving dinner! These 13 restaurants are offering holiday feasts with everything from prime rib to unlimited seafood. (Podcast Available)

➤ No. 19 Ole Miss will visit Oklahoma today after Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop stranded the Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi, prompting the SEC to postpone the game from Saturday to Sunday. (More)

➤ Arch Manning overcame three interceptions to find Raleek Brown for a 4-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left, lifting No. 6 Texas to a 22-21 road win over No. 21 LSU. (Watch Play)

➤ Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith broke the Big Ten’s career receiving yards record Saturday, reaching 3,875 yards in his third season to surpass John Standeford’s mark of 3,788 at Purdue. (More)

➤ California’s bizarre fourth-and-goal trick play backfired when Virginia picked it off and returned the interception 100 yards for a touchdown, punctuating the Cavaliers’ 36-7 rout of the Golden Bears. (Watch Play)

➤ John Fisher, whose ownership group paid a $20 million expansion fee in 2007 to revive the San Jose Earthquakes, has agreed to sell the MLS club and PayPal Park for a reported $625 million. (More)

➤ The Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes will face the Edmonton Elks in tonight’s 113th Grey Cup in Calgary, pitting Montreal’s potent passing attack against an Edmonton defense that led the CFL in interceptions. (See Preview)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | NHL | NBA | NCAAM | NCAAW | Soccer

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➤ The Nasdaq slid 0.9% to 25,136.27 on Friday as Nvidia shares added to their recent losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 7,561.67, and the Dow posted a modest gain of 50.46 points to end at 52,347.55. All three indexes still finished the week higher. (More)

➤ The Social Security Administration’s cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 will boost benefit checks by 3.6% in 2027, an average increase of $75 per month for typical beneficiaries. (More)

➤ Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle state and federal allegations that it routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on its shelves, website, and mobile app. (More)

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Ladies and gentlemen, here are our most-clicked stories of the week:

➤ We ranked the 10 dog breeds that make the best pets, and America’s favorite didn’t make the cut. (See Breeds)

➤ A British town crier earned a Guinness World Record with a 105.9-decibel shout, nearly 40 years after her daughter landed her the job by boasting about her booming voice. (Hear Cry)

➤ A Gen Zer asked baby boomers why they seem so angry, sparking stories of working at 14, juggling three jobs, and surviving recessions. (See Answers)

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Wrap Up a Little Warmth This Holiday Season

Some gifts get tucked away after Christmas. A comfortable, everyday jacket can get put to work right away.

Quince’s $65 down jacket combines premium down, a lightweight feel, and a water-repellent exterior in an easy layer for chilly days. It’s warm without being bulky, making it a practical companion for everything from neighborhood walks to trips to see family.

There’s a reason it’s been a top-selling product among Flyover readers and made The Flyover Gift Guide. Give someone a layer they’ll reach for all season.

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➤ Two Americans drowned in the Bahamas after strong currents swept swimmers beyond a posted warning area near Bimini. (More)

➤ The FBI is investigating a bomb discovered at an Illinois ethanol plant that prompted the evacuation of more than 5,000 people. (More)

➤ Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reported progress in trade talks with President Trump after negotiations collapsed in August, while also pursuing new agreements with Asian nations to reduce Canada’s dependence on U.S. trade. (More)

➤ A crowd of 570 Rocky Balboa lookalikes set a Guinness World Record on the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Oscar-winning film Rocky. (See Rockys)

➤ Dolly Parton’s final recording, a duet with U2 frontman Bono titled Torn, was released nearly three months after her death. The country legend recorded her vocals in June, just weeks before dying at 80. (Hear Dolly)

➤ Chris Butler, who wrote The Waitresses’ 1981 hit Christmas Wrapping, praised Olivia Rodrigo’s new holiday song, Take Me Home (4 Christmas), after the pop star sought his permission to borrow its signature sound. (More) 

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Whatever happened to the View-Master?

A chance encounter at Oregon Caves in 1938 marked the unlikely beginning of a remarkable story.

Harold Graves, who ran a Portland postcard company called Sawyer’s, spotted a photographer named William Gruber shooting with two cameras taped together. A year later, their invention debuted at the New York World’s Fair.

The magic of the View-Master was not only the 3D. It was the Kodachrome. You held the viewer up to a lamp, the film glowed from behind, and the colors came out richer than anything in a magazine. The eyepieces shut out the room. Then came that satisfying ka-chunk of the lever, and you were somewhere else.

It was not a children’s toy at first. The earliest reels were aimed at adults: the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Hawaii. The military bought 100,000 viewers to train troops during the war. Then Sawyer’s picked up the Disney license, and everything changed. Mickey, Bambi, the Flintstones, the Apollo missions, Star Wars, and more created a stereoscopic world for children.

More than 1 billion reels were sold. Most families ended up with a shoebox of reels in the hall closet, and the design never budged, so every reel ever made still fits every viewer ever made.

Eventually, video games ended the long View-Master run. The Beaverton plant closed in 2001, and the scenic reels stopped in 2008. But a live-action View-Master movie is reportedly in development at Sony.

Of course, you can still buy a viewer, and you no longer have to settle for what the factory printed. Several companies will turn seven of your own photos into a 3D reel that drops into any View-Master. One of them, in Milwaukie, Oregon, was started by a man who spent two decades shooting stereo photography for View-Master itself.

Now it can be your vacation, or your wedding, that you hold up to the lamp.

Did you own a View-Master? What was on your favorite reel?

Talk about getting launched into the record books! 🚀 Two daredevils blasted from a giant catapult inside a 1,181-foot chimney in Slovenia, accelerating from 0 to 112 mph in just 2.15 seconds before free-falling and parachuting to safety. The jaw-dropping stunt earned two Guinness World Records.

If you could make a custom View-Master reel, what would it be? 

1. Family memories
2. Favorite vacations
3. Places I want to visit
4. My most embarrassing photos
5. Other

Yesterday’s Results:

Do you carry anything for self-defense when you go out?

1. Never: 43%
2. Sometimes: 32%
3. Yes, always: 25%

Today’s Trivia

Which state was the first to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

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