ELEVATOR 05.11.2026 | Hottest Sport for Global Elites

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A sharp eye and smart reads.  No news. No politics. Just the good stuff.   Today's edition is brought to you by Rainmaker.     @jswainphoto w/ @miss.hannah_x   TODAY'S FEATURE How Padel Became One of the Hottest Sports for the Global Elite Before we could Google “how to pronounce padel,” this article addressed it head-on. First sentence. “The world’s fastest-growing sport has a problem: No one seems sure how to pronounce it.” Is it padel like battle? Or padel like lapel? And why is it the new darling of the luxury world?   SPONSOR | RECOMMENDED BY ELEVATOR What Retirement Savers Need to Know About the $39 Trillion National Debt Thirty-nine trillion (with a T) dollars is the kind of number your brain politely refuses to process. But the part worth paying attention to? The interest payments alone are now nearing $1 trillion/year. Which raises a bigger question for retirement savers. What happens to the long-term value of the dollar when the debt keeps climbing? Monetary Gold’s complimentary 2026 guide breaks it all down in plain speak, from purchasing power and inflation concerns to the historical role gold and silver have played during periods of uncertainty. Take it from a company that’s spent 25+ years helping Americans understand precious metals.   LEARN MORE   Prefer Elevator without ads?  Upgrade to Elevator+     MORE GOOD READS The First Playgrounds Were for Adults, Not Kids Early playgrounds were more about fitness than fun. Turns out, people mostly just wanted the fun part.  Go figure >   The Forgotten Reason Teachers Don’t Use the Letter ‘E’ in Grading Anymore Parents were more willing to believe E stood for Excellent than they were willing to believe their kid was an idiot.  Grab your red pen >   Debunking the Worst Travel Myths You’ve Been Sold Travel influencers love to exaggerate. And by exaggerate, we mean straight-up lie.  Honestly >     The Mixer For the best pulled pork, grab this cut. And how to slice BBQ brisket like a pitmaster. Six historical figures with powerful mothers. The new wild west of AI kids’ toys🔺. When debt costs more than defense, what comes next for investors?* (*Partner). David Attenborough and the voice that revealed…   Get the full Mixer on Elevator+     ELEVATOR CLASSIFIEDS   Go From AI Overwhelmed to AI Savvy Professional With Superhuman AI AI will eliminate 300 million jobs in the next 5 years. Yours doesn't have to be one of them. Here's how to future-proof your career:  Join the Superhuman AI newsletter – read by 1M+ professionals working at Google, Meta, and OpenAI Learn AI tools, tutorials and news in just 3 minutes a day Become the go-to AI expert on your team Check it out here.     Advertise here   Quotes From Smart Men “I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.” —Johannes Kepler   PARTING SHOT @volzrob | Bantayan Island     Elevator+ Ad-free. More to explore. UPGRADE     Enjoying Elevator? You'll probably like our other newsletters too: Shift, Jimmy, and Blazer Put your brand in front of 500,000 engaged readers Advertise with us Access the Elevator archives Follow us on Instagram Forward this email to a friend Contact us   @2026 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542       Unsubscribe