The Supreme Court declined to take up President Trump’s appeal of a jury verdict finding that he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving intact a 5 million judgment against him (on.wsj.com)
Warren Buffett is skipping his usual midyear donation to the Gates Foundation so he can wait to see the findings of a review into the foundation’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein (on.wsj.com)
An Ecuadorian Fishing Boat Disappears Amid Trump’s Strikes in the Pacific - The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the Fiorella collateral damage? (www.newyorker.com)
The Joyful Pointlessness of World Cup Sticker Books - For a parent, finding a children’s activity that hasn’t been digitized, optimized, or turned into gambling feels like a balm. (www.newyorker.com)
America!: Insane Clown Posse Changes Their Name to Pretty Reasonable Clown Posse - The Overton window of bonkersness has shifted so far that songs like “Still Stabbin’ ” sound Sinatra-esque. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Has Officially Lost the Plot - His refusal to sign a bipartisan affordable-housing bill demonstrates his obliviousness to the economic concerns of voters. (www.newyorker.com)
How the Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach Shattered Australia’s Political Consensus - After the country’s most deadly act of gun violence in nearly thirty years, some politicians asked whether the real problem wasn’t gun control but antisemitism. Were they right? (www.newyorker.com)
Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science - A new book argues that many of the world’s oldest people aren’t so old after all. (www.newyorker.com)
The Billionaires’ Vagina Club - With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley. (www.newyorker.com)
Did a Climber Leave His Girlfriend to Die at the Top of a Mountain? - An Austrian court pieces together the mysterious circumstances of a couple’s disastrous hike. (www.newyorker.com)
Postscript: Mark Singer - In a 1997 Profile for the magazine, he looked for Donald Trump’s soul. Where it should have been he found—nothing. (www.newyorker.com)
The Natural Memory of Kabir Sehgal - For his new album, “Stars and Static 2026,” the fourteen-time Grammy winner recorded sounds from across the country. Did it change how he thinks about America? (www.newyorker.com)
Bruce Nauman Isn’t Bound by the Rules - At a gallery in Tribeca, the artist talked bald spots with Eric Fischl and walked through his quickie exhibition “No Mistakes,” 3-D videos of him drawing with his eyes closed. (www.newyorker.com)
The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us - Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life. (www.newyorker.com)
“Costume Art,” at the Met Museum’s Costume Institute, Makes a Case for Fashion - From its new galleries off the museum’s Great Hall, the Costume Institute seeks to put clothing at the center of art history. (www.newyorker.com)
Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed? - Neo and a dozen other robots with human forms are scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous. (www.newyorker.com)
At Pacha New York, an Infamous Night Club Is Reborn - After the Brooklyn Mirage—a popular but troubled music venue—was torn down, a glitzy Ibiza institution took its place. (www.newyorker.com)
Herding the Fro-Yo Sheep - This summer, every trendy dessert joint has a mile-long line of transplants and tourists. One New Yorker is protesting in his own way—by “baa”-ing at them. (www.newyorker.com)