Eye masks, cherry gel and an afternoon kiwi: Ezri Konsa, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and other top sports stars on how to get a good night’s sleep (www.theguardian.com)
Bitcoin Is its Most Affordable in Two Years. Which ETF Is Better to Invest With Now: iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF or VanEck Bitcoin ETF? (finance.yahoo.com)
Trump’s War on Journalists - The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press. Few protections are in place to stop him. (www.newyorker.com)
The Voice of Google - I cracked the code for generating corpspeak with personality. Then I lost faith in what the company was selling. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Can’t Quit the 2020 Election - As Republicans confront a challenging midterm environment, the President can’t stop talking about an election he lost. (www.newyorker.com)
Trump’s Election-Fraud Bait and Switch - The President promised “really, really big news” before his prime-time speech. What he delivered—padded by heavily redacted declassified documents—felt more like Pam Bondi’s bogus Epstein binders than any true revelation. (www.newyorker.com)
Pick Three: Richard Brody on “The Odyssey” and Other Summer Films - The film critic discusses three notable movies of this summer: Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster “The Odyssey,” the quirky comedy “I Love Boosters,” and the personal documentary “Remake.” (www.newyorker.com)
Rahm Emanuel Says Israel’s Path Is “Not Sustainable Politically” - A likely Democratic Presidential candidate says the U.S. must end unconditional support for Israel. Emanuel explains his proposal for Middle East peace, and his position on trans rights. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Ad-Lib Strategy on Iran - The President promised to end what had been a quarter century of forever wars in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is mired in an intractable conflict of his own making. (www.newyorker.com)
How Mudlarking Became London’s Hottest Hobby - Searching for ancient objects in the Thames used to be a niche pastime. Then came Instagram, permits, and a desperate desire for connection with the past. (www.newyorker.com)
Christopher Nolan Has Always Been Making “The Odyssey” - In a starry, stirring adaptation of Homer’s epic, the director’s signature realism grounds, without dispelling, the drama’s emotional and mythological power. (www.newyorker.com)
Paul Thek’s Eclectic Art - Also: Tori Amos with Bartees Strange, the French dancer Hugo Marchand, a play about the House Un-American Activities Committee, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The A.I. Gender Gap Meets the Parenting Gender Gap - Women use A.I. less than men and do more of the cognitive work at home. The A.I. “family assistant” promises to bridge both divides. (www.newyorker.com)
An Idea for Democrats to Keep It Together in 2028 - What if a candidate picked a running mate from another faction of the Party right away, and they ran on a unified vision? (www.newyorker.com)
Who Owns the Odyssey? - The director Christopher Nolan has been accused of “woke-ifying” Homer’s epic. But finding new resonance in ancient texts is part of the art of translation itself. (www.newyorker.com)
The Odyssey 3: IMAXimum Impact - Speak now, muse, of the ministrations of Damon, friend of Affleck and foe of Kimmel, who bravely grew out his beard for a year. (www.newyorker.com)
Can California Actually Make Billionaires Pay? - The architect behind a new initiative saw no path to passing a wealth tax through the legislature. Instead, he’s taking it to California voters, sparking an expensive political fight. (www.newyorker.com)
How Mary Kay Built an Empire Out of Other Women’s Dreams - The founder of the global cosmetics empire feminized the sale of cure-all lotions and potions—and gave the girlboss her first shot of good press. (www.newyorker.com)