Billionaire Mark Cuban Says He Got Rich And Drunkenly Bought A 125K American Airlines Lifetime Pass —‘I Called Them Up And Just Slurred My Words’ (news.google.com)
In Arizona’s Maricopa County, a baseless allegation that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump remains an issue that’s far from settled (on.wsj.com)
Lakeside, in northwestern Montana, has become the latest magnet for high-end real-estate development, setting up a clash with some locals who say their town is becoming a ”playground for the rich” (on.wsj.com)
Thousands of people were at the National Mall on Saturday as temperatures in Washington topped 100 degrees, with long lines for the Great American State Fair and the evening Salute to America (on.wsj.com)
Viral mishaps underscore a big challenge for robot makers aiming to put them to work in factories and warehouses: How can they ensure a humanoid doesn’t hurt a human? (on.wsj.com)
Germany’s midsize “Mittelstand” companies once thrived by making niche machines for factories everywhere. Now fierce competition from China is spreading panic among those manufacturers. (on.wsj.com)
Lance Schroyer, nominated to head ICE, has ties with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin—but little federal government experience (on.wsj.com)
Data centers’ indirect water use—the water used at power plants that supply the electricity—can be far greater than the water used in the data centers themselves, writes Christopher @Mims. (on.wsj.com)
President Trump will speak in front of Mount Rushmore ahead of the country’s Independence Day celebration, at the memorial honoring four past presidents that he has mused about joining (on.wsj.com)
The Pentagon''s gutted weapons testing office is doing more work with fewer people, risking dangers on the battlefield, new watchdog report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Marriage Plot - The nuptials, which drew some of the most famous people in the world to Madison Square Garden, promised a kind of narrative closure for Swifties: after years of singing about imagined weddings, the pop star’s life was finally catching up with her art. (www.newyorker.com)
Ryan McGinley Tries to Photograph What It Means to Be Alive - In “Night Shift,” his first New York show in eight years, the photographer brings his travelling bacchanal home to the city’s streets. (www.newyorker.com)
American Idols - Who’s your favorite American? We asked a range of luminaries, and the answers included scientists, playwrights, pop stars, bureaucrats—and one cartoon character. (www.newyorker.com)
The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup - A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday - At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness. (www.newyorker.com)
The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed by Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure - The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate. (www.newyorker.com)
Why The Last Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought In India - The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many ways, a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama. (www.newyorker.com)
An American Playlist - As the country celebrates its semiquincentennial, the hosts of Critics at Large reflect on its past, present, and future—through songs. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Have Liberals Abandoned a Moral Reading of the Constitution? - From slavery to abortion, conservatives and liberals alike have reached for “natural law” to resolve many of the country’s most important cases. But, in recent years, the balance has shifted. (www.newyorker.com)
Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes - The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams. (www.newyorker.com)
Paul Revere’s Unabridged Instructions - Light twelve lanterns and give yourself a mop-top haircut if it seems like more of a cultural invasion. (www.newyorker.com)
Paul Yoon Reads Fiona McFarlane - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Hostel,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2024. (www.newyorker.com)
The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over - The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close. (www.newyorker.com)
The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort - Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda. (www.newyorker.com)
Searching for Survivors After Venezuela’s Historic Earthquakes - With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage. (www.newyorker.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)