NYTIMES (Alisha Haridasani Gupta) - Gloria Steinem: A Life in Pictures
Steinem was one of the faces of the modern women’s rights movement.
NYTIMES (Michael Kruse and KC McGinnis) - A Paralympian Takes His Shot Despite Republicans’ Home Court Advantage
Josh Turek is trying to turn deep-red Iowa blue as he runs for the U.S. Senate.
NYTIMES (David Wallace-Wells) - Why Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Is No Longer Enough
But every crisis is an opportunity.
NYTIMES (Francesca Paris and Ben Blatt) - Behind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them
Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over rising costs for consumers.
NYTIMES (Sally Goldenberg and Emma Goldberg) - Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers
Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.
NYTIMES (Jenna Russell, Maia Spoto, Mark Arsenault and Jacey Fortin) - Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - The real reason women aren't dating | Engagement Party
The internet is full of dating horror stories and think pieces the death of traditional romance. It’s a concept built for virality. But is the moral panic real? Audie and Ari turn to relationship writer Karley Sciortino to talk navigating romance in the age of the apps. 0:00 Is the romance recession real? 2:24 The 20-somethings we work with weigh in on the dismal state of dating 3:14 Heteropessimism is showing up in our movies and TV, too 5:52 Audie and Ari disclose their own limitations (they're off the market) 7:20 The generational divide the apps have created in romance 9:45 It used to be a lot of work to play the field, but now it's easy to have a "roster" 10:49 Maybe the cure for straight romance is to take notes from queer people…
WASHINGTONPOST (Erin Rode, The Hechinger Report) - College loans were late due to new federal rules. Students are paying the price.
Following a confusing rollout of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s loan changes, some students couldn’t pay bills over summer, stoking fears about fall semester disbursements.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - Beauty stocks are rising -- But not Victoria's Secret
By Noel S. Williams Gen Z women seem to be sabotaging their sex appeal -- at least toward young men.
AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker Blog) - Let's hear it for the Second
By Silvio Canto, Jr. Cheers for the Second Amendment, and shame on the system that lets criminals and lunatics walk the streets.