The Morning News

The first-ever exhibit of Magritte's private photographs opens in Victoria, Australia.

↩︎ The Guardian 7h

Thus far, the Trump administration has met fewer than half of its self-imposed deadlines.

↩︎ The Intercept 7h

Who introduced kombucha to America, and why? It all began with the AIDS epidemic.

↩︎ Food52 7h

If New York's cultural groups want their full city funding, they must improve on their dismal diversity numbers.

↩︎ The New York Times 8h

"Back up, you creep, get away from me! I know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up."

In her new memoir, Hillary Clinton recalls Trump stalking her around the debate stage.

↩︎ The Guardian

A pair of photography enthusiasts created a small lens that attaches to a blackout blind, turning any room into a camera obscura.

To heal from the emotional upheaval of a transplant, some patients have the opportunity to hold their former organs.

↩︎ The Atlantic 9h

Ten great books about tyrants.

↩︎ The Guardian 9h

To reverse declining membership, the Boy Scouts are recruiting girls, and allegedly disparaging the Girl Scouts.

↩︎ BuzzFeed 9h

Despotic newspapers swung the 1876 US presidential election—history shows the internet is still a wilderness.

↩︎ The New Yorker 9h

At 6:40 a.m. Kateri called her brother. She paced into the soundproof garage where Matt plays guitar and yelled into the phone, “Dad’s robbed five fucking banks!”

Long, fascinating read on a retired cop who became a bank robber.

↩︎ Los Angeles Magazine

10h

Inequality and alleged corruption give opposition parties in Angola's presidential election a shot at winning.

↩︎ Quartz 10h

After 30 years and $80 billion, the US cuts aid to Egypt, citing human-rights concerns, and threatening a key ally.

↩︎ CNN 10h

Photos from the past 16 years of the US war in Afghanistan.

↩︎ The New York Times 10h

It's more than the $417 million verdict—Johnson & Johnson is facing 5,500 claims it knew of talcum powder dangers.

↩︎ Courthouse News Service 11h

Seeking negotiation leverage, Chinese government hackers step up cyber-espionage attacks on Vietnamese officials.

↩︎ BuzzFeed 11h

If one day artificial wombs can support human fetuses, expect a new era of abortion legislation.

↩︎ Vox 11h

The Rooster

The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week 12

This week, we finish up our sixth and final book of the summer, Fever Dream, and it’s your turn to tell us which of our summer reads wins a slot in the 2018 Tournament of Books.

by The Tournament of Books Staff

From a flower child's ice-cream pitch to an austere, bedroom-eyes sake ad to a celebrity-heavy XFM spot, David Bowie's appearances in television commercials astutely picked up on the trends of their times.

Albums are already dying. The popularity of Spotify playlists hints at the end of musical genres.

↩︎ The Guardian 1d