Age of adultery
China and the United States are making progress, albeit limited, in cutting reliance on coal. / Semafor
At this point of the year, global wildfire burn is about the highest it's been since 2012. / Sustainability by numbers
See also: A fashion designer's rain-harvesting hats, and a skiable museum from Netflix's former CEO. / dezeen, Artsy
A "growing number" of far-left vigilantes are said to be doing the FBI's work for them: infiltrating far-right groups. / The New Yorker
"Facebook has been our greatest weapon. It's gotten us where we are today." A report on a right-wing militia struggling to survive. / ProPublica
A wild story accounts for the FBI secretly running a smartphone network for some of the world's biggest criminals. / 404 Media
A mayoral candidate in Cheyenne, Wyo., wants an AI bot to run his city. / The Washington Post [+]
Jack Herrman: Actual ChatGPT users mostly want help with their homework, but they're also very horny. / New York Magazine
Unrelated: A fun anagram finder. / Anagrams.io
Old offices are being transformed into "work resorts," complete with food stalls, speakeasies, and private spin classes. / The New York Times [+]
Hacks and tips for enjoying this year's US Open, particularly if you want to see the tennis for free. / Sports Illustrated
Some thoughts from The Simpsons' Matt Groening about never retiring. Also, a personal essay from Molly Rosen about going commando during menopause. / El País, The Cut
A woman calls on men to wear their baseball caps backwards again—mostly because that's how JFK Jr. wore his. / Insidehook
In your weekly long (long) read, what happens when infidelity occurs between two pairs of fiction writers? Everybody decides to write about it, obviously. / Vulture
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