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Data from 10 million car crashes shows larger vehicles kill more Americans—compared to compact cars, colliding with a heavy pickup increases fatality rates by roughly seven-fold. / The Economist
See also: Cars have destroyed American cities, which were designed around cars. / How Things Work
How office workers shifted from sharing their personal lives to instead being "on PTO." / Vanity Fair
Women's world no. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who's headed to the US Open final tomorrow, is hitting her forehand harder than the top men's players. / The Telegraph
How the US Open became "a monument to conspicuous consumption and aspirational wealth where tennis has become virtually incidental." / The Guardian
On Europe's disappearing peasantry: "They wear suits, to us perhaps a strange garb for such a journey as theirs, but this is a sign of their respect, of gravity realized." / Literary Hub
Test your knowledge of world geography—but instead of maps, make it about the news. / Rest of World
See also: Test your perception of the color blue. / Is my blue your blue?
"In a political landscape where climate issues have become highly divisive, green activists are split as to whether SDLT's disruptive methods can be effective—or whether they will further divide." / The Dial
Why are Yellowstone visitors petting bison? Or cooking in geysers? "There was only one way to find out: by going into the park and behaving like an idiot." / Outside
"After that epic reset, probably some snowy day in late 2027, we will finally begin to reintroduce what was lost." Beyond "rewilding," a landowner is working to restore the prairie. / Orion
How marinades do—and don't—work, and how too much of a good thing can make chicken taste like metallic ammonia. / Serious Eats
A look at how brands name themselves today, and how writers are finding themselves either revered or sidelined in the process. / It's Nice That
The Led Zeppelin songs that were written or inspired by other artists, some credited, some not, and some credited following litigation. / Wikipedia
The EU and UK are investigating Ticketmaster over the "dynamic pricing" model that sent ticket prices skyrocketing for the Oasis reunion. / Pitchfork
The other subject line in contention today was "the song retains the name," which is maybe good or maybe obscure?
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