Critique of pure threesome

Italy's government approves a 40% tax on its major banks' 2023 windfall profits. / The Guardian

Why does Britain export 80% of its oil? "It makes far more sense for individuals to focus on what they're good at." / Material World

Some thoughts on the impact of Putin's "forever war" during a reporting trip from Siberia to Belgorod. / The New York Times

Factories in China struggle to hire young people. "Once they can see the Kardashians, they don't want to do that work anymore." / The Wall Street Journal

Thousands of scouts at an international jamboree in South Korea are being evacuated due to extreme heat and an incoming tropical storm. / BBC News

Mapping this summer's extreme heat in the United States. / The Pudding

Your weekly white paper: Hole representations in human cognition. / Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

WIRED magazine turns 30 (which makes us feel old). / WIRED

For its China market, Tesla releases a Cybertruck-inspired cardboard litter box. / dezeen

Some thoughts on the it's so over/we're so back meme as the "narrativization" of post-pandemic life. / Read Max

Headline of the moment? "Are Threesomes the Greatest Birthday Gift?" / Airmail

Adam Scott visits a shop that fabricates Hollywood's printed props. Tom Scott visits a Swiss town where private cars are banned. / YouTube

Photographs and notes from a cycling tour spanning Portugal to Belgium. / The Radavist

Related: "He visited all 195 countries without flying. It nearly broke him." / The Washington Post

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