Gucci and the beast.
Millions battle flooding and overflowing sewers in Mumbai as monsoon rains, exacerbated by climate change, lash the city. / BBC News
More than 60 million people in central states and the Southwest are under heat alerts. / The Washington Post
See also: Political topics to watch for in the news in the weeks and months ahead. / Wake Up to Politics
The CDC says one out of every five who've had Covid have long Covid. A couple factors make that number easier to grasp. / STAT
In Wichita and Akron, average car payments now cost more than average rent. / Bloomberg
Shannon Osaka: The Supreme Court's recent EPA decision could have been much worse—but what is the "major questions" doctrine? / Grist
The "Mean Temperature of Restaurant Seafood" reflects the water temperature at which species on a menu like to live. / Hakai Magazine
Reintroducing the California condor, a critically endangered species, turns out to require "lots of human babysitting." / Undark
American science is suffering from a shortage of research monkeys, mainly because so many monkeys are flown in from elsewhere. / Mother Jones
See also: Feral peacocks divide a small British Columbia town. / The Walrus
Gucci releases a pet collection, including $3,000 T-shirts, an $8,550 coat, and a $15,950 water bowl. / Gucci
A writer devises a three-step plan to become a naked outdoorswoman. / Outside
When we track our media consumption, it can become "a driving force" rather than a companion activity. / The Guardian
Related: Justin E.H. Smith's "Your Fitbit has stolen your soul." Meanwhile, TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin grapples with intensity. / UnHerd, Meditations in an Emergency
Looking back on some of the stupider crypto schemes. "If Stepn was telling me when and how quickly I should move, did that make it basically my boss?" / New York Magazine
Camp ToB enters July with the campfire blazing! Join the Rooster Discord for some summer-y Tournament of Books discussion. / Discord
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