Heart of topless
Nearly 31 million people in Nigeria are facing acute food insecurity and need life-saving food. / The Associated Press
José Andrés, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, has a plan for cooking one million meals a day in Gaza. / The New York Times [$]
A profile of “the hype man of Trump’s mass deportations.” / The Atlantic [$]
The European Union reaches a “Japan-style trade agreement” with the White House. / Robin J Brooks
Investors and financial experts worry the tech market has a “’90s, dot-com bubble feel to it.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Unrelated: Much of the United States is still under a heat dome, while extreme heat persists in Europe. / Scientific American, BBC News
China releases a plan for AI, calling for international cooperation on tech development and regulation. / CNBC
An expanding roster of classes like “Make Friends With AI” helps older Chinese people understand new tech. / Sixth Tone
Headline of the week? “Harvard Paper Explores Possibility That Object Approaching From Beyond Solar System Is Hostile Alien Technology.” / Futurism
Some notes on how London has become the global capital of the private intelligence industry. / Politico
Photographs from French “quincailleries,” hardware stores that contain and mean much more. / The New York Times [$]
What it’s like to be one of Canada’s working poor: “I’m worth at least a large bag of coffee.” / Maclean’s
Starbucks promotes a new “secret” menu—mostly cold foam-based add-ons—“because words mean nothing now.” (See also: “meltmaxxing.”) / Sprudge, sheknows
Trend reporting finds a “new” parenting style called “Fuck Around and Find Out” that elevates consequences over more gentle methods. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
An argument for men to enjoy books topless: “Why should you care if people see you reading without a shirt?” / Men Read Fiction Too
Fly fishing—or fly-fishing gear, anyway—is in fashion again. / The Washington Post [$]
A hotel in California offers a stick library for dogs. / TimeOut
A former Gawker editor processes Hulk Hogan’s death. “I feel comfortable admitting that he’s partially responsible for so many good things in my current life.” / The Small Bow
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