Hell hath no fury like a fulcrum scorned.
Trump is still so bothered about the legitimacy of his election, Russian hacking is now a joke he makes with Putin. 1/19
Your weekly white paper: How Saudi Arabia is introducing "a new form of obedience" that replaces the old social contract. 2/19
An Economist reporter live-tweeted the greatest hits (not really) of Jared Kushner’s Middle East conference. 3/19
From round two, the ten Democratic candidates’ debate performances ranked from best to worst. 4/19
In a pair of big decisions, Chief Justice Roberts officially becomes the Supreme Court’s “ideological fulcrum.” 5/19
See also: The Supreme Court has a legitimacy dilemma. 6/19
New Yorkers are starting to realize what outsiders have said for years: Manhattan is a shopping mall. 7/19
The latest edition of Monopoly is cashless, making it harder to teach younger children about money management. 8/19
The US military is the world’s largest institutional user of energy—and that's barely one percent of America’s greenhouse gas emissions. 9/19
A survey of Harvard seniors finds that 58% went through two iPhones in four years, and 19% went through three. 10/19
Experts cite "infinite scrolling," "pull to refresh," and other ways Facebook and Google have become our favorite cult leaders. 11/19
Related: A brief history of smartphone notifications. 12/19
Design chief Jony Ive leaves Apple with no replacement lined up. Which reminds us how much we liked Ian Parker’s profile of Ive from 2015. 13/19
Remembering when a young Naomi Campbell published Swan, a problematic novel written by a middle-aged white woman. 14/19
Besides having "problematic" noses, George Eliot and Phoebe Waller-Bridge might seem unexpected bedfellows, “but their ethical project is much the same.” 15/19
A poem if you have a daughter entering her teenage years: "The Month of June: 13 1/2," by Sharon Olds. 16/19
Paintings of older women who are mostly bored, by Sydney-based artist Madeleine Pfull. 17/19
Why do beer cans look so cool now? So brewers can stand out in a competitive, crowded field. 18/19
The garb of Japanese mountain ascetics—an all-white, size-free outfit—is functional, complicated, and fascinating. 19/19
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