June 12, 2017

Jelena Ostapenko became the first unseeded woman to win the French Open since 1933. / The New York Times

To help navigate its diplomatic crisis, Qatar has hired John Ashcroft, who may recruit other former US officials. / CNN

Though echoes of Watergate currently prevail, Nixon never had a parallel media reality on his side. / The New York Times

The race is on to be the first to reply to a Trump tweet—the winner gets a bump in engagement and followers. / BuzzFeed

Delta and Bank of America drop Shakespeare in the Park sponsorships over Trump-themed Julius Caesar. / BroadwayWorld

Puerto Rico’s bid for statehood is unlikely to pass a Republican Congress, given its debt and Democratic leanings. / NPR

Ahead of his retirement this year, a tour of Walt Mossberg’s personal technology museum. / The Verge

IKEA engineers are living in a Mars simulation to better understand our cramped, impersonal future hell. / Popular Science

Fifty years after the Loving decision, one in six new marriages are between an interracial couple. / The Atlantic

“The United States is the only nation in the world where it is easier to get into college if one of your parents happened to go there. Oxford and Cambridge ditched legacy preferences in the middle of the last century.” Richard V. Reeves, “Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich” / The New York Times

In 2012, Delta sponsored an Obama-inspired production of Julius Caesar at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. / BroadwayWorld

Hoping to reach audiences who view classical music as stodgy, BBC Radio 3 may create unbranded, “stealth” podcasts. / The Guardian