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 people 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, much worse—but what is the "major questions" doctrine? / Grist

The "Mean Temperature of Restaurant Seafood" reflects the water temperature at which species on the 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 and "Your Fitbit has stolen your soul." / UnHerd

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 Discord for some summer-y Tournament of Books. / Discord