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Nearly 90 million Americans face heat alerts while Republican Senators complain about climate measures in President Biden's proposed 2024 budget. / The Guardian
Scientists at Purdue create a white paint that can reduce the surface temperature on a roof and cool the building beneath it. / The New York Times
To save the planet, should we be moving slower? "An E.V. is a good way to cut carbon emissions, but so, it turns out, is a four-day workweek." / The New Yorker
Haley Nahman: Running errands slowly are a balm to the frazzled modern condition. / Maybe Baby
Some thoughts on whether it's classist to be against fast fashion. / Put This On
The FDA approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill. / PBS
From June, people in their forties explain to younger generations what they used to do after work (without smartphones). / Slate
Hollywood's big actors union joins the writers strike against the studios over higher pay and artificial intelligence. / Reuters
It's the first time actors and writers have been on strike at the same time since 1960. / The Los Angeles Times
An anonymous studio executive: "The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses." / Deadline
Rick and Morty is said to have (accidentally) coined Gen Z's preferred phrase for attractive older men: to be of "beekeeping age." / Cracked
See also: In Iceland, the word "ísbíltúr" translates as "ice cream road trip." / Visit Reykjavik
"Against a player you know to be naïve, you play Paper." How to win at Rocks-Paper-Scissor and why. / The MIT Press Reader
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