That Einstein effect?
The Wuhan "lab leak" theory suddenly goes mainstream, leading to renewed calls for a real investigation. / The Washington Post
Jonathan Chait: Notice how the media originally dismissed the theory and smeared its supporters. / New York Magazine
Maggie Haberman: The media was responding to Trump making it instantly political. / Mediaite
Liberal Vermont loves its Republican governor in part because he hates Trump. / The Atlantic
Profiles of five women sustaining protest and hope in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, an Atlanta restaurant uses its dress code to turn away Black customers. / i-D, The Root
Zak Cheney-Rice: The catastrophe isn't the rate at which the police kill. The catastrophe is the police. / New York Magazine
An economist says we aren't going anywhere as a society if we think our art and literature don't improve over time. / Works in progress
Vulture releases its list of books to read this summer with a rave for the new nonfiction book from TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin. / Vulture
Related: Camp ToB, the summer extension of the Tournament of Books, starts a week from today! / The Morning News
From photographer Annie Lai, a series about young Chinese women living away from home. / Annie Lai
How "Adrian's kickback" became a zombie apocalypse of thousands of teenagers. / The New York Times
See also: "Coconut Girl" is on TikTok's summer fashion moodboard. / Nylon
Did you know? Teachers at the University of Kansas supposedly do tequila shots with slivers of Einstein's brain. / The Morning News
A ride-along review of the new electric Ford F-150 truck. "The quiet was almost eerie pulling three tons up a 25% grade." / USA Today
What a car you build yourself might look like from IKEA: a DIY kit, with 374 pieces, that would cost around €5,000. / Connexion France
The oldest company in the world is a Japanese temple repair group, with a creed passed down on how to keep it running. / Works That Work
Watch: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen recognizes famous matches from history from a single position. / The Morning News
A fun story about magic's greatest card trick, "The Berglas Effect," that's worth reading all the way through. / The New York Times
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