That side(kick) hustle.
The Chinese government has quietly produced and spread thousands of videos in which citizens deny Beijing's abuses against their communities. / ProPublica
Morgan Stanley plans to bar unvaccinated staff from its New York headquarters. / BBC News
Junaid Nabi: Vaccine hesitancy and refusal in the US are a sign of extreme privilege. / NPR
Nicholas St. Fleur: Chadwick Boseman's tragedy is America's tragedy—especially in the rate of Black men dying from colon cancer. / STAT
Lawyers for Nikole Hannah-Jones say she won't join the University of North Carolina without tenure. Meanwhile, a number of Black faculty are considering leaving. / The Raleigh News & Observer, Chapelboro
Young people on Twitter do not seem to desire being lectured by venture capitalists on how to spend their time. / VICE
Amazon's "Prime Day" is an artificial commercial celebration "conjured out of thin air to sell more stuff that no one needs." / A Continuous Lean
What is "cryptidcore?" An aesthetic based around mythical creatures and the looks to be worn when hunting them in the woods. / i-D
Rare species of cactus may be driven to extinction by poachers who steal them from South America and ship them to collectors. / CBC
The topography of the African continent, mapped. / East of Nowhere
Big cities are creating small-footprint, native forests as hyperlocal responses to large-scale environmental challenges. / National Geographic
California’s historic drought is causing drinking water to taste like dirt. Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest prepares for a "heat dome." / CNN, Willamette Week
More than five million people became millionaires in 2020 despite economic damage from the pandemic. / BBC News
Fifty percent of new cannabis consumers are smoking five or more days per week; 22% of new consumers use multiple times per day. / Forbes
A brief profile of a man who could extinguish fires with music. / Culture Notes of an Honest Broker
"It all makes sense when you look back at it." Andy Richter reflects on his career as a sidekick. / The New York Times
Btw: Less than a week remains to possibly win a limited-edition piece of art inspired by Everything Now, the new work of nonfiction from TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin (some might call it a skateboard deck). / The Morning News
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