The attention hegemony
The CDC is investigating a new cyclospora outbreak, adding to at least three other clusters currently active in the United States. / Yahoo! News
Behind the scenes for how Taco Bell has responded to the outbreak. “You have one shot to get it right.” / The Wall Street Journal [$]
Even as RFK Jr. declares cyclospora “under control,” the outbreak has revealed cracks in the current US food supply and diminished trust in the CDC. / CNBC
See also: In a “wild misuse” of Do Not Board designations, the CDC’s Ebola response includes apprehending and detaining US citizens with no exposure to the virus. / Rolling Stone
While Truth Social wants to sell instant access to Trump’s market-moving posts, some big firms are already automating trades to act on the president’s whims. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
“The palantíri don’t just enable seeing—they enable manipulation and control by those who master them.” Tech oligarchs’ looting of science fiction. / Aeon
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For the first time, astronomers have spotted a moon outside our solar system, and it’s at least the size of Jupiter. / Time
Related: Scientists have identified the missing "ordinary matter”—that is, neither dark nor invisible—that’s long been a discrepancy in astrophysical models. / Gizmodo
Artist Charles Ross’s Star Axis observatory is nearly complete, but the night sky is now littered with satellites that didn’t exist when he conceived of the project 50 years ago. / The New York Times [$]
Nine months after the brazen daytime jewel heist, the Louvre has reopened its now-empty Apollo Gallery. / Artforum, Louvre
The manufacturing processes that made the Walkman possible are long gone and aren’t coming back, according to a former Sony designer. / Obsolete Sony
The Austrian government converts the building where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station “to strip it of that mystique.” / Reuters
“Why not have Maximus use a Spanish accent, or hire Javier Bardem?” A brief history of classical antiquity in film, or why ancient Romans often have British accents. / Hyperallergic
See also: The Odyssey’s success is inspiring unprecedented levels of cope. / WIRED
“Maybe we have not so much forgotten how to pay attention as we have forgotten how to stop.” Helena Fitzgerald on Solvej Balle and monitoring the situation. / Oakland Review of Books