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Innovative shifts in manufacturing processes have resulted in huge profit windfalls—and now, massive supply shortages globally. / The New York Times
A recruiter explains why restaurants really can't find enough staff. "Restaurants are just going to have to pay people more or have better benefits." / Washingtonian
Related: "The Post-Covid-19 Rules of Tipping." / The Wall Street Journal
Texas's new voting restrictions are designed to disproportionately affect Black and Latino voters. / The Washington Post
It wasn't only Tulsa: a look at some 50 racially charged massacres that occurred between the Civil War and the 1940s. / CNN
TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin says Greater Los Angeles is best understood as a "city-state." / The Atlantic
See also: "Sugar models," "karaoke movie stars," and other vocabulary from contemporary Hollywood. / The Los Angeles Times
Roxane Gay: Cops don't deserve to attend Pride. / The New York Times
President Biden reverses Trump's decision to allow gas and oil extraction in parts of Alaska. / BBC News
A visit to the world's northernmost satellite station, where 100 geodesic domes receive data transmissions on climate change. / The New York Times
Amazon customers in the US who use Echo speakers or Ring cameras have one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing. Meanwhile, for anybody feeling paranoid, Amazon goes pro-cannabis. / The Guardian, Reuters
A Minecraft streamer's record run may have been the result—accidental or not—of a mod that enhances video quality. / VICE
"You're competing with every other person who has ever made music to get a share of one pot." On the economics of music streaming. / The New Republic
Readers explain why they keep old books. / The Chicago Tribune
Help a computer submit its best idea to this week's New Yorker cartoon caption contest. / The Pudding
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