Thirtysomething—and something else.

The Trump administration significantly loosens restrictions on methane emissions. Even major oil and gas companies oppose the move. 1/22

Russia and China move to exploit the Arctic as the climate crisis opens up “a whole new ocean.” 2/22

Nicholas Kristof: Seattle did an outstanding job halting the war on drugs, but struggles to fund the war on addiction. 3/22

The Sackler family offers to file Purdue Pharma for bankruptcy in order to pay out $10-12 billion in opioid settlements. 4/22

"Excessive wealth disorder" refers to a recent syndrome in which the ungodly rich beg to be taxed more. 5/22

Sen. Gillibrand drops out of the field for the presidential race. 6/22

Facebook tightens its rules for US political advertisers. The Trump campaign immediately complains. 7/22

To build his border wall before the election, Trump tells subordinates that he’ll pardon them if they need to break any laws to get it done. 8/22

Of 1,200 popular films released between 2007 and 2018, just 4.5% of over 47,000 speaking or named roles went to Latino actors. 9/22

TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin shadows a Hollywood actress for over a year to see what’s required to “make it” in 2019—if you’re gay, female, and thirtysomething. 10/22

Related: See more of our favorite reads in the Editors’ Longread Picks. 11/22

When world leaders’ spouses follow them to summits, it suggests they don’t have important business of their own. 12/22

Reddit founder and Serena Williams’s husband trolls Maria Sharapova by wearing a D.A.R.E. shirt to their match. 13/22

Harry Styles spent his 25th birthday sitting alone in a Tokyo cafe, reading Haruki Murakami’s The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. 14/22

See also: What it sounds like to take a very long walk by yourself in Japan. 15/22

Yesterday we wrapped up Camp ToB with a final discussion of the “African Game of Thrones,” Black Leopard, Red Wolf. 16/22

A newsletter pays tribute to Lana Del Ray as a solution to heartbreak. 17/22

Gen Z and millennials are said to be more comfortable with death because the Earth they inherited is dying, too. 18/22

“Is my Millennial co-worker a narcissist, or am I a jealous jerk?” The New York Times’s “work friend” responds. 19/22

Many products fail to appeal to older customers because designers assume that people over 60 don't care about aesthetics. 20/22

Nissan creates a self-driving golf ball that finds the hole every time. 21/22

“Being outdoors is similar to a reset button—I can feel the tension build when I’m away too long.” Healing landscapes by Ariel Lee. 22/22

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