Youth for a youth.
Starting in September, New York City will require people to prove they've been vaccinated to eat indoors, visit gyms, or go to theaters. / Vox
For the moment, New York Governor Cuomo defies calls, including from President Biden, to resign. / The New York Times
The White House issues a new targeted moratorium on evictions. / USA Today
Athletes at the Olympics say Instagram blocks them from posting video footage of their races. / Reuters
A profile of Erriyon Knighton, one of the youngest people in decades to represent the US in men's track. / NPR
The sweet spot for overcoming air drag and inertia lies at around 110 pounds—the average weight of both cheetahs and pronghorns. / WIRED
Scientists test animals—dung beetles, seals—to see if washed-out skies at night affect their navigation skills. (They do, badly.) / The New York Times
Related: A cat ran on the field at Yankees Stadium. / Digg
A new way to see California's redwood forests: by pedaling a "railbike" on train tracks laid down by logging companies. (Some video footage of what it's like.) / The Los Angeles Times, Vimeo
Photographs and observations from a bike ride on Italy's "Tuscany Trail." / The Radavist
Watch: Assessing the $7 billion defense system built to protect Venice from increased flooding due to the climate emergency. / Kottke
New research finds that West African "talking drums" can replicate speech with a remarkable level of detail. / Smithsonian
When we cooperate on certain tasks, studies suggest that our brain waves synchronize. / Discover
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Research finds the socioeconomic networks and built environments of larger urban areas can predict lower rates of depression. / University of Chicago News
See also: A recent picture of Lollapalooza turned into a Where's Waldo. / Twitter
Younger generations complain about Baby Boomers being unable to put down their phones. / VICE
Some actually valuable advice from Boomers to Gen Z and everybody else. / The Guardian
Related: Photographs of jaded youth in the 1960s Bay Area. / LensCulture
This week at Camp ToB, the summer extension of the Tournament of Books, we're discussing the first half of Helen Oyeyemi's Peaces. / TMN
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