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Last Notes npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Oh la la! France has relaxed its rules on protected regional foods to ensure continued production of Abondance, Beaufort and Comté cheeses. Drought had led to a lack of the approved kind of grass to feed herds. Here's more from RFI. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Trump says he's changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. [@globeandmail](https://flipboard.com/@globeandmail )'s Matthew Frank explains the history of its name, which comes from the Iroquois word for "beautiful lake," or "sparkling water." [gift] npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Dolly Parton died, Tim Curry died, I’m too sad to do the real news." Here's Megan Seling's story for The Stranger about Dolly's pro-worker stance, how she let her money and her actions do the talking, and what she might have said about Tim Curry's death. "Dolly would probably make some joke about how “Isn’t it just like a man to try to steal her spotlight, even in death?” And he would laugh and laugh because he was also kind and funny, and I hate today; I’m going back to bed." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Will music lovers always choose humans? Apple Music and Spotify are both moving to label tracks in which generative AI has been used to create a material part of the song. "While AI-generated songs are sprouting like weeds, these songs aren’t landing with consumers: Fully AI-generated tracks reportedly account for roughly a third of Apple’s monthly uploads, yet generate less than 0.5 percent of listening," [@TheAnkler](https://flipboard.com/@TheAnkler ) reports. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Tim Curry, star of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "It," and "Annie," has died at age 80. Here's [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety )'s tribute to the English actor, singer and voice performer, who won a Daytime Emmy Award and Tony and Oliver Awards, but was defined by his performance as Dr. Frank N. Furter, the “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania.” npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Today we kick off National Parks Week in the United States. The parks are a great way to experience getting outside, from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska to the U.S. Virgin Islands. But Mikaela Ruland wasn’t always a national parks person. They seemed kind of soft to a climber/skier who came from a line of mountaineers. So, what changed for her? Ruland gets into it in this national parks love letter for [@outside](https://flipboard.com/@outside ). And the second link points to the National Parks Foundation's donation page: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Look who showed up in NPR's Tiny Desk studio! Weird Al Yankovic, who performed a set including parodies of "American Pie," and "I Want It That Way." Listen here. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Where have all the public bathrooms gone, as Pete Seeger didn't sing? Here's JSTOR Daily on the appearance and disappearance of the pissoir, and how — in the U.S. — it's connected to the temperance movement. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Tommy John, who died on Saturday at age 83, was best known for the elbow surgery named after him. [@NOTUSReports](https://flipboard.com/@NOTUSReports )'s Thomas Boswell remembers the pitcher: Egoless, smart, dogged, and really, really good at baseball. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "It's been galling to read so many fawning and glowing tributes when what was said about him in the Irish music scene for years suggested he was no saint." Music journalist Niall Byrne writes for his newsletter about what isn't being said about the late Glen Hansard. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Legendary web storyteller Felicia Day is resurrecting "The Guild," her six-season series, which ran from 2007-2013. Her Kickstarter campaign to make a 20th anniversary movie sequel, "The Guild: Ren Faire'd," has already raised millions. Learn more via [@IndieWire](https://flipboard.com/@IndieWire ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Screaming Mad George, the practical-effects artist and filmmaker who worked on "Predator," "Poltergeist II," "Big Trouble in Little China" and "A Nightmare On Elm Street 4" died earlier this year at age 69, his family announced yesterday. Here's more from [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" is getting a sequel and filming is underway. Here's [@people](https://flipboard.com/@people ) with a glimpse of the movie, which will come to Hulu on an as-yet-undisclosed date. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "It's over — but I'm keeping the bean club." Soleil Ho writes for [@COYOTEMedia](https://flipboard.com/@COYOTEMedia ) about hard-to-get-into food clubs (Rancho Gordo's waitlist has 33,725 names on it) and how subscriptions get divvied up in the event of divorce. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk It seems like every man and his dog has signed up to take part in the new "Harry Potter" adaptation, but some people have turned it down because of J.K. Rowling's transphobia. Ally Pankiw, a TV director who has worked on "Black Mirror" and "The Great," and "Loki" director Kate Herron wrote on Instagram yesterday about saying no to the show, with Pankiw writing in her caption: "It simply is this easy to say no to funding transphobia." Here's more from @[email protected] . npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk In the words of Rob Riggle: "Beat me, torture me — just don’t bore me." Here's [@THR](https://flipboard.com/@THR )'s breakdown of the movies that have committed the unforgivable crime of being dull. Tell us in the comments which film had you snoring. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Coyote vs. Acme," starring Will Forte and directed by Dave Green, was famously shelved as a tax write-off by Warner Bros. Three years after its completion, thanks to independent distributor Ketchup Entertainment, it's finally coming out. Here's Jarrod Jones' review. "The affirming message of Green’s movie is that perseverance in a world stacked against you is its own form of victory. With some effort, the underdog will get his day." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Oh, that is encouraging! We are big fans of Domhnall Gleeson and Tim Key but don't have Peacock and then kind of forgot about the show. Will make an effort to seek out both seasons! npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "The Paper," a spinoff from "The Office," is back for season 2 in September. Saloni Gajjar writes for [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ) about what to expect. We confess that season 1 passed us by. Did you watch it? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Josh Kushner (brother of Jared), for a record-breaking $12.5 billion. Here's [@espn](https://flipboard.com/@espn ) with all the details. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk What were people watching on TV 20 years ago, and what hints did that give about what was to come? Here's [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub )'s top 25. What do you think they rate as the best show of the year? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Hasan Piker is no stranger to brouhahas. The famous peddler of incendiary takes – “America deserved 9/11.” “Let the streets soak in .. red capitalist blood.” – has been suspended from Twitch, where he livestreams daily, more times than he can count. He recently had his travel visa to the U.K. revoked. He gets it. “I stream for eight hours a day, seven days a week,” Piker says, shrugging. “I’m gonna say some dumb sh*t.” But he adds that he mainly wants to make people listen. [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ) goes in-depth with the self-proclaimed Marxist taking flak from both sides of the aisle. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Young people in the Maldives understand climate change in a way many of us might not have to: The sense of urgency is greater where inhabitability may soon be a reality. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk On this day in 1935, The New York Times published an article about a female athlete who was excluded from the national championships ahead of the 1936 Olympic Games to be hosted in Berlin. The article includes a warning from Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbles, Germany’s Propaganda Minister, to Jewish athletic associations. You’ve probably already figured out why the girl was banned. Was 1935 that long ago? Read more from @[email protected] : npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk RIP William Orbit, Grammy-winning producer for Blur and Madonna, who died at age 69. In 1998, he joined forces with Madonna on "Ray of Light," which won multiple awards. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ) has ranked every "Spider-Man" movie from worst to best. Check out their rankings and tell us your favorite. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Zac Brown Band sold out another concert at Boston’s Fenway Park on Sunday. That’s more than 37,000 fans. The show may have been great but, man, did they ever receive a gift they never could’ve expected – a free cruise for each attendee and their plus one aboard Margaritaville at Sea. And who paid for all this? Brown himself. Who knew he had that much money to throw around? Read more from [@USAToday](https://flipboard.com/@USAToday ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Lollapalooza concluded Sunday after four days and nights at Chicago’s Grant Park. [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ) shares its 11 biggest moments from the event, including the debut of P-pop boy band SB19, Olivia Dean’s heartfelt ode to immigrants, the Smashing Pumpkins/Olivia Rodrigo collab, and more: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Ariana Grande is taking a break. After her Eternal Sunshine tour wraps in London on Sept. 1, the singer, 33, will be stepping away from the public eye, as scrutiny surrounding her health and body intensifies." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Where do Americans go to hang out? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the U.S. has lost a fifth of its movie theaters and nearly a third of its bowling alleys since 2001. A 2025 study found the same pattern holds true for coffee shops, libraries, rec centers and more. Catherina Gioino, a news editor covering behavioral economics at [@fortune](https://flipboard.com/@fortune ), explores the trend and why it’s unhealthy for us. Plus, how you can diversify your relational portfolio: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk In the AI sphere, the word “singularity” refers to the moment tech’s intelligence surpasses humanity’s. When will this happen? Here’s what OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast last month: “We are now, like, in the singularity. This is the moment.” Sci-fi writers have been imagining a post-singularity world for ages, and [@mental_floss](https://flipboard.com/@mental_floss ) shares these seven books where it happens: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Gregg Araki started making films in the early 1990s, often with a budget that today would cover about six weeks of rent in Los Angeles. So an intimacy coordinator to oversee sex scenes wasn’t really feasible. But Araki used one in his latest work “I Want Your Sex,” a provocative and funny movie about an inappropriate sexual relationship between a boss and employee that features what the director calls “HBO nudity (no genitalia, but plenty of boobs and butts).” How the inclusion of an intimacy coordinator may have influenced Araki’s process, from [@IndieWire](https://flipboard.com/@IndieWire ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Shortly after the members of BTS returned from fulfilling their mandatory military duty early this year, the South Korean sensations released their critically acclaimed 10th studio album “Arirang.” Yet it won’t win a Grammy Award, not after the band opted out of submitting it for entry. Too cool for school? There's more to the story. [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ) reports on BTS’s decision and why the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category is stirring up a tempest: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk When Argentina and England met in a World Cup semifinal match earlier this month, the potential for a political firestorm was clear. The 10-week war over the Falkland Islands in 1982 comes up every time the two nations play. And after a stunning comeback victory, the Argentine players wasted no time in unfurling a banner that read “Los Malvinas son Argentinas.” (Indirect translation: The Falklands are ours.”) Their fans back home took notice and turned the controversial political statement into a cultural juggernaut. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Now that we’re fully into summer (it’ll be fall before you know it), what better time than now to dive into a work of fiction. [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) journalists share some of their favorites that they've enjoyed at the end of a long day in the newsroom: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk It’s not easy for an actor to take on the physique of a Greek hero. Even tougher when the actor is well into the middle-age stage of his life. Enter Matt Damon, who has battled injuries and a few well-meaning jests about his weight only to get warrior fit for his role in “The Odyssey.” [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ) talked to the trainer who took Damon from dad bod to Greek god: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk “Black Panther 3” won’t be out until December 2028 but we know that David Jonsson has been cast as T’Challa’s son. [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ) has more on the Ryan Coogler film: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk We’re four episodes into HBO Max’s “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” and the celebs keep popping up all over Larry David’s American history-centered sketch comedy show. Dozens of celebrity guests have joined the comedian to fill out the cast of historical figures. [@THR](https://flipboard.com/@THR ) has a rundown of each one: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk UNESCO’s World Heritage list featured just 12 sites when it debuted in 1978. Today, there are over 1,200 spread across the world. Despite the progress, there’s a process to reaching this status, including placement on a tentative list where 1,800 sites are up for consideration. [@Smithsonianmag](https://flipboard.com/@Smithsonianmag ) has more: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The Venice Film Festival, "a key launchpad for awards season contenders," kicks off in early September and opens with a showing of “Ink.” Will Danny Boyle’s film about the early days of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire make a big splash? [@IndieWire](https://flipboard.com/@IndieWire ) has more, including the full lineup of movies like “Bunker,” “Possible Love,” and the cleverly worded “Bucking Fastard.” npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Matt Damon praises his female stunt double in "The Odyssey." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Goals, technology and hydration breaks: How the biggest World Cup in history will be remembered. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Oscar-winning Irish actor Brenda Fricker has died at age 81. She won the best supporting actress Academy Award in 1989 for "My Left Foot," and also appeared in "So I Married an Axe Murderer" and played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2." Here's [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews ) with more. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The U.S. has been hit by an explosive diarrhea bug! Help is at hand from [@McSweeneysFlip](https://flipboard.com/@McSweeneysFlip )'s archival story, "Purify Your System With the Seven-Day Chili Dog Cleanse." The advice is as good today as it was when the article was published 11 years ago — which is to say, not very. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Could the Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. actually be in trouble? U.S. state attorneys general, Hollywood unions and a group of Paramount+ subscribers have sued to stop the merger. Now, a Paramount shareholder has accused boss David Ellison and his father, Oracle founder Larry, of striking an illegal deal with President Trump. “The Ellisons’ actions not only harm the reputations of the news outlets they currently own, which are hemorrhaging viewers, but they are latent liabilities waiting to be triggered by a future administration,” states the complaint. Here's more from [@THR](https://flipboard.com/@THR ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk This year's World Cup has been the most commercial ever, and FIFA's found yet another way of making money. After the final on Sunday, fans will be able to buy the pitch, starting at $450 for a tiny section of turf encased in a 2.5-inch acrylic cube. If every edition sells out, revenue will exceed $11.2 million. Here's more from [@FastCompany](https://flipboard.com/@FastCompany ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Fútbol is life! Cristo Fernández, who played Dani Rojas in "Ted Lasso," has made his professional soccer debut in the U.S., playing for El Paso Locomotive FC against New Mexico United on Saturday. Here's Good Morning America with the details. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez is an artist whose work comments on issues facing U.S. Latinos. So an exhibition at the University of North Texas seemed like a good place for Quiñonez, who was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and raised in East Dallas, to show his exhibition called "Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá — Neither from Here Nor from There." The artwork didn’t sit well with everyone on campus. [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) tells us why the school shut it down: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk “The Open Mind” is a weekly show on PBS that dives into the world of politics, media, tech, science, the arts and more. It first aired when Eisenhower sat in the Oval Office and has remained relevant for the 70 years since then. The show doesn’t simply discuss events – it focuses on ideas that can lead to bigger outcomes. [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ) caught up with host Alexander Heffner to talk about the show’s anniversary, the future of the Democratic Party, and Trump’s approach to America’s 250th birthday. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk 236 in the past 5 years! Maybe people are making a point? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Recent data suggests that some of the most common names amongst Boomers and Gen X in the U.S. may be dying out. Here's Nifty 50+'s breakdown. Which of these four do you think tops the list? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Bonnie Tyler, Welsh singing superstar, dies at 75. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The Emmy Award nominations are in and "The Pitt," "Hacks" and "Widow's Bay" top the list. Here's [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ) with all the nominees. Tell us in the comments which is your favorite show of the year (we're currently loving "Widow's Bay" and "Margo’s Got Money Troubles"). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Late-night host John Oliver has just joined the cast of "General Hospital" for a three-episode arc. Brian Grubb writes for Type Click Type about who he's playing and how it all came about. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Pride Month is over, but we should support LGBTQ causes all year round. For @npub1kmr…ws2z, Marshal Knight recommends 30 songs and organizations, one for every day of the month, from Transgender Law Center and Janet Jackson's "Throb" to The Ali Forney Center and "Super Trouper" by ABBA. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Up until now, the U.S.'s hosting of the World Cup has been successful. It showed that "we’re really not the expletives many people might think, you know?" writes Conor Orr for Sports Illustrated. And then Donald Trump and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino got involved. Here's Orr's story about how the overturning of Folarin Balogun's red card, and the USMNT fans' response, has soured things. "It’s so much more fun being David, folks." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Construction work is a man’s job, it’s often said. But a group of women in Kenya are getting comfortable in the world of hammers, circular saws and machinery. Women remain a rarity across Kenya's building trades, even amid a frenetic construction boom, particularly in Nairobi. [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) tells us more about Buildher, a nonprofit that endeavors to get more women in the trades, one drill bit at a time: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Kick-off for the Mexico—England World Cup match in Azteca, Mexico City tomorrow is likely to move from 6 p.m. local time to 12 p.m. based on the weather forecast. It's a boon for U.K.-based England fans, who will get to watch the game at the more respectable time of 7 p.m. on Sunday vs. 1 a.m. on Monday. The 3,000 supporters who have traveled to Mexico, however, may have to quickly change plans. Heres [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ) with more. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Tim Heidecker and The Onion's "Real Infowars" has launched in full. [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ) reviews the 50-minute episode, which included a phone call from Tim Robinson, and the shock revelation that Alex Jones "popped like a balloon" a few months ago. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk What are the details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding? Here's a @npub13fk…z5hw Storyboard with all the "important" rumors and facts. But does anyone in the fediverse care? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The Tour de France begins on Saturday, July 4, with a Team Time Trial in Barcelona. Patrick Redford writes for [@Defector](https://flipboard.com/@Defector ) about the route, rating each stage a number of radishes to indicate how exciting it will be. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against 16-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, who had been fighting for five years to compete on her school's girls' track team as a transgender athlete. James Dale lost at the same court 26 years ago, after he had been expelled from the Boy Scouts for being gay. Here's an open letter from Dale to Pepper-Jackson, showing his support and admiration for her. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Artificial," the Luca Guadagnino drama about the few days when Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI, has found distribution after being dropped by Amazon MGM. The nearly finished film was apparently insufficiently sympathetic to Altman, whose company recently entered a strategic partnership with Amazon. NEON has now picked up the movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the antihero, and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk. Here's [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub )'s take. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk New cars are getting longer, wider, taller and higher off the ground — and that brings multiple problems as big cars are more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists, take up more parking space, and consume more energy. Car Scoops explains one set of European researchers' "right-sizing" solution. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk It may have been called the BET Awards 2026, but Sunday night’s show turned out to be a “three-and-a-half-hour spectacular that went extra heavy on performances from everyone spanning Kehlani and Don Toliver to Cardi B and Baby Keem,” Steven J. Horowitz writes for [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ). Read more on the event in the first link, then check the second for the best red carpet looks from [@TheRoot](https://flipboard.com/@TheRoot ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Mel Brooks was born Melvin James Kaminsky in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926. Yes, that’s 100 years ago today, and what a life he continues to live. Brooks was a combat engineer for the U.S. Navy in World War II and went on to become one of Hollywood’s most influential comic filmmakers, earning an Oscar, Emmys, Grammys and Tonys across a career spanning more than seven decades. “It’s an amazing sound, people laughing at something I created,” Brooks once said. @[email protected] has more, including the icon’s role in an upcoming reboot of “Spaceballs.” npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Two couple, one dinner party. Sounds pretty banal, right? But “The Invite,” Olivia Wilde’s remake of a Spanish film titled “The People Upstairs,” is an actor-driven piece by “a savvy ensemble (Penelope Cruz, Ed Norton, Seth Rogan, and Wilde) who know when to goose things and when to lay off the gas pedal.” Sounds like the good kind of cringe you can’t take your eyes off. Read more from [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk A giraffe who went missing two weeks ago from a Texas ranch has been found. Gracie had wandered four miles from her home, and was found "fat and happy," according to Real County Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson, who added: "She had a 'catch-me-if-you-can, suckers' attitude." Here's more from [@people](https://flipboard.com/@people ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Heated Rivalry" is a mega hit, while anti-queer hatred rages out of control. What gives? Patrick Dehahn writes for The Nation about this paradox. "There’s this dichotomy of us being desirable or entertaining, or whatever word I want to be filling that blank with … but not being considered fully human,” transgender writer and consultant Maybe Burke told him. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk New York prosecutors have dropped the rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after two juries were unable to reach a verdict. [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ) has more, including why the charge was dismissed despite prosecutors believing the victim’s account and “her credibility as a witness." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk So is "When Harry Met Sally," but you can't really talk about favorite rom-coms without that one! npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Romantic comedies are no longer considered a good box-office bet, and most go directly to streaming. It wasn't always this way. Here's @[email protected] 's list of the 10 best '90s rom-coms. We want to know, are you a fan of the genre (when it's done well)? Tell us your favorite in the comments — ours is "When Harry Met Sally." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk "Stop-motion animation is the complete antithesis to AI's soulless thievery." Monica Castillo writes for [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ) about how there's still an appetite for handmade creativity. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk “They always leave me ... They always do this. This is why I can’t have friends.” Sean Woods reviews Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's "Regime Change," about Trump's historically destructive second term, for [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Love this! We've heard of lots of connections happening in Australia — maybe because of the hodgepodge of young people from all over the place who spend a gap year there! npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Traditionally, the main language of most Amish communities is Pennsylvania Dutch. In recent years, practices around clothing, modern conveniences and interaction with others have relaxed — and English has arrived too. Eythana Miller, who was born and raised Amish in Libby, Northwest Montaha, writes for The Dial about interviewing her family and community members to preserve her culture's language. "I’m asking for so much from them in these conversations, scavenging their memory banks, taking what I am given and then trying to get more. I don’t only want to know the words, but how they are used to convey the trivial details — the food, the clothes, the daily household tasks — as well as the profound sorrows and intense joys." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Every week on the podcast he co-hosts with fellow comedian John Robins, Elis James attempts to find a link to a fellow Welsh person in 60 seconds. [@newyorktimes](https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes )'s Amelia Nierenberg talked to him about these "Cymru Connections." Tell us in the comments, are you in the habit of trying to find people in common with others you meet, and what's the weirdest or most interesting connection you've made? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Lonnie Bunch, the first Black leader of the Smithsonian, is still there, for now. [@TheAtlantic](https://flipboard.com/@TheAtlantic )'s Clint Smith looks at how he's weathered the Trump administration's scrutiny of the institution he's led since 2019. “I tell people all the time, ‘I’m a nice guy, but poke me in the eye and I’ll fight you forever.’” npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Oh yes of course, "Lightyear." We tend to forget that one! npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Anyone who thought that five "Toy Story" movies might be too many has been proved wrong. The latest tale of Woody, Buzz and the gang has had one of the biggest openings of 2026 (only "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" is rivaling it) and is currently sitting at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub )'s review (expect spoilers). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Less than an hour to go! Follow all the #HOTD action, reactions and discussions via [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub )'s Surf feed: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Former President Barack Obama was known to read a letter from an American citizen each night as an effort to stay in touch with the concerns and struggles people were experiencing across the country. Ten such letters are part of an exhibit at the recently opened Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. It’s just one example of how the institution is unique to the 44th president. Read more from [@Smithsonianmag](https://flipboard.com/@Smithsonianmag ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Becoming a dad is “so incredibly good for you – and, specifically, your brain,” writes Sam Fishwick in this Father’s Day-themed article for @[email protected] . Fishwick also goes on to discuss “Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives,” a book that profoundly moved him, especially since becoming a father in 2024. As a phenomenon, “Dad Brain” may sound like something to avoid, but Fishwick and plenty of other dads are here for it. Read his story, then make sure to go call your pops: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk We’re well into group play of the 2026 World Cup, which makes now the perfect time to revisit “Victory,” John Huston’s bizarre 1981 sports drama starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine. “Victory” is about a group of POWs who take on the Nazis in a game of soccer. If it sounds like the 1974 comedy “The Longest Yard,” it’s because it follows the same basic concept – but is more earnest and classically constructed. Read more from [@IndieWire](https://flipboard.com/@IndieWire ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Where is the pleasure in writing? Here's Mandy Len Catron's essay for @npub1ccc…32l5 about AI, pointless books, and what people who love to write should do now: "Lean as hard as you can into the humanity in your work. Write the book (or the story or the essay or the poem) that needs to be written, the one only you can write, in the words that belong only to you." npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Sitcom director James Burrows died this week at age 85. Alan Sepinwall writes about his remarkable career, starting in the theater before getting his big break with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," then co-creating "Cheers" and directing pilots for "Friends," "Taxi," "Frasier" and more. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Black women grow the majority of the world's food, yet in the U.S., their representation in agriculture is tiny. [@19thnews](https://flipboard.com/@19thnews ) and [@gbhnews](https://threads.net/@gbhnews/ ) look at why that's the case, and projects that are trying to change things. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk RE: https://flipboard.social/@surf/116755361764584333 npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Haruki Murakami's upcoming "The Tale of Kaho" will be released this summer in Japanese (the English version won't be out until next year). Fans are looking forward to another game of Murakami bingo — cross off if you spot an empty well, missing cat or erotic ear. Thomas Caffrey writes for @npub1gpe…88e5 about why repetition isn't always a flaw, and how this book is likely to differ from Murakami's past 15 novels. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Today's big entertainment news: Fox has announced that it's purchasing Roku for $22B. Follow the story on Surf: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) qualified for the World Cup for the first time and their first match, against Spain, is underway. [@csmonitor](https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor ) talked to members of the 2-million-strong diaspora (more than double the population size of the archipelago itself) about what it all means to them. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Oliver Tree, the musician known for his signature bowl cut and hits “Life Goes On” and “Miss You,” has died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro. He was 32. Throughout his career, Tree used several different characters and performance eras, as well as the clever use of a mix of internet trolling and meme marketing to promote his music. Read more from [@THR](https://flipboard.com/@THR ): npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Steven Spielberg has done it again, capturing the attention of the cinema world for the millionth time with “Disclosure Day,” a film about whistleblowers exposing decades of alien cover-up. The movie “is full of little moments like this that seem designed to inspire awe and empathy,” Adam White writes for [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ). And yet, White just can’t rally for this. Read his story in the first link but consider yourself spoiler alerted (don’t read if you haven’t seen it yet). The second link points to [@IndieWire](https://flipboard.com/@IndieWire )‘s ranking of every Spielberg film: npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk This Sunday will see two very different celebrations taking place in the United States. A UFC fight will take place at the White House in Washington D.C., to celebrate the anniversary of the U.S. Army's founding and President Donald Trump's birthday, while in New York City, the Committee for the First Amendment is hosting the Rise Up: Sing Out event, featuring Bette Midler, Julia Roberts, Patti Smith and Rufus Wainwright. This will serve as the "anchor" for No Kings events, which this time round are to celebrate community instead of protesting the president, with the goal of building "hyper-local infrastructure" to stand up to Trump. Here's more from [@yahoonews](https://threads.net/@yahoonews/ ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk Nearly 47 years ago, writer Charles Bukowski took to the stage of the Viking Inn, East Vancouver. Kerry Banks was there, and for [@MONTECRISTO_mag](https://flipboard.com/@MONTECRISTO_mag ), tells the story of Bukowski's most notorious reading. npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk The "Doctor Who" Christmas special has been canceled and Russell T. Davies has been chucked out of the Tardis. Sam Barsanti writes for [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ) why that might be good for the future of the show. What do you think? npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk RE: https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk/116717017812260481 npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk If you've hit the point in life where simply sleeping funny can cause days of crippling neck pain, you may be amused by Ruyi Wen's essay for [@McSweeneysFlip](https://flipboard.com/@McSweeneysFlip ). npub1ucssum98z9jeek64ezwcdxzqg2lyzczu7ydtmvhg94pzxu9vlkgsg2khzn Flipboard Culture Desk RE: https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk/116715991617607884
