A deep dive into a US court's ruling that warrantless searches of incoming travelers' devices at the border are unconstitutional. / The Dissenter
How a prominent anti-abortion doctor in San Antonio somehow became the rural representative for Texas's maternal mortality committee. / The Texas Tribune
“It's radical to fix something versus throwing it away and buying something new.” A visit to the anticapitalist Radical Sewing Club. / The Los Angeles Times
Noah Lyles took bronze in the 200-meter, his signature event, after testing positive for Covid, and is now out for the remainder of the Olympics. / ESPN, Bleacher Report
These are the first Olympics of the decade free of Covid restrictions—except for the Dutch delegation, who are choosing fistbumps over handshakes. / The New York Times [+]
How the judging system for breaking was devised in order to account for a unique set of skills and execution—and of course, battling. / WIRED
Online age verification is a privacy minefield. Identifying someone as underage requires learning a lot about them—in other words, gathering data on minors. / The Washington Post [+]
An El Paso middle school has banned students from wearing all-black clothing, saying it's “associated with depression and mental health issues.” / KTUL
A massive scheme defrauded Istanbul soccer players and their colleagues of nearly $44 million, though it's unclear whether they were actually victims or willing losers. / The Dial
Music stardom typically ends within a year—more surprisingly, musicians' life expectancies trend shorter, “comparable to boxers, military figures, and race car drivers.” / Stat Significant
See also: Bands are disappearing from the UK charts. / Kottke.org
“It is 3 o'clock in the morning, I am lying in bed reading on my phone, and this word pops up in my feed: petrichor.” / Bitter Southerner