Doctors say it doesn't work, but Olympic athletes swear drinking a Coke after emerging from the polluted Seine helps “flush out anything inside of us.” / The Wall Street Journal [+]
Gyms depend on members not showing up—that's now a problem because new fitness trends include the kinds of weightlifting not everyone can do at home. / Business Insider
J.D. Vance's techno-authoritarian politics descend from Curtis Yarvin, a far-right neoreactionary whose ideas all seem rooted in him hating living in San Francisco. / The New Republic
“Apple didn't respond to a request for comment.” Six ways the Google ruling could change the internet. / The Washington Post [+]
See also: Google's real monopoly is on the user data. / Propellernet
Price volatility and climate change mean the food we eat is almost certainly going to change, and while many solutions are on the table, it's going to take decades to happen. / The New York Times [+]
“The type—always Cheltenham, in a variety of weights—seems to follow typographic rules usually seen in magazines or books.” An appreciation of L.L. Bean catalogs. / OK Perfect
The EPA has fined a Ford dealership in Nebraska for violating the Clean Air Act by illegally modifying vehicles' exhaust systems. / Jalopnik
Why are so many car YouTubers quitting? “Simply put, these channels are maturing.” / The Verge
See also: A roundup of videos where car YouTubers drop their networks. / A Whole Lotta Nothing
“Some people would be really snobby… But I love it. I played it at my grandma's funeral.” On the current wave of minimalist piano music. / The Guardian
See also: Welcome to “semi-spiritual” ambient music and the stuff of contemporary mourning. / The Morning News