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  • A new study out of the University of Oxford shows that vaccination reduces transmission of the delta variant and "vaccinated individuals are LESS LIKELY to spread the coronavirus."
  • Curbed argues that it's time to let the Elizabeth Street Garden go so that the space can become an affordable housing development for low-income seniors.
  • Daniel Craig reflects on his final stint as 007 with the Times, and reveals he had no idea that the video of him introducing The Weeknd on SNL has become a meme.
  • Vox writes about how social media has become "basically WebMD for mental health" with all the good, and mostly bad, that entails.
  • A judge has ruled to suspend Jamie Spears from his position as overseer of his daughter Britney Spears's conservatorship.
  • Headline of the day: "'Missing' Drunk Man Spent Hours Helping a Search Party Look for Himself."
  • After an outcry over the NYPD and DSNY throwing out fresh fruit and vegetables from an unlicensed Bronx street vendor, people have raised over $10,000 for the vendor.
  • Al Franken is trying to mount a comeback on the comedy circuit—and he's still thinking about running for office again.
  • McSweeney's offers some much-needed perspective for people who still need to do their own research on vaccines: "Here’s a question: How did they come up with seat belts so quickly? We’ve only had over a hundred years of car safety innovation and research that have built to this moment in time when we have seat belts. Don’t you think that’s a little bit rushed?"
  • Wild boars took their shot at Shakira and thankfully failed.
  • Watch the official trailer for the final season of Insecure.
  • Listen to a trio of new singles from very cool artists Courtney Barnett, La Luz and Circuit des Yeux. And also this long-lost Rolling Stones outtake, "Troubles A'Coming."
  • Don't miss out on the deluxe edition of The Weather Station's masterful record Ignorance, one of the best albums of 2021—it includes two brand new songs that are as great as anything on the record.
  • And finally, a very, very special cow/dog interspecies friendship alert!!!