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- The New York Times spoke with tourists in the city who've a) been marveling at the cleanliness of the subway, and b) been carrying all kinds of impressive accessories, as evidenced by their pictures in the paper.
- A few people on the Upper West Side are still singing and banging pots every night at 7 p.m. — not necessarily to honor essential workers, but to celebrate the gift of life in general — and some neighbors are annoyed.
- The Euro 2020 final between England and Italy drew the largest U.K. television audience since Princess Diana's funeral...
- ....the game also drew an epic crowd of Italian Americans in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.
- A million acres of land have burned in the western U.S. and Canada as a devastating heat wave grips the region.
- Despite K-pop's massive popularity in the U.S., college radio stations are the only American stations broadcasting the genre beyond the hit BTS single here and there.
- "The vibe was right": Munchies recently visited Seltzerland, a hard seltzer festival outside St. Louis, and had a great time.
- Barack Obama released his annual playlist of music he may or may not actually listen to.
- And finally, relaxing is a skill:
Published Jul 12, 2021
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