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  • My favorite piece of the day is all about the rising popularity of the Lindy Effect, which basically posits that we should take practical cues for living from our ancestors.
  • Peter Jackson's long-await rock documentary The Beatles: Get Back is now arriving as a three-part series in November—Vanity Fair offers a preview of what to expect.
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio promised last year that Juneteenth would be a paid holiday for NYC workers this year—so why isn't it?
  • David Byrne’s American Utopia will return for a limited Broadway run on September 17th.
  • NY Magazine has a profile of gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani about how he has no qualifications for running for office, and it starts with him literally holding a silver spoon.
  • Victoria's Secret is trying to rebrand as a female empowerment brand, but will anyone buy it?
  • Republicans can't actually explain what critical race theory is.
  • Janet Malcolm, the well-respected longtime New Yorker writer, has died. She was 86.
  • Watch the first teaser trailer for The Shrink Next Door, an upcoming AppleTV+ series starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd based off of the hit true crime podcast series.
  • Tyler, The Creator announced that his next album, Call Me If You Get Lost, is coming out in a week.
  • And finally, nature really is healing: