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 Americans have become less willing to explore their own cities
Bloomberg CityLab · Immanual John Milton
Residents of U.S. cities remain less likely to encounter people and places outside their socioeconomic group, an MIT study says.
 What other countries say about U.S. gun violence
Yahoo News · Marquise Francis
At least seven nations have issued advisories to their citizens who intend on traveling here.
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 Russia-China border towns growing closer
NBC News · Janis Mackey Frayer, Dawn Liu, Jennifer Jett
The two countries’ close ties were on vivid display in the trading outpost of Heihe when NBC News visited this month.
 A great, flawed man
flipboard.com · The Sports Desk
There was no one like NFL legend Jim Brown on and off the field. So why is his legacy so complex?
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 Adult fans are driving the Lego market to new heights
dwell · Marah Eakin
The decades-old toy for kids is building on its longtime popularity with increasingly elevated sets designed for AFOLs (short for “Adult Fans of Lego”).
 A ‘monster of an album’
Entertainment Weekly · Lester Fabian Brathwaite
30 years ago, Janet Jackson’s “Janet” reinvented the modern pop diva.
 5 types of cyberattacks
bigthink.com · Michael W. Doyle
Cyber conflict involves a range of strategies, targeting everything from food to pipelines to democracy.
 Why flying sucks
Insider Business · Bartie Scott and Juliana Kaplan
Millions of Americans are trapped in a headache-inducing, feet-numbing flying purgatory with no signs of a long-term fix.
 ‘The jig is up’
motherjones.com · Oliver Milman
Environmentalists view the “chasing arrows” symbol as a greenwashing tool, while the Biden administration mulls whether it misleads the public.
 ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ can’t top the original
theringer.com · Adam Nayman
The remake of the canonical 1992 sports comedy doesn’t have much vertical, but it gets the job done.
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