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 An airline is going to weigh passengers before boarding
Forbes · Suzanne Rowan Kelleher
Through July 2, Air New Zealand is conducting a survey to measure the average weight of passengers and their baggage on international flights.
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 Plastic pollution is surging, so what are governments doing?
Context · Jack Graham
Alarm grows over the environmental damage caused by surging amounts of waste.
 Inside a boozy party for America’s richest Republicans
slate.com · Alexander Sammon
It was opening night of the annual convention of the National Automobile Dealers Association, and there was much to celebrate.
 Historic, weird, and fascinating stops on a U.S. road trip
Condé Nast Traveler · CNT Editors
Dream up your own cross-country drive.
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 How the U.S. almost became a nation of hippo ranchers
Smithsonian Magazine · Shoshi Parks
In 1910, a failed House bill sought to increase the availability of low-cost meat by importing hippopotamuses that would become “lake cow bacon.”
 In defense of flies. Yes, really.
Vox · Benji Jones
From “fluffy flying narwhals” to maggots that snorkel in trash, welcome to the wonderfully bizarre world of flies.
 The toxic culture of “Lost”
Vanity Fair · Maureen Ryan
Even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: “I failed.”
 Looking to literature to understand AI
lithub.com · Gabrielle Bellot
Perspectives on artificial intelligence from Allegra Hyde, Mark O’Connell, and more.
 Does your partner have ‘mentionitis’?
PureWow · Rachel Bowie
Here’s when to be concerned.
 8 shows to watch now that ‘Succession’ is over
W Magazine · by Michel Ghanem
While you mourn the loss of your favorite Sunday evening show, here are a few suggestions for what can fill the void.
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