The power of speaking strangely
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 The ‘Black Mirror’ plot that worries actors BBC News · Shiona McCallum A recent episode of the mind-bending show sees Salma Hayek stunned to learn her AI likeness doesn’t belong to her.   Heat, flooding and smoke NBC News · Evan Bush The U.S. is in the midst of a summer of extremes. |
 America’s therapy boom Axios · Erica Pandey The uptick in demand reflects a growing national crisis — but also healthier attitudes about therapy and honest conversations about mental health.  How women are redefining soca music andscape.com · Tenille Clarke As the second wave of carnival celebrations wash across the Caribbean diaspora this summer, the genre is dominating the scene. |
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 Wimbledon stunner Associated Press · Howard Fendrich Markéta Vondroušová becomes the storied tournament’s first unseeded female champion.  We can hear silence like a sound Smithsonian Magazine · Will Sullivan In a study, participants were tricked by “silence illusions” in the same way that illusions with sound fool the brain.  The power of speaking strangely bigthink.com · Kevin Dickinson The good side of bad English.  Like brother, like brother ESPN · Staff Bo and Josh Naylor are MLB’s first brothers to hit multi-run homers in a game — in the same inning for the same team.  How I learned to stop worrying and love the Grateful Dead The Daily Beast · Anthony L. Fisher A writer was once repulsed by the band’s music and hippie iconography. But at the lowest point of his life, he got on the bus and never looked back.  The 50 best action movies of all time Variety · Owen Gleiberman, Peter Debruge, William Earl, Todd Gilchrist Arnold, Sly and Bruce (both Lee and Willis) leave their marks on this list that wasn’t easy to make. |
