Should Caitlin Clark be on the Olympic team?
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 Gas prices may not be terrible this summer The Hill · Zack Budryk Though confounding variables, such as the hurricane season and downstream effects of extreme heat, could still shake things up.  |
 How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual theconversation.com · Thomas S. Bremer In 1949, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution designating June 14 of each year as Flag Day.  Unpacking the backlash to Caitlin Clark not being picked for the Olympics Salon · Gabriella Ferrigine The all-star rookie won’t be competing in Paris, a decision some deem as “short-sighted.”  They dreamed of creating an organic farm. Then Elon Musk moved in. texasmonthly.com · Peter Holley The Tesla CEO has brought jobs to a historic community in Central Texas, but has he also upended a way of life? |
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 Bud Light boycott still hammers local distributors 1 year later ABC News · Max Zahn “Sales cratered and sat there,” an industry analyst said.  Home rental exec shares hack for finding cheap vacation rentals Frommers · Pauline Frommer A guy who founded one of the big home rental sites shares a huge tip for getting around them.  Why streaming subscription prices are spiking (again) hollywoodreporter.com · Alex Weprin Streamflation alert: Platforms are boosting prices for the second time in as many years.  Why are men being compared to rodents across the internet? CNN · Leah Dolan It began, seemingly, with a few innocuous social media posts comparing actor Mike Faist to a dormouse.  How secret queer languages inspired the popular slang we all use today LGBTQ Nation · Kelley Nele Terms like butch, drag and shade all stem from the secret ways LGBTQ+ folks used to communicate.  The lost art of buying a round for the bar Esquire · Jason Diamond The day after my daughter was born, I walked into a watering hole in New York and dropped $200 on a group of strangers. |
