The Guardian
Attendance at the Great American State Fair is sparse and the heat is extreme, but at least you can pay $25 for a pretzelThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayI have been to some disappointing fairs in my time. There was one, in a small town in north-west England, where the main attraction was a little slide that you rode down on a burlap sack: except the guy who owned the slide had forgotten to bring the sacks, so me and my s
Variety
We have reached the point where every awards season produces a movie nobody wants to be seen with. This year, it might also be a movie that one very specific person would prefer no one sees at all. That movie is “Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s dramatization of the 2023 weekend that nearly toppled OpenAI, which Amazon […]
Hollywood Reporter
The fourth week of season eight of Peacock's hit reality dating series saw sweet reunions but also heartbreak when Casa Amor came to an end, Megan Thee Stallion hosting a cake-themed challenge and secrets getting revealed during movie night.
WSJ World News
Washington declined to renew the deal by a deadline on Wednesday, setting it up for annual reviews.
BBC Sport
Rate the England and DR Congo players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
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Ars Technica
"You gods don't speak in ways we understand."
NY Times Business
President Trump said that the U.S. chipmaker would make a significant donation to a new type of investment account for children created by the administration.
Hollywood Reporter
A disclosure form reveals a $10.7 million fee for 'Melania,' legal settlements and a residual from 'The View.' It also suggests that he tendered shares in Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount last year as it battled Netflix.
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Bloomberg Markets
Slovakia is set to revive primary aluminum production at a plant that was once one of Europe’s biggest producers of the metal.
ESPN
The Lakers are acquiring Walker Kessler from the Jazz for unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and first-round swaps in 2028 and 2030, sources told ESPN.