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Ambush Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear

Ambush's spring collection arrives as luxury streetwear settles into durability over hype, the brand's survival depending less on drops and more on whether customers believe the pieces earn their price. ( 2026-07-13) https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2027-ready-to-wear/ambush

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The Fate of 'The Furious'
Lionsgate moved an action film to home release before theatrical window closed, a signal that non-franchise tentpoles have lost their hold on multiplexes and that critics cannot carry a middling film anymore. ([The Outside Scoop](), 2026-07-13) https://scottmendelson.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-the-furious
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Infantino: 64-team World Cup will be 'looked at'
FIFA is floating a 64-team World Cup after 2026, which means every federation gets to tell its fans qualification is now mathematically possible, which is how you sell matches when broadcast deals plateau. ( 2026-07-13) https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49345374/gianni-infantino-fifa-examine-64-team-world-cup-expansion
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Steel demand into the abyss
Steel demand keeps its face down while the data underneath says the rebound is theater, stimulus exhausted and real industrial appetite still 6% below pre-pandemic, a gap no seasonal bounce closes. ( 2026-07-13) https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/07/steel-demand-into-the-abyss/
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I traded Tokyo's crowds for my hometown of 8,000 people. Now, I'm trying to help save it from disappearing.
Koyo Murata turned a shuttered community center into a guesthouse, which is what happens when a single person's labor becomes the only infrastructure left between a town and erasure. ([Business Insider](), 2026-07-12) https://www.businessinsider.com/quit-job-moved-back-home-to-rural-japan-akiya-guesthouse-2026-7

The Sunday EditionSunday Papers

What to read with coffee

Restaurant Review: Zoli

“A new Brooklyn restaurant anchoring an art space earns its experimental flourishes by delivering actual pleasure. The case for craft that isn't about signaling.”

New Yorker

Also worth your coffee

'Michael' Crosses $1 Billion at the Box Office as Lionsgate Roars Back
Shunned by bigger studios as too risky, one indie studio found its footing. The read: risk is where the money lives, if you have the nerve to stay.
NYT Business
Golden Age Mysteries: A Starter Pack
A guide through the canon for people who want in but don't know where to start. Sunday morning reading at its most useful.
NYT Sunday Review
Which Version of the 'Odyssey' Should You Read?
Homer's been translated 50 different ways. A master class in how form shapes meaning.
NYT Sunday Review2026-07-11
The Summer I Surrendered to Wilson Phillips
In 1990, three nepo babies released "Hold On." Why does it still feel like the most honest pop song ever made.
New Yorker

Culture

On Rotationdrops + premieres

Rolling Stone
See Jay-Z Bring Out Eminem, Pharrell Williams at Yankee Stadium Night 2
Hov's running three nights of The Blueprint at home. Eminem, Pharrell, Slick Rick. The man built a stadium-filling business around one album.
Rolling Stone
Goose Didn't Just Inherit the Jam Band Scene, They Reinvented It
A band that came up in the post-phish world and made the form bigger, not smaller.
Rolling Stone
How Haircut 100, the Most Eighties Band of the Eighties, Got Its Groove Back After 44 Years
The return is real, and it's stranger than the original run.
Consequence
AC/DC Kick Off Summer 2026 North American Tour with 21-Song Set of Classics
The machine still fires. Charlotte, North Carolina, got what a 2026 stadium rock show looks like.
NMENick Cave & The Bad Seeds live at Mad Cool: the once-dark lord delivers a big dose of joy
NME
NMEMad Cool 2026 Day Four: Pulp, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, TTSSFU, and more close another year in style
NME
Madonna Dances Toward History With 13th U.K. No. 1 Album for 'Confessions II'Billboard

NYT Sunday ReviewJUL 11
Our Insatiable Appetite for Stories About Cannibalism
Why do so many new novels insist upon eating each other? A cultural appetite mapped.
NYT Sunday Review
Book Review: 'Every Inch a Lady,' by Audrey Smaltz
The legendary style architect's story, if not always her inimitable voice.
NYT MagazineJUL 11
The Sorrow, Rage and Crazy Joy of the Knockout Rounds
World Cup diary from Norway. Picture an automatic carwash made of cheese graters.
VibeJUL 11
Shaggy Feels Like He's 'Won The Lottery'
The Diamond hitmaker on being allergic to boredom. Central Park, Robin Thicke, still got it.
NYT Magazine · JUL 11My Aunt Pretends My Cousin Doesn't Have a Drug Problem. Do I Have to Play Along?
NYT Magazine · JUL 11

The Outside ScoopJUL 11
Box Office: 'Moana' Bombs With $18M Friday
Disney's live-action remake opened soft. The read: when IP without a cultural moment hits theaters, money stops talking.
The Outside ScoopJUL 11
Box Office: 'Minions & Monsters' Continues To 'Underwhelm' All The Way to the Bank
Universal's franchise player holding steady. Not great, not a disaster, just the machine grinding.
FranchiseRe
Moana live-action opening, Evil Dead Burn openings, Where we are now
The studio slate this weekend. Bombs and holds.

Robe Hours

Closet

On the rackdrops + runway

Vogue
Ambush Spring 2027 Ready-to-Wear
Runway from Tokyo.
Vogue
Isabel Marant Resort 2027
Resort from Paris.
Vogue
20 Years On, Victoria Beckham Refines Her WAG Style
From micro shorts and Birkins in 2006 to something more refined. The evolution of a style.
Harper's Bazaar
Beyoncé Makes a Surprise Appearance at Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Show in Custom Giuseppe di Morabito
She came for the show. Blue Ivy took the stage. Full family moment in couture.
HighsnobietyNike's Blueberry Slip-On Tabi Is Summer's Sweetest Scoop
Highsnobiety
Harper's Bazaar · JUL 11Gigi Hadid's Jet-Setting Wardrobe Is Lemon Yellow, Lemon Yellow, and More Lemon Yellow
Harper's Bazaar · JUL 11

Lindsay Sword
Casual Vibes Only: Clothes for Walks, Workouts, and WFH
The death of high-performance activewear. Something softer is moving in.
Washington Post Lifestyle
Miniatures make a comeback as young people seek to relieve stress
"You can look in your miniature room and everything is right. There is no strife." A therapy tool disguised as a hobby.
Jake Woolf
It's Hard Making Easymoc Shoes, But It's Worth It
L.L. Bean's camp moccasin nearly 100 years in. Why the original pairs still beat everything new.
Jessica DeFino
Nietzsche's Favorite Lip Gloss
A meditation on taste and the people we become.
Business InsiderI traded San Francisco's startup scene for a quieter life in Buenos Aires. It's helped me build a family.
Business Insider

WWDJUL 11
Michael Jordan's Original Air Jordan 16 Is Coming Back for the First Time Ever
The Ginger colorway returns after 25 years. Nostalgia meets footwear.
WWDJUL 11
Linda Nosková Wins Wimbledon Women's Final in This Unexpected Brand
The Czech champion wasn't wearing Nike, Adidas, or On. Yonex got the win.
WWDJUL 11
Kate Middleton Is Easy to Spot in Roland Mouret Peplum Dress at Wimbledon Women's Finals
She took her seat in red. The Princess of Wales, still setting the tone.
Trade Offs
The Resort Brands No One Else Is Packing
Summer travel wear from labels nobody thinks to ask about. The taste piece.

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Operator's Sunday

Shop Talk

Sunday ShelfDTC + brand wins

Lenny's Newsletter
How tech workers actually feel about AI in 2026
Annual sentiment survey. Nuance on the hype.
Modern RetailJUL 10
Brands won this season of 'Love Island USA'
Peacock's advertising juggernaut. The impact beyond the season.
Category PiratesJUL 11
BREAKING NEWS: A car with eight cameras just claimed the word 'privacy.'
The category pirates read on what's worth watching.
Bay Area Founders Club
Bay Area Events For The Week Of July 13
Founder gatherings, AI demo nights, the local scene.

NYT Business
Big-Box Retailers Have a New Strategy for Breaking Into Urban Markets
Costco and Target riding the affordable housing wave. Commerce follows need.
Business Insider
AI giants learn what everyone else on the modern internet already knows
Anthropic's distillation complaints expose the awkward question of AI fair use.
Business Insider
I canceled Amazon Prime to curb my impulse shopping. It worked better than I expected.
A consumer reversal. Local shopping and friction beat convenience.
Axios
America's World Cup spectacle smashes expectations
Global monoculture delivering blockbuster ratings, on-field theatrics, superstar moments. The scale of attention.
VoxThe forgotten success story of America's teenagers
Vox
Bloomberg MarketsThe $360 Billion Market that Medicine Got Wrong for 20 Years
Bloomberg Markets

The Verge
How Philips Hue got the smart home right
The state of the smart home is frustrating. Hue showed how things should work.
The Verge
Less is more with the Oura Ring 5
A smartwatch alternative for people who want tracking without the bulk.
Inc.
New Data Finds AI Tools Are Quietly Exhausting Your Team, But There's a Solution
Working harder with AI. The fatigue paradox.
Inc.
The Unexpected Workplace Benefit of the Massive GLP-1 Boom
Weight loss drug adoption nearly quadruples. Workplace dynamics are shifting.
TechCrunchReed Jobs would rather talk about curing cancer than his last name
TechCrunch

Sunday Cook

Pantry

Sunday Plateingredients + culture

NYT Food
The Summeriest Skillet Pork Chops, Courtesy of Ali Slagle
And the fettuccine Alfredo a teenager makes over and over. Summer cooking that actually works.
Bar Pilar
Bar Seat with Eric Asimov: Chief Wine Critic of The New York Times
Four decades at the Times. A tenure pretty much unheard of in wine criticism.
Bon Appétit
Do You Really Need to Soak Dried Beans?
Forgot to soak. Good news: you can still make a great pot.
OttolenghiJUL 11
Sticky peach chicken wings (& roasted peach and tomato pasta)
Ottolenghi in the Times. Summer fruit, protein, the rest writes itself.
NYT Food · JUL 11Have You Made This Cake Yet?
NYT Food · JUL 11

Tove Danovich
The 4x8 Plot: Intruders!
A community garden series. The second installment. Something is eating the greens.
Lesley Chesterman
Protest Eating and Drinking
Politics and appetite. The meals we choose when the country unsettles us.
NYT FoodJUL 11
We Have 7-Eleven Snacks at Home
Skip the prepackaged. Make your own Pop-Tarts and Hostess cupcakes.

CulinaryWoman
Behind The Turnover In The Bakery Business
Why the bakery business turns people over. The economics of craft.

Sunday Showcase

The Marquee

Sunday Night Footballdrops + scores

ESPN
Álvarez's screamer a 'huge release' for Argentina
Julián Álvarez scored his first World Cup goal. Argentina moves to the semis.
ESPN
Ryu wins Evian in playoff; 2nd straight major title
Haeran Ryu birdied the first playoff hole. Two straight majors.
ESPN
Breakout stars of the World Cup: Diomande, Freeman
Young talents emerging alongside the superstars.
Front Office Sports
Seahawks Set NFL Record With $9.612B Sale to 49ers Minority Investor
Vinod Khosla's group closed a record change of control. The tech money is buying sports.
VarietyJay-Z Celebrates 'The Blueprint' 25th Anniversary With Eminem, Pharrell Williams and Slick Rick at Yankee Stadium
Variety
Front Office SportsEngland Ends Historic Norway Run As World Cup Whittles Down to Royalty
Front Office Sports
Mikel Merino Is Spain's Much-Needed CloserDefector

Defector
The Inter-Red Bull Teammate Drama Is The Best Story Of The Tour de France So Far
In a race mostly bereft of narrative, one team is writing it all.
Joe PosnanskiJUL 11
Happy England-Norway Day
The household is torn.

Bloomberg Technology
OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI Compete for More Cost-Efficient AI Models
Three AI developers released new models in a week. All promise to be more advanced but cheaper. The market is sorting.
Bloomberg Technology
Zhipu's Chinese Founder Says Frontier AI Should Stay Open to All
A Chinese AI lab argues frontier AI should stay broadly accessible, not controlled by a few.
TheNextWebJUL 11
The EU says autoplay and infinite scroll are illegal. Meta has until it responds to disagree.
European Commission issued preliminary findings. Meta has until it responds. The design is the product.

Long Walk

Wellness

Slow Sweatdrops + sweat

Runner's World
My Overactive Pelvic Floor Almost Derailed My Training. Here's How I Got Ahead of the Symptoms With Expert Help.
Week six of half marathon training. Learning to protect what overworks.
Runner's World
'I Ran My Fastest Marathon at 53 and Broke 3:15. Here's How I Did It.'
A demanding medical career, family challenges, late-night treadmill miles. Then the sub-3:15 at 53.
Yoga Journal
30-Minute Yin Yoga for the Third-Eye Chakra
Your intuition is more accessible than you imagine.
Women's HealthJUL 11
Longevity Lifts: 6 Essential Strength Moves Women In Their 60s Need To Do For Muscle And Bone Health
Live longer, better.
Runner's World · JUL 11'Like Good Wine': 50-Year-Old Ludo Pommeret Wins His Third Consecutive Hardrock 100
Runner's World · JUL 11

ClimbingJUL 11
Climbing Gym Union Asks USA Climbing and The North Face to Pick a Side in Labor Disputes
The labor battles inside America's biggest climbing gyms are getting harder to ignore.
Men's HealthJUL 11
I Didn't Let Chronic Pain Stop Me From Losing 115 Pounds. Here's How I Did It.
Hopelessness after regaining weight. Then a plan that worked.

VII

Slow Glow

Vanity

Slow Glowdrops + launches

Allure
These Body Shimmer Oils Are Golden Hour in a Bottle
Summer shimmer.
AllureJUL 11
I Finally Found Perfumes That Don't Trigger My Headaches
Fresh perfumes that work for the sensitive.

Washington Post Lifestyle
How to clean the worst summer messes, from sand to sunscreen stains
Sand is the worst culprit. Beach toys, coolers, towels need extra attention.

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