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TikTok Shop turned gems into a TikTok-native category. The algorithm sold scarcity as abundance.

The icon on the near-death that delayed her album, and why she's finally ready. A comeback story with stakes.

Are they in love? It depends how you define it. A novel that asks the question this moment needs.

The author on what happens when desire and scorn live in the same sentence. Small story, large architecture.

Sony's Brand New Day and Universal's Odyssey win summer's last stand. The tentpole math in August.

The rite of passage: finding white jeans that fit your life, not the fantasy of it. Utility as the new taste.

The OG still works because it was built to. Restraint as the real flex.

Concorde reopens the case for what made shopping feel like finding. Archive as principle, not just product.

The one formula that works in August. Layering as the outfit logic that always wins.

The intimates brand hit escape velocity. What founders talk about when they think they've won.

Ian Silber on why speed and clarity matter more than polish. Design as triage.

The degree is getting a hard reappraisal. AI is just accelerating what the market already knew.

Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat leaving after 25 years. What it means when the architects walk.

Claude is printing money, and the IPO narrative just got real. Valuation math in AI's hottest moment.

Back-to-school season deserves recipes that don't demand you. Permission to make the simple thing.

When fruit and vegetables hit their peak, you cook or you don't. Terrance Brennan on knowing when to stay out of the way.

Claire on the science and culture of BALENI SALT, next week's research stop in Limpopo. Ingredient as place.

The iconic brewery is unionizing. Labor comes for the established names.

Cardinals rookie Joshua Baez made history in his first game. The one-in-a-generation moment when the kid just shows up.

SportsLine simulated the season 10,000 times. The model that called Daniel Jones's big year.

The actor who made his name in Paul Wright's work returns with a film about fracture and finding solid ground.

The House of Mouse dropped the agenda at the fan event. What's coming to the parks and the screens.

Train your threshold to run faster with less effort. The math that works when endurance is the only goal.

Coaches explain why watts beat heart rate. Data as the new feel.

Every step counts, but the number was always arbitrary. The read that resets your baseline.

Barry's and the broader sector are feeling the push. Scale depends on who's willing to keep the engine running.

Season shift means ease wins. What your hair says when it stops trying.

Mozilla is finally blocking ads on the phone. The browser wars still have oxygen.

What happens to you before you can remember shapes who you become. The read that changes how you think about the first years.

The intergenerational wealth question gets harder every year. The answer depends on which future you're betting on.

The Lakers just sold for 12.5 billion. Billionaires still see teams as the best store of value.

Earnings season starts Monday. What the big two say about how the country is actually spending.