Explained

Why are there drinks breaks at the 2026 World Cup, and why has FIFA been criticised?

All 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup will stop for two “hydration breaks.” Why have they been stipulated by FIFA, and why have they been criticised?

ESPN UK
Tom Chambers

Entertainment

The Best Songs of 2026 So Far

The best songs of 2026 so far: Lana Del Rey, Bruce Springsteen, Charli XCX

Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Long Read

Did a Chatbot Write a Prize-Winning Story? Does It Matter?

A Commonwealth Prize-winning short story appears to have been generated with A.I. The response exposes larger fears about honesty, motivation, and expectation in literary writing.

The New Yorker
Katy Waldman

In the News

Trump wanted the Reflecting Pool to be ‘American flag blue.’ Algae are turning it green.

The contractor that handled the lining told NBC News it was first priced at $13.1 million, but increased to $14.6 million because “the park service added work to the original scope.”

NBC News
Monica Alba

By the Numbers

Is it a renter's market? It depends on where you live

About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.

NPR
Stephan Bisaha

Zeitgeist

‘Have I been influenced, or is this actually me?’ How personal taste fell out of fashion

Our favourite music, clothes and books used to be markers of individuality – but the algorithm has made us all sheep. Meet the style rebels fighting back

The Guardian
Rachel Aroesti

Connections

Florida couple in IVF clinic’s embryo mix-up will keep baby who is not genetically theirs

Tiffany Score and Steven Mills reached a custody agreement with the biological parents of the little girl, court records show.

NBC News
Elizabeth Chuck

Science

What is this rock?

Not natural, not quite unnatural, the strange new rocks of the Anthropocene stretch the boundaries of geology

Aeon
Richard Fisher

Food

22 Very Easy, Very Genius Appetizers to Make All Summer

These quick summer appetizers are almost no-cook and entirely delicious. Think: crostini, last-minute yogurt dip, and more.

Food52
Brinda Ayer & Editors

Photojournalism

'The moment I made eye contact with a whale'

In a series of striking photographs, Marcia Riederer captures the elegance and curiosity of the elusive dwarf minke whale.

BBC
Isabelle Gerretsen

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